Conference & Annual Meeting
Registration is now open for our VIRTUAL Annual Conference! [Note: this is our previously postponed November 2020 event.]
Thursday, March 4, 2021
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM (Pacific Time)
REGISTRATION:
- $25 before 2/19/2021
- $40 after 2/19/2021
The League presents its 2021 annual conference “With One Voice”. To remain in compliance with COVID-19 regulations, we will meet virtually via ZOOM. The annual conference serves as a forum where attendees can stay up-to-date and informed of efforts to develop, maintain, and improve the Columbia Basin Project.
Topics will include:
- Economic Impact of the Columbia Basin Project
- Columbia Basin Project Partner Collaboration
- View from the Canals—Irrigation District Projects and Updates
- Odessa Ground Water Replacement Program Update
- Steps to Columbia Basin Project Completion
- The Role of Washington Water Law and Secondary Use Permits
- Who Funds Water Infrastructure Projects?
Speakers will include:
- Melissa Downes, Office of the Columbia River, Department of Ecology
- Madison Moore, Washington State Department of Agriculture
- Jed Crowther, East Columbia Basin Irrigation District
- Ian Lyle, National Water Resources Association
- Vicky Scharlau, Columbia Basin Development League
- Representative Mike Steele, Washington State Legislature
- Craig Simpson, East Columbia Basin Irrigation District
- Roger Sonnichsen, Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District
- Dave Solem, South Columbia Basin Irrigation District
- ….and more!
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
For conference sponsorship information, please email Julie Brezicha or call her at 509-782-9446.
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