Total Credits: 1.5 Administrative Law Specialization, 1.5 CLE, 1.5 Real Estate Law Specialization
Join experienced Water Law practitioners as they explore current issues.
Groundwater Update: New AMAs/INAs -Emily Petrick examines the new designations of the Douglas Active Management Area (AMA) and the Hualapai Valley Irrigation Non-Expansion Area (INA). Attendees will come away with an understanding of the requirements associated with AMAs and INAs, the impact to groundwater users in those areas, and the procedures for related applications.
Faculty:
Emily Petrick, Deputy Counsel, Arizona Department of Water Resources
Colorado River Panel: Your Questions Answered on the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
In recognition of the risks facing the Colorado River Basin and the potential for continued low-runoff conditions, the Bureau of Reclamation has announced its intent to issue a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) and the development of interim operating guidelines for Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams. Please join us for a panel discussion and get answers to your questions about the SEIS from the perspective of various Arizona water users.
Faculty:
Nicole Klobas, Chief Counsel, Arizona Department of Water Resources
Jason Hauter, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Meghan Scott, Counsel, Noble Law Office
Greg Adams, Senior Attorney, Central Arizona Project
Seminar Chair: Kimberly Parks, Deputy Counsel, Legal Division, Arizona Department of Water Resources
| Water Law Update Materials (2.5 MB) | 69 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| water-law-update-materials (2.5 MB) | 69 Pages | Available after Purchase |
serves as Deputy Counsel for the Arizona Department of Water Resources where she represents the Department in all matters relating to the general stream adjudications. Ms.Parks also serves on the Executive Council for the Environmental and Natural Resources Section of the State Bar of Arizona. Prior to joining ADWR, Ms. Parks was an Assistant Attorney General in the Antitrust Division of the Ohio Attorney General's office and a felony prosecutor for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Ms. Parks is a graduate of The Ohio State University and Capital University Law School.
Greg Adams is a Senior Attorney at Central Arizona Project. He works primarily on Colorado River related legal matters and was significantly involved in the development and implementation of the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan. Prior to joining Central Arizona Project, he was a partner in the Phoenix office at Fennemore, where he represented clients on various water related matters, in particular the Gila River and Little Colorado River General Stream Adjudications.
Jason Hauter is a partner with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP’s American Indian Law and Policy group. He primarily represents Indian tribes and tribally owned enterprises on a variety of matters, including federal policy, Indian water rights, economic development and environmental regulation. He also advises the Gila River Indian Community on its water settlement implementation, including helping develop its water use plan and water marketing strategy. Since 2016 he has represented the Gila River Indian Community in Colorado River drought matters, including the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan negotiations, development of the 500+ Plan and the current Supplemental Environmental Implementation Statement process. Jason is an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community.
Nicole D. Klobas is Chief Counsel for the Arizona Department of Water Resources. A graduate of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, she has represented the Department since 2003 in various matters, including Assured and Adequate Water Supply, groundwater, water banking, and Colorado River issues. Ms. Klobas has represented the Department in workgroups, rulemaking proceedings, and administrative hearings, as well as appellate proceedings. She participated in negotiating and drafting agreements and documents related to the 2007 Interim Guidelines, Minutes No. 319 and 323, the Drought Contingency Plans, and the 500+ Plan.
Emily Petrick is a Deputy Counsel at the Arizona Department of Water Resources and advises the Department's Active Management Areas and Assured and Adequate Water Supply programs. Previously, she was an Assistant Attorney General at the Arizona Attorney General's Office in the Consumer Protection Division and at the Texas Attorney General's Office in the Environmental Protection Division.
is an attorney with the Noble Law Office, licensed to practice in Arizona and California. With the Noble Law Office, she represents a number of irrigation districts in the Yuma area and the Bard Water District in California. She also handles legislative affairs for the Yuma Fresh Vegetable Association. She focuses her practice on water and agricultural law, and also practices business and corporate law, contracts and contract negotiation, estate planning and administration, real estate law and civil litigation. Ms. Scott is the Assistant Coordinator for the Yuma County Agriculture Water Coalition and sits on the Board of Directors for the Agribusiness and Water Council of Arizona and the National Water Resources Association. With the Agribusiness and Water Council of Arizona, Ms. Scott recently helped form the Arizona Association of Women in Water and Agriculture. Ms. Scott was born and raised in Yuma, Arizona, and is the daughter of a third generation Yuma farmer
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