TWCA/TRWA Water Law Seminar
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JANUARY 22-23, 2015
OMNI AUSTIN DOWNTOWN
AUSTIN, TEXAS
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TWCA/TRWA WATER LAW SEMINAR
NEW DIRECTIONS
January 22-23, 2015
Omni Austin Downtown, 700 San Jacinto, Austin, TX 78701
Phone: 800-THE-OMNI (843-6664)
REGISTRATION FEE: $345 with printed course materials; $325 for CD only.
Late fee of $30 applies to registrations received after January 6, 2015.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2015
7:30 – 8:30
8:30 – 8:45
8:45 – 9:45
9:45 – 10:30
10:30 – 10:45
10:45 – 11:15
11:15 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:15
1:15 – 2:00
2:00 – 2:45
2:45 – 3:00
3:00 – 4:00
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Welcoming Remarks
Bob Brandes, President, Texas Water
Conservation Association
Clay Hodges, President, Texas Rural
Water Association
Groundwater Issues–Controversies &
Legislative Initiatives
Hope E. Wells, San Antonio Water System
Brian Sledge, Sledge Fancher
Billy Howe, Texas Farm Bureau
Jason Knobloch, Coryell City WSD
Caselaw Update
Sarah Faust, Kemp Smith
Break
TWCA and TRWA Issues for the 84th
Legislature
Dean Robbins, Texas Water Conservation
Association
Lara Zent, Texas Rural Water Association
Legislative Preview: Legislators’
Perspective
The Honorable Craig Estes, State Senator
(SD-30) (invited)
The Honorable Drew Darby, State
Representative (HD-72)
Luncheon
HB 4 Update & State Water Plan Process
Chairman Carlos Rubinstein, Texas Water
Development Board
Water Scarcity: Preparing for the New Normal
Wayne Owen, Tarrant Regional Water District
Break
Decision-making in Contested Matters at
TCEQ: What Level of Process is Due?
Moderator: Jason Hill, Lloyd Gosselink
Christina Wisdom, Wisdom Law, PLLC
David Frederick, Frederick, Perales, Allmon &
Rockwell, PC
Water Law Seminar Planning Committee
Fred Aus, Texas Rural Water Association
Lyn Clancy, Lower Colorado River Authority
Tony Corbett, Freeman & Corbett, LLP
Leonard Dougal, Jackson Walker
Jason Hill, Lloyd Gosselink
4:00 – 5:00
Waters of the United States: Does the EPA’s
Proposed Rule Provide Necessary Protection or is
it Overly Burdensome?
Moderator: Lyn Clancy, Lower Colorado River
Authority
L’Oreal W. Stepney, P.E., Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality
William K. Honker, P.E., U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region 6
J. Tom Ray, P.E., Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam,
Inc.
Reception
5:00 – 6:30
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2015
8:00 – 8:30
8:30 – 9:30
9:30 – 10:15
10:15 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:30
11:30 – 12:30
12:30
Continental Breakfast
Market Cost of Water and Impacts of Drought:
Where Are Water Rates Headed?
Moderator: Fred Aus, Texas Rural Water
Association
Wes Strickland, Jackson Walker
Greg Meszaros, Austin Water Utility
Protecting a Utility’s Certificate of Convenience &
Necessity: Recent Cases and Practice Tips
Geoffrey P. Kirshbaum, The Terrill Firm
Break
Transfer of Economic Regulation of Water Utilities
from TCEQ to PUC & Practicing Before the PUC
Joseph P. Younger, Public Utility Commission of
Texas
Lambeth Townsend, Lloyd Gosselink
Legal Ethics and Social Media
Scott Weatherford, Jackson Walker
Appreciations and Adjournment
Tentative agenda, subject to
change without notice.
Monica M. Jacobs, Kelly Hart
Geoff Kirshbaum, The Terrill Firm
Drew Miller, Kemp Smith LLP
Dean Robbins, Texas Water Conservation Association
Paul Terrill, The Terrill Firm
Lara Zent, Texas Rural Water Association
The Texas Water Conservation Association and the Texas Rural Water Association are pleased to
cohost this seminar and proud to have enlisted as speakers a group of elected officials and practitioners
in the water supply field that are well known for their experience and expertise. We extend a special
thank you to each and every one of our speakers for their consideration of our invitation to participate
as members of our seminar faculty.
TWCA is a nonprofit association organized in 1944 to promote and support the development,
conservation, protection and utilization of the state’s water resources. The activities of the association are statewide and are concerned with every phase of water development, conservation, use and
the protection of our environment. TWCA membership includes water districts, river authorities,
associations, industries, municipalities and individuals.
TRWA is a statewide, nonprofit education and trade association dedicated to the improvement of
water quality and supply. Founded in 1969, TRWA represents the full spectrum of the drinking water
community, including nonprofit water supply and sewer service corporations, districts, municipalities and privately owned water utilities serving the rural areas of Texas. Membership includes more
than 750 water utilities and 200 companies and individuals in Texas. TRWA is dedicated to helping
the directors, managers and operators of each member utility provide efficient service and clean,
safe drinking water for their customers.
We look forward to seeing you in January at this seminar sponsored by the water profession for
the water profession.
2015 TWCA/TRWA Water Law Seminar Registration Form
10.5 CLE credit hours applied for, including one hour of ethics.
Conference Registration:
Print Course Materials
After January 6, 2015:
CD only
 $345
 $325
 $375
 $355
Please print or type information as it should appear on your name badge:
Name: ________________________________________________________________________________
Title: __________________________________________________________________________________
Organization: ___________________________________________________________________________
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Complete all portions of this form.
2. Print all information. Your name badge
will be created from the information supplied on this form.
3. Mail completed form with payment for
total amount due (payable to TRWA) to:
Texas Rural Water Association
1616 Rio Grande
Austin, TX 78701-1122
Or fax to (512) 472-5186
Registration is also available online at
www.trwa.org.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
You are encouraged to register early to
ensure availability.
Deadline for “Early Bird” registration is
January 6, 2015. After this date, a $30 late
processing fee will apply.
No refunds, transfers or exchanges
will be made within 30 days of the
conference.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS:
Special rates are available at the Omni
Austin Downtown. The room rate is $199 per
night for single/double occupancy.
Lodging arrangements should be made
directly with the hotel:
Omni Austin Downtown
700 San Jacinto
Austin, Texas 78701
Phone: (800) THE-OMNI
(843-6664)
Mailing Address: ________________________________________________________________________
Please book rooms as soon as possible.
City: _________________________________________________ State: _________ Zip: ______________
Deadline for hotel reservations (at rate
listed above) is 5 p.m., January 6, 2015.
E-mail: ________________________________________________________________________________
To receive the special rate, be sure to mention that you will be attending the TWCA/
TRWA Law Conference.
Payment Information:
Or go to the TRWA website to book your
hotel room online.
Phone: (
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Acct #: _________________________________________________________________
CSV #: _______________________________ Expiration Date: ____________________
Cardholder’s Name: _____________________ Signature: _________________________
Billing Address: _______________________________________________________________________
Return completed registration form with payment to:
Texas Rural Water Association, 1616 Rio Grande, Austin, TX 78701
Registration is also available online at www.trwa.org.
REGISTER ONLINE - IT’S
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TRWA offers online registration for this
conference. Visit www.trwa.org and save a
stamp by registering online.
In accordance with Title III of the
Americans with Disabilities Act, we
invite any registrant to advise us of any
disability and request for accommodations
necessary for the disability. Please
indicate any special needs on an
additional sheet of paper.
1616 Rio Grande Street | Austin, Texas 78701-1122
Telephone: 512/472-8591 | Fax: 512/472-5186
www.trwa.org
JANUARY 22-23, 2015
TWCA/TRWA Water Law Seminar
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