2nd Annual Red River Basin Drainage Conference
8:00 to 8:45 AM Registration |
8:45 AM Welcome
Robert Sip, Executive Director, Red River Watershed Management Board
8:50 AM Case and Regulatory Law Updates Impacting Public Drainage
Louis Smith, Attorney, Smith Partners Law Firm
John Kolb, Attorney, Rinke - Noonan Law Firm
9:50 AM Refreshment Break
10:05 AM Drainage Authority Consideration Requirements of Public Drainage Law
Louis Smith, Attorney, Smith Partners Law Firm
John Kolb, Attorney, Rinke - Noonan Law Firm
Tracy Halstensgard, Administrator, Roseau River Watershed District
Chad Engels, Engineer, Moore Engineering, Incorporated
11:05 AM Interface Between Public Drainage and Public Waters Regulation: Status of the Current Framework, Minnesota DNR Guidance, and Friction Points
John Kolb, Attorney, Rinke - Noonan Law Firm
11:35 AM The Minnesota DNR Role in Review of Drainage and Repair Projects
Nathan Kestner, Northwest Regional Manager, MN Dept. of Natural Resources
12 NOON Lunch - Provided Onsite
12:45 PM General Drainage System and Procedural Management
Louis Smith, Attorney, Smith Partners Law Firm
John Kolb, Attorney, Rinke - Noonan Law Firm
1:45 PM The Red River Watershed Management Board Technical Advisory Committee: Working to Inform Drainage and Flood Mitigation Decisions
Jerry Bents, Engineer, Houston Engineering Incorporated
Nate Dalager, Engineer, HDR Incorporated
Blake Carlson, Engineer, WSN Engineering, Incorporated
Chad Engels, Engineer, Moore Engineering Incorporated
2:45 PM Refreshment Break
3:00 PM Thief River Falls Westside Flood Damage Reduction Project: Intersection of Drainage and Flood Damage Reduction Goals in an Urban Setting
Myron Jesme, Administrator, Red Lake Watershed District
3:30 PM The National Wetland Inventory Update: Its use by Red River Basin Drainage Authorities in Decision Making at the Local Level
Doug Norris, Wetlands Program Coordinator, MN Dept. of Natural Resources
4:00 PM Panel Discussion With All Presenters
4:45 PM Conclusion