Conference & Annual Meeting

Conference & 60th Annual Meeting

October 29th, 2024

Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake, WA

Thank you for joining us at our Conference & 60th Annual Meeting!

Presentations from the event and additional resources are available now, linked to the speakers' names below.

Letter from Senator Maria Cantwell

A View from the Canals:  What’s Happening in the CBP Irrigation Districts and the Reclamation Ephrata Field Office?

Roger Sonnichsen, Secretary-Manager, Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District

Craig Simpson, Secretary-Manager, East Columbia Basin Irrigation District

John O'Callaghan, Secretary-Manager, South Columbia Basin Irrigation District

Marc Maynard, Field Office Manager, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Meeting M&I Water Needs in the CBP:  Constraints and Opportunities 

Marc Maynard, Field Office Manager, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Shawn O'Brien, City Engineer for the City of Ephrata

Upper Columbia Fish Passage Efforts

DR Michel, Executive Director, Upper Columbia United Tribes

Understanding the Columbia River Task Force and Implications for the CBP

Clark Mather, Executive Director, Northwest River Partners 

Columbia River Treaty Modernization:  Implications for CBP Operations

Roland Springer, Deputy Regional Director, Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Odessa Ground Water Replacement Program:  Progress in the Last Year

OGWRP Film

    Delivery Systems Update and FY 25 State Funding

Jon Erickson, Development Coordinator, East Columbia Basin Irrigation District

    NRCS Grants:  Use of Awards Funds, Update on 2024 Grant Application  

Kristina Ribellia, Executive Director, Columbia Basin Conservation District

    State of Future NRCS Funding

Roylene Comes-at-Night, State Conservationist, USDA, NRCS

The Status of State and Federal Funding and Policy for the CBP and OGWRP

Melissa Downes, Financial and Projects Section Manager, Office of Columbia River, Dept. of Ecology

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