Idaho water seminar set for Nov. 6-7

By Ag Weekly
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:18 PM CDT

BOISE, Idaho - The fall IWUA Water Law and Resources Issues seminar that begins Nov. 6 in Boise is filled with hot-button water and environmental topics ranging from dam breaching and altering the Endangered Species Act to proposed changes in Idaho water law, according to the Idaho Water Users .

Panels of experts during the two-day seminar will examine in detail critical and controversial natural-resource issues such as legislation seeking wild and scenic designation for Idaho rivers; water-right takings litigation, reining in the domestic water-right exemption; dam breaching versus science; sustainable development, and ethical considerations applicable to the water lawyer.

IWUA officials are also spotlighting a panel that includes L. Michael Bogert, an Idahoan now serving as counselor to the Secretary of the Interior, that will look at proposed changes in consultation regulations in the Endangered Species Act.

A full copy of the agenda for the two-day IWUA seminar is available on line at www.iwua.org.

Other topics will include:

• Salmon Recovery Under Current Harvest Practices?

• Retired Chief Justice Gerald Schroeder: Answering the Calls: Life As An Administrative Hearing Officer

• The Comprehensive Aquifer Management Plan: What Did We Decide; Where Are We Going Next?

• What’s New and Improved In The World of Transfer & Permit Applications

• The Clean Water Act And The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes’ Treatment As A State

The annual seminar and resources-issues workshop is being held at the DoubleTree Riverside. Registration begins each day at 7 a.m. For more information, contact the Idaho Water Users Association at (208) 344-6690 or visit the IWUA Web site at www.iwua.org.

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