This year's Water Symposium we will feature two Plenary Sessions. Speakers at the Opening Plenary on Monday include David Modeer, the General Manager of the Central Arizona Project, and David Salisbury, President and CEO of Resolution Copper Mining. The Closing Plenary on Wednesday will feature Jonathan Overpeck, PhD, Professor in the Department of Geosciences and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona and Terry Fulp, PhD, Lower Colorado Deputy Regional Director - Bureau of Reclamation. The unique perspectives that each brings to the symposium will be of interest to everyone!

Tuesday's luncheon will feature Dr. Miguel A. Medina, Jr., Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University. He will present an "Assessment of Global Water Resources".

The planned Technical Sessions represent a wide range of topics pertaining to our theme of "Managing Hydrologic Extremes". More than 80 technical papers have been accepted and will be presented for publication in the proceedings. Session topics include management, modeling, remediation, climate, flooding, and water quality issues. The sessions on Water Resource Management, for example, include a conservation oriented business plan, a model from ancient times, and a suggested role for desalinization. Flood and sedimentation issues will be presented for the Colorado River and the San Pedro River. Modelers will be able to attend sessions on surface water and ground water. Issues of Reuse and Recharge will have dedicated sessions. Water Quality issues in Mexico and Nepal will be presented along with different "in situ" Remediation Techniques. There will also be talks on well rehab, design and various tools such as available databases and gravity techniques.

In addition to the Technical Sessions, Abe Springer will be Moderator at a Panel Discussion of "The Future of Geology in Arizona Colleges".

Session titles are:
Water Resource Management, Policy and Education, Permitting, Watershed Management, Climate, Groundwater Quality,Surface Water Quality, Remediation, Flooding, Erosion and Sedimentation, Hydrogeology, Recharge, Reuse, Wells, Surface Modeling, Groundwater Modeling, and Tools.

The Symposium also features a series of fieldtrips including a day-trip to the Grand Canyon, Alluvial Fan Tour, a visit to the Gilbert Riparian Institute, the Rio Salado Restoration and River Management Project and the Cap and Lake Pleasant Dam Tour. We also feature an exciting spouse tour program.

This promises to be our most comprehensive symposium yet!

Don't miss out, register today !