10th Annual DARCA Convention
Are Your Water Rights in Jeopardy?
When: Wednesday, February 22 - Friday, February 24, 2012
Where: Doubletree Hotel
1775 East Cheyenne Mountain Blvd.
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906
Cost: $150 for DARCA/CWC members
$300 for non-members
DARCA is hosting a pre-convention workshop at the Doubletree Hotel on Wednesday, Feb 22 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The workshop, Is Your Great-Grandpa’s Dam Ready for the 21st Century, 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.
PLEASE DOWNLOAD AN AGENDA AND REGISTRATION FORM
PRESENTATIONS
Pre-Convention Workshop - Wednesday, February 22
Colorado Dam Safety Branch
Bill McCormick, John Hunyadi, and Mark Perry, engineers from the Colorado Division of Water Resources will speak to a variety of topics addressing dam safety.
Reservoir Recreational and Storage Leases
Scott Holwick, Lyons Gaddis Kahn & Hall PC
Liability Insurance for Reservoirs
Charles Hix, Hix Insurance Associates, Inc.
Hiring a Engineer
Kirk Russell, Colorado Water Conservation Board
Storage Rights Water Law
Marcus Lock, Wilderson & Lock, LLC
Financing a Project
Anna Mauss, Colorado Water Conservation Board
Section 404 Permitting for Reservoir Construction, Expansion, and Maintenance
Steve Dougherty, ERO Resources
Case Study: Overland Ditch and Reservoir Company
Phil Ceriani, Overland Ditch and Reservoir Co.
PRESENTATIONS
Convention Day One - Thursday, February 23
Keynote Speaker
Prior Appropriation: Does It Meet Changing Needs
Colorado Supreme Court Justice Gregory J. Hobbs
Welcome to DARCA Members
Senator Mark Udall (videotaped)
Feeding the Future: Keeping Water in Agriculture
Chris Woodka, Pueblo Chieftain
Huerfano Cucharas Irrigation Company
Gary Barber, Twin Rivers Water Company
Update on Legislation
Doug Kemper, Colorado Water Congress
Our Riches of Ditches
Elizabeth Black, Artist
Nuts and Bolts of Colorado’s Call System
Steve Witte, Colorado Division of Water Resources
Update on Micro & Low Head Hydro
Lindsay George PhD, PE, Applegate Group, Inc.
Benefits and Risks of Ditch Wide Analyses - Lessons Learned from Previous Cases
Jeff Kahn, Lyons Gaddis Kahn & Hall, PC
Mark McLean, PE, Deere & Ault Consultants, Inc.
Keeping the Next Generation on the Farm
Eve Triffo, Moderator
Britt Colon, Colon Orchards, Beki Javernick Guion, Javernick Family Farms Fred Hefley, H2O Farm PRESENTATIONSConvention Day Two - Thursday, February 24
Three Concurrent Workshops
Workshop A: What Directors and Officers Need to Know
Directors and Officers in the Hot SeatEve Triffo, DARCA Board Member John McKenzie, DARCA Executive Director Are Your Bylaws Outdated and Will They Hurt You?Eve Triffo, DARCA Board Member Strategic Thinking and Decision MakingJohn McKenzie, DARCA Executive Director Workshop B: Water Quality and Stormwater Issues
Storm Water EngineeringRich Belt, Xcel Energy Water Quality and Stormwater IssuesJohn Akolt, Law Firm of John P. Akolt Workshop C: Managing the Ditch Company
Bookkeeping Issues for Ditch Companies
Dan Grant & Angie Swanson, Dan Grant Bookkeping, LLC
The Unique Tax Issues and Challenges Facing Mutual Ditch and Irrigation CompaniesPatty T. Dow, The Dow Law Firm Risk Reduction and Loss Control for Ditches and Reservoirs
Dennis McShane, Glatfelder Public Practice
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