Agenda-Water-Conf-2019-In-Progress

Water and Our Future
October 10, 2019, Missouri State University’s Darr Agricultural Center
2401 S. Kansas Expwy * Springfield, MO * 65807 * (417)836-8974
AGENDA
Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be served.
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8:00 - 9:00 Registration and Breakfast w Sponsor Slide Show
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9:00 – 9:15 Welcome
 Gail Melgren – Executive Director, Southwest Missouri Regional Water
 Cliff Smart – President, Missouri State University
o Welcome from MSU
 Ken McClure – Mayor, Springfield, Missouri
o Welcome from Springfield, MO
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9:15 – 9:45 Overview SWMO Regional Water / Video
 Gail Melgren - Executive Director, Southwest Missouri Regional Water
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9:45 – 10:30
Panel: Long-Term Water Supply for Southwest Missouri
 Moderator - Scott Miller, General Manager, City Utilities of Springfield
 Ken McClure – Mayor, Springfield, Missouri
 Gary Shaw – Mayor, Joplin Missouri (invited)
 Ryan Stanley - Mayor Pro Tem (invited)
 Lincoln Hough – Senator, Missouri Senate District 30 (tentative)
 Cody Smith – Representative, House District 163
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10:30– 11:00 Break
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11:00 – 11:30
Update: Water Storage Reallocation Request at Stockton Lake

 John Grothaus - Chief, Plan Formulation, KC District Corps of Engineers
11:30 – 12:00

CDM Smith Technical Update for Southwest Missouri Regional Water
 Sarah Stewart – Senior Projects Manager, CDM Smith
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12:00 – 12:30
Lunch
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12:30 – 1:00
State of Missouri Water Resources Planning and Funding


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Joe Gillman– Director and State Geologist, Missouri Geological Survey &
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
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1:00 – 1:45 History of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Regional Water System: An Example
Community
 Chris Browning - Utilities Director, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1:45 – 2:15 Lake Atoka – Example project
 Brent Houser - Project Manager, CDM Smith
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2:15 – 2:45 Break
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2:45 – 3:15 Drought Planning for Southwest Missouri
 Roddy Rogers – Manager, Water Resource Projects, City Utilities of
Springfield
3:15 – 3:45 Drought Planning: An Interesting Planning Model

 Brian Breaker - Little Rock District, Corps of Engineers
3:45 – 4:15 Drought Planning: Joplin Reservoir Update
 Matt Barnhart – Southwest Missouri Operations Manager, Missouri
American Water
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4:15 – 4:45 Infrastructure Challenges Faced by Small Towns
 Leland Butcher – Former City Manager, Neosho, Missouri
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4:45 - 5:00 Evaluations and Adjourn
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Thank you for attending our conference!
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For questions about engineering or operator credits please call Cody at 417.836.8974.