Water 2025: Preventing Crises and Conflict in the West

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Mr. Tyrrell's work history has included involvement in many of the varied aspects of water use and water law. Among the issues he has worked with are filing of water rights for industrial and municipal users; small dam, canal, and pipeline design and construction; municipal and basin - wide water planning studies; flood plain mapping; and hydrologic and hydraulic studies relating to instream flow issues. He is past board member and past President of the Wyoming Water Association. Mr. Tyrrell holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Wyoming in Laramie. Lyle Swank Professional Engineer, Water District #1, Idaho Lyle has a B.S. degree in Agricultural Engineering from Montana State University. He is a Professional Engineer registered with the State of Idaho. He works for Water District #1 in eastern and southern Idaho, which delivers water to the Upper Snake River Valley. The District delivers water to over 300 different diversions on a daily basis. The District covers 1.2 million acres of irrigated land, and is by far the largest Water District in the State, and one of the largest in the western United States. Water District #1 delivers water from reservoirs that have a total capacity of over 4.1 million acre -feet of storage water, in addition to the natural flow. Lyle has over 20 years of professional experience with the District. J. Michael Norris Coordinator, National Streamflow Information Program U.S. Geological Survey, Pembroke, NH J. Michael Norris has been with the U.S. Geological Survey for 25 years. He started with the USGS in Denver, CO, as a Hydrologist performing investigations varying from watershed modeling to the effects of coal mining on water quality. After 12 years, he moved to the USGS Massachusetts District office to become the Chief of Hydrologic Research, Investigations, and Data Acquisition Section. Eight years later, he went to USGS Headquarters to take the role of Assistant Chief of the Office of Surface Water, and from 2001 through 2002, served as the Acting Chief of the Office of Surface Water. He currently is the National Coordinator-of the USGS's National Streamflow Information Program. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees from Colorado State University. Maurice Roos Professional Water Engineer, California Department of Water Resources Sacramento, CA Mr. Roos is Chief Hydrologist (part -time) with the California Department of Water Resources in Sacramento, California, in its Division of Flood Management. Mr. Roos had 43 years of experience as a water engineer with DWR when he retired from full -time service in July 2000. He continues to work part-time as a retired annuitant. Prior to retirement, he oversaw work on flood forecasting, hydrology, water supply and. snowmelt forecasting, staff meteorology, and related subjects.