Logan, October 24, 2003

Issues & Opportunities for Canal Companies in Cache Valley

October 24, 2003 The Coppermill Logan, Utah

TIME
ACTIVITY
SPEAKER
7:30 a.m
Complimentary continental breakfast
8 a.m
Overview of canal consortium funding sources. Gordon Younker UACD (10 Minutes)
8:10 a.m
Overview of Urban Encroachment Issues facing Canal Companies and Irrigation Districts in the West
John Wilkins-Wells, Colorado State University (35 minutes)
8:45 a.m
How Can Municipalities Reduce Negative Impacts to Canal Companies from Urban Development
Gary Aitken, General Manager, Strawberry Valley Water Users Association, Payson, Utah (30 minutes)
9:15 a.m
What is the City of Logan and Cache County Doing to Help Canal Companies?
Bill Young, City Engineer, City of Logan, Mark Tuescher County wide planner (35 minutes)
9:50 – 10:10
Break
10:10 a.m
The Role of Developers. How Can We Help?
Daniel Nixon, Nixon and Nixon, Inc., Logan Utah. (25 minutes)
10:35 a.m
Partnerships in Pressurized Secondary Water Management II: Midway, Utah
Steve Farrell, City of Midway and the Midway Irrigation Company. (30 minutes)
11:05 a.m
Partnerships in Pressurized Secondary Water Management I: Coalville, Utah
Doug Moore, Public Works Director, Coalville. (30 minutes)
11:35 a.m
Are We No Better off in California?. Problems, Few Solutions
Mr. Rick Massa, Manager, Orland Unit Water Users Association, Orland, California. (25 minutes)
Noon Lunch (Guest Speaker) Experiences from Idaho in Canal Company Consolidation to Improve Canal Operation and Representation
Mr. Ray Rigby, Attorney (Rigby, Thatcher, Andrus, Rigby, Kam and Moeller), Rexburg, Idaho
1 p.m
Legal Roundtable Discussion on Urban Encroachment and Stormwater Issues

Warren Peterson, Attorney, (Waddingham and Peterson P.C.), Delta, Utah. Bryce McEuen, Attorney (City of Sandy), Sandy, Utah. Ray Rigby, Attorney (Rigby, Thatcher, Andrus, Kam and Moeller), Rexburg, Idaho. (1 ½ hours)

2:30 – 3 p.m
Break
3 p.m
“Consortium of Canal Companies of the Cache Valley.”

Discussion of mission objectives. Nomination of interim board of directors. Drafting of mission statement. Discussion of immediate plan of action.

4:30 p.m
Adjourn for the day