Evapotranspiration: Determination of Consumptive Use in Water Rights Proceedings Out of Stock
A Program for Attorneys, Engineers, Hydrologists, Hydrogeologists and Other Water Professionals
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October 2012
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A program for Attorneys, Engineers, Hydrologists, Hydrogeologists and other Water Professionals
Program Description
Evapotranspiration - Determination of Consumptive Use in Water Rights
Proceedings is the fourth course in the Technical and Engineering Series of the Water Practice Training Programs designed to elevate the quality of water court practice and to promote timely, fair and efficient proceedings before the referees and water judges. This course will give you a comprehensive understanding of Evapotranspiration and the methods used to make determinations of consumptive use in water rights proceedings. It is an essential and critical body of knowledge for anyone involved, in any way, in the
water profession.
8:30 – 9:00am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:50am
Using the ASCE Standardized Reference Evapotranspiration Equation to
Determine Crop Evapotranspiration
Presented by Tom Ley, Ph.D., P.E., Chief, Hydrography and Satellite Monitoring, Colorado Division of Water Resources
9:50 – 10:05am
Networking Break
10:05 – 10:55
Measurement of Crop Evapotranspiration Using Precision Weighing Lysimeters, Including an Overview of the Lysimeter Project at Rocky Ford, CO; Data Acquisition and Processing; ET and Water Balance of Alfalfa Hay (2008 – 2011); Alfalfa Crop Coefficients and Comparison of Lysimeter and ASCE Penman-Montieth ET; and Challenges of Operating and Maintaining Lysimeters
Presented by Allan A. Andales, Ph.D., Colorado State University
10:55 – 11:45am
The Use of Remote Sensing Techniques to Determine Evapotranspiration
Presented by Luis A. Garcia, Ph.D., Colorado State University
11:45am – 1:00pm
Lunch on Your Own
1:00 – 1:50pm
The State Consumptive Use Module (Statecu) of The State Engineer’s Decision Support System and the Derivation of Calibrated Crop Coefficients for Determination of Crop Consumptive Use in the Rio Grande Decision Support System
Presented by Erin Wilson, P.E., Principal, Wilson Water Group
1:50 – 2:40pm
General Overview of Statecu; the Practical Application of Statecu; an Overview of the Software Components, Methods Available, and Best Practices in a Water Rights Historic Consumptive Use Analysis and Example Scenario
Presented by James Heath, P.E., Lead Modeler, Colorado Division of Water Resources
2:40 – 2:50pm
Networking Break
2:50 – 3:40
Evaluation of the Accuracy of the Modified Blaney-Criddle Method for Determination of Crop Consumptive Use
Presented by Ivan A. Walter, P.E., Ivan’s Engineering, Inc.
3:40 – 4:30pm
The Evolving Law of Evidence Applicable to Admissibility of New or Novel Scientific Evidence
Presented by Peter J. Ampe, Esq., Hill & Robbins, PC
4:30pm
Adjourn
Program Planner and Chair
William A. (Bill) Paddock, Esq.
Carlson Hammond & Paddock LLC
Denver, CO
Faculty
Peter J. Ampe, Esq.
Hill & Robbins, P.C.
Denver, CO
Allan A. Andales, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Luis A. Garcia, Ph.D.
Department Head
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
James Heath, P.E.
Lead Modeler
Colorado Division of Water Resources
Denver, CO
Ivan A. Walter, P.E.
Ivan’s Engineering, Inc.
Centennial, CO
Tom Ley, Ph.D., P.E.
Chief, Hydrography and Satellite Monitoring
Colorado Division of Water Resources
Pueblo, CO
Erin Wilson, P.E., Principal
Wilson Water Group
Lakewood, CO
- CLE Pass Price *FREE! - exclusions may apply
- Standard Price $125.00 USD
- Member Price $95.00 USD
- General Credits
- Ethics Credits
- EDI Credits