The Governor’s Water Conference will be held Wednesday, November 12 and Thursday, November 13, 2014 at the Hilton Garden Inn & Conference Center in Manhattan, Kan.

 The conference topics include:

  Water conservation policies to mitigate future drought impacts

·         Developing additional sources of supply

·         Vision for the Future of Water in Kansas –answering the 2013 Call to Action

·         Experiences and challenges with balancing multi-state river system demands and surface water transfers to replace depleting groundwater supplies

·         Collaborative efforts to strengthen the natural environment with golf courses

 To view the agenda for a complete list of speakers and panelists visit: www.kwo.org.

 Day one speakers include Paul Wenger, President of the California Farm Bureau Federation, Rhett Evans, CEO of Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, Brigadier General Duke DeLuca and Darron Leiker the city manager of Wichita Falls, TX. Day two will build on the water policy and vision discussions from the previous day with technical presentation posters and talks. Graduate and undergraduate students will present their research. Jerry DeNoyelles, Deputy Director of the Kansas Biology Survey will present Reservoir Sedimentation: Challenges in Kansas.

 “We encourage anyone to attend who has an interest in our state’s water resources. Legislators, water managers, state, federal, city and county administrators as well as scientists, organizations and producers are all welcome,” said Tracy Streeter Kansas Water Office Director.  “With the Vision for the Future of Water in Kansas and record breaking drought the last few years, there is no better time to focus attention to Kansas’ water needs and the role water plays in growing our state’s economy.”

Registration is available online at www.kwo.org.  The deadline is October 31, only three weeks away. Conference details, brochure, speakers, sponsors and hotel information can be found online as well.

 The Governor’s Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas is hosted by the KWO and K-State /Kansas Water Resource Institute.  Sponsors for the event come from multiple diverse water interests. Major sponsors for the event include Black & Veatch, Burns & McDonnell and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock.

If accommodations are needed for persons with disabilities, please notify the KWO, (785) 296-3185, at least five working days prior to the meeting.