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<br />. <br /> <br />Friday, April 1 <br /> <br />8:45 Federal Instream Flow Claims Under State Law <br /> <br />The federal government has asserted claims for instream flows both in conjunction <br />with its reserved rights and with its general management responsibilities. The <br />panelists will discuss a number of related issues including instream flow rights <br />associated with wilderness areas, integrating federal instream flow rights with state <br />systems, and interstate implications of instream flow rights. <br /> <br />Panelists: <br />John R. Hili, Jr., U.S. Department of Justice, Denver <br />Christopher H. Meyer, National Wildlife Federation, Boulder <br />Richard A. Simms, Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Coffield & Hensley, Santa Fe <br />Harry W. Swainston, Deputy Attorney General, Nevada <br /> <br />10:40 Break <br /> <br />11 :00 Controversies Over Private Instream Flow Appropriations <br /> <br />Private organizations and individuals have attempted. with limited success, to <br />appropriate instream flows in a number of western states. The speakers will look at <br />these attempts and discuss the pros and cons of establishing private instream flow <br />rights. <br /> <br />Speaker: <br />Herb Dlshllp, Arizona Dept. of Water Resources <br /> <br />Panelists: <br />Gary J. Prokosch, Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources <br />Lori Potter, Managing Attorney, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund. Denver <br />David Robbins, Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />. 12:15 Lunch <br /> <br />1 :30 Transferring Senior Water Rights to Instream Flow Protection <br /> <br />In many areas of the West, attempts are being made to enhance natural stream flows <br />by dedicating senior irritation rights to the stream. The panelists will look at current <br />attempts to acquire such rights, including an assessment of the economic and legal <br />issues involved in transferring senior rights to instream flow protection. <br /> <br />Panelists: <br />Robert F. Wigington, The Nature Conservancy, Boulder <br />Bonnie Colby, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, University of Arizona <br />Tom Simmons, Waterwatch of Oregon <br />Phil Wallin, River Trust Alliance, Santa Fe <br />David Harrison, Moses, Wittemyer, Harrison & Woodruff, Boulder <br /> <br />2:50 Break <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />3:10 Instream Flows, The Public Trust, and the Future of the West <br /> <br />Are current efforts at instream flow protection sufficient to meet the challenges of <br />increasing water competition? Two noted commentators will conclude the conference <br />with an update on the Public Trust Doctrine and their perspectives on the future of <br />free-flowing waters in the western landscape. <br /> <br />Speakers: <br />Professor Harrison C. Dunning, University of California School of Law, Davis <br />Professor Charles F. Wilkinson, University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder <br /> <br />5:00 Adjourn <br />