Water and Our Future October 10, 2019, Missouri State University’s Darr Agricultural Center 2401 S Kansas Expwy * Springfield, MO * 65807 * (417)836-8974 AGENDA Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be served 8:00 - 9:00 Registration and Breakfast w Sponsor Slide Show 9:00 – 9:15 Welcome Gail Melgren – Executive Director, Southwest Missouri Regional Water Cliff Smart – President, Missouri State University o Welcome from MSU Ken McClure – Mayor, Springfield, Missouri o Welcome from Springfield, MO 9:15 – 9:45 Overview SWMO Regional Water / Video Gail Melgren - Executive Director, Southwest Missouri Regional Water 9:45 – 10:30 Panel: Long-Term Water Supply for Southwest Missouri Moderator - Scott Miller, General Manager, City Utilities of Springfield Ken McClure – Mayor, Springfield, Missouri Gary Shaw – Mayor, Joplin Missouri (invited) Ryan Stanley - Mayor Pro Tem (invited) Lincoln Hough – Senator, Missouri Senate District 30 (tentative) Cody Smith – Representative, House District 163 10:30– 11:00 Break 11:00 – 11:30 Update: Water Storage Reallocation Request at Stockton Lake John Grothaus - Chief, Plan Formulation, KC District Corps of Engineers 11:30 – 12:00 CDM Smith Technical Update for Southwest Missouri Regional Water Sarah Stewart – Senior Projects Manager, CDM Smith 12:00 – 12:30 Lunch 12:30 – 1:00 State of Missouri Water Resources Planning and Funding Joe Gillman– Director and State Geologist, Missouri Geological Survey & Missouri Department of Natural Resources 1:00 – 1:45 History of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Regional Water System: An Example Community Chris Browning - Utilities Director, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1:45 – 2:15 Lake Atoka – Example project Brent Houser - Project Manager, CDM Smith 2:15 – 2:45 Break 2:45 – 3:15 Drought Planning for Southwest Missouri Roddy Rogers – Manager, Water Resource Projects, City Utilities of Springfield 3:15 – 3:45 Drought Planning: An Interesting Planning Model Brian Breaker - Little Rock District, Corps of Engineers 3:45 – 4:15 Drought Planning: Joplin Reservoir Update Matt Barnhart – Southwest Missouri Operations Manager, Missouri American Water 4:15 – 4:45 Infrastructure Challenges Faced by Small Towns Leland Butcher – Former City Manager, Neosho, Missouri 4:45 - 5:00 Evaluations and Adjourn Thank you for attending our conference! Please share your feedback about these presentations by completing your evaluation For questions about engineering or operator credits please call Cody at 417.836.8974