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9:40 -10:05 <br />Colorado River Compact Operations Administration and Compliance <br />Ken Knox, Chief Deputy State Engineer; Karen Kwon, Assistant Attorney <br />General, Colorado River Compact Subunit & James Eklund, Assistant <br />Attorney General, Colorado River Compact Subunit <br />Karen Kwon will discuss legal issues pertaining to recent Colorado River <br />negotiations. Ken Knox and James Eklund will discuss possible effects on <br />Colorado water users. <br />10:05-10-20 <br />Break <br />10:20 -10:45 <br />Farming Efficiency Issues in Water Division 2 <br />Steve Witte, Division Engineer, Water Division 2 <br />Steve Witte will discuss legal and administrative issues raised by water <br />users increasing irrigation efficiencies in the Arkansas River basin. <br />10:45 -11:10 <br />Policies, Written Orders and Instructions <br />Chad Wallace, Assistant Attorney General, Federal and Interstate Water <br />Unit <br />Chad Wallace will discuss the legal implications of the State Engineers' <br />issuance of State Engineer Policies, Written Orders, and Instructions. <br />11:10 -11:35 <br />Recent Supreme Court Decisions <br />John Cyran, First Assistant Attorney General, Water Resources Unit & <br />Paul Benington, Assistant Attorney General, Water Resources Unit <br />John Cyran and Paul Benington will discuss the legal and practical <br />implications of recent Supreme Court decisions regarding water issues. <br />11:35 -12:00 <br />New Dam Safety Rules and Regulations and Tools <br />Jack Byers, Deputy State Engineer <br />Jack Byers will explain the new Dam Safety Rules and Regulations and <br />new tools used in the design of dams and spillways. <br />12:00 -12:25 <br />Tools Used by SEO for Water Rights Evaluations <br />Ray Bennett and Don West, State Engineer's Office <br />Ray Bennett and Don West will explain the tools used by the State <br />Engineer's Office in evaluating water rights applications for injury to other <br />water users. <br />12:25 -12:30 <br />Questions and Feedback <br />Dick Stenzel, Applegate Group <br />