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9th Annual DARCA Convention
Resource Allocation to Enhance Survival
When: Thursday, February 17 - Friday, February 18, 2011
Where: Embassy Suites Hotel, Spa and Conference Center
4705 Clydesdale Parkway
Loveland, Colorado
Cost: $150 for DARCA/CWC members
$300 for non-members
DARCA is hosting a pre-convention workshop at Northern Water on Wednesday, Feb 16 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The workshop, Low Head Hydroelectric Opportunities for Ditch Companies costs $100 for DARCA/CWC members and $200 for non-members. You may subtract $25 from the workshop price if you are also attending the convention.
DARCA is returning to the Front Range in 2011 for its annual convention. Since our first annual convention in Durango in 2003, DARCA conventions have been held in Greeley, La Junta, Montrose, Sterling, San Luis, Pueblo, and again in Durango. The 9th Annual Convention, Resource Allocation to Enhance Survival, to be held in Loveland, will provide a wealth of information on a broad array of issues relevant to Colorado’s water providers.
The theme of the convention is all about economics, the study of resource allocation. We will address specifically how ditch companies can better allocate their resources in the most efficient manner. To download a convention brochure, click here.
Focus On: Laying the Groundwork
8:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast — Continental breakfast
9:00 a.m. Welcome
Phil Bertrand, Superintendent of the Grand Valley Irrigation Company &
President of DARCA
9:15 a.m. Keynote Speaker
John Stulp
Special Policy Advisory to the Governor and
Director of the Interbasin Compact Committee (IBCC)
10:15 a.m. Networking and Exhibits - Enjoy Refreshments & Snacks.
10:45 a.m. Framing Economics in the Context of Ditch Companies – Econ 101
Will Hutchins, President, Bona Fide Ditch Company & DARCA Board Member
John McKenzie, DARCA Executive Director
11:15 a.m. What do Ditch Companies’ Own? How Best to Make Use of their Resources
John C. Akolt, Counsel for Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Company (FRICO)
12:00 a.m. Lunch & Speaker
Update: Northern Integrated Supply Project & the Windy Gap Firming Project
Eric Wilkinson, General Manager, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
Lunch Sponsored by Rubicon Water
Focus On: What’s Happening in Colorado
1:00 p.m. The Big Picture, The Long View, and the Alternative
John Wiener, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado
1:45 p.m Efficiency and Pre-Alternative Dispute Resolution – The Coase Theorem
John McKenzie, DARCA Executive Director
2:30 p.m. Networking and Exhibits.—Enjoy Refreshments & Snacks.
3:00 p.m Water and the Colorado Economy
Tom Binnings & Paul Rochette, Summit Economics
3:45 p.m. Optimization of On-Farm Practices in Response to
Urbanization Pressures on Water Rights
Stephen W. Smith, Regenesis Management Group, LLC
4:30 p.m. Short Break – Networking and Exhibits
4:45 p.m. Historic Ditches and the National Register of Historic Places
Heather L. Bailey, State and National Register Historian
5:30 p.m. Reception – Drinks and hors d'oeuvres in the Exhibit Room
6:30 p.m. Dinner on your own
Convention Day Two - Friday, February 18
Focus On: DARCA Business
8:00 a.m. Breakfast with the Board
Join us for "Breakfast with the Board" to help plan DARCA's future!
8:30 a.m. DARCA Annual Board Meeting
Election of board members and other DARCA business. If you would
like to become more involved with DARCA, please consider running
for a position on the Board of Directors.
Focus On: Ditch Company Business
9:00 a.m. Tax and Accounting Issues Facing Ditch Companies
Ray Derr, CPA
10:00 a.m. Networking and Exhibits.—Enjoy Refreshments & Snacks.
10:30 a.m. Managing the Lateral Ditch Company
Phil Bertrand, Superintendent, Grand Valley Irrigation Company
Charlie Guenther, Assistant Superintendent, Grand Valley Irrigation Company
Robert Raymond, President, Golden Hills Lateral
Eve Triffo, Shareholder, Canon City and Oil Creek Ditch Company &
DARCA Board Member
11:45 a.m. DARCA Wrap Up: Open Forum
Facilitated dialogue with participants
12:00 a.m. Convention Ends - Lunch is on your own.
Many Thanks to the Sponsors of DARCA’s Convention and Events
Presenting Level
* Rubicon Water *
Gold Level
* Applegate Group, Inc. *
* Colorado Water Conservation Board *
* GEI Consultants *
* Hix Insurance Associates, Inc. *
* TruePoint Solutions *
Silver Level
* Leonard Rice Engineers, Inc. *
* Regenesis Management Group, LLC *
Bronze Level
* Fischer, Brown, Bartlett & Gunn, P.C. *
* Lyons Gaddis Kahn & Hall, P.C. *
* Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District *
* Overland Ditch & Reservoir Company *
Sponsorship & Vendor Opportunities: Introduce your product or organization to the DARCA membership by becoming a sponsor or exhibitor. We have several options for your consideration. For a sponsor/exhibitor packet, please click here or call DARCA.
Please remember that DARCA will be offering its Pre-Convention workshop on Wednesday, Feb 16.
For information regarding the annual convention call 970-412-1960.
You can register using Google Checkout below or using the form found
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