2020 Governor's Conference Presentations
Day One
Patrick Decker - President and CEO, Xylem Inc.
Dr. George Annandale - Principle, George W Annandale, Inc.
Dr. Steven Rosenzweig - Soil Scientist, General Mills
State Agency Panel Discussion
Secretary David Toland - Kansas Department of Commerce
Secretary Brad Loveless - Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
Assistant Secretary Kelsey Olson - Kansas Department of Agriculture
Bureau Director Tom Stiles - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Day Two
Surface Water Issues
Taking the Pulse on Water Quality - Tom Stiles, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Aquatic Nuisance Species - Status, Impact, and opportunities in Kansas - Chris Steffen, KDWPT
Developing a Multi-Use Restoration Plan for Midwest Streams - Michael Heller, JEO Consulting Group
Groundwater Issues
The New Kid on the Block: The Kansas River Alluvial Aquifer Index Well Program - Jim Butler, Kansas Geological Survey
Certified Irrigator Program Development - Shannon Kenyon, GMD 4
A Tale of Two Producers - Kylen Hunt, Kylen Hunt & Co.
Infrastructure
Community Affordability in Small Water Systems - Michelle DeHaven, WSU Environmental Finance Center
Urban Tree Cover Impacts on Stormwater Management - Andrew Larson, JEO Consulting Group
In Spite of COVID-19, Now might be the time to address our water infrastructure needs - Tracy Streeter, Burns & McDonnell and Bryan Frye, Wichita City Council
Research Topics
Treating Produced Water for Beneficial Reuse: A Pilot Project in Kansas - Edward Peltier, Kansas University
DropXL Sorghum: A trait technology package to deliver water-optimized sorghum varieties - Rubi Raymundo, Kansas State University and Sarah Sexton-Bowser, Kansas State University
Solutions to Declining Resources in Agriculture - Economics, Technical Innovations, and FEWtures - Mary Hill, Kansas University