GPTCA/BIA/USACE Tribal Water Management Summit Agenda

Time

Moderator/Speaker

8:30-9:15am

Opening

·         Introductions & Prayer

General John McMahon/BIA Regional Director Bruce Loudermilk

9:15-10:15 am

Federal Reserved Indian Water Rights

Office of the Solicitor Lorna Babby

15 minute Break

10:30-11:30 am

Winter’s Doctrine & Quantification of Water Rights Panel Discussion

Mike Watson/Peter Capossela/Wayne Stone/Lorna Babby

11:30 am-

1:00 pm

LUNCH – on your own

1:00 pm- 3:00 pm

Discussion Panel – “MR” Programs & Projects

·         Missouri River Recovery Program (MRRP)

·         Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan (MRERP)

·         Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC)

·         Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study (MRAPS)

Steve Fischer

Karla Sparks

Mary Roth

Cathi Warren (Update as to status)

15 minute Break

3:15-4:00 pm

Programmatic Agreement

Julie Price

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

   USGS – Missouri River Stream Flow and Technical Assistance

Dan Driscoll

5:00 pm

Wrap-Up

Time

Event

Moderator/Speaker

8:30-9:15 am

Opening

      ·         Introductions & Prayer

·        Tribal Perspective of Corps MR Operations

Chairman Tex Hall and Mark Fox

9:15-9:45 am

Update on Lake Sakakawea Draft Surplus Water Report

Larry Janis

15 minute Break

10:00-11:30 am

Panel Discussion – Flood Management in Indian Country

TBD Jodi Farhat additional tbd/Leonard Alberts, BIA Safety of Dams Coordinator

11:30 am

Wrap-Up

1:00-5:00pm

Tribal Caucus – Smaller Meetings - Subjects TBD

GPTCA/USACE