This year’s theme is "Where Did the Water Go?" Visit the symposium web site for up-to-date information.
About the Plenary Session...
The symposium will open with a panel discussion on Thursday, September 17. This plenary session will feature experts from the state, municipalities, agriculture, and the environment, who will offer their perspectives on how to share the dwindling resource that is the Lower Colorado River, both inside and outside of Arizona’s borders.
The session will be moderated by Thomas Buschatzke, Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR). Panelists will include:
Carol Ward-Morris, Assistant Director, Arizona Municipal Water Users Association
Mark Smith, Owner, Smith Farms; President, Yuma Irrigation District
Kevin Moran, Senior Director, Environmental Defense Fund’s Ecosystems’ Water Program