Water for new development

A Balancing Act

January 18, 2007

10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Bridgerland Applied Technology Center

1301 N. 600 W., Logan, UT

 

 

Workshop

Water Mitigation in the Bear River Drainage

In Southern Idaho and Northern Utah

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.   How the Bear Lake and Bear River system works.                                   Carly Burton, Bear River Water Users Association

10:30 – 11:00 a.m.   Utah Water Rights and Cache Valley Groundwater Mgmt Plan, &              Rich Co. issues.                                                                                                                 Bob Fotheringham, Regional Engineer for Northern Region, Utah Water Rights

11:00 –11:15 a.m.     BREAK

11:15 – 12:00 p.m.   Groundwater Management Plan for the Bear River in Idaho.                      Roger Warner, Water Right Supervisor for Eastern Region, IDWR

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.      LUNCH - Development around Bear Lake- impacts and issues.                Mitch Poulsen, Bear Lake Regional Commission

1:00 – 2:30 p.m.   Elements of a successful mitigation plan- calculating depletion, using              state procedures, finding replacement water                                                                   Dr. Bob Hill, Utah State University, USU Extension Irrigation Specialist

2:30  – 2:45 p.m.       BREAK

2:45  – 3:30 p.m.   Review of depletion calculations and mitigation plan.                                      Dr. Bob Hill

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.   Workshop evaluation, feedback,   - - Q&A with all speakers

Workshop Presentations