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Carla Scheidlinger
Senior Scientist/Restoration Ecology, AMEC Earth & Environmental
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Charles Keene
Branch Chief, Department of Water Resources
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Chuck Gilfoy
Director, Marketing & Asset Optimization, CalEnergy Generation
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Eileen Allen
Policy Advisor, California Energy Commission
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James Carlberg
Executive Vice President & Co-Founder, Kent BioEnergy
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Malissa Hathaway McKeith
Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
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Mark R. Norton PE, LEED AP
Water Resources & Planning Mgr. Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority & Authority Administrator, Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watersheds Authority
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Michael Walker
Salton Sea Program Manager – Lower Colorado Region, United States Bureau of Reclamation
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Paul Quill
Land Development Specialist, Innovative Land Concepts Inc.
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Peter Nelson
Board Vice President, Coachella Valley Water District & Vice President, Salton Sea Authority
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Downloadable Presentations

Carla Scheidlinger
Senior Scientist/Restoration Ecology, AMEC Earth & Environmental
Download Presentation

Charles Keene
Branch Chief, Department of Water Resources
Download Presentation

Chuck Gilfoy
Director, Marketing & Asset Optimization, CalEnergy Generation
Download Presentation

Eileen Allen
Policy Advisor, California Energy Commission
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James Carlberg
Executive Vice President & Co-Founder, Kent BioEnergy
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Malissa Hathaway McKeith
Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
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Mark R. Norton PE, LEED AP
Water Resources & Planning Mgr. Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority & Authority Administrator, Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watersheds Authority
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Michael Walker
Salton Sea Program Manager – Lower Colorado Region, United States Bureau of Reclamation
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Paul Quill
Land Development Specialist, Innovative Land Concepts Inc.
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Peter Nelson
Board Vice President, Coachella Valley Water District & Vice President, Salton Sea Authority
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Program

7:30 – 8:30 A.M. – Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibitor Showcase
8:25 – 8:30 A.M. – Congressman Bob Filner – Video Message from Washington, DC
8:30 – 8:35 A.M. – Opening Introductions – Anything is Possible!

1. Bill Green, Executive Board Member, Valley Action Group & Senior Vice President, RBF Consulting
2. Patrick Swarthout, President, Valley Action Group & Government Affairs Officer, Imperial Irrigation District

8:35 – 8:45 A.M. – Welcoming Remarks – County Leaders

1. Marion Ashley, Riverside County Supervisor, Fifth District & Chairman, Salton Sea Authority
2. Jim Hanks, Board of Directors - Division 3, Imperial Irrigation District 

8:45 – 9:35 A.M. – History and Overview of the Salton Sea – The Urgency for Action!

1. Moderator: Marion Ashley, Riverside County Supervisor, Fifth District & Chairman, Salton Sea Authority
2. Douglas Barnum, Science Coordinator – Salton Sea Science Office, U.S. Geological Survey 
3. Michael Cohen, Senior Associate, Pacific Institute
4. Alene M. Taber, Attorney, Jackson Demarco Tidus Peckenpaugh
5. Rick Daniels, City Manager of Desert Hot Springs
6. Dr, Timothy Krantz, Professor, Environmental Studies Program, University of Redlands; Director, Salton Sea Database Program

9:35 – 9:50 A.M. – Break – Networking and Exhibits

9:50 – 10:50 A.M. –Salton Sea Restoration Alternatives

1. Moderator: Carla Scheidlinger, Senior Scientist/Restoration Ecology, AMEC Earth & Environmental
2. Peter Nelson, Board Vice President, Coachella Valley Water District & Vice President, Salton Sea Authority
3. Charles Keene, Branch Chief, Department of Water Resources
4. Michael Walker, Salton Sea Program Manager – Lower Colorado Region, United States Bureau of Reclamation 

10:50 – 11:35 A.M. – Quantification Settlement Agreement – Updates and Status of the QSA

1. Moderator: Fred Bell, Vice President, Valley Action Group & Chief Operating Officer, Noble & Company, LLC
2. Steve Robbins, General Manager, Coachella Valley Water District
3. Malissa Hathaway McKeith, Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP 
4. Kevin Kelley, Assistant to the General Manager, Imperial Irrigation District

11:35 – 12:30 P.M. –The Future of the Salton Sea

1. Moderator: Wesley Ahlgren, Director of Operations, Coachella Valley Economic Partnership
2. Lee Case, Chief Scientist - Salton Sea Office, U.S. Geological Survey
3. Rodney Bonner, Tribal Administrator, Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians
4. Gary Jennings, Director of Business Development, Sea to Sea
5. Paul Quill, Land Development Specialist, Innovative Land Concepts Inc. 
6. Mark R. Norton PE, LEED AP Water Resources & Planning Mgr. Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority & Authority Administrator, Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watersheds Authority

12:30 – 1:20. – Lunch – Keynote Address

1. John Benoit, Riverside County Supervisor, Fourth District & Board Member, Salton Sea Authority

1:20 – 2:20 P.M.  – Renewable Energy – The Wave of the Future

1. Moderator: Brad Mielke, Senior Vice President, RBF Consulting – Desert Region
2. James Carlberg, Executive Vice President & Co-Founder, Kent BioEnergy
3. Chuck Gilfoy, Director,  Marketing & Asset Optimization, CalEnergy Generation
4. Kevin Harper, Director of Environmental Permitting, Ridgeline Energy
5. Eileen Allen, Policy Advisor, California Energy Commission 

2:20 – 2:50 P.M.  – Integration of Plans – Next Steps

• Congresswoman Mary Bono-Mack – Video Message from Washington, DC
• Andy Horne, Deputy County Executive Officer/Natural Resources Development, County of Imperial

Program

7:30 – 8:30 A.M. – Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibitor Showcase
8:25 – 8:30 A.M. – Congressman Bob Filner – Video Message from Washington, DC
8:30 – 8:35 A.M. – Opening Introductions – Anything is Possible!

1. Bill Green, Executive Board Member, Valley Action Group & Senior Vice President, RBF Consulting
2. Patrick Swarthout, President, Valley Action Group & Government Affairs Officer, Imperial Irrigation District

8:35 – 8:45 A.M. – Welcoming Remarks – County Leaders

1. Marion Ashley, Riverside County Supervisor, Fifth District & Chairman, Salton Sea Authority
2. Jim Hanks, Board of Directors - Division 3, Imperial Irrigation District 

8:45 – 9:35 A.M. – History and Overview of the Salton Sea – The Urgency for Action!

1. Moderator: Marion Ashley, Riverside County Supervisor, Fifth District & Chairman, Salton Sea Authority
2. Douglas Barnum, Science Coordinator – Salton Sea Science Office, U.S. Geological Survey 
3. Michael Cohen, Senior Associate, Pacific Institute
4. Alene M. Taber, Attorney, Jackson Demarco Tidus Peckenpaugh
5. Rick Daniels, City Manager of Desert Hot Springs
6. Dr, Timothy Krantz, Professor, Environmental Studies Program, University of Redlands; Director, Salton Sea Database Program

9:35 – 9:50 A.M. – Break – Networking and Exhibits

9:50 – 10:50 A.M. –Salton Sea Restoration Alternatives

1. Moderator: Carla Scheidlinger, Senior Scientist/Restoration Ecology, AMEC Earth & Environmental
2. Peter Nelson, Board Vice President, Coachella Valley Water District & Vice President, Salton Sea Authority
3. Charles Keene, Branch Chief, Department of Water Resources
4. Michael Walker, Salton Sea Program Manager – Lower Colorado Region, United States Bureau of Reclamation 

10:50 – 11:35 A.M. – Quantification Settlement Agreement – Updates and Status of the QSA

1. Moderator: Fred Bell, Vice President, Valley Action Group & Chief Operating Officer, Noble & Company, LLC
2. Steve Robbins, General Manager, Coachella Valley Water District
3. Malissa Hathaway McKeith, Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP 
4. Kevin Kelley, Assistant to the General Manager, Imperial Irrigation District

11:35 – 12:30 P.M. –The Future of the Salton Sea

1. Moderator: Wesley Ahlgren, Director of Operations, Coachella Valley Economic Partnership
2. Lee Case, Chief Scientist - Salton Sea Office, U.S. Geological Survey
3. Rodney Bonner, Tribal Administrator, Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians
4. Gary Jennings, Director of Business Development, Sea to Sea
5. Paul Quill, Land Development Specialist, Innovative Land Concepts Inc. 
6. Mark R. Norton PE, LEED AP Water Resources & Planning Mgr. Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority & Authority Administrator, Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watersheds Authority

12:30 – 1:20. – Lunch – Keynote Address

1. John Benoit, Riverside County Supervisor, Fourth District & Board Member, Salton Sea Authority

1:20 – 2:20 P.M.  – Renewable Energy – The Wave of the Future

1. Moderator: Brad Mielke, Senior Vice President, RBF Consulting – Desert Region
2. James Carlberg, Executive Vice President & Co-Founder, Kent BioEnergy
3. Chuck Gilfoy, Director,  Marketing & Asset Optimization, CalEnergy Generation
4. Kevin Harper, Director of Environmental Permitting, Ridgeline Energy
5. Eileen Allen, Policy Advisor, California Energy Commission 

2:20 – 2:50 P.M.  – Integration of Plans – Next Steps

• Congresswoman Mary Bono-Mack – Video Message from Washington, DC
• Andy Horne, Deputy County Executive Officer/Natural Resources Development, County of Imperial