truckee river symposium program book · 2009. 11. 3. · conference schedule 2009 truckee river...

November 3-5, 2009

Desert Research Institute

Reno, Nevada

2009 Truckee River Symposium

Mike BrisbinWater Quality CoordinatorTruckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility8500 Clean Water Way • Reno, NV 89502(775) 861-4148 x [email protected]

Jeff BrownStation ManagerUniversity of California Berkeley, Sagehen Creek Field StationP.O. Box 93911616 Sagehen Road • Truckee, CA 96160(530) [email protected]

Danielle HendersonNatural Resource ManagerTruckee River Flood Project9390 Gateway Drive, Suite 230 • Reno, NV 89521(775) [email protected]

Alan McKayAssociate Research HydrogeologistDesert Research Institute2215 Raggio Parkway • Reno, NV 89512(775) [email protected]

Dan MosleyWQ Program ManagerPyramid Lake Paiute TribeP.O. Box 256 • Nixon, NV 89424(775) 574-0101 [email protected]

Mary M. Peacock, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Nevada, RenoDepartment of Biology/314 • Reno, NV 89557(775) [email protected]

Terry ReesPresidentPheasant Services756 G Street • Fernley, NV 89408(775) [email protected]

Planning Committee

Tim RoweHydrologist, Acting Water Quality Specialist USGS Nevada Water Science Center2730 North Deer Run Road Carson City, NV 89701(775) [email protected]

Shawn Stoddard, Ph.D.Truckee Meadows Water Authority1355 Capital Boulevard / P.O. Box 30013Reno, NV 89520-30013(775) [email protected]

E. Terri Svetich, P.E.Senior Civil EngineerCity of Reno, Public Works1 East First Street, City Hall, 8th Floor • Reno, NV [email protected]

Sarah TrebilcockTruckee River Watershed Council11017 Jacobs Court • Truckee, CA 96161(530) [email protected]

Tina TriplettExecutive DirectorNevada Water Resources AssociationP.O. Box 8064 • Reno, NV 89507(775) [email protected]

Dave WathanU.S. District Court Water Master290 S. Arlington Avenue • Reno, NV 89501(775) [email protected]

Birgit M. WidegrenEnvironmental Scientist IV, Nonpoint Source Program ManagerNevada Division of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Quality Planning901 S. Stewart Street, Suite 4001 • Carson City, NV 89701(775) [email protected]

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2009 Truckee River SymposiumDesert Research Institute • Reno, Nevada

November 3-5, 2009

Day 1: Tuesday, November 3, 2009

7:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Symposium Registration

7:30 a.m.–8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks – Tim Rowe, 2009 Truckee River Symposium Chairman

Keynote Speaker: Michael E. Campana, President, Ann Campana Judge Foundation & Professor of Geosciences, Oregon State University

9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Economic/Policy SessionModerator: Shawn Stoddard, Ph.D., Truckee Meadows Water AuthorityFSteve Walker, President, Walker & AssociatesFShawn Stoddard, Ph.D., Truckee Meadows Water AuthorityFLisa Wallace, Truckee River Watershed Council

Technical PresentationsFMike Randall, P.E., Division of Water Resources, “Truckee River Mapping Project”FMalcolm J. Wilson, P.E., Division of Water Resources, “Variety & Trends in Applications

Filed to Change Truckee River Decree Water Rights”

10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m.–Noon Restoration Technical Session Moderator: Chad Gourley, President, Otis Bay EcologicalFMichael P. Hogan, Integrated Environmental Restoration Services, “Integrated Monitoring

& Assessment of Soil Restoration-Treatments in the Lake Tahoe Basin”FKeith White, JBR Environmental Consultants Inc., “Chalk Creek Watershed

Characterization & Sulfate Reducing Wetland Pilot Project”FKenneth D. Adams, Desert Research Institute, “Recent Channel Changes Along the

Lower Truckee River From Vista to Pyramid Lake: Implications for Restoration Strategies”FRamon Naranjo, Desert Research Institute, “Hydraulic & Nutrient Exchange of Riffle-Pool

Sequences on the Truckee River”FDerek Norpchen, Desert Research Institute, “3D Visualization — McCarran Ranch

Restoration Project”

Noon–1:30 p.m. Luncheon

1:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Fisheries Session Moderator: Tim Rowe, Hydrologist, Acting Water Quality Specialist, USGS Nevada Water Science CenterFGary Scoppettone, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Discipline FPete Rissler, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Discipline

Technical PresentationsFAlex Alexiades, University of Nevada, Reno, “Movement Patterns, Habitat Use &

Survivorship of Lahontan Cutthroat Trout in the Truckee River”FMorgan L. Robinson, University of Nevada, Reno, “The Relationship Between Fat

Content, K Factor & Survival Time in Juvenile Lahontan Cutthroat Trout in a Thermal Challenge Experiment”

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November 3-5, 2009

2:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Networking Break

3:00 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Invasive Species Session . Moderator: Mary Peacock, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno

FSteve Chilton, AIS Coordinator-Lake Tahoe, U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceFSudeep Chandra, Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno

3:45 p.m.– 4:45 p.m. Environmental Change SessionModerator: Jeff Brown, Station Manager, University of California Berkeley-Sagehen Creek Field StationFJohn Battles, Co-Director, Center for Forestry, University of California, Berkley

Technical PresentationsFMary Peacock, University of Nevada, Reno, “The Evolutionarily Significant Unit Concept

& the Role of Out-Of-Basin Transplanted Populations in Preserving the Genetic Legacy of a Threatened Cutthroat Trout”

Day 2: Wednesday, November 4, 2009

7:30 a.m.–Noon Symposium Registration

7:30 a.m.–8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Data Collection & Monitoring Technical Session Moderator: Birgit Widegren, Nonpoint Source Branch Supervisor, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Quality PlanningFLynell Garfield, City of Reno, “Connecting the Dots for Truckee River Water Quality”FRita Whitney, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, “Snapshot Day in the Lake Tahoe Basin

& Truckee River Watershed — A Citizen Monitoring Success Story”FClaudia Pizarro, University of Nevada, Reno, “Mercury Characterization in the Truckee

River”FMatthew Setty, JBR Environmental Consultants Inc., “Rock Whitewater Park Monitoring

Program — City of Sparks”FDong Chen, Desert Research Institute, “Assessing Channel Stability of the Lower

Truckee River Using SIAM”

9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Watershed Session Moderator: Terri Svetich, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer, City of Reno, Public WorksFWally Miller, Professor, Natural Resources & Environmental Science, “Linking

Watershed Processes to Truckee River Water Quality”

Technical PresentationsFDrea Traeumer, EM Hydrology, LLC, “SNPLMA Round 8 Research Project: Nutrient &

Sediment Loading Predictions for Prescribed Fire Using Optimized WEPP Model”FKevin Drake, Integrated Environmental Restoration Services, “Sediment Source Control

Handbook: An Intentional Framework for Watershed Restoration & Water Quality Protection”

FMark E. Grismer, U.C. Davis, “Erosion & Sediment Loading Modeling in the Lake Tahoe Basin — Scaling From Plots to Basins & Evaluating Effects of Land-Use Changes“

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November 3-5, 2009

10:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m. River Flow Session Moderator: Mike Brisbin, Water Quality Coordinator, Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation FacilityFRob Hartman

Technical PresentationsFMark Faucette & Gary Barbato, NOAA-National Weather Service, “AHPS Web

Demonstration”FJim Crompton, U.S. Geological Survey, Nevada Water Science Center, “WaterWatch on

the Truckee”FLaura Weintraub, Limno Tech, “Truckee River Water Quality Modeling: Linkage of TROM,

WARMF & TRHSPF” FPaul Urban, P.E., Truckee River Flood Management Project, “Use of a Regional

Hydrologic Model to Protect the Level of Protection of the Truckee River Flood Management Project & Monitor Hydrologic Changes Due Land Use Changes”

FLaura M. Edwards, Desert Research Institute, "Assessment of Drought in the Truckee River Basin"

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Luncheon & Poster Presentations

1:00 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Biology Session Moderator: Danielle Henderson, Natural Resource Manager, Truckee River Flood ProjectFDan Fairbank, Executive Director, Pyramid Lake Fisheries, Pyramid Lake Paiute TribeFDon Sada, Associate Professor, Research, Desert Research InstituteFRick Karban, Professor of Entomology, University of California, Davis

Technical PresentationsFSerena Rogers, University of Nevada, Reno, “Genetic Variation in Three Remnant

Populations of Northern Leopard Frog in Western Nevada”

2:15 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Water Quality Session Moderator: Alan McKay, Associate Research Hydrogeologist, Desert Research InstituteFDan Mosley, Water Quality Program Manager, Pyramid Lake Paiute TribeFScott Tyler, Professor, University of Nevada, Reno

Technical PresentationsFMichael Rosen, U.S. Geological Survey, Nevada Water Science Center, “What is Current

Water Quality of the Truckee Meadows Aquifer?”FGerald Dion, Integrated Environment Restoration Services, “Reduction of Suspended

Sediment in the Upper Truckee: A Focused Watershed Assessment of Negro Canyon”FTimothy Rowe, U.S. Geological Survey, Nevada Water Science Center, “Source Water-

Quality Assessment Information from Across the U.S. Including the Truckee River, Reno, Nevada”

FRyan Banta, Desert Research Institute, “Using Ultra-Trace Chemistry to Characterize Surface Water & Groundwater in the Truckee River System”

4:00 p.m. Closing Comments, Tim Rowe, 2009 Truckee River Symposium Chairman

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November 3-5, 2009

Conference Schedule


November 3-5, 2009

Day 3: Thursday, November 5, 2009

8:30 a.m. Check in for the 2009 Truckee River Symposium Tour

9:00 a.m. Depart for Wingfield Park

9:05 a.m. Arrive at Wingfield Park

9:40 a.m. Arrive at Reno Sparks Indian Colony Project

10:00 a.m. Drive by Living River Parkway

10:20 a.m. Arrive at Mustang Restoration Project

10:50 a.m. Arrive at Lockwood Restoration Project

11:20 a.m. Arrive at McCarran Restoration Project

Noon End Tour

Technical Presentations

Mike Randall, P.E., Division of Water Resources

Malcolm J. Wilson, P.E., Division of Water Resources

Michael P. Hogan, Integrated Environmental Restoration Services

Keith White, JBR Environmental Consultants Inc.

Kenneth D. Adams, Desert Research Institute

Ramon Naranjo, Desert Research Institute

Derek Norpchen, Desert Research Institute

Alex Alexiades, University of Nevada, Reno

Morgan L. Robinson, University of Nevada, Reno

Mary Peacock, University of Nevada, Reno

Lynell Garfield, City of Reno

Rita Whitney, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

Claudia Pizarro, University of Nevada, Reno

Matthew Setty, JBR Environmental Consultants Inc.

Dong Chen, Desert Research Institute

Drea Traeumer, EM Hydrology, LLC

Kevin Drake, Integrated Environmental Restoration Services

Mark E. Grismer, University of California, Davis

Mark Faucette & Gary Barbato, NOAA-National Weather Service

Jim Crompton, U.S. Geological Survey, Nevada Water Science Center

Laura Weintraub, Limno Tech

Paul Urban, P.E., Truckee River Flood Management Project

Laura M. Edwards, Desert Research Institute

Serena Rogers, University of Nevada, Reno

Michael Rosen, U.S. Geological Survey, Nevada Water Science Center

Gerald Dion, Integrated Environment Restoration Services

Timothy Rowe, U.S. Geological Survey, Nevada Water Science Center

Ryan Banta, Desert Research Institute


November 3-5, 2009

Registration includes all meals and symposium materials. To register, please complete this form. One registration form per person. Photocopy as needed. Please make checks payable to Nevada Water Resources Association (NWRA) and mail to: NWRA, P.O. Box 8064, Reno, NV 89507. Registration is also available online at www.nvwra.org

Name:________________________________________________Title: ____________________________________________

Organization: ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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2009 Truckee River Symposium Registration Form

EARLY REGISTRATION – Fees Received by October 9, 2009

NWRA Member Fees:

Truckee River Symposium $195 ___________

One-Day Only – Nov. 3 _____ or Nov. 4 _____ $125 __________

Non - Member Fees:

Truckee River Symposium $300 __________

One-Day Only – Nov. 3 _____ or Nov. 4 _____ $150 ___________

LATE REGISTRATION – Fees Received after October 9, 2009

NWRA Member Fees:



Non-Member Fees:



STUDENT REGISTRATION – Fees Received by October 9, 2009

Truckee River Symposium $40 ____________

One-Day Only – Nov. 3 _____ or Nov. 4 _____ $20 ____________

STUDENT REGISTRATION – Fees Received after October 9, 2009

Truckee River Symposium $50 ____________

One-Day Only – Nov. 3 _____ or Nov. 4_____ $25 ____________

SPEAKER RATE – 2 Days $150 ___________

Speaker Rate – One Day Only Nov. 3 ____ or Nov. 4_____ $75 ____________

2009 Truckee River

Symposium Tour

MAIL PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION FORM TO: NWRA c/o Tina Triplett

PO Box 8064 ~ Reno, Nevada 89507

775-473-5473or log on to www.nvwra.org for more information

2009 Truckee River Symposium November 5th, 2009

Reno, Nevada

Name____________________________________________________________________________

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NWRA Member $20

Non-Member $25

The fee for the Tour is waived with purchase of a

2009 Truckee River Symposium attendee

registration.

Tour Schedule

8:30 a.m. Check in at Tour bus9:00 a.m. Depart for Wingfield Park9:05 a.m. Arrive at Wingfield Park9:40 a.m. Arrive at Reno Sparks Indian

Colony Project 10:00 a.m. Drive by Living River Parkway10:20 a.m. Arrive at Mustang Restoration Project 10:50 a.m. Arrive at Lockwood Restoration Project 11:20 a.m. Arrive at McCarran Restoration Project Noon End Tour

Exhibitors and sponsors are welcome. NWRA invites all those interested in exhibiting at the

event. This is a great opportunity for your firm/agency to network with colleagues. Special

recognition of individual or joint contributors at the Symposium is available at these

sponsorship levels:

Bronze Level Sponsorship — $200 Reserves space for your logo in the conference program.

Gold Level Sponsorship — $800Sponsors a Luncheon on either of the two symposium days. Gold level sponsors receive one complimentary registration.

$400 Reserves exhibit space with 6’ draped table and power outlet

Please complete this form and send it to NWRA with payment by September 21, 2009 to:

NWRA

Tina Triplett, NWRA Executive Director

P.O. Box 8064 • Reno, NV 89507

Sponsorship is also available online at

Sponsorship Desired: Bronze Gold Exhibitor

Name: ________________________________________________Title: ____________________________________________

Organization: ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Address:_______________________________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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Sponsorship Levels

Exhibitor

www.nvwra.org

Sponsorship Opportunities

Board of Directors 2009–2010

Nevada Water Resources Association

District 1Clark, Lincoln, Nye & Esmeralda Counties

District 2Mineral, Lyon, Douglas, Storey, Carson & Churchill Counties

District 3Lander, Eureka, Elko & White Pine Counties

Dylan Vern Frehner (2010)Lincoln County Water DistrictP.O. Box 307 • Pioche, NV [email protected]

Jeff Johnson (2012)SNWA Resources Department100 City Parkway • Las Vegas, NV [email protected]

Michael Johnson (2011)Virgin Valley Water District500 Riverside Road • Mesquite, NV 89027702-346-5731 • [email protected]

Kenneth Lykens (2010)MWH Americas, Inc.3010 West Charleston Blvd., Suite 100 • Las Vegas, NV [email protected]

Rick Felling (2010)Nevada Division of Water Resources901 S. Stewart Street, Suite 2002 • Carson City, NV 89701 775-684-2866 • [email protected]

Edwin James, P.E. (2011)Carson Water Subconservancy District777 E. Williams Street #110A • Carson City, NV 89701775-887-7450 • [email protected]

Steve King, Esq. (2010)City of FallonP.O. Box 1203 • Fallon, NV 89407775-423-2106 • [email protected]

Lari Knochenmus (2012)U.S. Geological Survey2730 N. Deer Run Road • Carson City, NV 89701775-887-7613 • [email protected]

Jay Dixon, P.E., WRS (2011)Converse Consultants731 Pilot Road, Suite H • Las Vegas, NV 89119702-269-8336 • [email protected]

Dan Netcher (2010)Bureau of Land ManagementHC 33 Box 33500 • Ely, NV 89301775-289-1872 • [email protected]

Bill Listerud (2012)Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Inc.P.O. Box 29 • Elko, NV 89803775-934-9464 • [email protected]

Jay Fischer (2010)Newmont Mining CorporationP.O. Box 669 • Carlin, NV 89822775-635-4340 • [email protected]

Mike Hardy (2010)Lumos & Associates, Inc.5401 Longley Lane, Suite 5 • Reno, NV 89511775-827-6111 • [email protected]

Dave Wathen (2012)US District Court Water Master290 S. Arlington Avenue • Reno, NV 89501775-742-8932 • 775-784-5241 [email protected]

Mark Forest, P.E. (2010)HDR Engineering9805 Double R Boulevard, Suite 101 • Reno, NV 89521775-337-4710 • [email protected]

Mike Widmer (2011)Washoe County Dept. of Water Resources4930 Energy Way • Reno, NV 89502775-954-4600 • [email protected]

Tracy Taylor, P.E.State Water Resources901 S. Stewart Street, Suite 2002 • Carson City, NV [email protected]

Tina TriplettNevada Water Resources AssociationP.O. Box 8064 • Reno, NV [email protected]

District 4Humboldt, Pershing & Washoe Counties

State Engineer

Executive Director

NWRAP.O. Box 8064

Reno, NV 89507www.nwra.org

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