2017 Ground Water 101 Update - Replay Denver
October 2017
2017 Ground Water 101 Update
Water Court Practice Program – Technical and Engineering Program Series
Co-sponsored by the Colorado Supreme Court and the Colorado Bar Association
Don’t Miss This Unique and Significant Summit Featuring the Judiciary, Engineers, Water Users and Private Firm Attorneys from Across Colorado!
Program Description
This is the sixth course in a series of courses related to the technical and engineering side of water law. Understanding the technical and legal aspects of groundwater is an essential requirement for anyone who is, or desires to become, involved with water rights and/or the practice of water law in any way, whether from a legal, technical, administrative or expert perspective. This course updates our 2009 Groundwater Law 101 program, and introduces you to the hydrogeology of water practice and its legal counterpart, groundwater law, in Colorado. It will provide you with the basic groundwater concepts, terms, theories and practices and their applications in the courtroom and administrative proceedings, as well as give you a firm understanding of groundwater law so that you will understand just what is required for you to know as a professional in this field.
Take advantage of this opportunity to acquire the basic technical and legal foundation in groundwater law necessary for your successful and effective water practice.
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Agenda:
8:00am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30am
Welcome and Introductions
Extended by William Caile, Esq., Moderator
8:40am
Overview of Groundwater from the Technical Perspective
- Physical Classifications – Alluvial, Sedimentary Bedrock, Hard Rock
- Colorado Hydrogeology
- Legal Groundwater Classifications— Tributary, Nontributary, “Not Nontributary”, Produced, and Designated
- Groundwater Problems and Issues in Colorado
- Analytical Methods
- Current Events in Groundwater
Presented by Scott G. Mefford, C.P.G., President, Hydrokinetics, Inc., and Christopher J. Sanchez, P.G., Principal-Hydrogeologist, Bishop-Brogden Associates, Inc.
9:40am
Networking Break
9:50am
Groundwater Overview (con’t)
Presented by Scott G. Mefford, C.P.G, President, Hydrokinetics, Inc., and Christopher J. Sanchez, P.G., Principal- Hydrogeologist, Bishop-Brogden Associates, Inc.
10:50am
Nontributary Groundwater Determination
- In Practice How Does the State Engineer Determine If Groundwater Is Nontributary?
- Case Studies
Presented by Matt Sares, Chief of Hydrogeological Services, Colorado Division of Water Resources
11:40am
Update on Groundwater Administration Issues
Presented by Kevin Rein, P.E., State Engineer
12:00pm
Lunch on Your Own
1:00pm
Real World Recharge Operations
- Recharge Pond Siting, Design, and Construction Considerations
- Operation and Maintenance Issues
- Evaluation of Aquifer Conditions
- Success Stories, and Not So Much Success Stories
Presented by Edward J. Armbruster, P.E., President and Executive Director, Central Colorado Water Conservancy (CCWC), and Jared D. Abraham, Principal Geophysicist, Aqua Geo Frameworks LLC
1:50pm
Litigating Tributary, Nontributary and Produced Groundwater Cases: Legal Framework, Including Statutes, Rules, Process, Case Law and More
Presented by John J. Cyran, Esq., and Steven O. Sims, Esq.
2:40pm
Networking Break
2.50pm
Litigating Designated Groundwater Cases: How Are They Different?
- How Does Designated Groundwater Come into Being?
- Basin Differences and What It Means to be Part of a Basin
- Jurisdictional and Hearing Differences
- Case Law
Presented by Michael D. Shimmin, Esq. (ret.), and Joseph “Jody” Grantham, Hearing Officer│PIO│Training, Colorado Division of Water Resources
3:40pm
Attorney and Expert Ethics and Professional Standards in Groundwater Litigation
Uniform Rules for All State Water Court Divisions:
- Form 2, Declaration of Expert Regarding Report, Disclosure and Opinions
- Rule 6, Referral to Referee, Case Management, Rulings and Decrees
- Rule 11, Pre-Trial Procedure, Case Management, Disclosure and Simplification of Issues
- Attorney Ethical Standards
- Engineer Ethical Standards
Presented by Jennifer Ashworth, P.E., Senior Project Manager and Co-Founder, White Sands Water Engineers, Inc., Cynthia F. Covell, Esq., and Calvin Miller, P.E., PhD, Miller Groundwater Engineering, LLC
Moderated by Honorable Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr., Senior Water Judge, State of Colorado, Colorado Supreme Court Justice (ret.)
4:30
Adjourn
Location Information
CBA-CLE Small Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $369.00 |
| CBA Member | $339.00 |
| CBA Water Law Section Member | $279.00 |
| Engineers | $279.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Member | $154.50 |
| CLE ELITE Pass Holder | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 8.00
- Ethics Credits: 1.00
- EDI Credits:
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Sponsor Information
- Attend day-long CLE program, and acquire the basic technical and legal foundation in groundwater necessary for your successful and effective water practice
- Groundwater from technical and legal perspectives, recharge operations, groundwater administration issues, attorney and expert ethics and professional standards, and more to be discussed at Colorado Groundwater CLE Program sponsored by the Colorado Supreme Court and the Colorado Bar Association