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6th Annual Conference–Live!
TEXAS WATER LAW
Sharing Water Resources
April 9-10, 2015 • Westin La Cantera • San Antonio
“Good speakers on critical water issues of our time. Well-planned
and executed.”
- Scott Spears, Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), Austin
Dear Colleague:
Location &
Accommodations
AAA 4-Diamond Hotel
The Premiere Texas Hill
Country Resort
This sprawling luxury resort,
which sits atop 250 acres, also
offers scenic vistas overlooking
an endless expanse of majestic
Live Oak groves interrupted
only by creamy white limestone
outcroppings, emerald fairways
and sparkling pools.
The luxury resort is undergoing
a massive top to bottom
renovation, to be completed
in time for a grand reopening
in April. Be among the first to
discover the newly transformed
La Cantera!
Reserve now and enjoy special
discounted rates, exclusively
for conference attendees!
Stay up-to-date on the latest policies that affect your region, whether from the water
agencies, the legislature or the courts.
At our 6th Annual Conference, water law experts will educate and update you on
current issues and will answer questions. Understand the issues that affect your
work, as you learn from the experts who are shaping Texas water law and policy on
these topics:
• Case Law Update and Legislative Update
• The Public Trust and Fair Share Doctrines
• Groundwater and Oil & Gas Doctrines
• Modeled Available Groundwater and State Oversight of Groundwater
Conservation Districts
• MAGs – Are Regional Planning Groups the New Decision-Makers?
• Water Pricing and Water Supply
• San Antonio’s Vista Ridge Water Supply Project
• Water Reuse Strategies
• The Cure for Anything Is Salt Water – the Promise of Desalination
•Takings
• Surface Water Management and Groundwater Management During Drought
• Edwards Aquifer Authority and the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan
• Rethinking Water Management in Texas
We look forward to seeing you in April!
Sincerely,
La Cantera Hill Country Resort
16641 La Cantera Resort
San Antonio, Texas 78256
The hotel sold out last year, so
reserve and register today.
For Hotel Reservations
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Phil Steven Kosub, Esq.
Program Co-Chair
Senior Water Resources Counsel
San Antonio Water System
San Antonio
REGISTER NOW! cle.com/sharing or (800) 873-7130 Frank Z. Ruttenberg, Esq.
Program Co-Chair
Haynes and Boone
San Antonio
Schedule and Information INSIDE
Thursday, April 9
Friday, April 10
7:45
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00
Continental Breakfast
8:15
Welcome and Introduction
8:30
Welcome Back
Overview of Day One
Phil Steven Kosub, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Senior Water Resources Counsel
San Antonio Water System, San Antonio
Frank Z. Ruttenberg, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Haynes and Boone, San Antonio
Summary of Day One and Overview of Day Two
Frank Z. Ruttenberg, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Phil Steven Kosub, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Emerging Issues
Water Reuse Strategies
8:45
The Big Picture
8:30
Case Law Update
Agatha Wade, Esq.
Tuggey McCutcheon, San Antonio
9:00
9:30
David W. Ross, Esq.
Law Offices of David Ross, San Antonio
The Cure for Anything Is Salt Water –
the Promise of Desalination
9:30
Water and the Public Trust Doctrine
Mary Sahs, Esq.
Sahs & Associates, Austin
Susana Canseco, Esq., Manager
Rancho Ojo de Agua, Boerne
10:15 Networking Break
Water and the Fair Share Doctrine
10:30
Marty Jones, Esq.
Sprouse Schrader Smith, Amarillo
Lyn Clancy, Esq.
Managing Associate General Counsel and
Senior Water Policy Advisor
Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin
Tom Bohl, Esq., General Counsel
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, Seguin
10:10 Networking Break
10:25
Groundwater and Oil & Gas Doctrines,
Including the Accommodation Doctrine
Edmond R. McCarthy Jr., Esq.
Jackson, Sjoberg, McCarthy & Wilson, Austin
11:05
11:15
Ethics and Issues in Water Development
12:05 Lunch Break
1:45
Modeled Available Groundwater
and State Oversight of Groundwater
Conservation Districts
Robert E. Mace, PhD, PG, Deputy Executive Administrator
Water Science and Conservation
Texas Water Development Board, Austin
Kirby J. Portley, Esq., Staff Attorney
Litigation Division, Remediation Section
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Austin
2:30
MAGs as Caps – Are Regional Planning
Groups the New Decision-Makers?
12:00 Lunch Break
1:20
Networking Break
3:30
Water Pricing and Water Supply
Amy Hardberger, Esq., Assistant Professor of Law
St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio
4:15
2:00
Legislative Update
Morgan J. Johnson, Esq.
McGinnis Lochridge, Austin
2:30
Networking Break
2:45
Edwards Aquifer Authority and
the Edwards Aquifer Habitat
Conservation Plan
Darcy Frownfelter, Esq.
Kemp Smith, San Antonio
3:30
Rethinking Water Management in Texas
Phil Steven Kosub, Esq., Program Co-Chair
4:15
Evaluations and Adjourn
San Antonio’s Vista Ridge Water Supply
Project: Transaction Analysis
Angela Jin, Esq.
Hawkins Delafield & Wood, New York, NY
Frank Z. Ruttenberg, Esq., Program Co-Chair
5:00
Takings
Julie Ford, Esq.
George Brothers Kincaid & Horton, Austin
Mark B. Taylor, Esq.
Law Offices of Mark Taylor, San Marcos
3:15
Groundwater Management
During Drought
J.D. Head, Esq.
Fritz, Byrne, Head & Harrison, Austin
Ty H. Embrey, Esq.
Lloyd Gosselink, Austin
Chelsea A. Hawkins, Esq., Technician and Research Assistant
Texas Water Resources Institute, College Station
Regional Movement of Water
Surface Water Management
During Drought
Adjourn
Earn up to 12 Hours MCLE Credit
Including One Hour of Ethics
Earn up to 12 Hours Engineering Credit
Earn up to 12 Hours Real Estate Credit
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MEET YOUR DISTINGUISHED FACULTY
PROGRAM ATTORNEY: Michelle Messner, michelle@cle.com
PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
FACULTY
Phil Steven Kosub is Senior Water Resources
Counsel for the San Antonio Water System. His
work encompasses a diverse array of current Texas
water law issues. These issues include water rights,
water planning, reclaimed water, environmental
flows, and the legal challenges imposed by
competing demands for water resources. Mr.
Kosub is certified in administrative law by the
Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is a past
chairman of the Environmental and Natural
Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas,
and is a frequent writer and speaker on water law,
regulatory takings, and development issues. He
served in the United States Air Force from 1978
to 1982.
Tom Bohl, Esq., General Counsel
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, Seguin
Susana Canseco, Esq., Manager
Rancho Ojo de Agua, Boerne
Lyn Clancy, Esq.
Managing Associate General Counsel and
Senior Water Policy Advisor
Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin
Ty H. Embrey, Esq.
Lloyd Gosselink, Austin
Julie Ford, Esq.
George Brothers Kincaid & Horton, Austin
Darcy Frownfelter, Esq.
Kemp Smith, San Antonio
Amy Hardberger, Esq.
Assistant Professor of Law
St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio
Chelsea A. Hawkins, Esq.
Technician and Research Assistant
Texas Water Resources Institute, College Station
J.D. Head, Esq.
Fritz, Byrne, Head & Harrison, Austin
Angela Jin, Esq.
Hawkins Delafield & Wood, New York, NY
Frank Z. Ruttenberg has been practicing
commercial and real estate law in San Antonio
since 1979. His practice includes negotiating
and preparing documents relating to the sale,
purchase, and operation of income producing
properties. He is also involved in assisting
development clients with the purchase, sale
or lease of groundwater and surface water
rights, the development of diversion facilities,
and other water development and water
supply agreements.
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FAX
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Morgan J. Johnson, Esq.
McGinnis Lochridge, Austin
Marty Jones, Esq.
Sprouse Schrader Smith, Amarillo
Robert E. Mace, PhD, PG
Deputy Executive Administrator
Water Science and Conservation
Texas Water Development Board, Austin
Edmond R. McCarthy Jr., Esq.
Jackson, Sjoberg, McCarthy & Wilson, Austin
Kirby J. Portley, Esq., Staff Attorney
Litigation Division, Remediation Section
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Austin
David W. Ross, Esq.
Law Offices of David Ross, San Antonio
Mary Sahs, Esq.
Sahs & Associates, Austin
Mark B. Taylor, Esq.
Law Offices of Mark Taylor, San Marcos
Agatha Wade, Esq.
Tuggey McCutcheon, San Antonio
PHONE
(800) 873-7130
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MAIL
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TEXAS WATER LAW
Sharing Water Resources
April 9-10, 2015 • Westin La Cantera • San Antonio
12 Hours MCLE Credit
Including One Hour of Ethics
12 Hours Engineering Credit
12 Hours Real Estate Credit
6th Annual Conference–Live!
REGISTER NOW! cle.com/sharing or (800) 873-7130
6th Annual Conference–Live!
TEXAS WATER LAW
Doctrine and Practice; Deals & Drought
April 9-10, 2015 • Westin La Cantera • San Antonio
La Cantera Hill Country Resort
Featuring Experts From:
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Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
Lower Colorado River Authority
Rancho Ojo de Agua
San Antonio Water System
St. Mary’s University School of Law
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Texas Water Development Board
Texas Water Resources Institute
… and the area’s leading law firms
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