The authors of articles published in The Water Report are leading experts in the fields of water rights, water quality and environmental regulation. These water experts will keep you informed about successful negotiations, changing administrative policies, significant court cases, practical technological advances, and pertinent legislation related to western water law and management.

Alberts, Jason P.: Southwest Water Decisions: Arizona Water Settlements Act, Indian Reserved Rights, Adjudications (TWR #20)

     Jason P. Alberts is an associate at the Phoenix law firm of Salmon, Lewis & Weldon, P.L.C. His general practice focuses on water rights litigation, environmental litigation, public utility law, and general commercial and election law litigation. Jason received his B.S. and J.D. from Arizona State University in 1997 and 2003, respectively. He has experience in water litigation and has particular knowledge in matters relating to the Colorado River and Arizona’s Groundwater Code. Prior to entering law school, Jason was the Chief Clerk of the United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information, where he worked on numerous issues affecting the federal judiciary. Immediately following law school, he clerked for the Honorable Ann. A. Scott Timmer on the Arizona Court of Appeals.

Alongi, Neil: Stormwater Permit Compliance: New Washington State Industrial Permit Poses Challenges (TWR#76)

          Neil Alongi, PE, has been working for industry and the regulated community for over 30 years, assisting them with stormwater management, permit negotiations and compliance, low-impact development techniques, and advanced stormwater treatment. Mr. Alongi’s expertise includes industrial facility siting and expansion, solid- and hazardous-waste facilities, and industrial wastewater and stormwater management. He has been the project manager and lead engineer for multimillion-dollar industrial siting projects involving master planning, permitting, civil design, and construction management. He produces high-quality designs that can be permitted and constructed within a project’s time and budget constraints. He has served as an expert witness for a variety of legal proceedings, and testified at and conducted numerous public hearings for various types of projects. He has assisted several industry groups in their efforts to improve stormwater permit language and is currently serving on the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Advisory Group for their industrial stormwater permit renewal process.

Alvord, Christina: Climate Change and Water Rights: Impact of Earlier Spring Snowmelt on Water Rights and Administration (TWR #63)

     Christina Alvord is a former Research Affiliate for the the Western Water Assessment, a joint program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.

Amali, Said: Aquifer Recharge and Recovery: Assessing Potential in the Umatilla Basin by Said Amali (TWR #60)

     Dr. Said Amali has more than fifteen years of direct experience in water resources evaluations/planning and environmental quality impact assessments/mitigation. He cherishes the challenges of multi-discipline and multi-stakeholder projects, especially when science, policy development, and public relations are intertwined. Since joining IRZ Consulting LLC, he has focused on securing environmentally responsible and sustainable water resources for the agricultural community in the Umatilla Basin of northeastern Oregon. He is the project manager for the Umatilla Basin Regional Aquifer Recovery Assessment involving assessments of Columbia and Umatilla Rivers water supply, groundwater aquifer characterization, stream and groundwater quality, fisheries resources, regulatory framework and water rights, and engineering design of water supply and distribution systems. His other projects have included water and watershed planning programs, wastewater reuse, and environmental compliance services for a broad range of contamination scenarios.

Anderson, Robert T,: Tribal Water Rights: Current Issues & Relevant Background (TWR #77: July 15, 2010)

          Robert Anderson is an Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Native American Law Center, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington. He is also the Oneida Nation Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, 2010-2015, where he will teach American Indian Law.

Annear, Tom: Quantifying Instream Flow Needs (TWR #31)

     Tom Annear is the Water Management Coordinator for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, cofounder of the Instream Flow Council and the senior author of the book Instream Flows for Riverine Resource Stewardship.

Archuleta, Edmund G.: Water Resource Management in El Paso: Conservation, Reclaimed Water and Desalinization (TWR #15)

     Edmund G. Archuleta is general manager of the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board. He is responsible for all aspects of water and wastewater service to the greater El Paso metropolitan area. A registered Professional Engineer in Texas, New Mexico and Iowa, Archuleta earned BS and MS degrees in civil engineering from New Mexico State University and a Master of Management degree from the University of New Mexico. He is trustee of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies and on the Board of Directors of Water for People.

Ardito, Cynthia: Water Resources Supply: Groundwater Decision Support System Development (TWR #48)

     Cynthia Ardito’s professional experience includes 23 years of water quality and water resource evaluations, environmental investigations, and environmental remediations. She has an MS degree from New Mexico Tech where she focused on ground water chemistry and hydrology. She has worked on surface water and groundwater issues in New Mexico since 1984. One of her technical focus areas is water quality evaluations to determine the nature and extent of ground water contamination, particularly at sites that have been contaminated by chlorinated solvents and petroleum products. She has worked throughout New Mexico at Brownfields, hazardous waste and superfund sites, leaking underground storage tank sites, mine tailings disposal sites, heap leach facilities, industrial waste lagoons, and landfills where she has been the technical lead for designing field investigations and remedial action systems. Another focus for Ms. Ardito is water resource evaluations, where she has provided expert support in the areas of hydrogeologic conceptual model development, aquifer test design and evaluations of potential water resource impacts of groundwater pumping. She works in Intera's Albuquerque office.

Arnold, Tina Alvarado: Texas Water Law: An Update on Recent Legislation and Case Law (TWR #49)

     Tina Arnold is an associate in Kemp Smith LLP’s Environmental, Administrative and Public Law Department concentrating in environmental and water issues. Prior to joining Kemp Smith, Ms. Arnold was a senior environmental coordinator for the Lower Colorado River Authority in Austin where she spent over seven years assisting the agency with various environmental compliance matters including the development and implementation of an ISO-based Environmental Management System. Prior to this she worked as an environmental consultant performing Phase I Environmental Site Assessments. She is a graduate of Vermont Law School and Texas State University.

Axline, Michael: Public Drinking Water Contamination (TWR #5)

     Michael Axline served on the faculty of the University of Oregon School of Law as a professor of law from 1982 until joining the firm of Miller, Axline & Sawyer in 2004. He was the founder of the Western Environmental Law Center and co-founder of the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide. He is a member and former Executive Committee member of the International Network for Environmental Compliance. He is the author of numerous books and articles on environmental law.

Aylward, Bruce: Long-Range Water Planning: Comprehensive Process in Central Oregon's Deschutes Basin (TWR #29)

     Bruce Aylward is an economist working on market-based approaches to water and watershed management. Bruce is currently directing water banking efforts in Central Oregon. Bruce has consulted for the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, the World Bank, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and previously served as a Senior Advisor to the World Commission on Dams.

Aziz, Dr. Carol: Perchlorate in Groundwater & Surface Water: Occurrence, Regulation and Remediation (TWR #26)

    Dr. Carol Aziz is a Senior Engineer at GeoSyntec Consultants, with 11 years of professional experience in the biodegradation of chlorinated solvents and recalcitrant chemicals such as perchlorate. Dr. Aziz manages the research projects that have generated much of the data summarized in this review.

Bates Van de Wetering, Sarah: Water and Western Growth (TWR #43)

     Sarah Bates Van de Wetering is a senior fellow with the Public Policy Research Institute at the University of Montana. She is also the Deputy Director for Policy and Outreach at Western Progress (www.westernprogress.org).

Beale, Laurie: Pesticides Rulings and Stream Buffers (TWR #4)

     Laurie Beale practices environmental and natural resource litigation in the Seattle office of Stoel Rives LLP. She represented a lawn and garden products manufacturer that participated as an amicus curiae in the case discussed in the article.

Beatie, Amy W.: The Colorado Water Trust: Western Water Trusts & the Colorado Experience (TWR #66)

     Amy Beatie graduated from Dartmouth College in 1993 and the University of Denver College of Law in 2000, with an emphasis in environmental law. Amy comes to the Colorado Water Trust with six years of experience in water and environmental litigation. Prior to practicing water litigation, she clerked for the Honorable Gregory J. Hobbs of the Colorado Supreme Court and served as a staff attorney at the Wyoming Outdoor Council, a non-profit conservation organization. As Executive Director of the Colorado Water Trust, Amy has applied her wide array of knowledge and skills to accelerate the pace of water conservation in Colorado in ways that respond to the state’s unique water allocation system
and its challenges.

Beaton, Kevin: Water Delivery — Canals, Ditches and Pipelines: The Law of Easements in Idaho, Oregon and Washington (TWR #41)

      Kevin Beaton practices in the areas of environmental, administrative, and natural resources law with an emphasis on water quality and hazardous waste regulation and permitting. Kevin has represented a number of energy generation companies in obtaining siting, state environmental permits and conditional use permits in Idaho. He has worked on NEPA related issues, federal rights of way, FERC relicensing proceedings and FERC appeals while at the AG’s office and during private practice. Kevin graduated from Washington University National Law Center.

Bell, Craig: Water Conservation Initiatives - Western States Take Action (TWR #38)

     D. Craig Bell joined the Western States Water Council in 1974 as Assistant Director, and was involved in many activities concerning federal/state relations in water law. He wrote several briefs which have been endorsed and filed by many of the western states before the United States Supreme Court in water rights litigation. On November 1, 1980, Craig was appointed as Executive Director of the Council where he supervises the staff work of analyzing and evaluating developments regarding a broad range of water policy issues affecting the eighteen states affliated with the Council, and responding to those developments as directed by the Council’s representatives.

Bigham, Gary: Mercury Contamination - A West Coast Perspective (TWR #31)

     Analysis of Mercury in Water and Sediment (TWR #32)

    Mercury Reduction Programs: Overview of Several Western States (TWR #39)

     Gary Bigham is a Principal with Exponent in Bellevue, WA and specializes in the evaluation of contaminant and sediment transport and fate in the environment. He received his BS is geology from Oregon State University and his MS in geophysical sciences from Georgia Tech University. Gary has undertaken numerous investigations of mercury in the environment and in indoor air over the past 15 years. The largest has been the comprehensive investigation of mercury cycling and bioaccumulation in a lake contaminated by two mercury-cell chlor- alkali plants, in Onondaga Lake, NY. He also recently participated in a natural resource damage assessment of the Guadalupe River, CA that drains the New Almaden Mining District, the largest mercury mining area in the US. Over the past 10 years, he has been involved with litigation regarding the influence of nutrients on mercury cycling and bioaccumulation in the Florida Everglades. Gary has participated in investigations at many other mercury-contaminated sites and published numerous papers and presentation abstracts. He also led an extensive evaluation of the behavior of mercury spilled from gas pressure regulators and mercury vapor in indoor air, and served as an expert witness in litigation involving mercury spilled in buildings and homes.

Blatchford, Douglas: The Colorado River: New Operational Guidelines for Lake Powell and Lake Mead (TWR #33)

   Douglas Blatchford is currently serving as the River Operations Group Manager at the Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region. He is a professional engineer licensed in the Lower Division states with over 25 years of engineering related experience.

Bleichfeld, Howard: Wetlands and the Clean Water Act: Rapanos, Carabell and the Limits of Federal Jurisdiction (TWR #24)

     Howard Bleichfeld is a member of the law firm of Van Ness Feldman, PC in Washington, DC. He focuses his practice on environmental, land and water use, and natural resources law.

Bliss, Matthew: Multi-Use Reservoir Analysis: Rio Grande Reservoir (TWR #51)

     Matt Bliss is a water resources engineer for CDM, Inc. in Denver, Colorado. He is experienced with groundwater and surface water planning and modeling. He has collaborated on several groundwater models, groundwater sustainability studies, and surface water planning studies including water rights evaluations and decision support system tools.

Bodi, F. Lorraine: Hydropower and Fish - Northwest Challenge: Keeping Fish and Clean Hydro (TWR #47)

     Lorraine Bodi, Senior Policy Advisor for Fish and Wildlife at BPA, is an attorney with over 25 years experience in natural resources law, fisheries, and hydroelectric proceedings. Most recently, she has represented BPA in the federal, state and tribal collaboration to develop a new proposed action and Biological Opinion for the federal dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers. Prior to coming to BPA, Ms. Bodi was Director of the Northwest Office of American Rivers, a national conservation group, which she helped to found. She also served on the boards of the Northwest Renewable Resources Center, the Sustainable Fisheries Foundation, and Save Our Wild Salmon. From 1978-1991, she was counsel to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), where she received the NOAA Administrator’s Award. From 1976-1978, she was counsel for the US Environmental Protection Agency. Ms. Bodi has been a leader in negotiations to resolve natural resources conflicts, including settlements, balancing fish needs, and dam operations. She has lectured and written extensively on natural resource issues.

Borch, Dr. Robert: Perchlorate in Groundwater & Surface Water: Occurrence, Regulation and Remediation (TWR #26)

    Dr. Robert Borch is a Senior Geologist at GeoSyntec, with extensive experience regarding the origins, fate, transport and degradation of perchlorate in soil and groundwater, having worked on more than 30 perchlorate projects since 1997.

Bowler, Carson: CERCLA Liability: Ninth Circuit Accepts "Divisible Harm" as a Defense (TWR #39)

     Carson Bowler is a shareholder with Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt’s Portland office. Mr. Bowler’s practice focuses on environmental, real estate, insurance and administrative law issues. He has litigated and negotiated settlements for numerous hazardous substance liability and contribution cases in state and federal courts, and recently assisted in having an $8 million cost-recovery claim dismissed against a client. He provides expertise and advice regarding real property due diligence, risk allocation, risk management and other environmental aspects of real property transactions. Since starting at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt in 1997, he has been involved with insurance coverage matters, including coverage for environmental contamination. Carson has extensive experience with state and federal agencies in licensing, permitting and civil enforcement actions, including the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the US Army Corps, the Division of State Lands, and the Department of Forestry. He has also successfully defended a number of citizen suits under the Clean Water Act.

Bracken, Nathan: Exempt Wells in the West: Complications & Compromises (TWR #74)

     Nathan Bracken serves as Legal Counsel for the Western States Water Council (WSWC). He received his J.D. from the University of Utah in 2006, and a B.A. from Brigham Young University in 2002. The WSWC is an affiliate organization of the Western Governors’ Association and represents eighteen western states regarding a broad range of water policy issues.

Brandt, Norris: San Diego Creek's Natural Treatment Stormwater Management System (TWR #18)

     Norris Brandt is the Environmental Quality Manager for Irvine Ranch Water District in Irvine, CA. He is the project manager for the San Diego Creek Natural Treatment System. Having surfed on the Orange County coast since 1968, Norris has a keen, personal interest in ocean water quality. He graduated with a BS degree in Agricultural Engineering from Cal Poly Pomona and an MS degree in water engineering from Utah State University. He has worked in the water industry for the last 20 years. He has worked for Irvine Ranch Water District since 1988, spending time in the Operations, Engineering, and Environmental Quality departments.

Brandt, Alf: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: Major Legislation & Remaining Issues (TWR #72)

     Alf W. Brandt served as the California State Assembly’s expert on water resource law and policy as the 2009 Delta/Water Legislation developed, playing a leading role in that process. Prior to his service at the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks & Wildlife, Mr. Brandt served at the federal Department of the Interior and on the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. At Interior, he served as counsel and Federal Agency Coordinator for the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, playing a major role in writing the 2000 Record of Decision. He also tried the just compensation phase of the controversial takings case by Central Valley agricultural water districts against the federal government for Endangered Species Act regulation of the State Water Project export pumps in the Delta during the drought in the early 1990’s (see, Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage Dist. v. United States). He earned his J.D. in 1988 from University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall School of Law), and his B.A. Magna cum laude in 1983 from UCLA, where he was Phi Beta Kappa. He is admitted to the bars of California, the District of Columbia, and the Court of Federal Claims.

Brandt-Erichsen, Svend: Stimulus Bill Infrastructure Funds: Energy, Transportation & Water Projects (TWR #61)

     Svend Brandt-Erichsen, who practices in both Alaska and Washington, has been an environmental lawyer for nearly 20 years. He spent over 15 years in private practice and, before that, was Regional Administrator of the State of Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC). Svend has spent his career in energy development, assisting petroleum, coal-based and alternative energy firms with the environmental issues associated with project development and ongoing operations. He has worked on matters involving electric power generation and transmission, as well as oil and gas production, transportation, and refining, and has experience under all of the major environmental statutes. Svend represents the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, the operator of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Service (TAPS) on its environmental matters, as well as several oil companies with oil and gas platforms in Alaska’s Cook Inlet. He has advised an independent power development company on carbon management issues for coal gasification projects; litigated the adequacy of an EIS supporting a federal land exchange, among other NEPA matters; represented a coalition seeking reform of harvest practices that affect ESA-listed Northwest salmon and steelhead; and advised a Washington refinery in its response to a petition seeking ESA listing of a herring population that spawns near its facility. He received his Juris Doctorate, with Honors, from George Washington University.

Bricker, Jennie: Clean Water Act Wetlands Jurisdiction: US Supreme Court Rules on Rapanos & Carabell (TWR #29)

     Jennie Bricker is an attorney at Stoel Rives LLP in Portland, Oregon. Ms. Bricker practices natural resources law, focusing her practice on water law; submerged and submersible lands; gas, oil, and mining; and geothermal energy. She assists her clients with transactions involving utility property and waterway issues, including compliance with federal and state wetlands regulation. She also continues to guide several clients through the administrative process of establishing their water rights in the Klamath Basin general stream adjudication. Ms. Bricker received her J.D. from Lewis & Clark School of Law and is a member of the Oregon, Nevada and Washington state bars.

Brockmann, James: Municipal Water Rights in New Mexico: Various Approaches and Development Impacts (TWR #31)

          Pecos River Compact Compliance: New Mexico's Compliance Program Meets With Success (TWR #61)

          Municipal Water Desalination - Alamogordo: New Mexico's First Large-Scale Municipal Desalination Project (TWR #75)

     James C. Brockmann is a shareholder in the firm of Stein and Brockmann, P.A., located in Santa Fe, NM. The firm’s practice is limited to water law. Members of the firm have participated in five original actions related to interstate water disputes, including both interstate compacts and equitable apportionment court decrees. Other areas of expertise within the firm include federal reserved water rights, regional water planning, transactional work involving water rights, water rights adjudications in state and federal court, water rights transfers, applications for new or supplemental water rights, applications for return flow credits, water rights planning studies, 40-year regional water plans, 40-year municipal water plans, water/wastewater regulatory issues, abstracting water right files, water rights opinion letters, Endangered Species Act/water issues, Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act issues, water rights legislation, international water issues, and water rights mediation. The firm represents many of the major municipalities in New Mexico. Mr. Brockmann has written and spoken extensively on New Mexico water rights matters.

Brown, Erica: Climate Change Impacts on Water: Water Climate Forum Brings International Insights to US Adaptation Strategies (Adaptation Principles Finalized) (TWR #76)

        Erica Brown is the Director of Regulatory Affairs and Scientific Program Development for the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies.

Brown, F. Lee: New Mexico Water Markets: Buying, Selling and Leasing Water Rights (TWR #29)

     F. Lee Brown, Ph.D., is an economic consultant specializing in water resources and doing business as H2O Economics, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He has testified as an expert witness in numerous venues, including two interstate water suits before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is also Professor Emeritus of Economics and Public Administration at the University of New Mexico and has studied the evolution of water markets in New Mexico and the West for over thirty years.

Brunelle, Heather: Contaminated Sediments Update: Conference Links Law, Science & Public Policy (TWR #45)

     Heather Brunelle is an environmental scientist in the Portland office of Kennedy/Jenks Consultants. Ms. Brunelle has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Connecticut and a master of environmental management degree from Duke University. Her area of expertise is in human health and ecological risk assessment and risk management. She has conducted a number of risk assessments that were the basis for establishing risk-based cleanup criteria at levels protective for both human and ecological receptors. She has also identified mitigation strategies to minimize or eliminate potential risks.

Bryden, Gregg: Mixing Zones - An Overview of Some Western States (TWR #28)

     Gregg Bryden has a B.A. degree in Biology from the University of California at Santa Cruz. He has worked for Kennedy/Jenks Consultants for over 21 years contributing to water quality projects. He has conducted mixing zone studies and supported National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting and Total Maximum Daily Load projects for municipal and private dischargers in Washington, Oregon, and California.

Bryner, Gary: Western United States Groundwater Law (TWR #5)

     Gary Bryner is a Research Associate at the Natural Resources Law Center (NRLC) and a Professor with the Public Policy Program, Brigham Young University. Mr. Bryner has written and spoken extensively in the areas of water and natural resources law.

Budd-Falen, Karen: Montana v. Wyoming: U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Yellowstone Compact Case (TWR #57)

     Karen Budd-Falen is an attorney with Budd-Falen Law Offices, L.L.C. located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Before moving back to Wyoming, Karen served for three years in the Reagan Administration, U.S. Department of the Interior, as a Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management. She later served as a law clerk to the Assistant Solicitor for Water and Power. Karen has also worked as an attorney at Mountain States Legal Foundation, a conservative public interest legal foundation located in Denver, Colorado. In addition to representing local governments and private citizens, Karen currently serves as legal counsel to the Arizona\New Mexico Coalition of Counties for Stable Economic Growth. Karen grew up as a fifth generation rancher on a family-owned ranch in Big Piney, Wyoming. She received her undergraduate degrees and her law degree in 1987 from the University of Wyoming.

Budge, Randall C.: Ground Water & Surface Water Conjunctive Management Contentions - Delivery Call Litigation in Idaho: Ground Water Users' Perspective TWR #64)

     Randy Budge was raised on a cattle ranch along the Bear River in Bear Lake and Caribou Counties, attending school in Soda Springs. He received Business Finance and Economic degrees from Utah State in 1973 and received his JD degree from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1976. Randy is a partner in the law firm of Racine, Olson, Nye, Budge & Bailey Chartered, with 29 lawyers and offices in Pocatello, Boise and Idaho Falls. His areas of practice emphasize water law, real estate, business, estate planning and public utilities. For many years Randy has represented numerous canal companies, farmers and developers on the Snake, Bear, Portneuf and Malad Rivers. His firm represents the Idaho Ground Water Appropriators, Inc. (IGWA) and its’ seven ground water districts members in SRBA and IDWR administrative proceedings. He also represents the Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association and Monsanto in electric utility matters. Randy was lead counsel in defending the pending delivery call cases initiated by Blue Lakes Trout, Clear Springs Foods and others in the Thousand Springs area, by the Surface Water Coalition canal companies and irrigation districts below American Falls, and by A&B Irrigation District. These delivery call cases seek the curtailment of groundwater pumping from the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer and are expected to shape the future of water use and irrigated agriculture in Idaho. Randy is also lead counsel in shaping and filing the Ground Water Districts’ mitigation plan efforts. He currently serves on the Idaho Fish & Game Commission.

Buschatzke, Tom: Phoenix Water Planning: Water Resources Plan - The 2005 Update (TWR #32)

     Tom Buschatzke is the City of Phoenix’s Water Resources Management Advisor. He is responsible for policy development for management of the City’s water resources and works with City executive staff, the City Manager, the Mayor, and members of City Council on a variety of water issues. Mr. Buschatzke also serves as the City’s liaison with the Salt River Project, the Central Arizona Project and the Arizona Department of Water Resources. Presently, Mr. Buschatzke is on the Board of Director’s of the Western Urban Water Coalition and serves as Chair of their Endangered Species Act Committee. He is a member of the Colorado River Water User’s Association; American Water Resources Association; American Water Works Association; and the Governor’s Colorado River Advisory Council. Mr. Bushatzke was recently appointed by Governor Napolitano to sit on the Arizona Water Banking Authority (Authority is charged with storing water underground within CAP’s service area for future use). Mr. Buschatzke’s career in Arizona water resources began in 1982 with the Arizona Department of Water Resources, and he ultimately became a Program Manager in the Adjudications Division. He began working for the City of Phoenix in 1988 as a Hydrologist in the Law Department where he provided assistance to City management and attorneys on issues relating to the City’s water rights, water use and water supply. Tom holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology from the State University of New York and has taken Master Degree level courses in Geology at Arizona State University.

Butcher, Dr. Jonathan: Response to “Nutrient Numeric Endpoints: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time?” (Jungreis & Thomas)(TWR #43)

     Dr. Jonathan Butcher, an Associate Director with Tetra Tech, Inc. is an environmental engineer and Professional Hydrologist. He
has led research in support of development of California Numeric Nutrient Endpoints since 2003.

Calfee, Christopher H.: Friant Dam and San Joaquin River Fisheries Restoration: Reasonable Remedies? (TWR #17)

     Christopher Calfee is an Associate in the Natural Resources Practice Group of Best Best & Krieger, LLP. Best Best & Krieger represents the Friant Water Users Authority. Mr. Calfee’s practice focuses on representation of municipalities and special districts in litigation and administrative proceedings involving water law, land use, and other environmental matters, with particular emphasis on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the California and Federal Endangered Species Acts, the Clean Water Act, and the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act. Mr. Calfee received both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of California, Davis. During law school, he published several articles on international and comparative environmental law, and served as an editor of the U.C. Davis Law Review. Before graduating, Mr. Calfee cultivated his interest in water law while researching South African water law in Cape Town, South Africa, and interning in the office of a Sacramento-based water law attorney.

Carbonell, Tomás E. : Water Transfers and the CWA: Eleventh Circuit Upholds EPA Interpretation of Clean Water Act as Exempting Water Transfers from NPDES Requirements (TWR #65)

     Tomás Carbonell’s practice focuses on climate change and environmental law, with an emphasis on federal legislative developments and potential EPA regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. He also works with Van Ness Feldman’s Indian law, electric, clean technologies, and natural gas practice groups.

Carpenter, Joseph M.; California Water Regulation: Farm Bureau Challenges State Fish & Game Department Authority (TWR #77: July 15, 2010)

          Joseph Carpenter joined Somach Simmons & Dunn in September 2009, after serving as a law clerk for the US District Court (Northern Dist. California). His practice focuses on water, natural resources, and environmental law and he represents both public and private clients before the federal and state courts. He earned his J.D. from UC Davis, King Hall School of Law in 2004. While in law school, he served as an extern to the Honorable Ming W. Chin (California Supreme Court), the Honorable Ronald B. Robie (California Court of Appeal), and the Honorable Edward J. Garcia, US District Court (Eastern Dist. California). Mr. Carpenter also worked as a legal intern for the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Public Rights Division Summer Honors Program, Land/Environment/Natural Resources Section.

Castaños, Kristin T.: California Water Rights Fees - Regulations Overturned (TWR #38)

     Kristen T. Castaños is a shareholder at Somach, Simmons & Dunn in Sacramento, California, and one of the attorneys for NCWA, CVPWA, and over 200 other petitioners in the State Water Resources Control Board fee litigation. Ms. Castaños focuses her legal practice on the areas of water, water quality, and land use, representing public agencies as well as private interests. Ms. Castaños received her J.D. from the University of California at Davis, King Hall School of Law, in 1998. Ms. Castaños is the Secretary for the California State Bar Environmental Law Section Executive Committee and is a member of the Sacramento County Bar Association Environmental Law Section.

Chappell, Michael: Clean Water Act Citizen Suits - The Plaintiff's Perspective: Liability is "Strict" — What's Left to Discuss? (TWR #60)

     Michael Chappell has worked in various capacities — student intern, law clerk, and attorney — for eight years at a San Francisco environmental firm specializing in Clean Water Act litigation. He represented grassroots environmental organizations, primarily groups that belong to the Waterkeeper Alliance, in Clean Water Act citizen suit enforcement actions. He worked on over sixty Clean Water Act cases filed in Federal District Courts in California. He also participated in approximately ten National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit challenges before the California’s regulatory agency and, when necessary, in California State Courts. Although his entire previous career was spent litigating in California, wherever appropriate he provides United States Supreme Court or 9th Circuit case citations to ensure they are applicable to Oregon and Washington, as well. In mid-June 2008, Michael opened his own practice in Spokane, Washington.

Clark, David L.: TMDL Challenges in Development and Implementation (TWR #47)

     David Clark, Vice President, serves as National Director for Wastewater for HDR Engineering, Inc. He provides wastewater collection and treatment expertise, as well as an extensive background in water quality planning, nutrient management, and effluent discharge permit negotiations. Mr. Clark has participated in watershed planning, water quality analysis, and TMDLs for numerous rivers in the West. On the Clark Fork River, he participated in a multi-year effort to prepare the Voluntary Nutrient Reduction Program (VNRP), a stakeholder led effort to develop a nitrogen and phosphorus TMDL. For the Cascade Reservoir TMDL Implementation Plan, Mr. Clark co-authored a State-wide guidance document on preparation of TMDL Implementation Plans for Idaho DEQ. Mr. Clark is currently involved in water quality modeling of the Bitterroot and the Clark Fork rivers, and the development of a pollution off-set credit for nonpoint source loading reduction on the Spokane River. Mr. Clark is currently participating in the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) Nutrient Challenge, a national research project led by HDR to provide state-of-the-art nutrient removal technology information to wastewater utilities. Mr. Clark holds an MS in Civil Engineering (University of Washington, 1980) and a BS in Civil Engineering (University of Washington, Magna Cum Laude, 1978).

Clark, Leslie, C.: Upper Columbia River Contamination: Transboundary Application of CERCLA (TWR #15)

     Leslie Clark is an attorney with Short Cressman & Burgess PLLC in Seattle, Washington. She is a recent law school graduate and is currently awaiting the results of the Washington State Bar Exam. Ms. Clark will practice primarily in the areas of land use, municipal, and environmental law. She holds a Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree and has seven years' experience as a land use palnner in Utah and Washington.

Clary, Jane: International Stormwater BMP Database Update (TWR #45)

     Jane Clary, PE, is the Chief Executive Officer of Wright Water Engineers, Inc. in Denver, Colorado. Jane is an environmental scientist with broad experience in watershed management; water quality protection and evaluation; database management water quality data analysis; stormwater management; water resources management; water conservation; and water/wastewater master planning. She has extensive experience in large group facilitation of technical projects. Ms. Clary received an M.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Colorado and a B.S. in Economics from Vanderbilt University.

Colby, Bonnie G.: Climate & Water Pricing: Climate Effects on Water Transaction Prices (TWR #34)

     Bonnie Colby is Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Arizona, where she has been a faculty member since 1983. Her doctorate is from the University of Wisconsin. Colby’s expertise is in the economics of inter-jurisdictional water disputes, water rights valuation, water transactions and water policy. She has authored over one hundred journal articles and six books, including Braving the Currents: Resolving Confl icts Over the River Basins of the West, Water Markets in Theory and Practice and Negotiating Tribal Water Rights. Dr. Colby advises public agencies, businesses and NGOs throughout the western United States on water acquisitions, water pricing and fi nancial aspects of water settlement agreements.

Collinson, Sam: Wetlands and the Clean Water Act: Rapanos, Carabell and the Limits of Federal Jurisdiction (TWR #24)

     Sam Collinson is a Senior Environmental Advisor to Van Ness Feldman. Previously, Mr. Collinson served for over 20 years as Chief of the Policy Development Branch at headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers.

Connelly, Mike: Watershed Assessments: The Upper Klamath Basin Process (TWR #8)

     Mike Connelly is the Executive Director of the Klamath Basin Ecosystem Foundation in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Conrecode, Paul: Fish Passage Assessment (TWR #9)

     Paul Conrecode is a Senior Project Fisheries Biologist with Golder Associates Inc., which specializes in water resources and ground engineering services. Mr. Conrecode has 14 years experience in the Pacific Northwest working with fisheries, especially the salmon resource. He has worked with tribal, state, and local government on a range of fisheries monitoring and assessment tasks, as well as habitat restoration. He has a BS in Biology, and an MS in Environmental Engineering and Science.

Contor, Bryce: Ground Water Right Transfers in the Snake River Plain, Idaho (TWR #10)

     Bryce Contor is a Research Hydrologist with the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute at the University of Idaho. Mr. Contor has a bachelors degree in Agricultural Economics and is completing an MS in Hydrology. He is presently working on a project funded by the US Bureau of Reclamation to evaluate alternatives for ground water accounting and marketing in the Snake River Plain in Idaho.

Corbin, Greg D.: Endangered Species Act Update: Summary of the 12th Annual ESA Conference (TWR #12)

     Greg Corbin focuses his practice on fish and wildlife, water, and forest products matters. He represents both public and private interests on regulatory strategies, project permitting, and natural resource-related transactions. He represents clients in matters involving state and federal wildlife laws, including Section 7 consultation, incidental take permitting, and critical habitat designations under the ESA. His practice encompasses a variety of water rights matters, including establishing rights in the adjudication of Oregon's Klamath River Basin. His forest products practice includes work arising under the ESA, CWA, and state water law, and various contract and real property transactions. He holds a master of forest science degree, is an active professional member of the Society of American Foresters, and an active member of many forest-related trade organizations. Mr. Corbin is an Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College.

Cordon, Bruce: Water Quality and Temperature Trading: Regulatory Innovation in the Tualatin Basin (TWR #24)

     Bruce Cordon is a water resources analyst at Clean Water Services, where he managed the development of the Enhanced CREP, VEGBACC and +Upland Forest stream buffer re-vegetation programs. He is currently working on a project to make local codes in the Tualatin Basin more supportive of habitatfriendly development.

Cosens, Barbara: New Era of Interbasin Water Transfers (TWR #72)

           New Era of Interbasin Water Transfers: Part II (TWR #73)

     Barb Cosens is an Associate Professor at the University of Idaho, College of Law and Waters of the West Graduate Program. She is a member of the Universities Consortium on Columbia River Governance and formerly an Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies Program at San Francisco
State University. Professor Cosens was a mediator for the Walker River dispute and previously was legal counsel for the Montana Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission. She acted as lead counsel on negotiations to settle the reserved water rights of the Fort Belknap Reservation, the Chippewa Cree of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, the National Park Service, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, in Montana. She earned an LL.M. from Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College, a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College.

Cosgrove, Donna M.: Ground Water Right Transfers in the Snake River Plain, Idaho (TWR #10)

     Donna M. Cosgrove, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at the University of Idaho. Dr. Cosgrove was the primary developer of the Water Rights Transfer Tool described in this paper. She teaches modeling and Hydrology classes for the University of Idaho and performs research in ground and surface water interactions and modeling.

Cox, Evan: Perchlorate in Groundwater & Surface Water: Occurrence, Regulation and Remediation (TWR #26)

     Evan Cox is a Principal at GeoSyntec Consultants and is the Practice Leader for Perchlorate Site Investigation & Remediation. Since the emergence of perchlorate as a chemical of regulatory concern in 1997, he has pioneered the development of bioremediation techniques for perchlorate, and has worked on more then 50 perchlorate projects at two dozen sites nationwide.

Creamer, Michael: Idaho Transfers: An Update on Idaho's Water Transfer Policies and Issues (TWR #65)

     Michael Creamer is a partner at Givens Purley LLP in Boise, Idaho. Michael’s law practice focuses on natural resources, environmental and public utilities matters. His particular areas of expertise include water rights, public lands, mineral, environmental and natural resources law, and consultation and litigation involving telecommunications and energy law. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and received his J.D. from the University of Colorado. Michael also has a B.S. in wildlife biology from CSU. Michael represents clients before various federal and state regulatory and resource management agencies, including: the US Bureau of Land Management; US Forest Service; US Army Corps of Engineers; US Environmental Protection Agency; and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Idaho Department of Water Resources; Idaho Division of Environmental Quality; and the Idaho Public Utilities Commission. He has been actively involved on behalf of various water users in the Snake River Basin Adjudication since 1989. Before joining Givens Pursley, Michael served for seven years as a District Manager for the Division of Wildlife, Colorado Department of Natural Resources.

Cumberland, Howard L.: Northwest Regional Sediment Evaluation - Development Project Overview and Update (TWR #21)

     Howard L. Cumberland is the National Program Lead (Ports Harbors and Waterways) for Tetra Tech EC. Mr. Cumberland is a Marine Scientist specializing in evaluating the ecological impacts associated with dredging and contaminated sediments. The majority of Mr. Cumberland’s 16 years of experience has centered on waterfront properties, where he performs strategic consulting services to identify, investigate, and remediate sediments and conduct ecological impact studies for waterfront properties under state or federal cleanup orders. Mr. Cumberland’s regulatory knowledge has assisted clients with strategic planning in response to federal (Superfund) and state lead cleanup actions at waterfront properties and provides clients with cost-effective approaches to evaluate the nature and extent of contamination and negotiate the proper remedial response, as appropriate.

Darin, Tom: Coalbed Methane Extraction: Newfound Impacts and Water Quality Mitigation (TWR #3)

     Tom Darin is the Staff Attorney and Public Lands Director of the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, a non-profit conservation group in Jackson, Wyoming. Mr. Darin works on natural resource protection and focuses on forest protection, endangered species recovery and oil and gas extraction on public lands.

Darling, Bruce K.: Texas Groundwater - Rule of Capture and Groundwater Management in Texas: Part I (TWR #38)

     Bruce K. Darling is an Associate in the Austin, Texas office of LBG-Guyton Associates. He has worked extensively on problems related to arid lands hydrology, water-resource planning and economics, disposal of low-level radioactive waste, and fate and transport modeling of radionuclides and arsenic in groundwater. He earned a M.S. degree in geology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is also a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, having earned his M.A. degree in Energy & Mineral Resources (Mineral Economics) and his Ph.D. in geology, concentrating in hydrogeology and geochemistry. Prior to beginning his doctoral work at Texas, he was a student in the Ph.D. program in mineral economics at Colorado School of Mines, where he focused on econometrics and natural resource economics. A growing volume of his work since he joined LBG-Guyton in 1996 has involved economic analysis of water markets and assistance to clients interested in acquiring or selling groundwater or the rights to groundwater.

Davenport, James H.: Interstate Water Banking: Evolving Colorado River System Agreement (TWR #17)

     James H. Davenport is the Chief, Water Division, of the Colorado River Commission of Nevada; Special Deputy Attorney General of the State of Nevada. He received his law degree from Willamette University in 1977 and is a member of the Nevada and Washington Bar Associations. Mr. Davenport is the author of Nevada Water Law (2003), a compendium of Nevada cases and statutes. He specializes in water, energy, nuclear materials, and real property law.

Deeds, Neil: Groundwater Availability Modeling: The Texas Experience (TWR #54)

     Neil Deeds is an Engineer with INTERA Incorporated who specializes in advanced hydrogeologic modeling with an emphasis on characterization of uncertainty. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. With INTERA since 1999, Mr. Deeds has worked on over half a dozen of the Texas GAMs. Dr. Deeds is also an Adjunct Professor of Geosystems Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.

Dods, David: Phytotreatment of Stormwater: Phytotreatment Findings Betoken a Promising Future (TWR #53)

     David Dods is an environmental engineer. David works for URS Corporation in their Overland Park, Kansas office.

Dwyer, James C.: Aquifer Storage Recovery - The Texas Perspective (TWR #19)

     James C. Dwyer, P.E., is a Professional Engineer with the international engineering firm, CH2M Hill.Mr.Dwyer is a licensed Professional Engineer in Texas and Florida,and focuses his 18-year practice on water resource development.

Du Bey, Richard: Upper Columbia River Contamination: Transboundary Application of CERCLA (TWR #15); Tribal Water Quality Standards (TWR #18)

     Richard Du Bey chairs the Environmental and Natural resources Section at Short Cressman and Burgess PLLC in Seattle, Washington. He practices primarily in the areas of environmental regulation, water and natural resource law, Indian law, administrative law and inter-governmental negotiations. He counsels private and public sector clients in regulatory program development and compliance, environmental risk management, hazardous substance cleanup, natural resource damages, Brownfield program development and enforcement, and Tribal economic development. He spent four years as Assistant Regional Counsel for the Seattle office of the US Environmental Protection Agency (Region 10) and in 1980 entered private practice. He is a member of the Bar in Massachusetts and Washington.

Dunning, Harrison C.: San Joaquin Settlement - Friant Dam Litigation (TWR #33)

     Harrison C. Dunning is a Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of California at Davis. He serves on the Board of Directors of The Bay Institute of San Francisco, one of the plaintiffs in the Friant litigation. Professor Dunning served as Staff Director of the Governor’s Commission to Review California Water Rights Law (1977-1978), as a member of the California Water Commission (1981-1982) and as a member of a commission establishedto advise CALFED (1996-2001).

Dupuis, Tom: Use Attainability Analysis: Friend or Foe? (TWR #27)

     Water Quality Thermal Credit Trading: Methods for Quantifying Thermal Credits for Water Quality Trading (TWR #52)

     Tom Dupuis is a Senior Scientist and Program Manager at CH2M HILL’s Northwest Region, Boise, Idaho Office. Tom has over 30 years of experience in water quality studies and water management practice.

Eden, Susanna: Agricultural Water to Municipal Use: The Legal and Institutional Context for Voluntary Transactions in Arizona (TWR #58)

     Susanna Eden is Coordinator for Applied Research at the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center. Her work centers on the uses of research and scientific information for water management and policy decision making. She holds a PhD in Water Resources from the University of Arizona.

Eichstaedt, Rick: Water Quality Standards & Hydropower Dams: Finding Concrete Solutions (TWR #45)

     Rick Eichstaedt serves as the Spokane River staff attorney for the Center for Justice representing organizations that work to protect and restore the Spokane River watershed. Rick had the honor of representing the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho for seven years on a variety of environmental, natural resource, cultural resource, and treaty-right protection cases. Rick received his J.D. and a certificate in environmental and natural resources law from the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. He received a B.A. in political science and anthropology from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Eyler, Lindsay: Supreme Court Limits ESA: National Homebuilders v. Defenders of Wildlife (TWR #41)

     Lindsay Eyler is a student at Yale Law School and a Summer Associate at Davis Wright Tremaine.

Fereday, Jeff: Idaho Conjunctive Use: Idaho Supreme Court Upholds Conjunctive Water Rights Administration Rules (TWR #40)

     Jeff Fereday is a senior partner with Givens Pursley, where his practice emphasizes water and environmental law. Mr. Fereday is admitted to practice in Idaho, Colorado, and Washington, the federal courts of Idaho and Colorado, the Ninth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal, and the US Supreme Court. Mr. Fereday and his partner, Mike Creamer, represented private ground water interests who defended the Rules in the American Falls litigation. Mr. Creamer argued the case before the Idaho Supreme Court.

Ferro, Ari M.: Phytotreatment of Stormwater: Phytotreatment Findings Betoken a Promising Future (TWR #53)

     Ari M. Ferro, Ph.D., works extensively in the area of phytoremediation. He works for URS Corporation in their Morrisville, North Carolina office.

Filippi, David: Water Delivery — Canals, Ditches and Pipelines: The Law of Easements in Idaho, Oregon and Washington (TWR #41)

       David Filippi practices in the areas of natural resources, environmental and land use law, and concentrates his practice on water rights and water quality, fish and wildlife law, hydropower relicensing and project facility siting and permitting. David has been closely involved in the development and implementation of numerous ESA compliance strategies on behalf of both public and private clients. His experience includes ESA section 7 consultations on behalf of local governments and development interests seeking permits or contract approvals from federal agencies, including the US Army Corps of Engineers, the US Bureau of Reclamation and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. David attended the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College.

Flanagan, Brien J.: CERCLA Liability: Ninth Circuit Accepts "Divisible Harm" as a Defense (TWR #39)

     Brien Flanagan is an associate in Schwabe’s Portland office. Mr. Flanagan focuses his practice on environmental and natural resources law as well as commercial litigation. He has litigated cases involving the Clean Water Act, CERCLA, Oregon Superfund, Washington’s Model Toxics Control Act and Washington’s State Environmental Policy Act. Recently, Mr. Flanagan won a multimillion dollar summary judgment award for insurance coverage of environmental liabilities. He regularly consults on environmental risk and liability issues for mergers and acquisitions, real estate, energy, and natural resources transactions. His efforts include conducting due diligence investigations and risk analysis for industrial property purchases, leases and natural resources development projects, as well as analyzing workplace environmental safety and liability issues and assisting with permitting issues. Mr. Flanagan lends a significant portion of his time and efforts to pro bono legal work through Schwabe’s legal clinic, a low-income legal clinic which serves the Hispanic population in east Multnomah County.

Forrest, Carol: Stormwater Management: Increased Construction Site Scrutiny - Avoiding Enforcement (TWR #13)

     Carol Forrest has more than 25 years of experience in urban runoff, stormwater quality, erosion control, and watershed management. She is a registered civil engineer, a registered geotechnical engineer, a Certified Professional in Erosion and sediment Control (CPESC), and a Certified Professional in Storm Water (CPSWQ). In addition, Carol has been very active in the International Erosion Control Association, and has provided training to thousands of erosion control practitioners across the country.

Fort, Denise D. : New Western Water Agenda: Opportunities for Action in an Era of Growth and Climate Change (TWR #48)

     Denise Fort has an extensive background in environmental and natural resources law based on her 25 years of practice, politics, and writing about policies. In 1995, she chaired the Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission, a presidential panel appointed to review the role of the federal government in western water issues. She has also been active in the National Research Council, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences. Fort began her career as an environmental attorney with New Mexico Public Interest Research Group and Southwest Research and Information Center, then became a special assistant attorney general in the state’s Taxation and Revenue Department. When she was 31, she was appointed Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration. She moved on to head the state Environmental Improvement Division. In 1987, Fort turned her focus to teaching, spending a year as a research associate at UNM’s Institute of Public Policy and the UNM School of Law. She then served as executive director of Citizens for a Better Environment and as a consultant for the Natural Heritage Institute, both in California, before returning to New Mexico. In 1991, she became director of the Water Resources Administration Program at UNM and joined the law school faculty, focusing on environmental law and a broad range of natural resources topics.

Frandsen, Angela: Mining Megasite Cleanup: CERCLA Remedies Adapt to Circumstances in Butte, Montana (TWR #26)

     Angela Frandsen is an Environmental Engineer in the Helena, Montana office of the environmental consulting firm Camp, Dresser, and McKee (CDM). Her focus is on water quality, aquatic geochemistry/contaminant fate and transport, remediation, and water treatment processes. With CDM, she provides technical support on the Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit site for the EPA Region 8 Montana Office, and has supported EPA in various capacities on many of the other Federal Superfund sites in Montana.

Frownfelter, Darcy: The Rule of Capture and the Edwards Aquifer Adjudication (TWR #1)

     Darcy Frownfelter is the Chair of the Environmental, Administrative, and Public Law Department of Kemp Smith, LLP. Since 1987, Mr. Frownfelter has served as General Counsel to the Edwards Aquifer Authority.

Fujii, Taku: Northwest Regional Sediment Evaluation - Development Project Overview and Update (TWR #21)

     Taku Fuji, PhD, is the Senior Toxicologist/Sediment Quality Specialist at Kennedy Jenks Consultants. Dr. Fuji has over twelve years of experience working on issues related to risk assessments and sediment contamination at hazardous waste sites. In addition, Dr. Fuji has considerable experience conducting dredged material characterization and evaluation of disposal options for this material. Dr. Fuji is responsible for developing and conducting human health and ecological risk assessments and designing, implementing and interpreting biological testing programs. Dr. Fuji has considerable experience leading field sampling programs in support of risk assessments and has successfully completed risk assessments using national and regional risk assessment guidance in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California. Dr. Fuji has extensive laboratory experience investigating the biotic and physio-chemical factors that influence the bioaccumulation of contaminants from sediments and in the biological testing methods used to assess the acute and chronic effects of sediment contaminants on benthic organisms. He is an expert in the development, interpretation, and use of sediment quality criteria and standards and has led sediment collection efforts under a variety of regulatory programs.

Fulp, Terrace J.: The Colorado River: New Operational Guidelines for Lake Powell and Lake Mead (TWR #33)

     Terrance J. Fulp, PhD, is currently Area Manager for the Bureau of Reclamation’s Boulder Canyon Operations Office, overseeing water operations, water and power contract administration, and water accounting in the lower portion of the river from Lake Mead down. Terry is also the Project Manager of the planning effort to develop additional operational guidelines for Lakes Powell and Mead.

Furey, Christopher: Flow Restoration in the Northwest: Columbia Basin Water Transactions (TWR #2)

     Christopher Furey is a Policy Analyst for the Bonneville Power Administration in Portland, Oregon. He is involved with the Columbia Basin Water Transactions Programs, working on innovation strategies for increasing stream flows.

Futornick, Katherine: Mercury Contamination - A West Coast Perspective (TWR #31)

      Analysis of Mercury in Water and Sediment (TWR #32)

      Mercury Reduction Programs: Overview of Several Western States (TWR #39)

     Phytotreatment of Stormwater: Phytotreatment Findings Betoken a Promising Future (TWR #53)

           Katherine Futornick is a managing scientist with URS Corporation and specializes in strategic planning and management of complex environmental projects. She completed her undergraduate degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduate studies at the University of Oregon and Oregon State University where she conducted research into the environmental stressors on internal opiates in mammalian reproductive systems. During the past 10 years, she has managed projects investigating mercury contamination from legacy mining sites and managed several watershed assessment and stormwater projects. Katherine serves as Chair of the Oregon Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) and is on the board for the Pacific Northwest International Section of A&WMA.

Gallup, Rebecca: Municipal Water Conservation: Cost Benefit Analysis and Comparison (TWR #30)

     Rebecca Gallup is a Research Specialist with the Water Conservation Alliance of Southern Arizona (Water CASA).

Gasdick, Alicia: Restoring the San Joaquin River: Restoration Program Update & Status Report (TWR #76)

          Alicia Gasdick is the Project Manager for the Bureau of Reclamation’s San Joaquin River Restoration Program. Ms. Gasdick has managed various National Environmental Policy Act, California Environmental Quality Act, water rights, and restoration projects both in the public and private sector. Ms. Gasdick has bachelor of the science degrees in Environmental Studies and Hydrologic Sciences from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Gelt, Joe: Nogales Wastewater Treatment: International Issues Impact Progress (TWR #27)

          Joe Gelt is the editor of the Arizona Water Research newsletter, published by the University of Arizona's Water Resources Research Center. He is a jounalist specializing in state and regional water issues.

Gheleta, Michael: Litigation on the Colorado River: Conflicts in Search of Solutions (TWR #67)

          Michael A. Gheleta is a Shareholder in Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s Water & Public Lands, Natural Resources and Land Use Groups. Based in the Denver office, he focuses his practice on water rights, federal reclamation law, public land management, environmental compliance and natural resources litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Gheleta served for more than 14 years as a trial attorney in the US Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, in Denver and Sacramento, handling all aspects of natural resources litigation and negotiation in federal and state courts. Mr. Gheleta has represented numerous federal officials and agencies in litigation, from the President to the Secretaries of Interior, Agriculture and Commerce. In particular, he has been involved in judicial development of the Law of the River through litigation of water right and equitable apportionment claims, federal environmental statutes, and the Mexican Water Treaty on the Colorado River in multistate and international litigation brought by irrigation districts, Native American tribes, environmental groups and Mexican interests.

Gidding, Margaret: Restoring the San Joaquin River: Restoration Program Update & Status Report (TWR #76)

          Margaret Gidding is the Project Coordination Specialist for the Bureau of Reclamation’s San Joaquin River Restoration Program. Ms. Gidding has been working on outreach for the Federal government for the past 16 years and has a Communications Degree from the California State University, Sacramento.

Gilkerson, Sheridan L.: Aquifer Storage Recovery - The Texas Perspective (TWR #19)

     Sheridan L. Gilkerson, Esq ,an Associate with Jackson,Sjoberg,McCarthy &Wilson LLP, focuses her practice on natural resources law with an emphasis on water and wastewater issues. Prior to joining the Firm,Ms.Gilkerson was an Attorney in the Environmental Law Division of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, where she interpreted laws,rules and regulations affecting the Commission ’s operations,and represented the Executive Director in contested administrative hearings focusing on water quality and water utility matters.

Gillaspie, Janet: Northwest Water Quality Data Exchange: Access to Regional Information On-line (TWR #9)

     Janet Gillaspie is the principal and owner of Environmental Strategies, LLC and has worked and written extensively about several issues in the environmental world. Ms. Gillaspie is a Contributing Writer for the Oregon Insider.

Ginsberg, Beth S:

     Federal District Court Rejects Argument that ESA Consultation is Required (TWR #34)

     NPDES Requirements & Pesticides: EPA's Final Rule Exempts Certain Applications (TWR #35)

     Beth S. Ginsberg is a partner in Stoel Rives, LLP (Seattle, WA) where she focuses her practice on environmental law. Ms. Ginsberg has more than 20 years experience litigating and providing advice on environmental, natural resources, and wildlife matters under the CWA, ESA, NEPA, and other federal and state statutes for public and private entities. Ms. Ginsberg has been consistently voted a “Super Lawyer” and has recently been named one of the Fifty Top Women Lawyers in Washington by Washington Law & Politics, and is listed by Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers.

Glennon, Robert: Agricultural Water to Municipal Use: The Legal and Institutional Context for Voluntary Transactions in Arizona (TWR #58)

     Robert Glennon is the Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy at the University of Arizona, Rogers College of Law. He is the author of Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America’s Fresh Waters (Island Press, 2002) and Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What to Do About It, which Island Press will publish in March 2009.

Glick, Richard:

Waterway-To-Waterway Transference: NPDES Permit Requirements and the Miccosukee Case (TWR #2)

Klamath Decisions: Court Rulings on "Takings" and BiOp/RPA Sufficiency (TWR #22)

Water Quality Litigation: Oregon's "State-of-the-Art" Water Quality Standards Challenged - NWEA v. EPA (TWR #24)

State Authority & Hydropower: Supreme Court Affirms State Authority in S.D. Warren v. Main (TWR #28)

NPDES Permits & Water Transfers: Post-Miccosukee Court in Florida Finds NPDES Permit Necessary (TWR #35)

Water Transfers and the Clean Water Act (TWR #36)

Ecomarket Approaches to Addressing Water Quality Obligations: Legal Overview and the Hells Canyon Test Case (TWR #63)

     Richard M. Glick is a partner in the Portland, Oregon, Office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, where he is head of the firm’s Natural Resources Practice Group. His practice emphasizes water, environmental and energy law. Prior to entering private practice, Rick was staff counsel at the California State Water Resources Control Board, and then deputy City Attorney for the City of Portland, where he advised the City’s Bureaus of Water Works, Hydroelectric Power and Environmental Services. He is a former chair of the Oregon State Bar Section on Environmental and Natural Resources Law, and a member of the Water Resources Committee of the ABA Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources. He has written and presented on numerous occasions on water rights, environmental and natural resources law issues.

Goemans, Chris: Climate Change and Water Rights: Impact of Earlier Spring Snowmelt on Water Rights and Administration (TWR #63)

     Chris Goemans is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Golden, Jocelyn Walsh: Nebraska Water Changing - Dramatic Developments and the Spear T Ranch Case (TWR #21)

     Jocelyn Walsh Golden is an associate of the law firm of Knudsen, Berkheimer, Richardson & Endacott, LLP having joined the firm in 2004. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and natural resources litigation. She graduated with distinction from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with degrees in Psychology and Political Science in 2001. She graduated magna cum laude from Creighton University School of Law with her JD in 2004.

Goldman, Patti: EPA, the ESA and Pesticides (TWR #12)

     Patti Goldman is managing attorney of Earthjustice's Northwest office (Seattle), which protects natural resources and environmental quality through litigation. Her work concentrates on forestry and salmon. She has extensive expertise in the Endangered Species Act. She is lead counsel in the litigation to compel the US Environmental Protection Agency to bring its pesticide authorizations into compliance with the ESA.

Gorham-Test, Cynthia: Response to “Nutrient Numeric Endpoints: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time?” (Jungreis & Thomas)(TWR #43)

     Cynthia Gorham-Test is an Environmental Scientist at the Regional Water Quality Control Board in San Diego, CA where she works
on TMDLs. Her areas of expertise include nutrient dynamics in waterebodies, sediment quality in estuaries, and freshwater inflow
needs for estuaries. Ms. Gorham-Test received a B.S. and M.S. in Biology from Baylor University.

Graham, Andrew: Habitat Protection & Water Rights: Balancing Stream Habitat with New Water Rights Issuance — Washington State's Watershed Management Program (TWR #60)

Oregon Water Demand Forecasting: A Transparent & Flexible Tool for State Water Needs Assessment (TWR #62)

     Andrew Graham leads HDR’s water planning services in western Washington. He holds a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University. He is active in municipal water system planning and conservation. Andrew authored Washington State’s Guide to Watershed Planning and Management, and has produced watershed plans for the Yakima Basin and tributaries to the Lower Columbia River. Over the years, he has assisted the State’s Departments of Health, Ecology and Agriculture with policy and program development. In addition, he recently completed work on a statewide forecast of water needs for the Oregon Water Resources Department.

Greetham, Stephen H.: Water, Property & Authority in New Mexico: Balancing Tribal and State Sovereign Interests (TWR #14)

     Stephen H. Greetham is an attorney who formerly practiced with the Albuquerque, New Mexico office of the Nordhaus Law Firm. Stephen specializes in the legal representation of tribal governments. His practice focuses particularly on matters of water and administrative law as well as the strengthening of tribal regulatory institutions. He is currently working for the Chickasaw Nation in Ada, Oklahoma.

Gregory, Stanley V. : Willamette River Basin Fish Restoration - “Stepping Stones”: Supporting Prioritized Restoration and Investment in Multiple Ecosystem Services (TWR #49)

     Stan Gregory, is Professor of Fisheries in the Oregon State University’s Department of Fisheries & Wildlife. His extensive field research and many published materials include analysis of stream ecosystems (channel dynamics, woody debris, water chemistry, benthic algae, invertebrates, fish, salamanders, and riparian vegetation); landscape perspectives for stream ecosystems, the influence of human activities on ecosystem structure and function; historical reconstruction of rivers and riparian forests; and the development of restoration perspectives and practices that are consistent with natural stream processes. Educational Background: Ph.D. - Fisheries, Oregon State University, 1980; M.S. - Fisheries, Oregon State University, 1974; & B.S. - Zoology, University of Tennessee, 1971.

Griffiths, Patrick: Basin-Wide Water Management - Cooperation in the Deschutes Basin: A Municipal Perspective (TWR #7)

     Patrick Griffiths is the Water Resources Coordinator for the City of Bend. He works throughout the Deschutes Basin on water conservation and water supply planning. He writes and speaks frequently about historical, current and future water management and policy issues in the Deschutes Basin.

Gulley, Robert L.: Resolving ESA-Water Conflicts: The Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program (TWR #58)

     Robert Gulley is the Program Manager for the Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program. Dr. Gulley has twenty-five years experience as an environmental attorney. Prior to becoming the Program Manager, he was a Senior Trial Attorney in the Wildlife and Marine Resources Section of the US Department of Justice, handling primarily matters related to the Endangered Species Act. Dr. Gulley has a BA and JD from the University of Texas and a PhD from the University of Minnesota. He taught in medical schools and worked as a scientist at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. He is an author on over thirty-five scientific papers.

Hahn, Chase: Aquifer Storage & Recovery Regulation: Survey of UIC-ASR Regulation in Different States (TWR #74)

     Chase Hahn received his MS in Environmental Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in 2009. He is currently working as an Engineer for TRC in their Littleton, Colorado office, dealing primarily with permitting and regulatory compliance for clients in various industries.

Hallstein, Eric: Beyond Privatization: Lessons for Restructuring Water Systems to Improve Performance (TWR #27)

     Eric Hallstein is pursuing his Ph.D. with the Energy and Resources Group (ERG) of the University of California at Berkeley. He holds an M.S. from ERG and a second M.S. from Berkeley’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Hansen, Neil: Urban & Rural Water Supplies: Colorado Research Pursues Win-Win Scenario (TWR #48)

     Neil Hansen is an Assistant Professor of Soil Science at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. His focus is on understanding how agricultural management practices affect the quality of soil and water resources and to develop management practices that promote sustainability. Professor Hansen holds a Ph.D. in soil physics from the University of Minnesota and an MS in Agronomy from Brigham State University. For the joint PWSD/CSU farm study, Dr. Hansen is in charge of field activities related to cropping system development and water budget acounting.

Hardman, Nancy: Utah Water Conservation: Irrigation District Conservation (TWR #22)

     Nancy Hardman grew up in Utah but lived for about 20 years in the Midwest before “coming home” in 1991. She worked four years for the Environmental Quality Section of Utah’s Department of Agriculture as their Nonpoint Source Pollution Program was instituted, and then joined Central Utah Water Conservancy District in 1996 as a technical writer and editor for their NEPA documents. She has served as Conservation Programs Coordinator since 2001. Mrs. Hardman has a B.A. in History and an MPA (Public Administration) from Brigham Young University.

Hardy, Dr. Thomas B.: Klamath Basin Water Resource Issues; Response to Vogel Article (TWR #11)

     Dr. Hardy holds a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, BS and MS degrees in Biology and a BS in Secondary Education. He is a member and Certified Fisheries Scientist of the American Fisheries Society, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Society of Photogrametry and Remote Sensing, the American Water Resources Association, the International Association for Hydraulic Research and the International Aquatic Modeling Group. He is on the Executive Committee of the International Aquatic Modeling Group, and a member of the Steering Committee of the Ecohydraulics Section of the International Association for Hydraulic Research. Dr. Hardy is Associate Director of the Utah Water Research Laboratory at Utah State University.

Harris, Robert L.: Ground Water Right Transfers in the Snake River Plain, Idaho (TWR #10)

     Robert L. Harris is an associate attorney for the law firm of Holden, Kidwell, Hahn & Crapo, PLLC in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where the emphasis of his practice relates to water law and other real property issues. He received his JD from the University of Idaho and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Idaho.

Harrison, David: Colorado Groundwater Law (TWR #6)

     David Harrison is a practicing water resources lawyer in Boulder, Colorado with the firm of Moses, Wittemyer, Harrison and Woodruff, P.C. of which he is a shareholder and president. Mr. Harrison has been representing municipalities and agricultural users in water resource problem solving since 1972. A major area of interest in this practice has been the resolution of ground water-surface water conflicts, including negotiation and litigation based upon complex hydrogeologic science and computer modeling. David served as a member of the Colorado Water Conservation Board from 1989 through 1997. He was a member of the Board of Governors of The Nature Conservancy from 1980-1990, and was Chairman of the Board during 1988 and 1989.

Harwood, Kyle: Santa Fe Water Resources and Policy: Evolving "Wet Growth Regulations" (TWR #36)

     Kyle Harwood is an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Santa Fe and in-house counsel for the Sangre de Cristo Water Division. Mr. Harwood received a B.S. degree in natural resource policy from Cornell University, a Master’s of Water Resource Administration degree and a J.D. degree from the University of New Mexico. He has served as an environmental health scientist (Bernalillo County), a clerk to the Federal District Court (Aamodt Litigation), an international water policy consultant (Tasmania, Australia) and has represented municipalities, schools and individuals in private practice. He began working with the City Attorney Office on January 2003.

Hasencamp, William: Colorado River Agreement & Southern California Water (TWR #39)

     Bill Hasencamp is the Executive Program Manager at the Metropolitan Water District, where his principal role is to develop and manage water supply programs to augment Metropolitan’s Colorado River Aqueduct supplies. He has been with Metropolitan for six years, recently representing Southern California in negotiations with other water agencies to develop a long-term interstate solution to deal with reduced Colorado River supplies. Prior to joining Metropolitan, Bill worked at Contra Costa Water District in Northern California, where he managed the District’s energy portfolio and developed plans to fill and operate the new Los Vaqueros Reservoir. Before that he worked at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, developing environmental restoration plans for the Mono Basin and water supply forecasting techniques using snow survey data.

Hayes, David: River Management & the Endangered Species Act: Missouri River Litigation (Navigation Versus Fish & Wildlife) - TWR #4

     David J. Hayes is a partner and Global Chair of the Environmental, Land and Resources Department of the law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP. He previously held the position of Deputy Secretary of the Interior during the Clinton Administration.

Heagerty, Daniel D.: Ecosystem Economics (TWR #5)

     Daniel Heagerty is a Senior Vice President at David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA). He specializes in environmental permit compliance and regulatory affairs, restoration ecology, and long-range resource and ecosystems management planning.

Henrie, MIchelle: Produced Water & Regulatory Structure: Colorado Struggles with Coalbed Methane Jurisdiction & Control (TWR #69)

     Michelle Henrie is an attorney who handles all aspects of water and land development throughout New Mexico. Michelle is a solo-practitioner with offices in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Michelle is a member of the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Water Task Force and a LEED Accredited Professional.

Henry, Betsy: Mercury Contamination - A West Coast Perspective (TWR #31)

      Analysis of Mercury in Water and Sediment (TWR #32)

     Betsy Henry is a managing scientist from Exponent and has been working in the field of mercury fate and transport for 15 years. She earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1992 with a dissertation on mercury methylation in the environment. Since joining Exponent in 1991, she has focused on mercury-contaminated sites including Onondaga Lake, NY. She stays current with mercury research, most recently attending the 8th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant in August 2006.

Hermann, Christopher R.: Wood Waste & Water: Washington State's New Wood Waste Cleanup Push (TWR #39)

     Christopher R. Hermann practices with the Resources, Development and Environment practice group at Stoel Rives LLP’s Portland, OR and Seattle, WA, offices. He regularly advises clients on liability issues and obligations in connection with hazardous substances contamination including environmental liability insurance coverage claims. He assists with complex regulatory compliance issues and permitting and represents industrial entities in enforcement actions. Chris is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Lewis & Clark Law School and a frequent author and speaker on environmental cleanup and compliance issues, as well as environmental liability and insurance issues.

Hesse, Todd: San Diego Creek's Natural Treatment Stormwater Management System (TWR #18)

     Todd Hesse, EIT, is a Chemist and Civil Engineer by training, and is currently a Staff Engineer with the Portland, OR, office of GeoSyntec Consultants. Todd has developed pollutant load models for several development projects, assisted with selection and sizing of stormwater BMPs, conducted stormwater monitoring for the City of Portland, and helped prepare a manual for monitoring the effectiveness of stormwater BMPs and stormwater monitoring plans. His primary responsibilities involve model development and application, technical analysis, and report preparation of water resources engineering and water quality projects.

Hightower, Mike: Integrated Water-Energy Planning: Major Nationwide Dialogue Underway (TWR #66)

     Mike Hightower is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff in the Energy, Resources, and Systems Analysis Center at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is a civil and environmental engineer with over 30 years experience in research and development. His current efforts include research and evaluation of innovative environmental and energy technologies and the reliability, security, and protection of critical water and energy infrastructures. One of his current activities is as project leader for a Science and Technology Roadmap for DOE for Energy-Water research and development. He recently helped write a Report to Congress on current and emerging energy and water interdependencies and challenges. Another current effort is helping federal facilities improve their ability to meet their critical mission energy needs safely, securely, and reliably through risk-based design and implementation of energy surety microgrids. Mike holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in civil engineering from New Mexico State University. He serves on the Board of Directors for Citizens for Responsible Energy, is past-Chair of the Waste management Education and Research Consortium Industrial Advisory Board, and past-Chair of ASME’s Environmental Engineering Division.

Hill, Jason T.: Texas Water Law Litigation (TWR #76)

           Jason Hill is a member of Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend’s Water Practice Group, which is the largest group of water attorneys at any law firm in the state of Texas.

Hobbs, Greg: Colorado and Western Water Law: A Continuing Alchemy (TWR #36)

     Justice Greg Hobbs took office as a member of the Colorado Supreme Court on May 1, 1996. He practiced water, environmental, land use and transportation law for 25 years before that. He is a co-convener of the western water judges educational project, Dividing the Waters; Vice President of the Colorado Foundation for Water Education; and the author of Citizen’s Guide to Colorado Water Law, Second Edition (Colorado Foundation for Water Education 2004), In Praise of Fair Colorado, The Practice of Poetry, History, and Judging (Bradford Publishing Co. 2004), and Colorado Mother of Rivers, Water Poems (Colorado Foundation for Water Education 2005).

Howe, Charles W.: US Water Services Privatization: Key Issues and Experiences (TWR #12)

     Charles W. Howe is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He chaired the National Research Council's Water Science and Technology Board's Committee on Privatization of Water Services in the United States. The Committee's report, Privatization of Water Services in the United States: An Assessment of Issues and Experience, was published by the National Academy Press in 2002.

Hulse, David W.: Willamette River Basin Fish Restoration - “Stepping Stones”: Supporting Prioritized Restoration and Investment in Multiple Ecosystem Services (TWR #49)

     David Hulse is an Associate Professor and Department Head in Landscape Architecture at the University of Oregon and a member of the University’s Institute for a Sustainable Environment. His expertise is in geographic information systems and the use of computer-based tools for facilitating land use planning and natural resource decisions. Professor Hulse served as the Principal Investigator of the Chernobyl Project, a joint Russian/American project aimed at helping reduce human health risks. His current efforts include work with EPA and state agencies on development of spatial decision support systems for creating and evaluating different possible land use futures for their effects on water quality and biodiversity. Hulse is a graduate of Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, a Fulbright Scholar, and co-author of macGIS, a geographic information system now in use in over 1000 installations, in three languages, around the world.

Hummel, Stan: Wastewater Treatment - Benefits of Moving Beyond Minimum Requirements: King County Washington's Brightwater Project (TWR #46)

     Stan Hummel is the design manager for the Brightwater Treatment Plant. He has 18 years of project management experience in the King County Wastewater Treatment Division including management of pipeline projects and treatment plant upgrades. Stan was involved in the site selection and Environmental Impact Statement for the Brightwater facilities, and led the treatment technology selection and final design. Stan is a professional engineer in the State of Washington and graduated from the University of Washington in 1989 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering.

Iani, John: EPA Clean Water Act Regulations: Ninth Circuit Affirms District Court Mandate that EPA Issue Construction Industry Guidelines & Standards (TWR #57)

            Clean Water Act Enforcement: EPA Issues New Action Plan (TWR #69)

     John Iani, a partner at Van Ness Feldman (Seattle, WA), is available to represent clients in developing and structuring business and commercial endeavors, as well as to provide counseling on project development, energy, natural resources, fisheries, and environmental issues before Congress, federal and state agencies, regulatory bodies, and the courts. Prior to joining Van Ness Feldman in August 2004, John Iani served as the Regional Administrator for Region 10 of the US Environmental Protection Agency. As Regional Administrator from 2001 to 2004, Mr. Iani was responsible for managing EPA’s programs in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. From 1993 to 2001, Mr. Iani was Vice President and General Counsel at UniSea, Inc., a leading seafood company. From 1990 to 1993 he served as President of the Pacific Seafood Processors Association, representing the interests of the twenty largest seafood processing companies in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Mr. Iani also served on the Secretary of Commerce’s Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee and participated in committees for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.

Igloria, Ronan: Oregon Water Demand Forecasting: A Transparent & Flexible Tool for State Water Needs Assessment (TWR #62)

          Ronan Igloria, PE, is Utility Management Services Lead for HDR Engineering in Portland, Oregon. He is responsible for utility services related to planning, operations, and management. Ronan specializes in water resources, focusing on water master planning and stormwater and watershed management planning, source water protection, water rights, regulatory compliance, and hydrologic analysis.

Israel, Daniel H.: Easements On and Over Federal Lands (TWR #8)

     Daniel H. Israel is a reservoir law expert with thirty years expeience in appropriated state water rights, Indian water rights, Bureau of Reclamation law, USFS law, environmental law, and the transfer of reservoirs from federal to private ownership.

Jacobs, Jeffrey W.: US Water Services Privatization: Key Issues and Experiences (TWR #12)

     Jeffrey W. Jacobs is a staff officer of the National Research Council's Water Science and Technology Board and served as Study Director for the Committee on Privatization of Water Services in the United States.

Jaeger, Frank P. : Urban & Rural Water Supplies: Colorado Research Pursues Win-Win Scenario (TWR #48)

     Frank Jaeger is the District Manager of the Parker Water and Sanitation District (Parker) in Parker, Colorado, a position he has held since 1981. He has guided Parker from a community with 400 taps in 1981 to a growing Denver suburban area with more than 15,000 taps today and an expected buildout population of over 100,000 people. Through Mr. Jaeger’s leadership, Parker is currently building Rueter-Hess Reservoir, a 72,000 ac-ft reservoir, and he is taking a leading role in the development of sustainable water supplies for Parker and northeastern Douglas County. Mr. Jaeger developed the concept for the joint PWSD/CSU farm study. In 2005, the El Paso County Commissioners appointed Mr. Jaeger to the Metro Roundtable. Recently, he was appointed by Governor Owens to a three-year term on the Colorado Ground Water Commission.

Jarvis, Glenn: Conversion of Irrigation Rights to Municipal and Industrial Rights: New Legislation, Court Case and Transactions Affecting the Lower Rio Grande (TWR #62)

          Glenn Jarvis is an attorney with more than 40 years of experience in the field of water law. He has handled many important water transactions and cases as lead counsel, while also serving as an expert witness in other cases. He often advises water districts, river authorities and landowners on the nuances of state and federal water law, and serves on advisory committees of regulatory agencies. Mr. Jarvis is also a frequent presenter at water law conferences in the United States and Mexico. A recognized authority in the Law of the Rio Grande, surface water law in general, and special issues of western water law, Mr. Jarvis holds a remarkable legal acumen for one of the most precious — and complex — natural resources.

Johnson, Gary S.: Ground Water Right Transfers in the Snake River Plain, Idaho (TWR #10)

     Gary S. Johnson, PhD, PE, is an Associate Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Idaho and Associate Director of the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute. He presently teaches graduate and undergraduate classes in Hydrology and conducts research related to ground water and surface water interactions and ground water modeling.

Johnson, Kim: Columbia River Toxics: EPA’s Columbia River Basin State of the River Report for Toxics (TWR #58)

     Kim Johnson is an Environmental Engineer currently working on a six month detail to the Oregon Operations Office for the US Environmental Protection Agency. In her current position, she is responsible for providing support on the Columbia River Toxics Reduction Strategy and EPA’s National Commitment to the Columbia River in EPA’s Strategic Plan. She also represents EPA at the Columbia River Basin Federal Caucus and is currently leading a Water Quality Focus Workgroup of Federal Agency Representatives to identify collaborative Federal opportunities to reduce toxics in the Columbia River Basin. Ms. Johnson has over twenty years of experience with the federal government. Her experience includes 11 years in the EPA office in Kansas City, Kansas, five years with the Bureau of Reclamation in Montana, and five years with the USDA Forest Service in Idaho and Montana. Ms. Johnson has a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Montana State University.

Johnson, Nancy: Integrated Water-Energy Planning: Major Nationwide Dialogue Underway (TWR #66)

     Nancy Johnson has served as a senior technical and policy advisor on energy and environmental issues at DOE since the 1980’s. Currently, as Director for Environmental Science and Policy Analysis in the Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Ms. Johnson oversees a range of communication, policy analysis and environmental research activities including assessments of regulatory, legislative and policy initiatives having the potential to affect US oil and natural gas supply; coordinates the Department’s interactions with the National Petroleum Council, an advisory body to the Secretary of Energy; and serves as the Department’s official representative to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.

Joner, Jason B. : Basin-Wide TMDL Development: Impacts on NPDES Permits (TWR #9)

     Jason B. Joner is an associate with Miller Nash's business department in its Vancouver, Washington office. He focuses his practice on business planning and transactions, and real estate. Mr. Joner received his bachelors degree in political science from the University of Washington and his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Jones, P. Andrew: South Platte Well Crisis, 2002-2010: Evolving Alluvial Groundwater Regulation (TWR #78)

     P. Andrew (Andy) Jones graduated from Colorado State University in 1994 and Vermont Law School in 1997. He is a partner in the Windsor, Colorado firm of Lawrence, Jones, Custer and Grasmick, LLP, where his practice concentrates on water rights and water quality issues, with particular emphasis on groundwater matters and legal issues arising out of the interaction between surface and groundwater systems. His practice includes the representation of water districts, individuals, and corporate clients in litigation at trial and appellate levels in cases ranging in size from individual water rights matters to complex, basin-wide, multi-party litigation. He is also active in legislative, administrative, and policy forums, where he represents clients’ interests in the development of water law and policy. He wasappointed by the Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court to serve on the Court’s standing Water Court Committee. He teaches classes on water rights issues, and is a frequent guest speaker in educational forums. His first book,Colorado Water Rights for Non-Lawyers, written in cooperation with Thomas V. Cech, was published in the 2009 by the University Press of Colorado.

Jones, Jonathon: Stormwater Management (TWR #6); International Stormwater BMP Database Update (TWR #45)

     Jonathon E. Jones, P.E. is the Chief Executive Officer of Wright Water Engineers, Inc. in Denver, Colorado, where he has worked for almost 25 years. He works on urban stormwater management projects around the United States.

Jones, Lana: Climate & Water Pricing: Climate Effects on Water Transaction Prices (TWR #34)

     Lana Jones is a graduate research assistant in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Arizona, working with Dr. Bonnie Colby on issues in water resource economics.

Jordan, David: Water Resources Supply: Groundwater Decision Support System Development (TWR #48)

     David Jordan is a Senior Hydrogelogist with INTERA in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with over 18 years of experience in environmental and water resources consulting. He holds a BS degree in Geophysics from Virginia Tech, and an MS degree in geophysics from New Mexico Tech. He is also a registered Professional Engineer in New Mexico. For INTERA, Mr. Jordan applies quantitative analytical tools such as numerical models, GIS, and remote sensing to solve regional water-resources problems. He has applied GIS to numerous groundwater modeling studies, water quality modeling studies, and water availability studies for the purpose of data management and analysis. His recent work includes the use of Landsat imagery to evaluate historical and present-day irrigated acreages in New Mexico, as well as to estimate crop consumptive water use.

Jungreis, Jeremy N.:

     Nutrient Numeric Endpoints: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time? (TWR #42); Nutrient Numeric Endpoint Development (TWR #45)
     Impaired Waters and Permitting: Implications of the Pinto Creek Decision (TWR #46)

     Jeremy Jungreis is an Of Counsel with the Orange County, CA law firm of Nossaman, Guthner, Knox and Elliott. He specializes in environmental, land use and water law — with a particular focus on water quality, water allocation and air quality compliance. He is the Programs Vice Chair of the American Bar Association Water Resources Committee, and is a frequent lecturer on environmental topics throughout the United States and abroad. He is also a Major in the United States Marine Corps Reserve — where he serves as water law counsel for Marine Corps installations in the Western United States. Until May of 2007, he represented the Marine Corps, as US Department of Justice Special Attorney and lead agency counsel, in litigation over water in the Santa Margarita River.

Kade, Tyson: Clean Water Act Enforcement: EPA Issues New Action Plan (TWR #69)

     Tyson Kade, Van Ness Feldman (Seattle, WA), has a practice focusing on energy, environmental, and natural resources matters, with a special emphasis on Endangered Species Act, climate change, electronic and hazardous waste, fisheries, and FERC relicensing issues. Prior to joining Van Ness Feldman, Mr. Kade served as a judicial intern for The Honorable James L. Robart in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington. Mr. Kade was also a law clerk with the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the US Department of Justice. Prior to law school, Mr. Kade served as a fisheries management specialist with the National Marine Fisheries Service. In this position, he gained experience drafting environmental impact statements and fisheries regulations, as well as assisting with Endangered Species Act section 7 consultations.

Kalen, Sam: Corps Dredging Regulation: District Court Strikes Down Tulloch II Dredging Rule (TWR #37); ESA Incidental Take Statements (TWR #37)

     Sam Kalen works to resolve complex legal issues involving the nation’s environmental and natural resource laws and regulatory policy. Working in both the private and public sectors, Mr. Kalen has dealt with numerous cutting-edge matters involving endangered species, water quality, water rights, public lands, onshore minerals, and wetlands policy. Mr. Kalen rejoined Van Ness Feldman in 1996 after serving as an attorney in the Solicitor’s Office at the Department of the Interior, working first as a special assistant to the Associate Solicitor for the Division of Energy and Resources and then as a special assistant to the Associate Solicitor for the Division of Land & Water. Mr. Kalen received his J.D. from the Washington University School of Law in 1984. He is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and the State of Illinois.

Kaiser, Ronald A.: Water Marketing and Transfers in Texas (TWR #10)

     Ronald A Kaiser is professor of water law and policy at Texas A& M University. He has appointments in the Texas Water Resources Institute, the Institute of Renewable Natural Resources and the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences. He also has an appointment in the Department of Marine Science at Texas A& M University at Galveston. Professor Kaiser is currently serving as the chair of the Texas A& M University intercollegiate water faculty and is working on establishing a masters and doctoral degree program in water management and hydrological science at Texas A& M University. He holds a bachelors and masters degree from Michigan State University in resource economics and law degrees from Thomas Cooley Law School and the University of California at Berkeley. His research focuses on water rights, water marketing, environmental flows and groundwater management. A number of his recommendations on water marketing have been incorporated into Texas surface water law.

Kasch, Michael: TMDL Challenges in Development and Implementation (TWR #47)

     Michael Kasch is a professional engineer and hydrologist at HDR with 11 years experience conducting water quality projects throughout the Northwest. He specializes in large basin watershed and surface water quality studies including modeling projects on the Bitterroot, Clark Fork, Puyallup/White, Snake, and Spokane rivers. He has conducted several technical studies for TMDLs and has assisted public and private clients with implementation. Mr. Kasch holds an M.Engr. Civil Engineering (University of Idaho, 1996) and a BS in Civil Engineering (University of Idaho, 1994).

Ker, Alan: Agricultural Water to Municipal Use: The Legal and Institutional Context for Voluntary Transactions in Arizona (TWR #58)

     Alan Ker is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Arizona. He holds a joint PhD in Economics and Statistics from North Carolina State University. His research focuses on theoretical and applied statistics, institutional economics, use of intermediaries, and risk management.

Kelley, Van: Water Resources Supply: Groundwater Decision Support System Development (TWR #48)

          Groundwater Availability Modeling: The Texas Experience (TWR #54)

        Van Kelley, P.G., has 23 years of experience in the fields of geology and hydrogeology specializing in fluid flow and transport modeling, regulatory review, and project management. Since 2000, he has focused on the water resources market. He has managed and/or provided senior technical guidance on projects involving the development and application of groundwater availability models for major and minor aquifers across Texas. He has also developed water availability models to support water resource planning and management in the Lower Colorado River Basin of Texas and the Espanola Basin of New Mexico. Over the last 15 years, Mr. Kelley has served as Project Manager for several large flow and transport modeling projects, including groundwater modeling contracts to support environmental restoration activities at US Department of Energy facilities and work involving fluid flow analyses to design shaft seal systems for a deep geologic repository for radioactive waste. Mr. Kelley also serves as INTERA’s Water Resource Division Manager out of the Austin Texas Intera office, focused on the Texas and southwestern US market and is responsible for a staff of 24 geoscientists and engineers. He has a M.S. in Geology from Texas A&M University where his emphasis of study was on groundwater flow and transport, including field-scale dispersion.

Kendy, Eloise: Montana Groundwater/Surface Water Conflict - Management in Search of Science and Reason (TWR #19)

     Eloise Kendy, a principal of Kendy Hydrologic Consulting, LLC, earned her BA in Geological Sciences from the University of California at Santa Barbara (1983), her MS in Geology and Geophysics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (1986),and her PhD in Environmental Engineering at Cornell University (2002). As a hydrogeologist with consulting firms (1986-88,1990,2004-05), the US Geological Survey (1990-99), and the International Water Management Institute (2000-2002), she has addressed a wide variety of hydrogeologic concerns, ranging from ground-water supply to water-quality remediation and protection. In 2003-04, as the American Geologic Institute ’s Congressional Science Fellow, she served as Senator Harry Reid ’s science and natural resource advisor.

Kennedy, Athena: EPA Clean Water Act Regulations: Ninth Circuit Affirms District Court Mandate that EPA Issue Construction Industry Guidelines & Standards (TWR #57)

     Athena Kennedy is an assocaite at Van Ness Feldman. Her practice focuses on environmental issues, particularly those related to water regulation and regulation of hazardous substances. Ms. Kennedy also has experience with all stages of environmental litigation, including cases involving equitable indemnification, breach of contract, constitutional, and property issues. Prior to joining Van Ness Feldman, Ms. Kennedy served as a legal intern at the US Department of Justice’s Environmental Enforcement Section and as a summer extern for the Honorable Judge Edward F. Shea, US District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.

Kennedy, Laura: 2005 Sediments Conference (TWR #16)

     Laura Kennedy is a project manager and risk assessor for Kennedy/Jenks Consultants in the Industrial Services Group in San Francisco. Ms. Kennedy is an environmental scientist with more than 9 years of consulting experience that incudes environmental investigation/remediation, regulatory permitting/compliance, and specialized experience in human health and ecological risk assessment and risk management.

Kenney, Douglas: Climate Change and Water Rights: Impact of Earlier Spring Snowmelt on Water Rights and Administration (TWR #63)

     Douglas Kenney is the Director of the Western Water Policy Program at the Natural Resources Law Center, University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Mr. Kenney is a specialist in western water policy, law and institutional arrangements.

Klein, Roberta: Climate Change and Water Rights: Impact of Earlier Spring Snowmelt on Water Rights and Administration (TWR #63)

      Roberta Klein is Managing Director of the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Colorado in Boulder.

Klahn, Sarah A.: Coalbed Methane Produced Groundwater: A Survey of Western Water Law Regulation (TWR #77: July 15, 2010)

          Sarah Klahn is a partner in the firm of White & Jankowski, LLP, where she represents municipal, industry, and ranching clients on water rights matters in Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming. She graduated cum laude from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1997, after a career in teaching and the natural sciences. Sarah is an adjunct professor at the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, where she has taught water law and advanced Indian water law. She edits the Water Law chapter of Colorado Methods of Practice, Krendl, ed, and has spoken and written widely on a variety of water law matters during her career. Sarah litigated the case of Vance v. Wolfe, 205 P.3d 1165 (Colo. 2009) and has been involved in related conflicts between water rights owners and CBM groundwater extraction for nearly ten years.

Knox, Kenneth W.: Colorado Whitewater Courses and Water Rights (TWR #30)

     Ken Knox is the Chief Deputy State Engineer for the State of Colorado. He holds a BS in Chemical Engineering and a MS and PhD in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University. Ken is the Compact Coordinator and Engineer for the nine Interstate River Compacts and one International Treaty that Colorado is a party to and is responsible for litigation and water supply/engineering activities for the Colorado Division of Water Resources. Dr. Knox is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Denver and teaches graduate-level classes in environmental protection law and other natural resources planning and management classes.

Kray, Jeff B.: Municipal Water Law: Washington's Landmark Law Faces Challenges (TWR #44)

     Washington State's Municipal Water Law: Landmark Law Partially Invalidated in Trial Court Decision (TWR #53)

     Washington Stormwater Regulation: New Industrial Stormwater General Permit (TWR #75)

     Jeff B. Kray is a partner at Marten Law Group PLLC in Seattle, Washington. He specializes in environmental litigation – with a particular focus on water resources and water quality. Prior to joining Marten Law Group, he practiced for more than 10 years in the Washington Attorney General’s Office as an Assistant Attorney General representing a diverse range of State agencies, including the Department of Ecology. Jeff is a Vice Chair of the American Bar Association’s Water Resources and Water Quality and Wetlands Committees. He regularly writes and speaks on environmental topics and was a co-chair of the 2008 Annual ABA Water Law Conference, “21st Century Water Supply, Use, and Distribution: Do the Old Rules Still Apply?” that was held in San Diego, California on February 21-22, 2008.

Lacampagne, Suzanne C.: Basin-Wide TMDL Development: Impacts on NPDES Permits (TWR #9)

     Suzanne C. Lacampagne is a partner with Miller Nash. She joined the Miller Nash environmental group in 1995 after more than four years as an environmental litigator with the US Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., where she litigated and settled a wide range of federal civil environmental cases. Her practice currently focuses on advising corporate clients on air and water permitting issues, hazardous waste storage and cleanup, Endangered Species Act compliance, and environmental management and compliance issues. Ms. Lacampagne is a graduate of Wellesley College and Boston College School of Law. She has written a number of articles on Oregon environmental laws and judicial decisions, including a 2002 update on the Portland Harbor Superfund for the American Bar Association's environmental section newsletter. She also co-wrote "Bankruptcy Estimation of CERCLA Claims" for the Virginia Environmental Law Journal.

Landry, Clay J.: Untapping Tribal Waters: Tribal Water Marketing Expanding (TWR #35)

     Clay J. Landry is the managing director and a principal of WestWater Research, a consulting firm providing water-marketing and water-asset-valuation services to a range of public and private sector clients. Landry has negotiated and advised on major water transactions throughout the United States. Under Landry’s management, WestWater has advised on more than $500 million in water transactions. In addition, Landry works regularly with private equity and hedge funds in structuring deals and sourcing funds for water development and acquisition projects. Prior to founding WestWater Research, Landry was an associate at the Political Economy Research Center (PERC), a public policy research institute that specializes in market approaches to natural resource management.

Lavene, Justin D.: The Republican River Compact: Conflict & Arbitration (TWR #68)

     Justin D. Lavene is the Chief of the Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Section of the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office, located in Lincoln, Nebraska. In this position, Mr. Lavene supervises the litigation support for Nebraska state agencies and boards, including the Department of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Agriculture, Game and Parks Commission, Environmental Trust, and state commodity boards. Prior to his appointment to Chief of the AENR Section, Mr. Lavene served as Special Counsel to the Attorney General. He focuses his practice primarily on litigation arising from the regulation and administration of the waters of Nebraska, including legal challenges to the constitutionality of Nebraska laws relating to the state’s water resources. Mr. Lavene is also Counsel of Record for Nebraska’s interstate water disputes, including the current Republican River arbitrations.

Leisenring, Marc: San Diego Creek's Natural Treatment Stormwater Management System (TWR #18)

Stormwater & Sediment Contamination: Minimizing Potential Sediment Recontamination & Associated Liability (TWR #72)

     Marc Leisenring, PE, is a Project Engineer with Geosyntec Consultants in Portland, Oregon. He has assisted with development of pollutant loading models and stormwater BMP decision support systems for Lake Tahoe and Southern California and currently is assisting the Water Environment Research Foundation develop BMP algorithms as part of a comprehensive model development effort to link runoff quality and BMP performance to receiving water impacts. Marc joined GeoSyntec Consultants in August 2001 after completing the BS degree program in Environmental Resources Engineering at Humboldt State University. He has been actively involved with several urban stormwater-related projects including providing technical support for the City of Los Angeles’ public education program, developing a stormwater BMP design manual for the County of Santa Barbara, and assisting in the development of the water quality control plan for the San Diego Creek watershed located in Orange County California.

Libecap, Gary: Agricultural Water to Municipal Use: The Legal and Institutional Context for Voluntary Transactions in Arizona (TWR #58)

     Gary D. Libecap is Donald Bren Distinguished Professor of Corporate Environmental Management, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management and Department of Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara. He also is a Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research (Cambridge, Massachusetts) and the Sherm and Marge Telleen Research Fellow, Hoover Institution. His PhD is from the University of Pennsylvania. He previously taught economics and law at the University of Arizona. He has authored or co-authored five books; edits the series Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Growth; and has written more than 150 journal articles and book chapters on property rights, natural resources, and environmental issues and serves on various National Science Foundation Panels. His research focuses on property rights institutions, fisheries, water, and land use. His latest book is Owens Valley Revisited: A Reassessment of the West’s First Great Water Transfer, Stanford University Press.

Lichty, Craig: Water Reuse: Lessons From the California Perspective (TWR #4)

     Craig Lichty is a Principal in the San Francisco office of Kennedy/Jenks Consultants.

Light, David: The ESA & CWA Delegation: Defenders of Wildlife v. EPA (TWR #25)

     Tribal "Treatment As State" - Oklahoma Tribes Face Special "Treatment" (TWR #52)

     David Light is one of the Editors at The Water Report since its inception in 2004. Mr. Light was also the Editor of the "Oregon Insider," a highly respected professional newsletter covering federal and state environmental regulations, for over 18 years. Under Mr. Light's management, the "Oregon Insider" enjoyed a resubscription rate of over 90% for more than a decade.

Little, Val L.: Municipal Water Conservation: Cost Benefit Analysis and Comparison (TWR #30)

     Val L. Little is the Director of the Water Conservation Alliance of Southern Arizona (Water CASA). She is also a Principal Research Specialist with the University of Arizona’s Drachman Institute, in the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Ms. Little formerly served as the Manager of the Hassayampa River Preserve for The Nature Conservancy and was also the Manager of Conservation and Public Information for Tucson Water (City of Tucson). She has published several articles dealing with conservation and water reuse. Val has an M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Arizona, and an A.B. in Landscape Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley.

Lockert, Scott: CERCLA-NRDA Restoration: Ecocredits/Liability Coverage for Duwamish River Sites (TWR #57)

          Scott Lockert, Vice-President of Northwest Operations at BluefieldHoldings, Inc., directs project strategy to generate and market eco-credits for BluefieldHoldings’ Northwest projects. He focuses on ecological financing, forecasting Natural Resource Damages liability nationally and tracking ecocredit banking trends.

Love, Matt: ESA Incidental Take Statements (TWR #37)

     Matthew Love represents clients before federal and state courts and agencies in areas of natural resource, energy, and environmental law. He has experience representing clients on complex natural resource matters related to hydropower operations for the Columbia River, Missouri River, and Klamath River. Mr. Love previously served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Division of the Washington State Attorney General’s Office. Mr. Love also served as a Trial Attorney with the Wildlife and Marine Resources Section of the U.S. Department of Justice. Mr. Love recently returned from a year in Ghana, West Africa where he served as a Fulbright Scholar, teaching environmental and natural resource law and public international law at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana. Mr. Love received his J.D. with a certificate in Environmental and Natural Resource Law from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College in 1995 and his B.A. from Evergreen State College in 1988.

Luecke, Daniel: Platte River Ecosystem Restoration - Environmental Perspective (TWR #4)

     Daniel Luecke is an environmental scientist and water resources expert living in Boulder, Colorado. For the past 20 years he has been engaged in issues dealing with the scientific aspects of the water, energy, and land use cases in the Rocky Mountain region. He has been an environmental participant in the Platter River recovery process since 1994 and currently serves as the National Wildlife Federation's representative on the Platte.

Luers, MIchael: Endocrine Disruptors in Wastewater: Impacts in an Effluent Dominated Stream (TWR #70)

     Mike Luers has over twenty-nine years of experience in working with environmental issues. He holds the position of General Manager of the Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District (SBWRD). SBWRD provides wastewater services to the entire Park City and Snyderville Basin area and is responsible for reclaiming over 1.2 billion gallons of wastewater per year. SBWRD currently operates one of the first tertiary reclamation facilities in the State of Utah. Mike holds a Bachelors Degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Management, a Masters Degree in Environmental Biology and a MBA.

Lundberg, Constance: Western Water Digital Information Website (TWR #20)

     Constance Lundberg practices law with Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is the former Associate Dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School and Library Director at Brigham Young University. Ms. Lundberg has taught public land law, mining law, environmental and conservation law, advocacy, Federal courts, and other classes. Constance had been a professor at BYU since 1982 and earlier was an adjunct professor at the University of Utah College of Law and Utah State University College of Natural Resources. She has written and published in the areas of environmental and natural resources law, and environmental preservation of library collections. Constance specializes in environmental and resources law. She was Counsel to the President's Council on Environmental Quality from 1974-76. She was Vice-President of Rocky Mountain Industrial and Environmental Engineering, an environmental engineering consulting firm, from 1984-1994.
     In addition to teaching and administration she recently began a part-time practice as an environmental mediator. Constance was recently awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Energy & Natural Resources Law Section of the Utah State Bar.  Ms. Lundberg is a content advisor to the national digital library, Western Waters Digital Archive

Lytle, Bruce A.: Urban & Rural Water Supplies: Colorado Research Pursues Win-Win Scenario (TWR #48)

     Bruce A. Lytle, P.E., is a water resources engineer with over three decades of experience in all types of surface water and ground water-related projects throughout the United States. He is currently serving as the Project Manager for the joint Parker Water and Sanitation District/Colorado State University farm research study. Mr. Lytle is the President of Lytle Water Solutions, LLC, a water resources consulting firm in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Mr. Lytle’s primary focus is in the areas of hydrologic impact studies, environmental audits, ground water remediation programs, baseline surface and ground water data collection programs, surface water and ground water supply development, surface water modeling studies, ground water modeling studies, water rights cases, and expert testimony regarding surface water and ground water issues.

MacDonald, Anne: Phytotreatment of Stormwater: Phytotreatment Findings Betoken a Promising Future (TWR #53)

     Anne MacDonald, CEG, is a Senior Project Manager and Geomorphologist. She works for URS Corporation in their Portland, Oregon office.

MacDonnell, Lawrence J.: The Colorado River - Has It Run Out of Water? (TWR #16)

     New Western Water Agenda: Opportunities for Action in an Era of Growth and Climate Change      (TWR #48)

     Larry MacDonnell is an attorney and consultant in Boulder, Colorado. His practice focuses primarily on water resources and on ways to make development more environmentally compatible. He helped found the Colorado Watershed Network, the Colorado Watershed Assembly, and the Colorado Water Trust. He was the first director of the Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado School of Law, a position he held for 11 years. MacDonnell’s publications include books, law review articles, other journal articles, and research reports. He has given over 200 invited presentations and serves on several boards and committees related to water law. His publications related to the Colorado River include: "The Law of the Colorado River: Coping with Severe Sustained Drought" Water Resources Bulletin, vol.31, no.5, 825-836 (1995), (author with Getches and Hegenberg); "Rethinking Colorado River Governance" Proceedings of the Colorado River Workshop, The Grand Canyon Trust, February 1996, pp.181-212 (with Bruce Driver); "Colorado River Basin" revised chapter in treatise Waters and Water Rights, R. Beck, ed. (Vol. 7, 2005 ed.).

MacDougal, Douglas W.: Water Use and Transfers - Systematic Planning Avoids Risks and Creates Opportunity (TWR #16)

       Clean Water Act Jurisdiction: Army Corps Jurisdictional Wetlands Determinations (TWR #47)

       Tribal Instream Rights: Important Settlement Reached on Klamath Basin Challenges (TWR #78)

     Douglas MacDougal is a partner with Marten Law in Portland, licensed in Oregon, Washington and Hawaii, and has over 30 years of experience in water rights, natural resources and property work. His water-related experience includes representing clients in water rights, permitting and regulatory matters, and natural resource policy issues. Doug has been lead counsel on a number of complex water negotiations in Oregon water basins involving federal, tribal, environmental, and private party interests. He has substantial experience in contested water cases involving water right transfers, stream and groundwater hydrology, and native rights, and in the ongoing Klamath Adjudication. In addition to his work for PacifiCorp mentioned in the article, he represented the Nature Conservancy in Klamath Basin Adjudication settlements on more than 25,000 acres of land in separate cases involving the Sycan Marsh and the Williamson River Delta. He frequently consults on individual, basin, and watershed issues involving water rights, the Clean Water Act, endangered species, dams, and hydropower operations. He also has been heavily engaged in various ESA Section 7 consultations, and has undertaken a variety of due diligence assignments involving water, natural resource, and real estate issues in large multi-party transactions. Doug is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and is named one of “Portland’s Best Lawyers” in water law by Portland Monthly.

Mace, Robert: Groundwater Availability Modeling: The Texas Experience (TWR #54)

     Robert E. Mace is the director of the Groundwater Resources Division at the Texas Water Development Board. He has a B.S. in geophysics and an M.S. in hydrology from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and a Ph.D. in hydrogeology from The University of Texas at Austin. He worked eight years as a staff hydrogeologist at the Bureau of Economic Geology before joining the Texas Water Development Board in the summer of 1999.

Mahar, Dulcy: Hydropower and Fish - Northwest Challenge: Keeping Fish and Clean Hydro (TWR #47)

     Dulcy Mahar is the manager of policy writing at BPA, where she has worked since 1990 as a writer and served for several years as manager of public affairs. Prior to that, she managed public affairs at the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and the Oregon Education Association. She contributes regularly to Oregon and national media with articles on writing and gardening. Ms. Mahar holds a degree in Journalism from the University of Oregon.

Mangarella, Peter: San Diego Creek's Natural Treatment Stormwater Management System (TWR #18)

     Peter Mangarella, PE, has 25 years of experience providing water-related environmental services to public and public clients often in response to Clean Water Act NPDES requirements. Dr. Mangarella’s specializes in all aspects of stormwater runoff and water quality including: development of management and master plans, monitoring, modeling, and BMP selection and design. He also has extensive project management experience, and has assisted clients with expert testimony and negotiating settlement agreements. He is serving as Project Manager to the Santa Barbara County Water Agency. Dr. Mangarella is a professional engineer in the State of California and received his Doctorate and Masters degrees in civil engineering from Stanford University.

Manley, Wendy: Storm Water Regulation Update - Rough Waters In California (TWR #55)

     California Storm Water Regulation: State Intensifies Regulation of Runoff from Construction Sites (TWR #68)

     Stormwater Regulation Update: EPA Expanding Program (TWR #73)

     Wendy Manley is an environmental attorney at the Oakland, California law firm Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP, where her practice focuses on environmental permitting, compliance counseling and litigation for both public and private parties. Her experience with water quality issues encompasses matters under the federal Clean Water Act, as well as state statutes, with particular emphasis on stormwater regulation, permitting, compliance and enforcement. She has handled issues involving National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits, state Waste Discharge Requirements, citizen suits, wetlands delineation, endangered species, federal and state environmental review, contamination remediation and cost recovery and Proposition 65. Wendy has a science background that includes laboratory and field research, having received a Masters in Marine Biology from the University of Oregon in addition to a B.S. in Biology. She is a graduate of the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, where she received a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law.

Markham, Barbara: Tribal Reserved Rights and Groundwater - Lummi Nation Decision (TWR #17)

     Barbara Markham is an Assistant Attorney General representing the Washington Department of Ecology in water rights matters. Her co-counsels on the Lummi case are Tom Young and Lucy Isaki, also with the Washington Attorney General’s office. Ms. Markham previously practiced with the South Florida Water Management District, the Arizona Department of Water Resources, and the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs. She received her J.D., cum laude and Order of the Coif, from the University of Wisconsin Law School. She is a member of the Wisconsin, Arizona, Florida and Washington bars (an active member only in Washington).

Markus, Michael R.: Groundwater Replenishment & Water Reuse - Orange County California's Water Purification and Reuse Project (TWR #59)

     Michael R. Markus, P.E., became the General Manager of the Orange County Water District in September 2007. With more than 27 years of experience, Mike is well known for his expertise in construction management, planning and water resource management. Mr. Markus joined OCWD in 1988 as construction manager. In 2004, Markus was elevated to assistant general manager overseeing water production and groundwater recharge operations, in addition to serving as program manager for the Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) System. His portfolio at OCWD is impressive and includes overseeing construction of many of the water facilities OCWD depends upon today to refill and manage the groundwater basin. Since joining OCWD, Markus has overseen the capital projects program that includes construction of more than 70 projects, including the Green Acres Project, a water recycling effort that provides reclaimed water for landscape irrigation at golf courses, schools and parks. Other projects include installation of two rubber dams across the Santa Ana River, pump stations at all of OCWD’s major recharge basins and the construction of wetlands behind Prado Dam. Prior to OCWD, Markus spent two years with John Carollo Engineers and eight years with Peter Kiewit Sons’ Co. He earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and his master’s in civil engineering from the University of Southern California. He is a registered Civil Engineer in the state of California.

Marsh, Floyd L.: Reclaimed Water Management: Using Vadose Zone Recharge Wells - The Arizona Experience (TWR #74)

     Floyd Marsh, Manager, Water Resources Programs and Reuse and Recharge Practice Leader for Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam, Inc (LAN), Phoenix,Arizona, has 30 years experience in master planning and implementing reuse and recharge projects in Arizona, both as a municipal water manager and a consulting project manager. His role in municipal waterresources planning and water supply development, which includes the Scottsdale Water Campus, was with the City of Scottsdale as Water Resources Director through 2001.

Marzulla, Roger: Takings and Water Rights - Constitutional and Contractual Remedies for Governmental Takings (TWR #21)

     Roger J. Marzulla is one of the nation’s leading authorities on constitutionally protected rights in property. He is a partner in the Washington, DC law firm of Marzulla & Marzulla, where his practice includes complex takings litigation in state and federal courts, environmental and water use issues, regulatory compliance, and natural resources policy. Mr. Marzulla served as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the US Justice Department’s Land and Natural Resources Division, where he was responsible for all environmental, condemnation, and natural resources litigation on behalf of the federal government. He is author of the book “Property Rights and Environmental Regulation.”

Mc Ateer, James: Analysis of Mercury in Water and Sediment (TWR #32)

     James Mc Ateer, a Senior Scientist with Exponent’s Environmental Sciences Practice (Lake Oswego, OR), has over 20 years of experience specializing in conducting data quality assessment (DQA) and usability evaluations, interpreting chemical fingerprinting data, evaluating chemical data, and managing projects. His experience is based in environmental consulting and analytical laboratory settings. Mr. Mc Ateer develops and implements data quality objectives (DQOs) and quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) strategies, selects or develops appropriate analytical protocols, and implements sampling activities to meet project-specific objectives and regulatory requirements.

McCarthy, Jr., Edmond R.: Aquifer Storage Recovery - The Texas Perspective (TWR #19)

Water Marketing in Texas: Selling or Leasing of Groundwater and Surface Water Rights (TWR #62)

     Edmond R. McCarthy Jr. is a Partner with Jackson,Sjoberg,McCarthy &Wilson LLP, focuses his practice on natural resources law with an emphasis on administrative and governmental/legislative affairs and public finance law aspects of such matters for public utilities,water districts,municipalities and other political subdivisions,as well as corporations and individuals. He has considerable experience in surface and groundwater rights (including water sales contracts),water conservation and reuse,water quality and dam safety,endangered species, flood plain regulation and land development matters before various State and Federal regulatory agencies, the Texas Legislature and the United States Congress. Mr.McCarthy is a frequent speaker on water rights and related topics.

McGinnis, Mark A.: Southwest Water Decisions: Arizona Water Settlements Act, Indian Reserved Rights, Adjudications (TWR #20)

     Mark A. McGinnis is a member of the Phoenix law firm of Salmon, Lewis & Weldon, P.L.C. His practice focuses on natural resources and environmental litigation and public utility law. Mark received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Arizona. He received his J.D. from Arizona State University in 1991, where he served as Articles Editor of the Arizona State Law Journal. He is the Chair-Elect of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona and the Vice-Chair of the Water Resources Committee of the ABA Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources.

McKee, Mac: Irrigation System Efficiency: Emerging Technologies (TWR #46)

     Dr. Mac McKee is the Director of the Utah Water Research Laboratory at Utah State University (USU). He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at USU in water resources systems analysis, water resources engineering, and water resources planning and management. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Utah State University, in addition to an MS in Systems Ecology and a BS in Philosophy. Prior to beginning his academic career in 1984, he was the Senior Water Resources Engineer with Harza Engineering Company in Chicago, Illinois, and a Resident Manager with Harza in India. Dr. McKee has been active in domestic and international water resources planning and management projects for the past 33 years. His diverse experience has included assignments in flood control planning and design in the Philippines, development of an environmental baseline document for Uzbekistan, water quality management in Samoa, integrated river basin planning and management in India, and development of a comprehensive water resources master plan and integrated water management plans for the West Bank and Gaza Strip. His current research is focused on the improvement of irrigation canal and reservoir operation efficiency through the use of statistical learning theory and remote sensing.

Megdal, Sharon B.: Water and the Environment - The Role of Ecosystem Restoration (TWR #16)

Agricultural Water to Municipal Use: The Legal and Institutional Context for Voluntary Transactions in Arizona (TWR #58)

     Sharon B. Megdal is Director of The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center and C.W. and Modene Neely Endowed Professor. She is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and the Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science and serves as Director of The University of Arizona Water Sustainability Program, which is funded by the Technology Research Initiative Fund. Her work focuses on state and regional water resources management and policy, on which she writes and frequently speaks. She has served on numerous state boards and commissions, including the Arizona Corporation Commission and the Arizona State Transportation Board. In November 2008, she was elected to a six-year term as a member of the Central Arizona Water Conservation District Board of Directors, which oversees the Central Arizona Project. She holds a PhD degree in Economics from Princeton University.

Meyer, Christopher H.: Interstate Water Allocation (TWR #42)

     Municipal Water Rights & the Growing Communities Doctrine: Development, Codification & Application (TWR #73)

     Chris Meyer has been a leader in the fields of water, land use, environmental, constitutional and administrative law for twenty-five years. Chris is listed in the Idaho Yearbook Directory as “centrally located in the world of Idaho public affairs” and “a key figure in Idaho water law.” Chris has earned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for practicing attorneys (AV), and is listed in The Best Lawyers in American, Mountain States Super Lawyers, Chambers USA, Who’s Who in America, and Who’s Who in American Law. He also serves as coordinator of the Idaho Environmental Forum, the largest environmental policy group in the state. Before joining Givens Pursley in 1991, Chris held the position of adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Law School where he taught water law, negotiation and environmental law. Prior to that, he practiced environmental law in Washington, D.C. Chris has written extensively on environmental and natural resource law subjects, and is a frequent speaker at law forums throughout the US.

Miller, Duane: Public Drinking Water Contamination (TWR #5)

     Duane Miller won the "California Lawyer Environmental Attorney of the Year Award" in 2002 for winning the nation's first MTBE groundwater contamination case. Other firms around the country now use the evidence and model developed in that case. He served as a member of the State of Califormia's Superfund Workgroup and is currently a member of Consumer Advocates of California and the American Waterworks Association.

Miller, Jennifer: Watershed Assessments - The Upper Klamath Basin Process (TWR #8)

     Jennifer Miller is an Ecologist with David Evans and Associates, Inc. of Portland, Oregon.

Mills, Christopher S.: Wetlands and the Clean Water Act: Rapanos, Carabell and the Limits of Federal Jurisdiction (TWR #24)

     Christopher S. Mills is an associate attorney at Van Ness Feldman, where he practices primarily in the areas of environmental, land use, and natural resources law.

Molina, Margarita: Waterway-To-Waterway Transference: NPDES Permit Requirements and the Miccosukee Case (TWR #2)

     Margarita Molina is a member of the Natural Resources Practice Group of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP.

Montgomery, Arlene: Critical Habitat, Bull Trout and Politics (TWR #14)

     Arlene Montgomery is the Program Director of the Friends of the Wild Swan in Swan Lake, Montana. She has been involved with the Endangered Species Act and critical habitat issue regarding bull trout for many years.

Moon, David, Co-Editor of The Water Report:

     Washington Water Law Update (TWR #4)

     Colorado McCarran Amendment Ruling (TWR #10)

     Montana Water Law Update (TWR #11)

     ESA and Water "Takings" (TWR #11)

     Hydroelectric Relicensing and the Clean Water Act (TWR #12)

     Law of the Rio Grande - Report from the 6th Annual Conference (TWR #13)

     Colorado Recreational In-Channel Diversions (TWR #14)

     Idaho Conjunctive Use Order (TWR #15)

     Rio Grande Water Regulation: "Active Water Resource Management" (AWRM) (TWR #15)

     Dams and Salmon: Judge Rejects BiOp (TWR #16)

     Climate Change and Washington Water Law (TWR #18)

     Speculation in Water Rights: Transfer Decisions by the Colorado Supreme Court and Special Status for Municipalities (TWR #20)

     Washington Water Regulation: Interview with New Department of Ecology Director Jay Manning (TWR #23)

     Tribal Water Rights Update: John Echohawk - Indian Water Law Elder (TWR #23)

     Columbia River Water Management Plan: Emphsizing Water Storage and Conservation (TWR #25)

     Montana Supreme Court Rules on Groundwater Process: Basin Closures and Conjunctive Use (TWR #28)

     Rights-of-Way Across Federal Lands: Easement Decision by 9th Circuit (TWR #30)

     Hydroelectric Relicensing Decision: Skokomish Case Limits FERC Authority (TWR #31)

     National Forest Activities: Gold Mining Decision Has Wide Implications (TWR #34)

     Tribal Water Rights Decision: Unquantified Reserved Rights & State Regulation (TWR #39)

     Western States Water Update: Western States Water Council Meets in Montana (TWR #44)

     State Coalbed Methane Standards: EPA Approves Montana Standards - Interstate Dispute Affected (TWR #49)

     Rio Grande Settlement Reached -- Historic Agreement Between New Mexican and Texan Irrigation Districts: Dispute Over Interstate      Surface and Groundwater Resolved (TWR #50)

     Tribal "Treatment As State" - Oklahoma Tribes Face Special "Treatment" (TWR #52)

     Idaho Water Law: Update from Coeur d'Alene Conference (TWR #52)

     Water Rights Ownership Decision: Trust Relationship Between Irrigation Districts and Water Users (TWR #54)

     Tribes & Effluent Snowmaking Case: Religious Claims Rejected - “Substantial Burden" Key Requirement (TWR #55)

     Endangered Species Act & Takings: Fifth Amendment Decision (TWR #57)

     Hydroelectric Relicensing and Tribal Religious Claims: FERC’s Increase of Minimum Flows Upheld (TWR #58)

     Ground Water Availability & The No Injury Rule: Domestic Well Owners Protected in Colorado (TWR #60)

     Coalbed Methane Decision: "Beneficial Use" and Well Permit Required - Ranchers' Senior Water Rights Protected (TWR #63)

     Yellowstone River Compact Decision: Montana v. Wyoming - Special Master Rules on Water Rights Issues and Denies Motion to Dismiss (TWR #65)

     Interstate Groundwater Allocation: Nevada - Utah Draft Snake Valley Management Agreement (TWR #67)

     Lawsuit Challenging Water Right Negotiations in the Klamath Basin Filed (TWR #71)

     Klamath "Takings" - Ownership of Water Rights & the Bureau of Reclamation (TWR #74)

     Paiute Tribe Prevails: Illegal Diversions of Water to be "Recouped" (TWR #75)

Interviews by David Moon, Editor:

     Cleary, Paul: Oregon Water Resources Department: Interview with Director Paul Cleary (TWR #1)

     Loble, C. Bruce: Chief Water Judge of Montana - Water Rights Adjudication in Montana (TWR #2)

     Raley, Bennett, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science: Interview (TWR #7)

     Marzulla, Roger: The ESA and Water "Takings" (TWR #11)

     Washington Water Regulation: Interview with New Department of Ecology Director Jay Manning (TWR #23)

     Glennon, Robert: “Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What to Do About It” - Interview and Book Review (TWR #64)

     Tribal Surface Water Rights: Hydraulic Connection Equals Protection - Groundwater Impacts & Federal Jurisdiction (TWR #75)

     David Moon practiced water law in Eugene, Oregon with the Moon Firm until recently. He previously practiced in Bozeman, Montana with Moore, Refling, O'Connell & Moon. He is currently an editor of The Water Report. Mr. Moon received his undergraduate degree at Colorado College and his JD at the University of Idaho Law School. He is a member of the Oregon, Idaho and Montana Bars. Moon has practiced water law for over 30 years in Montana and Oregon.

Moddemeyer, Steve: Water and Energy Nexus: Site Scale Conservation Opportunities (TWR #63)

     Steve Moddemeyer is a conceptual innovator leading diversified teams towards increased sustainability at Collins Woerman (Seattle, WA). During his fifteen years at the City of Seattle he created cost-effective integrated strategies for urban infrastructure, natural systems restoration, and sustainable living environments.

Morford, J. Mark:

State NPDES Programs & ESA Consultation: Federal District Court Rejects Argument that ESA Consultation is Required (TWR #34)

NPDES Requirements & Pesticides: EPA's Final Rule Exempts Certain Applications (TWR #35)

Aquatic Pesticides: Sixth Circuit Strikes EPA Aquatic Pesticide Rule (TWR #59)

     J. Mark Morford is a partner in Stoel Rives, LLP (Portland, OR) where he focuses his practice on environmental law. Mr Morford has in-depth experience with the full range of environmental issues that face industrial, energy, forest products and agricultural facilities, including water quality, air quality, waste management, radioactive materials management, endangered species issues and cleanups. Mark is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and Oregon Super Lawyers.

Newton, David: Long-Range Water Planning: Comprehensive Process in Central Oregon's Deschutes Basin (TWR #29)

     David Newton is the principal owner of the firm of Newton Consultants, Inc. of Redmond, Oregon. He is a registered civil engineer, a registered engineering geologist, and a certified water right examiner. Mr. Newton received a degree in geological engineering from the University of Arizona. His specialties include water supply development, water resources, management planning for effective water use, and facilitation of solutions for water supply issues. Newton Consultants, Inc. managed the five planning studies under a Water 2025 grant that culminated in the Deschutes Scenarios paper.

Nikkel, Jim: Urban & Rural Water Supplies: Colorado Research Pursues Win-Win Scenario (TWR #48)

     Jim Nikkel, P.E. is the Assistant District Manager at Parker Water and Sanitation District, and has been with PWSD since 1999. Mr. Nikkel is overseeing the construction of Rueter-Hess Reservoir and is managing the operations of the joint PWSD/CSU farm study as it relates to the potential for providing a future water supply to Parker. Mr. Nikkel is responsible for not only the water supplies for PWSD, but the treatment of these water supplies to potable standards, and for the treatment of PWSD’s wastewater, which is integrated into a reuse system to maximize the beneficial use of water.

Niles, Ken: Hanford Superfund Site Update (TWR #23)

     Ken Niles is the Assistant Director for the Nuclear Safety & Energy Siting Division of the Oregon Department of Energy. Ken manages Oregon’s involvement in operations and cleanup at the Hanford Nuclear Site, the safe transport of radioactive materials through Oregon, and emergency preparedness in the event of a nuclear accident or petroleum shortage. He also oversees Oregon’s energy facility siting process which regulates the siting and operation of large scale natural gas, coal, biomass, solar, and wind energy facilities in Oregon. Ken joined the Oregon Department of Energy in July 1989. Prior to that, he spent 11 years as a broadcast news reporter, working in both radio and television. A native Oregonian, Ken earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Oregon State College in March 1992.

Nocar, Raven: Ecomarket Approaches to Addressing Water Quality Obligations: Legal Overview and the Hells Canyon Test Case (TWR #63)

          Raven Nocar is an environmental and natural resources attorney that specializes in water law. She also has a robust civil litigation practice. As an environmental attorney she advices local governments and private entities in a wide range of complex water law matters.

Nomellini, Dante: The Peripheral Canal: San Francisco Bay - Delta Estuary Proposals (TWR #53)

     Dante John Nomellini is an attorney practicing in California water-related matters since 1968. He is a partner in the law firm of Nomellini, Grilli & McDaniel in Stockton, California. He is currently manager and co-counsel for the Central Delta Water Agency.

O'Brien, Kevin: Groundwater Rights in Blended Basins: Storage, Ownership, Overdraft & Takings (TWR #3)

     Kevin O'Brien is a partner in Downey Brand LLP in Sacramento, California. He is the counsel of record for the plaintiff in the Santa Maria Groundwater Litigation discussed in the article.

Ockner, Gillian C.: Ecosystem Economics (TWR #5)

     Gillian Ockner is an environmental scientist and natural resouirces economist at David Evans & Associates. She specializes in environmental management using science, policy, and economics to reach innovative solutions to Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act compliance challenges and long-term protection of ecosystem services.

O’Connell, Michael: Water Delivery — Canals, Ditches and Pipelines: The Law of Easements in Idaho, Oregon and Washington (TWR #41)

     Michael O’Connell’s practice focuses on natural resources, environmental, energy and Indian law. Michael has assisted industrial, manufacturing, commercial, forestry and other clients with stormwater, endangered species, wetlands, water quality certifi cation, coastal zone management, essential fi sh habitat, wild and scenic rivers, cultural resources, fossils, and historic properties protection and water rights matters, including related due diligence, compliance, permitting, transactions and litigation. In energy matters, Michael has assisted clients in the acquisition and siting of facilities, licensing hydroelectric facilities under the Federal Power Act and exploration and development projects. Michael draws on twenty seven plus years experience in Indian law to assist a broad array of clients involved in federal Indian and tribal law matters, including natural resources and environmental permitting for projects on and outside Indian reservations. Michael received his J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law.

Olson, Steve: Arizona Water Management Issues: Maintaining Sustainable Water Management (TWR #68)

     Steve Olson is the Executive Director of the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association (AMWUA), a non-profit organization established to represent and assist member municipalities in areas of water resource management and the development of urban water policy. The members of AMWUA are Avondale, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Goodyear, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe. Steve joined AMWUA in July of 2005. Prior to working with AMWUA, Steve was the Government Relations Director for the City of Scottsdale from 1999 to 2005. He also worked in various planning and legislative relations roles with the Arizona Department of Water Resources from 1985 to 1999. Steve has a Masters Degree in Political Science from Colorado State University and a Bachelors Degree with Majors in Botany and Political Science from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.

Oppenheimer, Jory: TMDL Challenges in Development and Implementation (TWR #47)

     Jory Oppenheimer is a Senior Water Quality Specialist at HDR with 18 years of experience in surface water quality modeling and monitoring projects. He has conducted several technical water quality studies in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs that were used to establish TMDLs. Jory has conducted water quality assessments on large river systems, such as the Skagit, Puyallup, White, and Spokane Rivers, and many other large reservoirs and lakes. Mr. Oppenheimer also advises watershed groups, utilities, and other clients with TMDL projects and other issues related to water quality standards compliance. Mr. Oppenheimer holds an MS in Environmental Engineering and Science (University of Washington, 1988) and a BS in Environmental Science (Western Washington University, 1983).

Oram, Cherise: ESA Update - A Review of 2005 (TWR #22)

     Cherise Oram practices federal environmental and natural resources law with an emphasis on endangered species and hydropower dam relicensing issues. Ms. Oram represents a variety of public and private interests, including: utilities; ports, developers; commercial fishers; oil and gas interests; and the forestry industry in complex permitting matters. She has broad experience on issues arising under the Endangered Species Act, Federal Power Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act and Administrative Procedure Act.
     Her prior legal experience includes: Attorney, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Southwest Regional Office (1998-2000); law clerk, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Headquarters (1996); law clerk, United States Attorney’s Office, Seattle (1995). Ms. Oram is Chair of the ABA Endangered Species Committee; Vice-Chair, ABA Hydropower Committee; a past participant in the Interagency Task Force to Improve Hydroelectric Licensing Process (1999-2000); and a member of both the National Hydropower Association and the Northwest Hydroelectric Association.

Osborn, Rachael Paschal: Unsustainable Stockwater Exemptions - Washington Experience Illustrates Exempt Well Contentions (TWR #71)

     Rachael Paschal Osborn is the Executive Director of the Spokane-based Center for Environmental Law & Policy, a public interest organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the rivers and drinking water aquifers of Washington State and the Columbia River Basin. She teaches water law at Gonzaga Law School.

Ottoboni, Gina: Forest Service Legacy Roads: New Remediation Initiative Renews Focus (TWR #50)

     Gina Ottoboni is public policy associate for The Mountaineers, in Seattle, Washington. She is currently working on regional conservation and recreation policy issues. She serves on the steering committees of both the Washington Watershed Restoration Initiative and the Northwest Public Lands and Storm Recovery Coalition. She also works as an independent consultant, providing research and communications expertise on both conservation and history projects. Gina has a bachelor’s from Stanford, a master’s from Yale, and spent several years in the doctoral program in history at U.C. Berkeley.

Pagel, Martha: Hydroelectric Project Reauthorization: FERC and Oregon Process (TWR #3)

     Martha O. Pagel is a lawyer with Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, in Portland and Salem, Oregon. She was formerly Director of the Oregon Water Resources Department, and chaired Task Force I, in developing the framework for Oregon's HART process regarding hydroelectric project reauthorization.

Palmer, John: ESA & CWA: Endangered Species Act Influences on EPA's Clean Water Act Programs (The Washington State Example) - TWR #37

          Clean Water Act Copper Limits to Protect Salmon: NPDES Permit Developments for Puget Sound, Washington (TWR #54)

     John Palmer is a Senior Policy Advisor for Clean Water Act - Endangered Species Act issues for EPA Region 10’s Office of Water and Watersheds. He coordinates EPA actions under the Clean Water Act to ensure the agency meets in responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act. John led the development of and was the primary author of the EPA Region 10 Guidance for Pacific Northwest State and Tribal Temperature Water Quality Standards. He has been with the EPA for 21 years in several different positions and programs. John has a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Washington and a B.S. in Environmental Science from Washington State University.

Parker, Karol: Water Resource Management in El Paso: Conservation, Reclaimed Water and Desalinization (TWR #15)

     Karol Parker is the El Paso Water Utilities public affairs manager. She is responsible for the utility's internal and external communications programs. Parker graduated from the University of Alabama, where she received a bachelor's degree in English and jounalism, and from Boston University, where she received a master's degree in public relations. She is enrolled in the doctoral program at the University of Texas at El Paso, working toward a Ph.D. in English rhetoric and composition.

Paulus, Fritz: Instream Flow Restoration: Cooperative, Free-Market Solutions in Oregon (TWR #43)

     Fritz Paulus is the second director of the Oregon Water Trust and has been in this position since April 2003. Fritz graduated from Whitman College, Walla Walla Washington, where he earned a B.A. in Mathematics in 1985. Fritz attended University of Oregon School of Law in 1988 and graduated with a JD in 1991. Fritz is a member of the Oregon State Bar and left the practice of law in 2001 to become a real estate negotiator for the Metro Regional Parks and Greenspaces program located around Portland, Oregon. There he negotiated with landowners to purchase public natural areas and trails, helping to protect and restore open space with funds available through Metro’s Open Spaces bond measure. He has also served as President of the urban tree planting group, Friends of Trees.

Pittenger, K.: Climate & Water Pricing: Climate Effects on Water Transaction Prices (TWR #34)

     K. Pittenger received an MS degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Arizona in 2006. Pittenger is now a doctoral student at the University of California-Davis.

Poresky, Aaron: Stormwater Retention On Site: An Analysis of Feasibility and Desirability

     Aaron Poresky, E.I.T. has more than four years of experience in water resources and urban stormwater management. At Geosyntec, he has been involved in a variety of projects including structural BMP design and evaluation, water quality planning and impact analysis, hydromodification planning and impact analysis, stormwater policy support, and modeling methodology development. Key project areas have included stormwater retrofit planning and design for a variety of municipal and private clients, modeling methodology development and implementation, new development stormwater planning, and regulatory analysis. Mr. Poresky has been an invited speaker on the topics of modeling, BMP design, and stormwater policy.

Powers, Marcus A.: The Republican River Compact: Conflict & Arbitration (TWR #68)

     Marcus A. Powers is an Assistant Attorney General in the Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources Section of the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office, located in Lincoln, Nebraska. Mr. Powers represents various Nebraska state agencies in litigation, including the Department of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Quality, and the Environmental Trust. His practice primarily focuses on litigation over the regulation and administration of Nebraska’s water resources, including both in-state and interstate cases. Mr. Powers also pursues various enforcement actions for the state involving solid waste management regulations, groundwater remediation, groundwater well standards, and state environmental grants.

Primozich, David: Water Quality Thermal Credit Trading: Methods for Quantifying Thermal Credits for Water Quality Trading (TWR #52)

     David Primozich has served as Executive Director since the founding of the Willamette Partnership in the fall of 2004. David has been engaged in natural resource policy and management for more than a decade. Prior to working with the Willamette Partnership Board to form the Willamette Partnership, David managed production of the Willamette Subbasin Plan to guide fish and wildlife conservation investment in the Willamette Basin. He also managed production of the first comprehensive Parks and Open Space Plan for Yamhill County, Oregon.

Pullen, J.: Climate & Water Pricing: Climate Effects on Water Transaction Prices (TWR #34)

     J. Pullen received an MS degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Arizona in 2006. Pullen is now a Ph.D. student at the University of Arizona.

Purkey, Andrew: Flow Restoration in the Northwest: Columbia Basin Water Transactions (TWR #2)

     Andrew Purkey is the Associate Director of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Pacific Northwest Regional Office. He previously served as the Executive Director of the Oregon Water Trust.

Quick, Shelly: Utah Nonpoint Source Grant Program: Why Is It Needed? - How Will It Work? (TWR #44)

     Shelly Quick has a B.S. degree in Microbiology and has worked with the Division of Water Quality for over 10 years providing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review for Municipal Wastewater Projects, managing the EPA Special Project Grants Program and coordinating the NPS Financial Assistance Program.

Quigley, Marcus: Stormwater Management (TWR #6)

           International Stormwater BMP Database Update (TWR #45)

           Stormwater & Sediment Contamination: Minimizing Potential Sediment Recontamination & Associated Liability (TWR #72)

     Marcus Quigley, PE, is an Associate Engineer in Geosyntec Consultants in Boston, Massachusetts. He has more than 12 years of experience in stormwater quality and resources management, including stormwater modeling, water quality monitoring, and watershed planning. He is currently serving as the technical leader on the International BMP Database project and the New York City Combined Sewer Overfl ow (CSO) program with Green Infrastructure.

Quinn, Christina:  Untapping Tribal Waters: Tribal Water Marketing Expanding (TWR #35)    

     Christina Quinn is an associate economist with WestWater Research. She has research experience in both labor and resource economics. She earned her Master’s of Arts in Economics at Washington State University. Ms. Quinn master’s thesis was on the effects the distribution of property rights has on coalbed methane development in the Powder River Basin. Upon graduation, she taught a semester of economics in Thailand for Khon University and later became a graduate fellow for The Property and Environment Research Center in Bozeman, Montana. Christina also has a B.A. in print journalism and in economics from the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.

Rassier, Phil: Conjunctive Administration on the Eastern Snake River Plain (TWR #10)

     Phil Rassier is a Deputy Attorney General with the Natural Resources Division of the Idaho Attorney General’s Office. He is the senior deputy at the Idaho Department of Water Resources. Phil has served with the Idaho Attorney General’s Office since 1976. He advises the Department in water administration matters, legislative issues, and water rights litigation. He often represents the Department in appellate proceedings before the state district courts and the Idaho Supreme Court. Phil is an active member of the Water Resources Committee of the American Bar Association. 

Rathfelder, Klaus: San Diego Creek's Natural Treatment Stormwater Management System (TWR #18)

     Klaus Rathfelder, PhD, joined GeoSyntec Consultants after 12 years as a research scientist in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan. He has extensive experience in the development and application of numerical simulation models for fluid flow and contaminant transport in groundwater systems. Klaus developed several numerical models for the Electric Power Research Industry that are used to predict the migration of hazardous immiscible liquids such as fuels, solvents, and organic liquids. He also developed comprehensive simulation models for EPA, which are applicable for evaluation and design of subsurface remediation systems such soil vapor extraction, bioventing, and surfactant enhanced aquifer remediation (SEAR).

Reed, Mike: Streamlining Federal Permits (Portland/Federal Agencies Coordination) - (TWR #13)

     Mike Reed is the Federal Permits Compliance Manager for the City of Portland, Oregon. Mike has worked extensively with state and federal agencies on the coordination of regulatory permits for the City of Portland, resulting in an agreement between the City of Portland and three federal agencies to establish a cooperative process for streamlining federal permitting of City projects, including Section 7 consultations under the Endangered Species Act.

Richardson, Steve: Corps Dredging Regulation: District Court Strikes Down Tulloch II Dredging Rule (TWR #37)

     Steve Richardson’s practice focuses on administrative law and litigation with an emphasis in the fields of land, water, hydroelectric, energy, and environmental law. In his water practice, he represents electric utilities in hydroelectric licensing and irrigation districts in compliance and enforcement actions. Prior to joining Van Ness Feldman, Mr. Richardson served as the Chief of Staff for the Bureau of Reclamation from 1995-2000 and Deputy Director of the Bureau of Land Management from 1993-1995. During this seven year period, he was a principal policy advisor to Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt. Mr. Richardson is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and the State of Indiana.

Rigby, Jerry R.: Snake River Water Rights: The Nez Perce Agreement (TWR #18)

     Jerry R. Rigby earned a B.A. degree in Economics from Brigham Young University (Utah) in 1976 and a J.D. degree from J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in 1979. Mr. Rigby is admitted to practice law in the State of Idaho, the Idaho Federal Courts and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Rigby is currently the managing director and a shareholder of the law firm of Rigby, Thatcher, Andrus, Rigby & Moeller, Chartered in Rexburg, ID, and has been with the firm for over 26 years. Rigby’s practice emphasizes water law, electric cooperative law, business, estate planning and litigation. Approximately 70 percent of his practice consists of water law. Mr. Rigby presently serves as the chairman of the Idaho Water Resource Board, having been appointed to that position by Governor Batt in January of 1995 and reappointed by Governor Kempthorne in 1999 and again in 2002.

Rogers, Clint: Endocrine Disruptors in Wastewater: Impacts in an Effluent Dominated Stream (TWR #70)

     J. Clinton Rogers is a licensed professional engineer specializing in water and wastewater treatment process design. Clint graduated from Utah State University in Logan, Utah with a masters and bachelors degree in environmental engineering. He is employed in the Salt Lake City office of Carollo Engineers, and was the field engineer for the EDC research done at SBWRD.

Rosenthal, Michele Ulick: Upper Columbia River Contamination: Transboundary Application of CERCLA (TWR #15); Tribal Water Quality Standards (TWR #18)

     Michelle Ulick Rosenthal is an attorney with Short Cressman Burgess PLLC of Seattle, Washington. She practices primarily in the areas of environmental and natural resources law, federal Indian law, and land use/municipal government. Before becoming an attorney, Ms. Rosenthal received her Masters in Public Policy and spent eight years working with the US Department of Energy on the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project in Las Vegas, and with the Nevada Test Site's Environmental Management Program.

Rowland, Melanie J.: CWA & ESA Intersections - Water Quality & ESA Section 7: Northwest Example (TWR #25); Global Warming & Environmental Law: Climate Change and the ESA (TWR #45)

     Melanie J. Rowland is a senior attorney in the Office of General Counsel of the NOAA in Seattle, where she advises the National Marine Fisheries Service on Endangered Species Act matters concerning salmon and steelhead. Her practice concentrates on habitat conservation plans, section 7 consultations, and section 4(d) rule implementation. She is co-author of the country’s leading wildlife law treatise, The Evolution of National Wildlife Law. Prior to her position at NOAA, Ms. Rolland served as Senior Counsel with The Wilderness Society, and then was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Washington’s School of Law and Institute for Environmental Studies, where she taught environmental law, conservational biology, and wildlife law. Prior to her career in environmental law, she was a senior attorney with the Federal Trade Commission.

Ryals, Cindy: Contaminated Sediments Update: Conference Links Law, Science & Public Policy (TWR #45)

     Cindy Ryals is an environmental scientist with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants in Portland. She has a masters degree in environmental science and management from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and a bachelor of science degree in zoology, with a business certificate, from the University of Wisconsin. Her experience is in human health and ecological risk assessment, water resource management, and renewable energy. Ms. Ryals’ current work focuses on environmental risk assessments and remedial investigations, including work on the Portland Harbor Superfund Site. She has examined potential risks to both human and ecological receptors from contaminants in multiple environmental media using EPA and other regulatory agency-approved models. Additionally, Ms. Ryals provides support for field investigations, data management, and fate and transport modeling.

Schneider, Janice: River Management & the Endangered Species Act: Missouri River Litigation (Navigation Versus Fish & Wildlife) - TWR #4

     Janice Schneider is a senior associate with the firm of Latham & Watkins LLP. She previously worked for the federal government in the Solicitor's Office of the US Department of the Interior and in the US Department of Justice.

Scott, Peter: Aquifer Recharge and Storage: Ongoing Implementation Concerns (TWR #54)

     Peter G. Scott is a water resource, energy and land use attorney, serving as regulatory and litigation counsel for government, private and corporate entities in all four major Columbia River Basin states. Peter received his Bachelor of Science in Geology cum laude from the University of Massachusetts and spent five years working as a hydrogeologist in Idaho and Montana. He received his JD with honors from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, then clerked for the Hon. Paul DeMuniz at the Oregon Supreme Court. Afterwards, Peter entered private practice in Spokane, Washington until January of 2007, when he joined Gough, Shanahan, Johnson & Waterman in Helena, Montana. Peter is a frequent speaker and has published numerous articles on water related topics.

Scurlock, Mary: Forest Service Legacy Roads: New Remediation Initiative Renews Focus (TWR #50)

     Mary Scurlock is a senior policy analyst with Pacific Rivers Council in Portland, Oregon. Mary has extensive experience in natural resources law and policy. A native of northern Virginia, Mary is a Duke University graduate who received her law degree, cum laude, from Boston University School of Law in 1989. After two years in private practice, specializing in land use and federal Clean Water law, Mary joined Pacific Rivers Council (then Oregon Rivers Council), in 1992. While at PRC, she has co-authored Entering the Watershed (Island Press, 1993), played a key role in PRC’s successful advocacy for appropriation of federal funds for watershed restoration under the Northwest Forest Plan, and worked for expansion of strong aquatic conservation policies to federal lands in the interior West. In recent years, Mary has focused on federal Endangered Species Act implementation through habitat conservation plans for native fishes and amphibians on industrial forestlands and the legal and policy imperatives supporting forest road remediation and removal.

Sensiba, Charles R.: Water Transfers and the CWA: Eleventh Circuit Upholds EPA Interpretation of Clean Water Act as Exempting Water Transfers from NPDES Requirements (TWR #65)

     Balancing Resource Protection & Economic Development: An Early Assessment of Emerging Water Policies in the Obama Administration (TWR #66)

    US Hydropower Development - US Departments of Energy, the Interior, and the Army Assessing and Promoting Federal Hydropower Development (TWR #78)

     Charles Sensiba is a partner with Van Ness Feldman in its Washington, D.C. office, where he represents clients before administrative agencies, Congress, and the courts in matters pertaining to energy and natural resources. His practice focuses on the regulation of hydroelectric facilities under the Federal Power Act, Endangered Species Act, National Historic Preservation Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act, and other federal statutes affecting energy and water development.

Shapiro, Julie: Climate Change and Water Rights: Impact of Earlier Spring Snowmelt on Water Rights and Administration (TWR #63)

     Julie Shapiro is a former Research Assistant in the Natural Resources Law Center. University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.

Shepherd, Harold: Tribal Water Rights - Conference Covers Settlement, Commodification and Other Issues (TWR #35)

     Harold Shepherd is an attorney and the Executive Director of the Center for Water Advocacy based in Grand Junction, Colorado, specializing in water rights, environmental and natural resources, Indian and public interest law. In May 2003, he started the Center, which is a non-profit legal services organization that works with Tribes on water issues. From 2000-2004, he worked as the Umatilla Basin Policy Analyst for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. He has worked as an attorney and policy analyst for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington, the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho, and as water quality coordinator for the Columbia River InterTribal Fish Commission.

Sherman, Rebecca: Water Quality Standards & Hydropower Dams: Finding Concrete Solutions (TWR #45)

     Rebecca Sherman worked for the Hydropower Reform Coalition as its Northwest Coordinator, based in Portland, Oregon from 2003 to 2007. The Coalition (www.hydroreform.org) is a consortium of over 130 river conservation and recreation organizations working to improve rivers by changing hydropower dam operations. The Coalition focuses exclusively on non-federal hydropower projects regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). During Rebecca’s tenure, she spoke and published widely on the importance and restoration potential of reforming hydroelectric dams.

Shine, Scott: Drinking Water Rules Update (TWR #14)

     Scott Shine is a Water Resources Planner with the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) and Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) Participant in Eugene, Oregon.

Shipman, Taylor: Agricultural Water to Municipal Use: The Legal and Institutional Context for Voluntary Transactions in Arizona (TWR #58)

     Taylor Shipman is a hydrogeologist and water resource economist with E.L. Montgomery & Associates in Tucson, Arizona. Taylor specializes in developing economic models to optimize groundwater and surface water management and assist with water supply planning for a wide range of clients. He received an MS degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Arizona, and a BS degree in Geology from Wheaton College.

Shomaker, John W.: New Mexico Water Markets: Buying, Selling and Leasing Water Rights (TWR #29)

     John W. Shomaker, Ph.D., is President of John Shomaker & Associates, Inc., in Albuquerque, New Mexico. With over 40 years of professional experience in geological and hydrogeological studies in New Mexico and surrounding states, he is a widely recognized expert in the theoretical and applied principles of hydrogeologic analysis, and technical aspects of water rights.

Shrier, Dr. Cat: Aquifer Storage Recovery - Expanding Possibilities in the Western United States (TWR #8)

     California Water Supply - Challenges and Solutions (TWR #59)

     Water Reuse & Supply Sustainability: WateReuse Association and International Water Association (TWR #59)

     Water Reuse to meet Future Water Supply Needs: NAS Study Begins (TWR #59)

     Water Planning & Uncertainty: Colorado Perspectives - Update From the Colorado Water Congress' Annual Meeting (TWR #61)

     ASR & UIC Programs: Aquifer Storage Recovery & EPA's Underground Injection Control Program - Report from EPA's "ASR Experts" Meeting (TWR #64)

     Integrated Water-Energy Planning: Major Nationwide Dialogue Underway (TWR #66)

     Aquifer Storage & Recovery; New Federal Initiatives - EPA to Develop Guidance (TWR #74)

   Cat Shrier, Ph.D., P.G., has a broad background in public policy, hydrogeology, water planning and systems engineering. She has served as a Senior Water Resources Planner and Engineer with environmental consulting firms in Calgary, Denver, Raleigh, and Richmond. Cat also headed her own independent consulting practice to provide support on water resources regulatory interactions and public involvement on water resources management issues. Since 1984, Cat has worked with and for federal and state legislative offices and regulatory agencies in Washington, DC; New Jersey; Virginia; North Carolina; Colorado; and the Province of Alberta. Her work has involved conjunctive use of groundwater and surface water resources; environmental impact assessments; water and wastewater reuse; multicriteria decision analysis incorporating spatial analysis and knowledge bases; water and watershed planning programs; and water policy. Dr. Shrier served on the National Academy of Sciences Study Committee on Managed Underground Storage of Recoverable Water (e.g. Aquifer Storage Recovery, recharge basins), which published its report in January 2008.

Sibley, George: "Post-Appropriation" Water Management: Colorado's Water for the 21st Century Act (TWR #42):

     George Sibley recently retired from Western State College of Colorado, on Colorado’s West Slope, where he had taught Journalism, Environmental and Regional Studies courses for the past two decades. He also ran the college’s Colorado Water Workshop for five years, and other regional conferences hosted by the college. Last year he was appointed to the board of the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District. As a writer, his most recent book is “Dragons in Paradise” — a collection of essays on life in post-urban mountain communities, and he is currently working on a book about the Colorado River and the “two Americas” it serves.

Sievers, LeRoy W.: Nebraska Water Changing - Drmatic Developments and the Spear T Ranch Case (TWR #21)

     LeRoy W. Sievers has been a member of the law firm of Knudsen, Berkheimer, Richardson & Endacott, LLP since 2000. His practice primarily focuses on natural resources litigation and water law. He graduated from Doane College with honors in 1970. He served three years in the US Army, spending two years at The White House. In 1975, he received a Masters Degree in management in Computer Science from The American University in Washington, DC. He graduated from the University of Nebraska College of Law in December 1977. From 1984 to 1991, he worked at the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office and represented the State in water resources, banking and appellate litigation. In 1991, LeRoy moved to the Nebraska Department of Water Resources, where he worked on a variety of water related issues. One of his primary responsibilities was the Nebraska v. Wyoming litigation before the US Supreme Court concerning the North Platte River.

Simmons, Paul: Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement: A Convergence of Opportunity (TWR #49)

     Paul S. Simmons is an attorney and shareholder in the law firm of Somach, Simmons & Dunn in Sacramento, CA. The firm specializes in the areas of water, natural resources and environmental law, and represents clients throughout California, as well as in Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon. Mr. Simmons has represented numerous public agency and private clients in regulatory matters and litigation in connection with water rights, the Endangered Species Act, state and federal water quality laws, and other environmental matters. He represents Klamath Project contractors in the ongoing Klamath River adjudication. Additionally, he represents the Klamath Water Users Association in water rights and regulatory matters concerning the Klamath Project and in the negotiations related to the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement. Mr. Simmons is an honors graduate of both Grinnell College and the Cornell Law School, and is admitted to the bars of New York, California, and Oregon.

Singarella, Paul N.: Regulating Urban Runoff: Stormwater Issues (TWR #17)

     Paul Singarella has worked on water quality issues for 25 years, with experience across the country in both state and federal courts and numerous local state and federal agencies. He practices law with in the office of Latham & Watkins, LLP in Orange County, California.

Slaughter, Richard A.: Northwest Water Marketing: Re-Allocating Water in the Pacific Northwest (TWR #77: July 15, 2010)

          Richard Slaughter is an international economic and public policy consultant, Director of the Boise Committee on Foreign Relations, and co-founder and vice-president of the American Committees on Foreign Relations, Washington, DC. He was previously Chief Economist of the State of Idaho (1976-84), and Director of the Martin Institute at the University of Idaho (1996–2000). He has consulted privately since 1984. His current work is focused on adaptation to climate change, primarily with regard to institutional support for natural resource use and transfers, for the Climate Impacts Group of the University of Washington. Slaughter holds a BA from the University of Idaho, and MA and Ph.D. degrees in International Politics from the University of Denver. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, and serves on the boards of the Martin Institute at the University of Idaho, the Frank Church Institute at Boise State University, and the American Committees on Foreign Relations. Related publications include work on third world economic development in The National Interest (2002) and on water transfers in The Journal of the American Water Resources Association (2007, 2009).

Sledge, Brian L.: Texas Water Law Litigation (TWR #76)

          Brian Sledge is a member of Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend’s Water Practice Group, which is the largest group of water attorneys at any law firm in the state of Texas. Brian also heads the firm’s Government Relations Practice Group, which has been recognized by Capitol Insider’s Texas Lobby Power Rankings as one of the top law firm lobby practices in Texas.

Small, Gary G.: Reclaimed Water Management: Using Vadose Zone Recharge Wells - The Arizona Experience (TWR #74)

     Gary Small, President and Principal of HydroSystems, Inc. (HSI), also located in Phoenix, Arizona, has more than 30 years experience in conducting hydrogeological programs involving groundwater development, water supply assessment and implementing successful recharge projects in Arizona and the Southwest. HSI is a 15-year old firm specializing in groundwater management and water recharge solutions.

Smesrud, Jason: Water Quality Thermal Credit Trading: Methods for Quantifying Thermal Credits for Water Quality Trading (TWR #52)

     Jason Smesrud, PE, CWRE, CPSS, has over 10 years of experience in irrigation and drainage engineering with a focus on irrigation water management and engineering soil/plant systems for wastewater reuse, natural treatment systems, phytoremediation and native plant restoration. This experience includes work with clients across the US on all phases of permitting, modeling, design, construction and monitoring. Jason also serves as CH2M HILL’s global technology leader for Agricultural Services. Mr. Smesrud received an MS in Bioresource Engineering from Oregon State University and a BS in Soil Science, Evergreen State College. He is also a Registered Professional Engineer in Oregon, a Certified Water Rights Examiner, and a Certified Professional Soil Scientist.

Smith, MaryLou: Land Use & Water Supply Planning: Integrated Planning Symposium Emphasizes New Approach (TWR #69)

     MaryLou Smith is Vice President of Aqua Engineering, Inc. in Fort Collins, Colorado. She works with stakeholder groups throughout the West to facilitate dialogue about complex water policy issues.

Soscia, Mary Lou: Oregon Water Quality Standards: National Model for Fisheries (TWR #2)

          Columbia River Toxics: EPA’s Columbia River Basin State of the River Report for Toxics (TWR #58)

     Mary Lou Soscia currently serves as the Columbia River Coordinator for the US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10. In this role, she is currently leading the development of the Columbia River Toxics Reduction Strategy. She also represents EPA in the discussions on the role of the Clean Water Act in Federal Columbia River Power System decisions. Ms. Soscia has had thirty years of experience with state, federal, and tribal government specializing in watershed and river management issues. While on EPA assignments in 1993-1997, Ms. Soscia served as the coordinator of the Tribal Watershed Program for the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission and as the manager of the Oregon Watershed Health Program. Working for EPA in Washington, DC, Ms. Soscia helped develop and establish EPA’s National Estuary Program, a collaborative effort to restore US estuaries. Ms. Soscia has also worked for the States of Maryland and Wyoming. Ms. Soscia has a Bachelor’s degree in Geography from Virginia Tech and a Master’s degree in Geography from the University of Maryland.

Spain, Glenn: The Endangered Species Act, Salmon & Western Water Law (TWR #1); Klamath: The Forgotten Basin? (TWR #34)

          Klamath Settlement Agreements: Charting a New Direction (TWR #70)

          Klamath Settlement Agreements: Part II (TWR #71)

     Glenn Spain is the Northwest Regional Director of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations (PCFFA), the west coast's largest trade association of commercial fishing families, as well as Program Director of PCFFA's affilate conservation organization, the Institute for Fisheries Resources.

Spencer, John: Use Attainability Analysis: Friend or Foe? (TWR #27)

     John Spencer is a Vice President at CH2M HILL’s Northwest Region, Bellevue WA Office. He was previously Director of Seattle Metro and prior to that was Deputy Director and Director of the Washington State Department of Ecology.

Staudenmaier, L. William: Arizona Groundwater Law (TWR #33: November 15, 2006)

     Bill Staudenmaier joined Ryley Carlock & Applewhite in 1998. Mr. Staudenmaier’s water law practice involves general stream adjudications, participation in negotiations for settlement of Indian water right claims, negotiation of contracts and leases for transfer of water and water rights, obtaining permits and approvals from state and federal regulatory agencies, and work concerning state and federal water resources legislation. Mr. Staudenmaier’s environmental practice includes compliance counseling regarding state and federal hazardous and solid waste laws, legal advice concerning environmental release reporting and remediation requirements, due diligence counseling on environmental issues associated with real estate transactions, and legal advice concerning Aquifer Protection Permit and Clean Water Act issues. He received his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin, where he majored in Forestry and Soil Science, and his J.D. from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, Bill was a Senior Attorney for Arizona Public Service Company from 1992 to 1998; Deputy Counsel for the Arizona Department of Water Resources from 1990 to 1992; an associate at Streich, Lang, Weeks & Cardon from 1988 to 1989 and law clerk to Judge Richard P. Matsch of the Federal District Court, District of Colorado, from 1987 to 1988.

Steding, Douglas J.: Wood Waste & Water: Washington State's New Wood Waste Cleanup Push (TWR #39)

     Douglas J. Steding is an associate in the Resources, Development and the Environment practice group at Stoel Rives LLP’s Seattle office. He focuses on environmental compliance, including issues related to contaminated sediments and aquatic cleanup, with a particular emphasis on Washington State’s Model Toxics Control Act, and the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. In addition to his law degree, Doug holds a Ph.D. in geochemistry. Prior to law school, Doug’s scientific career included research on fate and transport of metals in aquatic systems, and the atmospheric chemistry and transport of mercury.

Stelting, Neal: Water Right Donations - Could the Federal Tax Code Help Save Our Streams? (TWR #7)

     Neal Stelting is a market associate and in-house counsel for WestWater Research, a water marketing and consulting firm. Stelting holds a biology degree from Northeastern State University (Oklahoma) and a law degree from the University of Wyoming.

Stermitz, Mark L.: Columbia River Hydrosystem BiOp: 9th Circuit Upholds Rejection of 2004 BiOp (TWR #40)

     Mark Stermitz is an attorney with the Crowley Fleck firm in Missoula, Montana. Mark previously practiced with the Los Angeles firm of Christensen, Glaser, Fink, Jacobs, Weil & Shapiro, LLP. Mr. Stermitz represents the State of Montana in the FCRPS litigation. His law practice focuses on environmental and energy issues for private and public entities in the western US. Mr. Stermitz is a former trial attorney with the Environment Division of the US Justice Department where his focus was on Endangered Species Act litigation. He received his law degree from the University of Montana School of Law in 1983 and practiced law in Montana for many years.

Strecker, Eric: Stormwater Management (TWR #6); San Diego Creek's Natural Treatment Stormwater Management System (TWR #18)     

           International Stormwater BMP Database Update (TWR #45)

           Stormwater Retention On Site: An Analysis of Feasibility and Desirability (TWR #65)

           Stormwater & Sediment Contamination: Minimizing Potential Sediment Recontamination & Associated Liability (TWR #72)

     Eric W. Strecker, P.E. is a Principal and Water Resources Practice Leader with GeoSyntec Consultants in Portland, Oregon. He has over 20 years of stormwater management experience, including national level applied research efforts for EPA, FHWA, WERF, and NCHRP as well as state and local stormwater management, design and research projects throughout the western United States. Mr. Strecker has become a recognized authority in the area of non-point source and stormwater management, especially in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of the effectiveness of BMPs (see TWR #6) and integrated stormwater master planning. He is by training a Water Resources Engineer and Fisheries Biologist with undergraduate degrees in both from Humboldt State University and a Master’s in Engineering from the University of Washington. He has spent the last 15 years of his career assisting Federal, State, and local government clients in conducting stormwater research and monitoring projects and developing and implementing stormwater management plans.

Sturkie, Casandra: River Management & the Endangered Species Act: Missouri River Litigation - Navigation Versus Fish & Wildlife (TWR #4)

     Cassandra Sturkie is an associate with the firm of Latham & Wadkins in their Washington, D.C. office. Ms. Sturkie received her J.D. from Duke University and practices environmental, land use and natural resources law.

Swenson, Marisa: Balancing Resource Protection & Economic Development: An Early Assessment of Emerging Water Policies in the Obama Administration (TWR #66)

     Marisa Swenson attends American University Washington College of Law in Washington, DC and expects to graduate in May 2010. Prior to law school, she graduated from Princeton University with a History degree. She worked as a Summer Associate at Van Ness Feldman in 2009.

Swift, Brett: Water Quality Standards & Hydropower Dams: Finding Concrete Solutions (TWR #45)

     Brett Swift serves as Deputy Director of American Rivers Northwest Regional office. She works primarily on FERC hydropower relicensings in the states of Washington, Idaho and Oregon. Prior to joining American Rivers, Brett worked as a research attorney, then assistant director at the Northwest Water Law and Policy Project, at the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College. She earned a B.A. in History at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and she earned her law degree at the University of Colorado.

Tarlock, Dan: Water and Western Growth (TWR #43)

     Dan Tarlock is Distinguished Professor of Law and director of the program in Environmental and Energy Law program at Chicago–Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology. He appreciates the research assistance provided by Vincent Rivera. Professor Tarlock, who joined the Chicago-Kent faculty in 1981, is an internationally recognized expert in environmental law and the law of land and water use. He has published a treatise, Law of Water Rights and Resources, and is a co-author of four casebooks, Water Resource Management, Environmental Law, Land Use Controls, and Environmental Protection: Law and Policy.  Professor Tarlock is a frequent consultant to local, state, federal and international agencies, private groups and law firms, and is an elected member of the American Law Institute.  From 1989 to 1992 he was the chair of a National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council committee to study water management in the western United States.  In 1996-97 he was the principle report writer for the Western Water Policy Review Advisory Committee. Professor Tarlock received his bachelor’s and law degrees from Stanford University and is currently one of three United States special legal advisors to the NAFTA Commission on Environmental Cooperation. He teaches courses in land use, property, energy and natural resource law, environmental policy, and international environmental law.

Thabault, Michael G.: The Role of Science in the ESA: Balancing the Needs of Protected Species (TWR #9)

     Michael Thabault is a Water Consultation Biologist with the Headquarters office of the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) with 17 years of Federal service. He has worked on Western water issues since 1990, first, while with NOAA Fisheries and subsequently with USFWS. He has been actively involved with CalFED Bay-Delta Program activities since its inception and most recently with issues involving the operation and management of the Missouri River. He has a bachelor of science in biology from the University of Oregon.

Thiele, Steven J.: Wood Waste & Water: Washington State's New Wood Waste Cleanup Push (TWR #39)

     Steven J. Thiele practices in the Resources, Development and Environment practice group at Stoel Rives LLP’s Seattle office. He focuses on hazardous waste, land use and environmental issues for both public and private interests. As the former chief toxics cleanup attorney for the Washington State Attorney General’s office Ecology Division, Steve advised Ecology in the drafting of revised regulations governing the cleanup of hazardous waste and represented Ecology on numerous sites involving contaminated sediments. Steve is a frequent speaker on sediment cleanup issues and the Puget Sound Initiative.

Thomas, John Scott: Nutrient Numeric Endpoints: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time? (TWR #42); Nutrient Numeric Endpoint Development (TWR #45); Water Reuse Planning - Graphical Tools to Clarify Decisions: A Water Reuse Case Study (TWR #51)

     Scott Thomas is an ecologist with Stetson Engineers. He specializes in watershed planning, environmental planning and permitting, and water quality. His research interests include methods to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of institutional and collaborative natural resource planning and management. He has developed an operational framework for adaptive management and collaborative partnering by military bases, forests, parks, and wildlife refuges. Dr. Thomas has served as an environmental manager and Director of Water Resources for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California. Dr. Thomas is coordinator of the Santa Margarita River Water Quality Monitoring Group and facilitates the Watershed Stakeholders Advisory Committee. He obtained his PhD. in Environmental Biology and Public Policy from George Mason University, an MA in Business and Management from Webster University, and a BA in History from Hampden-Sydney College.

Thomas, Paul: Selling Water Rights by Live Auction: Solving the Pricing Dilemma (TWR #57)

     Paul Thomas is a principal with Northwest Auctions in Seattle. Northwest Auctions conducts live auctions of commercial and residential real estate and related assets such as water rights throughout Washington.

Trejo, Deborah Clarke: The Rule of Capture and the Edwards Aquifer Adjudication (TWR #1)

     Texas Water Law: An Update on Recent Legislation and Case Law (TWR #49)

     Deborah Trejo is a partner in the El Paso and Austin-based law firm of Kemp Smith LLP and is a part of the firm’s Environmental, Water and Public Law Department. She concentrates her practice on representing groundwater districts, municipalities, private companies and individuals in environmental, water and administrative matters. She is also an adjunct professor in the Aquatic Resources Graduate Program at Texas State University. Prior to joining Kemp Smith, Deborah was an Assistant District Attorney for Cameron County, Texas. Deborah attended Tulane University Law School and Reed College. Ms. Trejo currently assists Darcy Frownfelfter in representing the Edwards Aquifer Authority.

Tuholske, Jack R.: Stream Access Decision: When Is a Stream a Stream, Water Natural, and Property Private? (TWR #59)

                    Coalbed Methane Produced Groundwater: A Survey of Western Water Law Regulation (TWR #77: July 15, 2010)

          Jack Tuholske has been a solo private practitioner in Montana for 23 years, with an emphasis in a wide variety of natural resource and
environmental law areas in state and federal court. In addition, he is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Montana School of Law and is
currently a Visiting Professor at Vermont Law School. He was lead counsel for the Plaintiffs in the Mitchell Slough case.

Tupper, James: Washington Stormwater Regulation: State General Industrial Stormwater Permits At Issue (TWR #32)

     James Tupper practices land use and environmental law, with an emphasis on permitting complex projects involving water quality, stormwater regulation, water resources and hazardous waste contamination. Prior to joining Mentor Law Group, James served two terms on the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board and Shorelines Hearings Board. James is recognized as a “Super Lawyer” by Washington Law & Politics magazine.

Urbonas, Ben: Stormwater Management (TWR #6)

     Ben R. Urbonas, P.E,. has over 40 years of experience, including over 25 years with the Denver Urban Drainage and Flood Control District. He is currently the Chief, Master Planning and South Platte River Programs. He has completed or overseen over 110 stormwater master plans and has published extensively on stormwater management.

Udall, Brad: Global Warming, The Hydrologic Cycle and Water Management (TWR #28)

     Brad Udall is the Director of the Western Water Assessment (WWA) at the University of Colorado. He has an engineering degree from Stanford and an MBA from Colorado State University and was formerly a principal at Hydrosphere Resource Consultants. The Western Water Assessment is a NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) funded project designed to assist water managers utilize scientifically generated climate information on all time scales from tree-ring based streamflow reconstructions, to El Nino based seasonal forecasts, to climate change studies. WWA focuses on the Intermountain West and has a special interest on Colorado River issues.

Vakoc, Misha: Municipal Stormwater: An Overview of Current Regulation and Management (TWR #40)

     Misha Vakoc is the Stormwater Program Coordinator with the US Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Office of Water and Watersheds in Seattle, WA. She is responsible for overseeing the development of NPDES stormwater programs throughout EPA Region 10.

Vanderford, Kenneth J.: Recycling Wastewater By-Products: BioCycle Farm & Poplars (TWR #19)

     Ken Vanderford has worked in the wastewater treatment field for 23 years including 17 years in biosolids management. Ken is the current chair the Biosolids Committee for Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies and Co-Chair of the Research and Demonstration Committee for the Northwest Biosolids Management Association. Ken is currently the Residuals Supervisor for the City of Eugene, Oregon.

Van Zandt, Michael: Takings, Water Rights and the 5th Amendment (TWR #6)

     Michael Van Zandt is a partner with the law firm of McQuaid Bedford & Van Zandt in San Francisco and practices in the areas of Fifth Amendment Takings, environmental, natural resources and land use law. He is one of the attorneys representing the plaintiffs in Hage v. U.S. before the US Court of Federal Claims.

Varney, Robert W.: Residual Designation Authority - New Applications of Seldom-Used Clean Water Act Regulatory Tool (TWR #71)

     Bob Varney is a former EPA New England Regional Administrator who joined Normandeau Associates as Senior Vice President in 2009. He was the long-serving regional administrator and top environmental offi cial in New England and is recognized for instituting many innovative approaches and policy initiatives that have served as national models. Prior to EPA, Bob was the state environmental commissioner in New Hampshire where he was appointed by three governors of both political parties over 12 years. With a master’s degree in urban planning, he also has served as director of the state’s planning office and two regional planning commissions. Bob is widely recognized as a leader and innovator in stormwater management, and has been a speaker at numerous stormwater-related conferences across the country, including the Pacific Northwest. Normandeau Associates is an environmental consulting firm with 14 offices in 10 states, including three in the state of Washington.

Vizzini, Dan: Portland's Stormwater Marketplace (TWR #55)

     Dan Vizzini is the Program Manager of Stormwater Management for the City of Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services.

Vogel, Dave: Klamath Fishery Science: Controversy in the Klamath River Basin; Response to Hardy Article (TWR #11)

     Dave Vogel is a Senior Fisheries Scientist with Natural Resources Scientistss, Inc. in Red Bluff, California. He has a BS in Biology and a MS in Natural Resources. Mr. Vogel has 30 years of experience which includes one year with NOAA Fisheries and 14 years with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. He is a scientific consultant on fishery research and management projects for state and federal agencies, Indian tribes, municipalities, and water districts. He has worked on west coast salmon issues for 25 years.

Votteler, Todd H. : Resolving ESA-Water Conflicts: The Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program (TWR #58)

     Todd H. Votteler is Executive Manager of Intergovernmental Relations and Policy for the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority. He is also the Executive Director of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust. Votteler served as the Federal Special Master for the Endangered Species Act litigation, Sierra Club v. San Antonio. Previously, Votteler was the Federal Court Monitor’s assistant during Sierra Club v. Babbitt. Votteler has a BS in Natural Resources from The University of the South, a MS in Natural Resources from The University of Michigan, and a PhD in Environmental Geography from Texas State University.

Walston, Roderick: Supreme Court Decides Wetlands Cases Rapanos & Carabell (TWR #30)

     Roderick E. Walston practices law with Best Best & Krieger LLP, of Walnut Creek, California. He has served as Acting Solicitor and Deputy Solicitor of the US Department of the Interior; as California’s Chief Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Public Rights Division; and as General Counsel for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. As a California Deputy Attorney General, he argued many major water law cases in the US Supreme Court. He wrote an amicus brief on behalf of major water interests, and the States of Alaska and Utah, in the Rapanos and Carabell cases.

Whiteing, Jeanne S.: Indian Water Rights: The Era of Settlements (TWR #51)

     Jeanne Whiteing is a partner in the firm Whiteing & Smith in Boulder, Colorado. She represents Indian tribes and tribal entities focusing on natural resources law and Indian water rights inparticular. She currently represents several tribes inthe negotiation of and/orthe implementation of waterrights settlements. Ms. Whiteing is an enrolledmember of the Blackfeet Tribe. She is a graduate of Stanford University (1972), and receivedher law degree from the University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley (1975). She was a staff attorney and Deputy Director with the Native American Rights Fund from 1975-1986, before entering private practice.

Wildman, Eric J.: Snake Basin Adjudication: Lessons Learned (TWR #68)

     Eric J. Wildman, is the Staff Attorney for the Snake River Basin Adjudication (SRBA) and the recently commenced Coeur D’Alene-Spokane River Basin Adjudication (CSRBA). Eric is responsible for the management and progress of both adjudications including advising and assisting the Presiding Judge with decisions in all aspects of the two adjudications. Eric has worked under three of the four judges who have presided over the SRBA. Eric has also provided advice and assistance to other western states with respect to their water adjudications and speaks frequently on the topics of the SRBA and CSRBA. Previously, Eric worked as a law clerk for the Hon. R. Barry Wood who later became a Presiding Judge of the SRBA. Thereafter, Eric worked in private general practice at Arkoosh Law Offices, Chtd. in Gooding, Idaho. Eric received his undergraduate degree from the University of Utah and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Idaho College of Law.

Williams, J.D.: Tribal Fish Consumption and Water Quality Standards (TWR #32)

     James D. Williams, of Williams Tribal Law in Portland, Oregon, represents Indian tribes,local governments and non-profits in a wide variety of matters with an emphasis on economic development, energy, telecommunications and natural resources. He also acts as a tribal appellate judge.

Wilson, John: Montana Groundwater/Surface Water Conflict - Management in Search of Science and Reason (TWR #19)

     John Wilson, Conservation Director for Montana Trout Unlimited, earned his BS in Economics from the State University of New York and masters credits in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana. He has been active in Montana conservation issues for 25 years including Montana lawmaking and policy development on land use and water conservation. He served as the State of Montana ’s Tourism Director (1980-89),and Managing Director of the Montana Land Reliance, a statewide land trust (1990-2000).

Wolff, Gary: Beyond Privatization: Lessons for Restructuring Water Systems to Improve Performance (TWR #27)

     Gary Wolff, P.E., Ph.D., is the principal economist and engineer for the Pacific Institute. Dr. Wolff is an expert in the economics and engineering of the water sector, including conservation, end-use efficiency, privatization, and incentive policies.

Wood, Julia S.: US Hydropower Development - US Departments of Energy, the Interior, and the Army Assessing and Promoting Federal Hydropower Development (TWR #78)

     Julia Wood is an associate at Van Ness Feldman in Washington, D.C., where she focuses primarily on hydroelectric and electric power matters. Her practice also involves counseling clients on emerging legal issues regarding hydrokinetics and other forms of alternative energy development.

Workman, James G.: Aging Dams and Mitigation Credits: Converting Fixed Liabilities Into Liquid Assets (TWR #37)

     James G. Workman has developed policy and communications strategies on controversial water, dams and natural resources issues for: heads of state like Nelson Mandela; businesses like Bechtel; and NGOs like The World Economic Forum and The World Conservation Union. For six years as Special Assistant to US Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt he pioneered dozens of consensus-based dam removals. He then became Senior Advisor to the World Commission on Dams where he synthesized the words and experiences of a global spectrum of competing interests. His Botswana-based Confluence developed comprehensive watershedbased strategies in southern Africa, western India and Southeast Asia. He has edited Tsodilo Hills: Mountain of the Gods, and is currently writing Heart of Dryness: A true story about the end of water. He works in San Francisco where he is establishing DamBroker, a business founded on the principles described here. He welcomes questions and comments.

Wirz, Dawn: Water Quality Thermal Credit Trading: Methods for Quantifying Thermal Credits for Water Quality Trading (TWR #52)

     Dawn Wirz, EIT, has extensive expertise in hydrology and water quality modeling. Her hydrology experience includes: overland flow and erosion modeling, including hydraulic modeling of gradually varied flow in steep pipelines; sewer and water system modeling using Mouse, MIKEURBAN, Infowater, and GIS networks; evaluation and pre-design of alternative systems for wastewater treatment; temperature and shade modeling with the model Heat Source; and water quality modeling for TMDL applications. Ms. Wirz received an MS in Engineering and a BS in Biological Systems Engineering from Washington State University.

Yoder, Nan M.: The Colorado River: New Operational Guidelines for Lake Powell and Lake Mead (TWR #33)

     Nan M. Yoder is currently a Program Manager for the Bureau of Reclamation’s Boulder Canyon Operations Office where she administers the project management support efforts for the planning effort to develop additional operational guidelines for Lakes Powell and Mead.

Zellmer, Sandra: Anti-Speculation and Water Law: Ghost-Busting, Trust-Busting, or Ensuring Beneficial Use? (TWR #50)

     Sandra Zellmer is a professor of law at the University of Nebraska College of Law, where she began teaching in 2003, and a co-director of the University of Nebraska’s Water Resources Research Initiative. She is a trustee of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, a member scholar of both the Center for Progressive Reform and the Commission on Environmental Law of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), and an associate member of the Resilience Alliance, a multidisciplinary research group exploring the dynamics of complex adaptive systems. She has been designated a Senior Specialist (Roster Candidate) with the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Professor Zellmer has also served as the Chair of the Committee on Marine Resources for the ABA Section on Environment, Energy and Resources, and as an advisor to the Council of Great Lakes Governors Water Working Group Task Force on Tribal/First Nation Treaties and Reserved Rights. She teaches water law, natural resources law, environmental law, property, and related courses. She has published a casebook, NATURAL RESOURCES LAW (Thomson/West 2006), with Professors Laitos, Cole, and Wood, as well as numerous articles and commentary on water conservation and use, biodiversity, public lands, constitutional law, and cultural resources. Prior to teaching, Zellmer was a trial attorney for the US Dept. of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division, where she was awarded the Attorney General’s Special Achievement Award for her work in litigating public lands issues for the National Park Service, National Forest Service, and other federal agencies. She also practiced law at Faegre & Benson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and clerked for the Honorable William W. Justice, US District Court, Eastern District of Texas.

Ziemer, Jason: New Stormwater Regulations: EPA Proposes Rule for New Effluent Limitations - Guidelines for Construction and Development (TWR #59)

     Jason Ziemer is an environmental scientist whose work has focused on municipal, construction and industrial stormwater management. Mr. Ziemer holds two US patents on chitosan-based stormwater treatment technologies and served a critical role in the development of chitosan enhanced sand filtration. Mr. Ziemer enjoys instructing erosion control/stormwater management courses and is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Northwest Environmental Business Council.

Ziemer, Laura: Montana Groundwater/Surface Water Conflict - Management in Search of Science and Reason (TWR #19)

     Laura Ziemer is the Director of Trout Unlimited ’s (TU)Montana Water Project. She opened the Montana Water Project office in August of 1998.The Western Water Project works in six states (Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, and California) to restore and maintain streamflows for coldwater fisheries by addressing water allocation issues. In Montana, Laura has expanded TU ’s water leasing program through legislative improvements to the program as well as completing a number of conversions of irrigation water rights to instream flow rights. In addition to water leasing and other initiatives, she helped close the Bitterroot River Basin to new diversions, initiated a successful drought response plan on the Blackfoot River, and obtained a favorable ruling from the Montana Supreme Court recognizing instream flow rights under the prior appropriation doctrine. Before joining TU, Laura practiced public-interest environmental law since 1993 as an attorney with the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund (now Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund) out of Seattle, Washington and later in Bozeman, Montana. With the Legal Defense Fund, Laura litigated a variety of public lands issues, including protecting grizzly bear habitat, managing northern spotted owl habitat, and challenging the dioxin discharges of the pulp and paper industry. She tackled litigation over water rights in the Methow Valley of arid eastern Washington, weighing in on water transfers and development that impacted fish and wildlife. Also in Washington State, Laura challenged the grant of groundwater pumping permits, which affected instream flows in nearby streams and rivers. Prior to working with the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Laura served as a judicial clerk for two years to the Honorable Barbara J.Rothstein of the US District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan, graduating cum laude from the Law School while earning a Master ’s Degree in Resource Ecology from the School of Natural Resources.

Interviews by David Moon, Editor:

Cleary, Paul: Oregon Water Resources Department: Interview with Director Paul Cleary (TWR #1)

Loble, C. Bruce: Chief Water Judge of Montana - Water Rights Adjudication in Montana (TWR #2)

Raley, Bennett: Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science (TWR #7)

Marzulla, Roger: The ESA and Water "Takings" (TWR #11)

Manning, Jay: Washington Water Regulation: Interview with New Department of Ecology Director (TWR #23)

Glennon, Robert: “Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What to Do About It” (TWR #64)