Local Governance and Funding: How does it work in our neighboring states?

• Dean Edson, Executive Director, Nebraska Association of Natural Resources Districts
• Peter Ampe, Partner, Hill and Robbins & Counsel, Republican and Rio Grande Water Conservation Districts, Denver, Colorado
• Colleen Meredith, Director, Soil & Water Conservation Program, Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Flood Water Mitigation & Measurement

• Topeka Levee Project - Kelly Ryan, City of Topeka
• Updated Methods of Flood Frequency Calculation - Craig Painter, USGS
• LiDAR and the Kansas Surface Water Landscape - Jude Kastens, KBS
• An Overview of USGS Programs: Flooding - Andy Ziegler, USGS

Water Quality & Wetlands

• Midwest Water Quality Challenges in the Face of Weather Extremes - Terry Loecke, KU
• Improving Water Quality with Cover Crops and Fertilizer Management - Nathan Nelson, KSU
• Extension Ed Program and Research on Poultry Litter Utilization and Storage in Southeast Kansas - Peter Tomlinson, KSU
• Investigating Wetland Function in the Federal Reservoirs of Kansas - Erica Schmitz, KSU

Data Collection & Management

• Challenges and Opportunities of Creating a Hi-Res Soil Moisture Map for Kansas - Andres Patrignani, KSU
• Kansas' Participation in the National Groundwater Monitoring Network - Brownie Wilson, KGS
• Monitoring Weather with the Kansas Mesonet - Christopher Redmond, KSU
• Evaluating Playas as Sources of Recharge to the High Plains Aquifer in Western Kansas - Randy Stotler, KU

Water Management

• Sustainability Assessment for Equus Beds, GMD #2 - Don Whittemore, KGS
• Simulating How to Decrease Water Shortages in the Lower Republican River Basin Using New Management Options - Andrea Brookfield, KGS
• Water Supply Infrastructure, Conservation, and Moderation: How Owning a Well Affects Kansans' Environmentalism - Brock Ternes, SUNY Cortland
• Endangered Fish Species in Kansas: Historic vs. Contemporary Distributions - Muluken Muche, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Innovative Municipal Solutions

• Wichita's MS4 Program: Implementation of an Off-Site BMP for Unified Watershed Management - Trisha Moore, KSU
• Joint Municipal and Ag Cooperation Project for Groundwater Contamination Remediation - Don Koci, City of Hutchinson
• Streamflow Alteration in Kansas: Assessment, Causes, and Habitat Implications - Kyle Juracek, USGS
• Sustainable Resource Recovery from Municipal Wastewater in Pilot-Scale Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor - Prathap Parameswar, KSU

Harmful Algae Blooms

• Kansas Surface Water Supplies Continue to be Challenged: Understanding Causes to Guide Effective Management - Jerry deNoyelles, KBS
• Dealing with Algae Blooms - Mike Carney, Clay County Park
• Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms in Kansas - Ted Harris, KBS
• Cyanobacterial Harmful Algae Blooms and USGS Science Capabilities - Jennifer Graham, USGS

Ogallala Progress

• Water Technology Farms Update - Jonathan Aguilar, KSU
• Monitoring the Impacts of the Sheridan County 6 Local Enhanced Management Area - Bill Golden, KSU
• Water Technology Farms: A Producer's Perspective - Dwane Roth, Big D Farms, Holcomb
• Wichita County WCA - Matt Long, Red Barn Enterprises, Inc.

Water & Health

• Protecting Domestic Well Water Quality in Kansas - Elizabeth Ablah, KU
• Water and Wastewater Reduction Using a Pollution Prevention Intern - Kevin Moluf, KSU Engineering Extension
• Potential Health Effects of Municipal Water Reuse in Kansas: A Health Impact Assessment - Carlie Houchen, KHI
• Reclaimed Water in Florida: Issues and Funding: Diane Kemp, CDM Smith

Produced Water

• Oklahoma's Produced Water Study - Julie Cunningham, Oklahoma Water Resources Board
• Water Quality and Flow in Salt Containing Formations in Kansas - Dave Newell, KGS
• Produced Water Management in Kansas: Treatment and Reuse Options - Ted Peltier, KU

Soil Health: A New Hope for Water Resources

• Shane New, Jackson County Producer & Entrepreneur; Gretchen Sassenrath, KSU; Andrew Lyon, KDHE

Water, Wind, and Sun: Choices for the Future of Western Kansas

• Mary Hill, KU; Anil Pahwa, KSU; Danny Rogers, KSU

Assessment and Adaptation to Extreme Events in the Great Plains

• Doug Kluck, NOAA; Dave Brown, USDA; Tom Jacobs, MARC; Amy Kremen, Ogallala Water CAP, CSU; Natalie Umphlett, High Plains Regional Climate Center