Co-sponsored by the Water, Natural Resources and Energy, and
Environmental Law Sections of the Colorado Bar Association
OCTOBER 23, 2015
1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305
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Colorado Water Right Administration Implications and Planning for
Climate Change
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Air Quality, A Historical Perspective
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Federal Agency Response to Climate Change Impacts on Water
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Section 111(d) Rule – What It Is and What It Means
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Air, Water & Energy the Green Perspective
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Emerging Issues - What You Haven't Thought About Yet
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Energy/Utility Regulation: Convergence of GHG/Utility Regulation
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Climate Change and Water
CLE CREDITS: Submitted for 8 General CLE Credits

D rought, the shifting hydrograph, EPA's 111(d) Clean Power Plan regulations and your electricity bill - they're all interlinked. What does climate change mean for your clients and your practice in Water, Energy, Environmental and Natural Resource Law?
Join with your colleagues and an all-star roster of presenters from state and federal agencies (CoPUC, EPA, Division of Water Resources and Interior), public and investorowned utilities (Denver Water, Black Hills and Xcel Energy), academia (CU Law and CSU), non-governmental organizations (EDF and WRA), attorneys in private practice, technical experts and scientists (NCAR and State Engineer) to hear their perspectives in this oneday continuing education course.
The venue is worthy of the subject matter – Boulder's NCAR Mesa Laboratories. This cutting-edge conference has been six months in the making and promises to set out the latest ideas from a diverse set of thinkers on climate change and regulatory impacts in
Colorado and the West. If you want to bring long-term insight to your clients, this is one course you cannot afford to miss. REGISTER TODAY!
1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305
CLE CREDITS: Submitted for 8 General CLE Credits
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is a federally funded research and development center devoted to service, research and education in the atmospheric and related sciences. NCAR's mission is to understand the behavior of the atmosphere and related physical, biological and social systems; to support, enhance and extend the capabilities of the university community and the broader scientific community – nationally and internationally; and to foster transfer of knowledge and technology for the betterment of life on Earth. The National Science Foundation is NCAR's primary sponsor, with significant additional support provided by other U.S. government agencies, other national governments and the private sector.

8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 am Welcome and Introduction
Section Chairs, CBA Water, Natural Resources and Energy, and
Environmental Law Sections
Gary Abrams, Executive Director, CLE Colorado, Inc.
9:10 am Overview of the Impacts of Climate Change
Presented by Professor Jennifer Kay, Ph.D., University of Colorado
10:00 am Networking Break
10:15 am Colorado Water Right Administration Implications and Planning for Climate Change
Presented by Dick Wolfe, State Engineer, Eric Kuhn, Manager,
Colorado River Conservation District, and Jim Lochhead, Denver Water
11:15 am Air Quality, a Historical Perspective
Presented by Jim Martin, Beatty & Wozniak, Former Administrator,
EPA Region VIII
12:05 pm Pick up box lunches
12:20 pm KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Federal
Agency Response to Climate Change Impacts on Water
Presented by Anne Castle, Former Assistant Secretary for Water and
Science, US Department of the Interior
1:15 pm Section 111(d) Rule – What It Is and What It Means
Presented by Frank Prager, Vice President for Environmental Affairs, Xcel
Energy, Inc., Shaun McGrath, Administrator, EPA Region VIII, and
Will Allison, Director of Air Quality Control Division of CDPHE
Moderated by Linda Rockwood, Esq.
, Faegre Baker Daniels
2:00 pm Networking Break
2:15 pm Climate Change and Water Law
Presented by Brad Udall, Senior Water and Climate Research
Scientist/Scholar CSU
3:00 pm Energy/Utility Regulation – Convergence of GHG/Utility Regulation
Presented by Ron Binz, Former Chair, Colorado Public Utilities
Commission, Fredric Stoffel, Director Regulatory Affairs Black Hills Utility
Holdings, Inc., and Erin Overturf, Senior Energy Attorney, WRA
Moderated by Paula Connelly, Esq., Former Managing Attorney, Xcel Energy
3:50 pm Networking Break
4:00 pm Air, Water & Energy the Green Perspective
Presented by Peter ZalZal, Climate Change Counsel, Environmental
Defense Fund
4:30 pm Emerging Issues – What You Haven't Thought About Yet
Presented by Professor William Boyd , University of Colorado Law School
5:00 pm Networking Reception/Happy Hour
6:00 pm Adjourn

Will Allison
Director of Air Quality Control
Colorado Department of Public Health
& Environment
Denver, CO
Ron Binz
Principal, Public Policy Consulting
Former Senior Policy Advisor, Center for the New Energy Economy
Former Chair, Colorado Public
Utilities Commission
Denver, CO
Professor William Boyd
University of Colorado Law School
Boulder, CO
Anne Castle
Former Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
US Department of the Interior
Paula Connelly, Esq.
Former Managing Attorney
Xcel Energy
Denver, CO
Professor Jennifer Kay, Ph.D.
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
Eric Kuhn
General Manager
Colorado River District
Glenwood Springs, CO
Jim Lochhead
CEO/Manager
Denver Water
Denver, CO
Jim Martin
Shareholder
Beatty & Wozniak, P.C.
Former Regional Administrator
EPA Region VIII
Denver, CO
Shaun McGrath
Administrator
EPA Region VIII
Denver, CO
Erin Overturf
Senior Energy Attorney
Western Resource Advocates
Boulder, CO
Frank Prager
Vice President for Environmental Affairs
Xcel Energy, Inc.
Denver, CO
Linda Rockwood, Esq.
Faegre Baker Daniels
Denver, CO
Fredric Stoffel
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Black Hills Utility Holdings, Inc.
Denver, CO
Brad Udall
Senior Water and Climate Research
Scientist/Scholar
Colorado Water Institute
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Dick Wolfe
State Engineer
Colorado Division of Water Resources
Denver, CO
Peter ZalZal
Climate Change Counsel
Environmental Defense Fund
Boulder, CO

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