Nampa, March 4, 2004

Urban Encroachment on Agricultural Water Delivery Systems

March 4 th, 2004 Hampton Inn and Suites

Nampa, Idaho (Exit 38 on Interstate 80)

TIME
ACTIVITY
SPEAKER
7:30
Continental Breakfast
8:00
Introduction and Regional Overview of the Problem
John Wilkins-Wells, Asst. Professor, Colorado State University
8:30
Administrative Approaches to Urban Encroachment
James Daniels, Director of Engineering, Solano Irrigation District, Vacaville, California
9:00
Secondary Water Management Today: “Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going”

Richard Evans, District Engineer, Kennewick Irrigation District, Kennewick, Washington

9:30
Approaches to Addressing Requests by Cities for Multiple Uses of Canal Systems: Our Experiences
James Duncan, Canal Multiple Use Coordinator, Salt River Project, Phoenix, Arizona
10:00
Break
10:30
Boise’s Experience: Obstacles Overcome, Challenges Ahead in Conversion from Irrigating Agricultural Lands to Providing Pressure Irrigation to Residential Development
Kent Johnson, Civil Engineer, Public Works Department, City of Boise
11:00
What Developers Want and Need to Know to Minimize Negative Impacts on Canal Systems
Derick O'Neill , Manager, O'Neill Enterprises LLC, Boise Idaho
11:20

The Plat Review Process: Issues and What Help We Need from Districts

John Priester, County Engineer, Ada County Development Services
11:40
The Karcher Demonstration Project: Measured Multiple Use of Canal Facilities
Sherry McKibben, Mckibben Cooper Architects, Boise, Idaho and Diane Kushlan, AICP, Planning and Management Services, Boise, Idaho
12:00
LUNCH
12:20
Luncheon Speaker – Urban Encroachment Policies for Federal Project Facilities

John Caywood , Bureau of Reclamation

1:00

Attorney Roundtable Discussion: Legal Aspects of Canal Encroachment and Associated Liabilities

Discussion

Overview of Liability Issues Related to Urbanization and Multiple Use of Canals - Dan Steenson, Attorney, Ringert Clark, Chartered, Boise, Idaho

Consolidation of Small Canals in Urban Corridor Areas - Ray Rigby, Attorney, Rigby, Thatcher, Andrus, Rigby and Moeller, Chartered, Rexburg, Idaho

2:30
Break
2:45
Addressing Urban Encroachment Problems with GIS: Spatial Information Management
Tom Sheng, Computer Assisted Development, Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado
3:30
Adjournment