Oklahoma Governor's Water Conference

The 2008 Governor's Water Conference & Water Research Symposium will be held October 28-30 at the Sheraton-Reed Conference Center in Midwest City.

The 2007 Oklahoma Governor's Water Conference was held in Oklahoma City at the Cox Convention Center on October 23-25. Presentations from this year's conference are available below.

2007 PowerPoint Presentations

Conservation as a Planning Tool
Gary Mast, Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & the Environment, USDA

Overview of the Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan
Duane Smith, OWRB Executive Director

OCWP Public Participation
Dr. Will Focht, Director, Oklahoma Water Resources Research Institute

Private Sector Partnering
John Rehring, Vice President, Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.

Kansas Water Plan
Tracy Streeter, Director, Kansas Water Office

Oklahoma Water: Envisioning the Next 50 Years
Howard (Bud) Ground, Manager, State Governmental & Environmental Affairs, Public Service Company of Oklahoma

Oklahoma's Water Use Management Pyramid
Duane Smith, OWRB Executive Director

Dealing with Climate Change in Oklahoma
Ken Crawford, State Climatologist, Oklahoma Climatological Survey

The National Water Program Strategy
James R. Brown, Chief, Planning and Analysis Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6