Seventh Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts (Expanded View)

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Program Chairpersons:
Pam Emch, Northrop Grumman

Compact View of Conference

Tuesday, 13 January 2009
8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday, Room 231B
Session 1 Weather and Short-Term Decision Making in Water Resource Operations—I
Chair: Jack Henz, HDR, Inc., Denver, CO
8:30 AM1.1Forum Introduction  
Pam Emch, Northrop Grumman, Redondo Beach, CA
8:45 AM1.2Water Operations at Salt River Project   wrf recording
Jon A. Skindlov, Salt River Project, Phoenix, AZ
9:15 AM1.3Weather and Climate Considerations in Phoenix Water Resource Planning   wrf recording
Steve Rossi, City of Phoenix Water Services Department, Phoenix, AZ
 
9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday, Hall 5
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See poster listing in Monday's program)
 
11:00 AM-11:30 AM, Tuesday, Room 231B
Session 2 Weather and Short-Term Decision Making in Water Resource Operations—II
Chair: Jack Henz, HDR, Inc., Denver, CO
11:00 AM2.1The Use and Impact of Cloud Seeding on Water Resources and HydroPower Generation in California   wrf recording
Brian McGurty, South California Edison Company, Rosemead, CA
 
11:30 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday, Room 231B
Panel Discussion 1 "Where do we go from here?" I
Panelists: Jon A. Skindlov, Salt River Project, Phoenix, AZ; Steve Rossi, City of Phoenix Water Services Department, Phoenix, AZ; Brian McGurty, South California Edison Company, Rosemead, CA
Moderator: Jack Henz, HDR, Inc., Denver, CO
 
12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday
Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)
 
1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday, Room 231B
Session 3 Climate and Long-Term Planning of Water Resources—I
Chair: Holly C. Hartman, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1:30 PM3.1Climate Information Use in California Water and Ecosystem Policy Making   wrf recording
John Kirlin, Delta Vision Task Force, Sacramento, CA
2:00 PM3.2ADWR's Assured Water Supply Program and Climate Variability   wrf recording
Scott Miller, Arizona Department of Water Resources, Phoenix, AZ
2:30 PM3.3Harvesting Highly Variable Rainfall to Conserve Potable Water in Tuscon, Arizona   wrf recording
Ann Audrey, City of Tuscon, Tuscon, AZ
 
3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday, Hall 4
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
 
3:30 PM-4:30 PM, Tuesday, Room 231B
Session 4 Climate and Long-Term Planning of Water Resources—II
Chair: Holly C. Hartman, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
3:30 PM4.1Helping Water Utilities Consider Climate Change in Their Planning Process   wrf recording
David Yates, NCAR, Boulder, CO
4:00 PM4.2Current and Future Direction of NOAA's Water Resource Forecast Services   wrf recording
David Brandon, NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT
 
4:30 PM-5:00 PM, Tuesday
Panel Discussion 2 "Where do we go from here? II
Panelists: John Kirlin, Delta Vision Task Force, Sacramento, CA; Scott Miller, Arizona Department of Water Resources, Phoenix, AZ; Ann Audrey, City of Tuscon, Tuscon, AZ; David Yates, NCAR, Boulder, CO; David Brandon, NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT
Moderator: Holly C. Hartman, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
 5:00-5:30 p.m. Open for Q & A  
 

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