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<br />1992 Ideas Festival "WATER: THE (~I'I'IZENS GUIJ)E TO THE uPPlm <br />SAN ImmEl.. BASIN" <br />Saturday, July 25 - 9:00am - 9:00pm at the Sheridan Opera House <br /> <br />WATER CONSERVATION EXIIIBIT & Appropriate Landscaping with Elisabeth Gick, on- <br />going at Sheridan Opera House Conference Center, Friday, July 24, 4:00pm - Sunday, July 26, 3:00pm <br /> <br />PANEL DISCUSSIONS <br /> <br />9:00am Welcome & General Introductions <br /> <br />9:20am How to Maximize tbe Healtb of tbe Systems oftbe Upper San Miguel Basin <br />An overview - What are the Issues? - Citizens Water Guide staff <br /> <br />9:40am Perspectives for Optimizing Water Use in the Upper San Miguel Basin: <br />Management of Natural and Man-Made Variables <br />Dr. D"vraj Sharma, Fluid Mechanic; Dr. David GroenC\'eId, Plant Ecologist <br />Haw much water is there? Where and when is it available? What are the historical <br />uses of this water and what are its current components? How can the availability of <br />water be reliably quantified? How will planned uses affect allocation decisions? <br />How can the impacts of current and proposed uses be reliably evaluated? <br /> <br />10:30am Background, Context, Present Realities <br />Water Low: John Musick <br />Basin History: Eric Jacobson <br />Wetlands: Dr. David Cooper, Dr. David Groeneveld <br />Recreation: Leigh Sullivan & Kelly Liston, USFS; Theresa Sofarilli, BLM; Bill <br />White, Telluride Outside <br />12:00n - 1:30pm Lunch Break <br />1:00 - 1:30pm Slide Show "The River's Story" by area photographers <br /> <br />1:30pm <br /> <br />Players Forum: Who owns the water and what are their plans?" With questions <br />from the e:.-perts - Moderator: Jim ~-er, Rocky Mountain Institute <br /> <br />3:30pm <br /> <br />Western Water in Transition: Overview - Hydrologist Dr. Lee Brown <br />Efficiency and Conservation - Jim D}-er, Rocky Mountain Institute; Chris Bridges, <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Protection of Water Resources - Mark Burget, The Nature Conservancy <br />Restoration. Remediation, and Quality - Dr. David Cooper <br /> <br />6:00 - 7:30pm Dinner Break: Marketplace ofIdeas - Powderhouse Restaurant - $15 per <br />person, please si~.up with Institute staff!:ly 3:30am Saturday <br /> <br />7:30 - 9:00pm Shaping the Future: Challenges, Opportunities, Options <br /> <br />SUNDAY, JULY 26: BRIDAL VEIL HYDRO POWER PICNIC & WORKSESSION <br />10:00am - 2:00pm Meet at 10 at the Sheridan Opera Conference Room to meet rides to powerplant <br />BRING A LUNCH <br />