Idaho Falls, May 24, 2005

Urban Encroachment Issues for Irrigation Districts and Canal Companies

in the Idaho Falls-Rexburg Area May 24, 2005 Idaho Falls, Idaho

Shilo Inn, O’Callahan’s Convention Center (River View Room/Temple View Room)

TIME
ACTIVITY
SPEAKER
7:30
Continental Breakfast
8:00
Welcome
Linda Milam, Mayor, City of Idaho Falls, Idaho
8:10
Introduction and Regional Overview of the Issue
John Wilkins-Wells, Asst. Professor, Colorado State University
8:25
Implementing Policies and Procedures to Protect Irrigation Water Supply Infrastructure

Mark Mulkay, General Manager, Kern Delta Water District, Bakersfield, California
8:50
Administrative Documents to Address Urban Encroachment in District Service Areas
John Anderson and Daren Coon, Water Superintendent and Secretary-Treasurer, Nampa-Meridian Irrigation District
9:20
Panel Discussion
(with Mark Mulkay , John Anderson and Daren Coon)
10:00
Break - Refreshments
10:20
Working with Municipal Leaders and Planners on District Urban Encroachment: Lessons Learned
Hicham Eltal, P.E. Assistant General Manager, Merced Irrigation District, Merced, California
10:45

Proactive Approaches to Stormwater Management in Urban Corridors: Protecting Your Canal

George Burbidge, Director, Weber County Stormwater Management, Ogden, Utah
11:15
Panel Discussion
(with Hicham Eltal, George Burbidge, Mark Mulkay, John Anderson and Daren Coon)
12:00
LUNCH Break - Lunch Provided
12:20
Lunch Break - The Karcher Demonstration Project: Measured Multiple Use of Canal Facilities

Sherry McKibben, University of Idaho and Mckibben Cooper Architects, Boise, Idaho

1:00

Secondary System Development and Management: The New Frontier for Districts and Canal Companies?
Floyd Baham, General Manager (retired), Davis and Weber Counties Canal Company, Sunset, Utah
1:30
Panel Discussion
(Sherry McKibben, Floyd Baham, John Anderson and Daren Coon
2:00
Closing Comments by Visiting Attorneys
Ray Rigby and Jerry Rigby, Attorney, Rigby, Thatcher, Andrus, Rigby and Moeller, Chartered, Rexburg, Idaho
2:30
Work Session: Planning to Meet the Challenge Developing a Road Map for the Future Updating the Land Use Code (City and County)
This work session will be conducted by the workshop steering committee. The guest speakers will remain as resource persons for the afternoon work session
3:00
Break
  
3:15 – 4:00

Work Session: Planning to Meet the Challenge (continued)