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                            Monday, March 22 

 8:00              Registration and Continental Breakfast  

8:30              Welcome and Introduction                    
Overview of Day One

Frank Z. Ruttenberg, Esq., Program Co-Chair                    
Winstead, San Antonio

Phil Steven Kosub, Esq., Program Co-Chair 
San Antonio Water System                      

8:45              Regionalization of Water Resources
The Challenge of Diversification

Phil Steven Kosub, Esq., Program Co-Chair  

9:45              Regulation of Brackish Groundwater in Texas and Other Western States
An Overview
Ronald A. Kaiser, Esq., Professor and Chair 
Texas A&M University, College Station  

10:30            Morning Break                      

10:45     Groundwater District Planning
Updates; Permitting; Desired Future Conditions; Joint Planning Efforts

Landowner`s Perspective
Edmond R. McCarthy, Jr., Esq.
Jackson, Sjoberg, McCarthy & Wilson, Austin 

District`s Perspective
Louis T. Rosenberg, Esq.  
The Law Offices of Louis T. Rosenberg, San Antonio

State`s Perspective  
Bill Hutchison, PhD, PE, PG, Director, Groundwater Resources   
Texas Water Development Board, Austin  

12:15             Lunch Break  

1:30                 Keynote Presentation     
Update on the Sunset Process  
Honorable Glenn Hegar   
The Senate of Texas, Katy  

2:15      Water Valuation   
Dynamics of Pricing, Supply and Demand      

Bruce K. Darling, PhD, PG, Principal  
Southwest Groundwater Consulting, Austin  

Jon W. Mask, ARA, Senior Vice President—Appraisal 
  Capital Farm Credit, San Antonio  

3:15         Afternoon Break  

3:30        Putting Together the Water Sales Transaction   
The Paper and Deal Points                    

Frank Z. Ruttenberg, Esq., Program Co-Chair  

4:30        Ethics       
Topics for Water Practitioners    
Allison Elder, Esq.             
Braun & Associates, San Antonio  

5:30         Adjourn                             

Tuesday, March 23  

8:30              Continental Breakfast  

9:00              Welcome Back                    
Overview of Day Two  
Frank Z. Ruttenberg, Esq., Program Co-Chair 
Phil Steven Kosub, Esq., Program Co-Chair                      

9:15              Featured Presentation       
Environmental Flows     
Robert R. Puente, Esq., President and CEO    
San Antonio Water System  

10:00             Morning Break  

10:15             Hydrologic Topics for Edwards Aquifer
Hydrologic Aspects of the ERIP; Impact of SAWS` ASR Program on Water Levels in the Edwards; Hydrologic Aspects of the EAA`s Cibolo Creek Transfer Rules; Groundwater Management and Spring Flow; Impact of the Recent Drought on Spring Flows      
Charles Kreitler, PhD   
LBG-Guyton Associates, Austin  

11:00             Legislative Update    
A Look Forward to Next Session    
Gregory M. Ellis, Esq.      
League City  

11:45             Lunch Break  

1:00              Litigation Update  
Cases and Trends     
Russell S. Johnson, Esq.  
McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, Austin 

1:45                Afternoon Break

 2:00                     An Update from the Edwards Aquifer Authority  
Current Trends and Issues  
Darcy Alan Frownfelter, Esq., General Counsel      
Edwards Aquifer Authority, San Antonio 

2:45                Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program     
  Perspectives from the Committee                     

Robert Gulley, Program Manager                    
Texas A&M University Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, San Antonio                     

Mary Q. Kelly, Esq.                    
The Gardner Law Firm, San Antonio                    

Myron Hess, Esq., Manager, Texas Water Programs                    
National Wildlife Federation, Austin 

4:15                     Q&A Panel                           
Members of the Faculty 

4:30                Evaluations and Adjourn                                                                                    

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