Agenda:

• ULI Welcome and Overview (10 min)
• Water Wise Presentations by ULI, Sonoran Institute, Alliance for Water Efficiency, WaterNow Alliance & Q&A (45 min)
• Group Discussion & Survey Results (30 min)
• Next Steps (5 min)

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Agenda:

• ULI Welcome and Overview (10 min)
• Water-Wise Development Presentations (45 min)
  • Brock Smethills, President, Sterling Ranch Development Company
  • Kyle Harris, Senior Vice President Community Development, McWhinney
  • Steven Kunshier, Director of Housing Development, Maiker Housing Partners
  • Jacob Atalla, Vice President, Sustainability Initiatives, KB Home
• Q&A and Group Discussion (30 min)
• Next Steps (5 min)

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Agenda:

• ULI Welcome and Overview (5 min)
• Water Wise Development Resources Presentations and Q&A (60 min: 20 min presentation & 10 min Q&A each)
  • Jonah Schein, National Program Manager for Homes & Buildings, WaterSense Program, US EPA on WaterSense resources
  • Mike Collignon, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Green Builder Coalition about Water Efficiency Rating Score (WERS) resources
• Group Discussion about potential implementation projects (25 min)

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Agenda:

• ULI Welcome and Overview (5 min)
• Water-Wise Landscape Ordinances and Templates (60 min: 10 min presentation & 10 min Q&A each)
  • Paul Lander, Adjunct Professor at University of Colorado-Boulder, on his research related to water-wise landscape ordinances for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
  • Paul Piazza, Principal Programs Specialist for Sonoma County Water Agency, on water-wise and fire-wise landscape design templates, guidance, and policies.
  • Cassy Aoyagi, President of FormLA Landscaping, on the implementation of water-wise landscaping and how that implementation interfaces with state and local water-wise landscaping ordinances.
• Group Discussion about landscape ordinance, template, and implementation resources (25 min)

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Resource List

Agenda:

• ULI Welcome and Overview (5 min)
• Water-wise policies, regulations, incentives presentations and Q&A (60 min)
  • Andrew D. Morris, Senior Manager of Policy and Programs for the Alliance for Water Efficiency, on state level policies and resources.
  • Waverly Klaw, Director of Growing Water Smart for the Sonoran Institute, on local policies and resources.
  • Morgan Hester, Planning Manager for the City of Colorado Springs, on how Colorado Springs updated its land use and landscape codes in alignment with its water efficiency plan goals.
• Group Discussion about water-wise policies, regulations, incentives resources (25 min)

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Resource List

Agenda:

• ULI Welcome and Overview (5 min)
• Water Conservation and Affordability Presentations and Q&A (60 min)
  • Benji Smith, Applied Economics PhD Candidate at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania on tap fees and water dedication requirements and how they affect development patterns and housing prices.
  • Caroline Koch, Water Policy Director of the WaterNow Alliance on water conservation incentive programs that can support equitable and distributed water infrastructure investments, helping to keep water utility rates affordable.
  • Joel Benson, Planning Director and Former Mayor of Buena Vista, Colorado, on Buena Vista’s water allocation policy to help set aside water for affordable housing.
• Group Discussion about water conservation and affordability resources (25 min)

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Resource List

Agenda:

• ULI welcome and introductions (5 minutes)
• Overview of water-neutral development and resources by Mary Ann Dickinson, Director of Land and Water Policy, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (20 minutes, including Q&A)
• Water-neutral development case studies (20 min each, including individual Q&A):
  • Cambria, CA: Tristan Reaper, Program Manager, Cambria Community Services District
  • Ipswich, MA: Rachael Belisle-Toler, Water Resources Manager, Town of Ipswich
  • Santa Fe, NM: Alan Hook, Water Resources Coordinator, City of Santa Fe Water Division
• ULI wrap up with updates & resources (5 minutes)

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Agenda:

• ULI welcome and introductions (5 minutes)
• Speakers (20 minutes each, including Q&A):
  • Meryl Corbin of the Sonoran Institute and Abbye Neel from Brendle Group on Sonoran Institute’s Metrics Project
  • Faith Sternlieb, Center for Geospatial Solutions at Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
  • Mazdak Arabi, CSU on water demand forecasting through land use types/zoning types with the POLARIS tool in communities in Colorado
• Group discussion and resource sharing (20 minutes)
• ULI wrap up (5 minutes)

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Resource List

Agenda:

• ULI welcome and introductions (5 minutes)
• Water Reuse Presentations and Q&A (20 minutes each)
  • Shannon Spurlock, Pacific Institute: Overview of water reuse and resources available
  • John Rehring, Carollo Engineers, and Kyle Pickett, Worthen Foundation: How to make water reuse work for your project
  • Austin Krcmarik, Denver Water: Onsite and regional water reuse at Denver Water
• Group discussion and resource sharing (20 minutes)
• ULI wrap up (5 minutes)

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Resource List

Agenda:

• ULI welcome and introductions (5 minutes)
• Water-Wise Policy Update Presentations and Q&A (20 minutes each)
  • Kelly Connolly Kern, Director of Public Affairs, Alliance for Water Efficiency
  • Lindsay Rogers, Policy Manager for Municipal Conservation, Western Resource Advocates
  • Jonah Schein, National Program Manager, US EPA WaterSense (unable to speak due to the government shutdown)
• Group discussion and resource sharing (20 minutes)
• ULI wrap up (5 minutes)

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Resource List

Agenda:

• ULI welcome and introductions (5 minutes)
• Colorado River Compact Negotiation Update Presentations and Q&A (15 minutes each):
  • Anne Castle, senior fellow at the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment at the University of Colorado Law School (Former U.S. Commissioner, Upper Colorado River Commission, and Former Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, U.S. Department of the Interior)
  • Ken Ransford, Secretary to the Colorado Basin Roundtable, and Ken Ransford, P.C.
  • John Berggren, Regional Policy Manager, Healthy Rivers, Western Resource Advocates
  • Sarah Porter, Director, Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy and Professor of Practice in ASU’s College of Global Futures
• Group discussion and resource sharing (20 minutes)
• ULI wrap up (5 minutes)