52nd Annual Water Conference Proceedings

CONTENTS:

Cover
Title Page
Table of Contents
Water Conference Advisory Committee
Conference Program
Welcome to Santa Fe -- Mayor David Coss
USGS Water Programs and Initiatives -- Robert Hirsch, USGS
What Happens after the Year of Water? -- NM Lt. Gov. Diane Denish
Competing for the Future – We Need a Different Model -- John D’Antonio, NM State Engineer
Preview of Legislative Water Issues 2008 -- Representative Andy Nuñez, Chair, New Mexico House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources
Implications of a Growing Population and Changing Demographics in New Mexico -- Adélamar Alcántara, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, UNM
Market Prices as Measures of Water Scarcity in New Mexico and the West -- F. Lee Brown, UNM
A Living River Fund -- John Horning, Forest Guardians
Climate Change and Its Implications for New Mexico’s Water Resources and Economic Opportunities -- Julie Coonrod, UNM
The Federal Perspective and Initiatives on Water (Panel Discussion)
   moderated by Karl Wood, New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute
    Mike Connor for Senator Jeff Bingaman
    Zane Vaughn for Senator Pete Domenici
    Ron Morsbach for Congressman Steve Pearce
    Johanna Polsenberg for Congressman Tom Udall
    Tito Madrid for Congresswoman Heather Wilson
Climate Research and Applications Needs in Support of Climate Services -- Roger Pulwarty, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Governor’s Task Force Report on Climate Change -- David Gutzler, UNM
Western Agriculture at Risk from Climate Change and Competing Water Demands -- Pat O’Toole, President, Family Farm Alliance
What to Do with Water in a Wet Year? -- Bob Grant, Grant Enterprises, Inc.
Future Climate Change Impacts on New Mexico’s Mountain Sources of Water -- Albert Rango, NMSU
Water Productivity and Water Capital – Addressing Fresh Water Availability Limitations -- Mike Hightower, Sandia National Laboratories

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