The Southwestern Water Conservation District’s  27^th Annual Water Seminar was held in Durango April 3, 2009.  The theme of the seminar was “A Common Thread” and the list of diverse speakers spoke about the larger picture of water issues in the West.  The event was attended by approximately 150 people.

 

The speakers included:

Brad Udall, CU Western Water Assessment

Alex Davis, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources

Kay Brothers, Southern Nevada Water Authority

Craig Cooper, Idaho National Laboratory

Terry Fulp, Bureau of Reclamation Lower Colorado Region

James Eklund, Colorado Attorney General’s Office

Eric Kuhn, Colorado River District

Barry Spear, Maynes, Bradford, Shipps and Sheftel, LLP

Tom Iseman, The Nature Conservancy

 

The keynote speaker was our own Fred Kroeger, who was honored for his 55 years of service on the Board.  Fred received letters from Senators Udall and Bennet and a proclamation from Governor Ritter, naming April 3^rdas Fred Kroeger Day.

The seminar presentations are now available here.