| Liaison Committee Information - Sixth Meeting |
| AGENDA | ||
| 8:15 AM | Welcome - Jaroy Moore and Dana Porter Resident Director and Professor/Extension Specialist Texas A&M University, Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Lubbock |
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| 8:25 | Opening Remarks - Lynne Fahlquist Hydrologist U.S. Geological Survey, Austin |
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| 8:30 | Brandon Lipps Water Issues in Texas Senator Duncan's Office, District 28 |
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| GROUND-WATER PROGRAMS IN THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS | ||
| 8:50 | Jim Conkwright Activities of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District #1 General Manager High Plains Underground Water Conservation District #1 |
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| 9:20 | Harvey Everheart Aquifer Evaluation Program of Mesa Underground Water Conservation District General Manager Mesa Underground Water Conservation District; and Former President, Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts |
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| 9:50 to 10:05 | BREAK | |
| BROAD-SCALE GROUND-WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS | ||
| 10:05 | Kevin Dennehy Overview of USGS NAWQA High Plains Regional Ground-Water Study HPGW Project Chief U.S. Geological Survey |
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| 10:35 | Lynne Fahlquist Ground-Water Quality of the Southern High Plains Aquifer Hydrologist U.S. Geological Survey |
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| 10:55 | Monty Dozier Rural Homeowner Ground Water Quality in the Southern High Plains Professor and Extension Water Quality Specialist Texas A&M University, College Station |
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| 11:25 | Alan Cherepon Pesticides in Texas Public Water Supply Wells in the Southern High Plains Natural Resources Specialist Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Austin |
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| 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM | LUNCH Provided by Ogallala Aquifer Groundwater Conservation Districts |
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| 1:00 | Ken Rainwater Perchlorate in Ground Water in the Southern High Plains Water Resources Center and Civil Engineering Texas Tech University, Lubbock |
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| 1:30 | Jason Gurdak Ground-Water Vulnerability of the High Plains Aquifer; A Preliminary Assessment Hydrologist U.S. Geological Survey |
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| AGRICULTURE
AND GROUND-WATER QUALITY | ||
| 1:50 | John Sweeten Confined Animal Feeding Operations and Water Quality Issues in the Southern High Plains Resident Director Texas A&M University, Texas Agricultural and Research Extension Center, Amarillo |
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| 2:20 | Sharon Qi Changes in Irrigated Land Over Time in the High Plains Hydrologist U.S. Geological Survey |
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| 2:50 to 3:05 | BREAK | |
| 3:05 | Kevin Dennehy Recharge and Water Quality in the Unsaturated Zone in the Southern High Plains HPGW NAWQA Project Chief U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO |
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| 3:35 | Lynne Fahlquist Agricultural Impacts on Ground-Water Quality Hydrologist U.S. Geological Survey |
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| CHANGES IN GROUND-WATER QUALITY WITH DEPTH | ||
| 4:05 | Peter McMahon Vertical Gradients in Ground-Water Quality in the Southern High Plains Hydrologist U.S. Geological Survey |
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| WRAP UP | ||
| 4:35 | Kevin Dennehy and Lynne Fahlquist Discussion and Summary Remarks HPGW Project Manager/Hydrologist U.S. Geological Survey, CO and TX |
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| 5:00 | ADJOURN | |
Jimmy Clark U.S. House of Representatives-District Director/Neugebauer's Office Brandon Lipps Texas Senate-Senator Duncan's Office Katy Yates Texas Senate-Senator Duncan's Office Janice Ward U.S. Geological Survey-Central Region (Denver) Dave Ozman U.S. Geological Survey-Central Region (Denver) Lynne Fahlquist U.S. Geological Survey-Texas Eric Strom U.S. Geological Survey-Texas Nick Parker U.S. Geological Survey/Texas Tech University Kevin Dennehy U.S. Geological Survey-Colorado Peter McMahon U.S. Geological Survey-Colorado Jason Gurdak U.S. Geological Survey-Colorado Sharon Qi U.S. Geological Survey-Colorado Jim Bartolino U.S. Geological Survey-New Mexico Mickey Black U.S. Department of Agriculture-NRCS Monty Dollar U.S. Department of Agriculture-NRCS Charles Onstad U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS Terry Howell U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS Steve Evett U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS Paul Colaizzi U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS Ted Zobeck U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS Don Wanjura U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS Clay Chesney U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Water Quality Division Steve Pratt U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Source Water Protection Branch Mike Bechdol U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Source Water Protection Branch Temple McKinnon Texas Water Development Board-RWPG Coordinator Radu Boghici Texas Water Development Board Al Cherepon Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Jimmy Walker Texas Commission on Environmental Quality-Amarillo Krista Percival Texas Commission on Environmental Quality-Lubbock Lance Owens Texas Commission on Environmental Quality-Lubbock Pat Cooke Texas Commission on Environmental Quality-Lubbock Malcom Laing Texas Commission on Environmental Quality-Lubbock Bo Brown Llano Estacado Regional Water Planning Group Gene Montgomery Oxy Permian (Region O) Jim Conkwright High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 Carmon McCain High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 Judy Reeves High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 Scott Orr High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 Arnold Husky High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 Jason Coleman South Plains Underground Water Conservation District Gary Walker Sandy Land Underground Water Conservation District Clyde Crumley Llano Estacado Underground Water Conservation District Ray Brady Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District Ken Carver Permian Basin Underground Water Conservation District Harvey Everheart Mesa Underground Water Conservation District Deanya Williams Mesa Underground Water Conservation District Carrie Dorrance City of Lubbock Cesar Castanon City of Lubbock Neil Weems City of Lubbock Chester Carthel City of Lubbock Beth McLeister City of Lubbock Dan Coffey City of Amarillo Ken Rainwater Texas Tech University B.L. Harris Texas A&M University/Texas Water Resources Institute Bruce Lesikar Texas A&M University Robert Lascano Texas A&M University Russell Persyn Texas A&M University Monty Dozier Texas A&M University Don Vietor Texas A&M University John Sweeten Texas A&M University Thomas Marek Texas A&M University Jaroy Moore Texas A&M University Michael Schubert Texas A&M University Dana Porter Texas A&M University Pat Porter Texas A&M University Greta Schuster West Texas A&M University Jett Major Texas A&M University Bob Robinson Texas A&M University-Am/Lub District Director Kerry Siders Texas A&M University Roger Haldenby Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. Shelly Nutt Texas Peanut Producers Board Ben Weinheimer Texas Cattle Feeders Association Ross Wilson Texas Cattle Feeders Association David Gibson Texas Corn Producers Board Edwin Smith Texas Agricultural Irrigation Association Edie Bartos Texas Agricultural Irrigation Association Susan Everett Texas Grain Sorghum Producers Whitney Williams First Ag Credit Sheila Hall Southwest Geological and Environmental, Inc. Steve Tischer Arcadis J. Collier Adams, Jr. Attorney Jean B. Nichols Global Scientific, Inc. Warren Thetford InTime, Inc.