Texas Panhandle Water Conservation Symposium: The Dollars and $ense of Water Conservation Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Grand Plaza, Amarillo Civic Center 401 S. Buchanan Street – Amarillo, Texas www.texaswater.org to register

1. Texas Panhandle Water Conservation Symposium:
The Dollars and $ense of Water Conservation
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Grand Plaza, Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan Street – Amarillo, Texas
Draft Agenda
8:30 – 9:00 Check-in
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome – Mayor Paul Harpole, City of Amarillo
9:10 – 9:40 Dr. Robert Mace - The State Water Plan and Challenges and Effects
9:40 – 10:10 Drought Forecasts -
10:10 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:00 Water Conservation Myths, the Fear Factor, and the National Picture
Carole Baker, TWF – Alliance for Water Efficiency
11:00– 11:30 Carlos Rubinstein Commissioner – TCEQ

2. 11:30– 12:00 Sen. Kel Seliger and Rep. Four Price – Legislative Interim Charges and Perspectives
12:00 – 1:00 Break for Lunch
Speaker – Jim Parks- North Texas Municipal Water District
The Dollars and $ense of Municipal Water Conservation
AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Agriculture Breakout – Innovations and Trends
1:15 – 2:00 – Harold Grall – NPCD - 12/200 Water Conservation Program
2:00 – 2:45 – Leon New – The Criticality of Irrigation Efficiency and Timing
2:45 – 3:00 - Break
3:00 – 3:45 – Jennifer Puryear – Precipitation Enhancement Programs in Texas
3:45 – 4:30 – High Plans Water District - Conservation and Residue Management
Public Breakout
1:15 – 2:00 – Rainwater Harvesting
2:00 – 2:45 – Cecilia George - Lubbock Master Gardeners
2:45 – 3:00 - Break
3:00 – 3:45 – Education – Barbara Payne - Houston Area Water Conservation
3:45 – 4:30 – Joy Shadid – “Water Warrior” and “Alice in Waterland”
Municipal Breakout
1:15 – 2:00 – Dan Crowley – Financially – Making Conservation and Rate Structures Compatible
2:00 – 2:45 – Bill Christiansen – AWE Tracking Tool
2:45 – 3:00 - Break
3:00 – 3:45 – Anna Padilla – El Paso Water Conservation Programs (Invited, not confirmed)
3:45 – 4:30 – Karen Guz – Latest on WCAC and Subgroup work on GPCD