Northwest Water Law Conference Agenda
February 4th, 2009Northwest Water Law Symposium
Northwest Water Law Conference Agenda
January 31, 2009
Northwest Water Law Symposium
The Northwest Water Law Symposium is a first time collaboration between the four law schools in the Pacific Northwest:
Lewis & Clark Law School Environmental Law & Natural Resources Program
University of Idaho College of Law
University of Oregon Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program
University of Washington School of Law
The panelists present a variety of perspectives representing some of the competing interests in the field of water law. The panels were:
Prior Appropriation and the Public Interest
Prof. Adell Amos, University of Oregon School of Law
Prof. Mark Squillace, University of Colorado School of Law
Prof. Reed Benson, University of New Mexico School of Law
Marine Protected Areas and Marine Reserves
Cathy Tortorici, National Marine Fisheries Service
Prof. Mark Hixon, Oregon State University
Prof. Terrie Klinger, University of Washington
Erin Anderson, Our Ocean
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Water Trusts in the Pacific Northwest
Prof. Janet Neuman, Lewis & Clark Law School
Kate Fitzpatrick, Deschutes River Conservancy
Susan Adams, Washington Water Trust
David Pilz, Oregon Water Trust-Oregon Trout
The Whole Dam Controversy: The Politics and Science of the Columbia River Dams
John McKern, Fish Passage Solutions, LLC
James Buchal, Partner, Murphy & Buchal LLP
Prof. Daniel Rohlf, Lewis and Clark Law School
Steve Haeseker, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Keynote Speaker
Bill Bradbury on the energy future of the Pacific Northwest as it relates to water resources.
Ocean Renewable Energy Development
Bob Eder, Career commercial fisherman, Board Member of the Oregon Wave Energy Trust
Robin Hartmann, Oregon Policy Advisory Council, and Ocean Program of the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition
Justin Klure, Pacific Energy Ventures, and Oregon Wave Energy Trust
Pete Stauffer, Surfrider Foundation
Culture, Conflict, and Compromise: Tribal Rights, Water, and Salmon in the Pacific Northwest
Jean Baldrige, Water Resources, ENTRIX, Inc.
Duane Mecham, Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor
Robert Lothrop, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Effects of Liquefied Natural Gas on Water Quality and Quantity
Brent Foster, Oregon Department of Justice
Brett VandenHeuvel, Columbia Riverkeeper
Julie Carter, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Conjunctive Management of Water Resources
Prof. Barbara Cosens, University of Idaho College of Law
Conference Sponsors:
GordonDerr, LLP
American Bar Association Water Resources Committee
Tonkon Torp, LLP
University of Oregon Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program
The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on January 31, 2009.
