2014 Texas Water Summit Program
The 2014 Texas Water Summit was designed to give stakeholders a better understanding of a number of critical issues around sustaining our economy as our population grows: the potential of the 2012 State Water Plan to address our future water needs; projections for future availability; the economics of water; and the promise of technology for conservation and reuse applications in the agricultural, commercial and industrial sectors. By identifying the key issues as well as possible solutions, TAMEST hopes the summit helps build consensus on a path forward toward sustaining our remarkable economic growth into the future.
Monday, May 19, 2014
Introduction
Ken Arnold, P.E.
TAMEST Vice President
WorleyParsons
Danny D. Reible, Ph.D.
Program Chair, Donovan Maddox Distinguished Engineering Chair
Texas Tech University
Water Availability
Future Water Availability
Bradfield Lyon, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, International Research Institute for Climate and Society
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
John Nielsen-Gammon, Ph.D.
Regents Professor and Texas State Climatologist
Texas A&M University
Potential for Texas Water Plan to Address Future Water Needs
Carlos Rubinstein
Chairman
Texas Water Development Board
Elizabeth Fazio, J.D., LL.M.
Committee Director, Committee on Natural Resources
Texas House of Representatives
Panel – Economics of Water
Moderator – Danny D. Reible, Ph.D.
Ari M. Michelsen, Ph.D.
Regents Fellow, Professor and Center Director, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at El Paso
The Texas A&M University System
Sheila M. Olmstead, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
The University of Texas at Austin
Keith R. Phillips, Ph.D.
Senior Economist and Research Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Agricultural Water Use
Agricultural Water Requirements and Conservation Technologies
Jay Bragg
Associate Director, Commodity and Regulatory Activities
Texas Farm Bureau
Regional Opportunities and Challenges
Rio Grande Valley
Wayne Halbert
General Manager
Harlingen Irrigation District
High Plains
Charles West, Ph.D.
Thornton Distinguished Chair of Plant and Soil Science and Interim Director of the CASNR Water Center, Texas Alliance for Water Conservation
Texas Tech University
Advanced Irrigation Technologies
Stephan Maas, Ph.D.
Professor of Agricultural Microclimatology with a joint appointment with Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Texas Tech University
Water for Ecological Needs
Water for Ecological Needs
Laura Huffman
Texas State Director
The Nature Conservancy
Industrial Water Needs and Opportunities
Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Opportunities
H.W. (Bill) Hoffman, P.E.
Senior Technical Adviser
Water Management, Inc.
Panel – Sector Based Use and Conservation
Jean-Philippe Nicot, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
Todd Langford
Senior Sales Professional
GE Power & Water, Water & Process Technologies
Carey King, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, Energy Institute
The University of Texas at Austin
Tim Finley
Global Water Technology Leader
The Dow Chemical Company
Opportunities for New Industrial Waters
Brackish/Salt Water Resources
John Meyer, P.G.
Geologist
Texas Water Development Board
Upgrading Technologies
Benny D. Freeman, Ph.D.
Richard B. Curran Centennial Chair in Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
Industrial Water Reuse
Bob Holt
Corporate Account Executive
GE Power & Water, Water & Process Technologies
Open Discussion – Where Do We Go from Here?
John Meyer, P.G.
Geologist
Texas Water Development Board
Jay Bragg
Associate Director, Commodity and Regulatory Activities
Texas Farm Bureau
H.W. (Bill) Hoffman, P.E.
Senior Technical Adviser
Water Management, Inc.
Ari M. Michelsen, Ph.D.
Regents Fellow, Professor and Center Director, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at El Paso
The Texas A&M University System
John Nielsen-Gammon, Ph.D.
Regents Professor and Texas State Climatologist
Texas A&M University
