February 24, 2009

Climate Change and Utah's Water Supply: A Symposium

Hosted by the National Weather Service, the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, and CIRES' Western Water Assessment.

Salt Lake City Library 4th Floor Conference Room Tuesday, February 24th, 2009, 9:30am to 4pm

Session 1: Climate Change, Water Supplies, and Utah
Joe Barsugli, Climate Scientist, Western Water Assessment Robert Gillies, Professor and Utah State Climatologist, Utah State University Fred Wagner, Professor, Utah State University Andrea Ray, Social Scientist, NOAA Earth Systems Research Laboratory

Session 2: Water Supply and Seasonal Forecasts
Greg Smith, Senior Hydrologist, Colorado Basin River Forecast Center Brent Bernard, Hydrologist, Colorado Basin River Forecast Center Brian McInerney, Senior Hydrologist, National Weather Service Salt Lake City Kevin Werner, Service Coordination Hydrologist, Colorado Basin River Forecast Center

Session 3: Climate and Water Information Needs
G. Keith Denos, General Manager, Provo River Water Users Association Richard Bay, General Manager, Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District Tage Flint, General Manager, Weber Basin Water Conservancy District John Daley, Reporter, KSL Channel 5

RSVP requested by Feb 1 (not required) for name tags and headcount.

Contact Information:
Kevin Werner (801.524.5130 or kevin.werner@noaa.gov)
Brian McInerney (801.971.2033 or brian.mcinerney@noaa.gov)