2014 NWRA Fall Symposium
October 15-16, 2014
Ramada Reno Hotel & Casino
Reno, Nevada
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Fall Symposium Registration
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast, Exhibit & Poster Presentation Area
8:00 a.m. - 8:10 a.m.
Opening Remarks with Shari Whalen, 2014 Symposium Chairman
8:10 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Keynote Presentation with Ernest Schank, 3rd Generation Farmer in the
Newlands Project, "Francis G. Newlands and His Project"
8:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Session One: Safety
Moderator:
 Lee Berget, P.E., Newlands Project Coordinator, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation, Lahontan Basin Area Office, “The Future of the Truckee Canal”
 Joan Goodwin, P.E., Mid-Pacific Dam Safety Program Manager, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation,
“Reclamation Dam Safety Modification Projects on the Truckee River”
 Rusty Jardine, Esq., District Manager and General Counsel, Truckee-Carson Irrigation District
 Salvador Martinez, BSCE, Mid-Pacific Urban Canal Program Manager, U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation, “Inspection of Canals Located in Urbanized Areas”
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break, Exhibit and Poster Presentation Area
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Session Two: Modeling
Moderator: Dan Lahde, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
 Shane Coors, P.E., Principal, Precision Water Resources Engineering
 Eric Morway, Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey
 Seshadri Rajagopal, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert
Research Institute, “Development and Calibration of Basin-Scale Watershed Models of the Upper
Truckee for Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources”
 Tom Scott, P.E., Bureau of Reclamation, Lahontan Basin Area Office, “Truckee-Carson
RiverWare© Planning Model Description and Applications”
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch, Sierra Room
1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Session Three: Mapping
Moderator:
 Justin Huntington, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor, Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert
Research Institute, “Landsat Water Use Mapping of Crop and Phreatophyte Areas in Nevada”
 Jo A. Moore, GISP, GIS Specialist, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Lahontan Basin Area Office, “Here in the Real World: Newlands Project Irrigated Fields Mapping”
 Michael Randall, P.E., S.W.R.S., C.P.M., State of Nevada Division of Water Resources,
“Newlands Project Water Rights Mapping”
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Break, Exhibit and Poster Presentation Area
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Session Four: Tribal Interests
Moderator:
 Patricia Rivera, Native American Affairs Program Manager, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation,
Mid-Pacific Region
 Mervin Wright, Manager, Natural Resources Department, Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Session Five: Surface Water/Groundwater
Moderator:
 Matthew J. Curti, J.D., Associate Attorney, Schroeder Law Offices, P.C., “Conjunctive
Management Solutions to Groundwater Withdrawals Affecting Surface Water Flows within the
Humboldt River Basin”
Thursday, October 16, 2014
7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Fall Symposium Registration
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Exhibit and Poster Presentation Area
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Session Six: Water Supply/Forecasting
Moderator:
 Jeffrey J. Anderson, Water Supply Specialist, USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service
“NRCS Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program: Tools for Water Management in a
Changing Climate” Part 1
 Michael L. Strobel, Ph.D., Director – National Water and Climate Center, USDA – Natural
Resources Conservation Service, “NRCS Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program:
Tools for Water Management in a Changing Climate” Part 2
 Jeffrey Payne, P.E., Supervising Water Resources Planner/Engineer, MWH Americas Inc.
 Maureen McCarthy, Ph.D., Project Director, Water for the Seasons Interim Director, Academy
for the Environment, University of Nevada-Reno, Interim Director of the Academy for the
Environment at the University of Nevada, Reno
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break, Exhibit and Poster Presentation Area
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Session Seven: Water Quality
Moderator:
 Michael Rosen, Ph.D., Water Quality Specialist, U.S. Geological Survey, “Cooperation of Federal
and Local Partners on Water Quality Research at Lakes Mead and Mohave”
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Closing Remarks with Shari Whalen, 2014 Symposium Chairman