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2026 Fall Conference PANEL MEETINGS

All panels will meet on Thursday, October 8. Locations and agendas will be added as available and subject to change.

8:30 AM PANELS

Drainage Districts

8:30 am – Salon AB

Chair: Allen Sims, Jefferson County Drainage District #7

Vice Chair: Craig Kalkomey, LJA Engineering

Agenda

  • Introductions/Call to Order
  • Presentation: Nature Based Solutions
    – Allison Hand, Freese and Nichols, Inc.
  • Discussion/Presentation/Roundtable
  • Adjourn

Industrial

8:30 am – Salon F

Chair: Scott Harris, Gulf Coast Authority

Vice Chair: Paulina Williams, Baker Botts

Agenda

  • Introductions/Call to Order
  • Discussion/Presentation/Roundtable
  • Adjourn

Irrigation Districts

8:30 am – Salon E

Chair: Kyle Miller, Wichita Co. Water Improvement District #2

Vice Chair: Anthony Stambaugh, Hidalgo County Irrigation District #2

Agenda

  • Introductions/Call to Order
  • Discussion/Presentation/Roundtable
  • Adjourn

River Authorities + Utility Districts

8:30 am – Salon CD

River Authorities Panel
Chair: Kevin Ward, Trinity River Authority

Vice Chair: Scott Hall, Lower Neches Valley Authority

Utility Districts Panel

Chair: Darrell Grubbs, Titus Co. Fresh Water Supply District #1
Vice Chair: Alia Vinson, Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP

Agenda

  • Introductions/Call to Order
  • Project Watershed 250 & the Texas Cyber Command
    – Travis Cline, Texas Cyber Command
  • National Organizations and State and Federal Agency Updates
  • Open Discussion on AI (time permitting)
  • Adjourn
9:30 AM PANELS

Groundwater + General & Environmental

9:30 am – Salon CD

Groundwater Panel
Chair: Drew Satterwhite, Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
Vice Chair: Mike Turco, Harris-Galveston Subsidence District

General & Environmental Panel
Chair: Carolyn Ahrens, Booth/Ahrens

Vice Chair: Ed Shackelford, San Jacinto River Authority

Agenda

  • Introductions/Call to Order

  • "In the Know" Reports
    – Litigation: Alexis Long, Trinity River Authority
  • Presentation: Edwards Aquifer Water Market in Motion
    Legislation, regulation, and management created an opportunity for “free-marketing” permitted Edwards Aquifer water rights. Why and how that market works for regional water supply today are key questions discussed from the perspectives of government, providers and users, legal practice, market participation, and policy.
    – Moderator: Sarah Schlessinger, Texas Water Foundation
    – Panelists: Roland Ruiz, Edwards Aquifer Authority, Devin “Buck” Benson, Barton Benson Jones PLLC; Hope Wells, San Antonio Water System
  • Adjourn

Municipal

9:30 am – Salon F

Chair: Denis Qualls, City of Denton

Vice Chair: Heather Cooke, Austin Water

Agenda

  • Introductions & Sign In
  • Presentation: Cyber Security — Project Watershed 250
    – John B. Dickson, Bytewhisper Security
  • Legislative Update
  • Roundtable Discussions: Responses to High-Water Demand and Drought Restrictions, such as:
    1. Outreach social media type campaigns
    2. Enforcement actions on customers
    3. Temporary operational changes that help them cope high demands
    4. Other actions related to health and welfare of workers during this sustained hot weather
  • Announcements
  • Adjourn

Navigation & Flood Control

9:30 am – Salon AB

Chair: Derek Boese, San Antonio River Authority
Vice Chair: Tina Petersen

Agenda

  • Introductions/Call to Order
  • Presentation: Super El Niño Forecast/Update
    –     Brian Knopick, San Antonio River Authority
  • Presentation: TWDB Regional Flood Planning/Funding Update
    – Reem Zoun, Texas Water Development Board
  • Presentation: Flood Prediction and Warning Update
    – Erin Cavazos, San Antonio River Authority
  • Adjourn

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