7am – Breakfast at Grant County Business and Conference Center (3031 US-180, Silver City, NM 88061)

8am-11:30am – Indoor talks at Grant County Conference Center, including:

• State of Water in New Mexico – Elizabeth Anderson (OSE)
• Interstate Stream Commission Updates – Hannah Riseley-White (ISC)
• Water and Infrastructure Update from the Governor’s Office – Rebecca Roose (Office of the Governor)
• Legal Updates and Ongoing Indian Water Rights Settlements – Nathaniel Chakeres (OSE)
• Water use in southwest region of NM – Julie Valdez (OSE)
• Hydrologic overview of the region and history of interstate water obligations – Ali Effati (ISC)
• Municipal water use in Deming – David McSherry, City of Deming
• Farming and Agricultural Water Use in the Cliff–Gila Valley: Past, Present, and Future—Wendel Hann, Agricultural Producer (invited)
• Arizona Water Settlement Act and funding opportunities, updates and lessons learned – Colleen Cuningham (ISC)
• Challenges for the efficient distribution of New Mexico Unit Funds—Peter Russell, NM Interstate Stream Commissioner
• Regional collaborations and funding solutions – Priscilla Lucero (Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments)
• Grant County Regional Water Project – Alex Brown (Grant County Water Commission)

11:30am – 5pm – Field trip to Cliff/Gila Valley (lunch included). Field trip talks include:

• Geologic history of southwest New Mexico – Matt Zimmerer (NMBGMR)
• Forest Management, Fire and Water Challenges, and Successes—Laura McCarthy, NM EMNRD
• Hazardous Fuel Reductions for Communities at Risk —Tom Zegler, NM EMNRD
• History of Farming in the Cliff–Gila Valley and Present-Day Challenges—Dusty Hunt, Agricultural Producer
• Building Resilience Through Watershed Restoration – Allyson Siwik (GRIP)
• The Nature Conservancy Restoration Efforts at Iron Bridge – Martha Cooper (TNC)
• Water Rights and Water Management in the Region – Lloyd Valentine (OSE)
• Mining and Water Use at Bill Evans Lake – Ty Bays (Freeport-McMoRan Inc.)

5:30pm – 8:30pm Dinner and Keynote at the Murray Hotel

• Keynote Speaker: Gregory McNamee “Gila: Life and Death of an American River”