Friday, May 11 Schedule

Regulatory and User Perspectives + The Future

7:15 Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 Welcome

8:10 The Challenge of planning for changing conditions that include climate change
Dr. Robert Jellison, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara

8:50 Finding the balance – regulatory pathways for a unique waterbody
John Whitehead, Utah Division of Water Quality

Regulatory Role and Responsibility

9:15 Implementing The Great Salt Lake Comprehensive Management Plan & the Mineral Leasing Plan
Laura Ault, Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands

9:40 How the US Army Corps of Engineers is helping to maintain the integrity of the Great
Salt Lake ecosystem
John Urbanic, US Army Corps of Engineers

10:15 BREAK/POSTER SESSION

Perspectives from Lake Users

10:30 Mineral extractions perspectives on issues related to Great Salt Lake
Tom Tripp, US Magnesium

10:55 Artemia Cyst Harvesting – Sustaining the Industry and the System
Don Leonard, Great Salt Lake Brine shrimp Cooperative, Inc.

11:20 Everything flows downstream – Wastewater treatment and Great Salt Lake
Dal Wayment, South Davis Sewer District

11:45 Beyond the marshes: Conservation upstream
Joel Ferry, Utah Waterfowl Association

12:10 The Great Salt Lake Yacht Club history, activities and investment in the Great Salt Lake
Jerry Harwood, GSL Yacht Club Commodore

12:35 LUNCH

1:35 Presentation of Outstanding Student Poster Award

Eric McCulley, ENVIRON
Jamie Butler, GSLI

Expert Panel Discussion

1:40 Panel 1- Implications for current and future scientific research

Eric McCulley, ENVIRON
Wayne Wurtsbaugh, USU
Tom Tripp, US Magnesium
John Luft, DWR

Moderated by John Cavitt, Weber State University

2:20 Panel 2 – New and emerging technologies and their applications to understanding saline systems

Ittai Gavrieli, GSI
Dave Naftz, USGS
Doug Barnum, USGS
Bob Jellison, MSI

Moderated by Cory Angeroth, USGS

3:00 Panel 3 – Future use and protection of saline lake resources

Laura Ault, DFFSL
Peter Pumphrey, Owens Lake
Geoff McQuilkin Mono Lake
Jodi Gardberg, DWQ

Moderated by Chris Montague, The Nature Conservancy

3:40 Closing Remarks