I was proud to co-chair the leading annual water law seminar in Washington State the last two years. This year, I will be moderating a panel of distinguished speakers at LSI’s Water Law in Washington seminar on July 25, 2017 in Seattle. The panel topic is, “Local Water Resource Planning after the Hirst Decision.” There is a lot to talk about, because the Legislature’s ability to pass a capital budget in its 3rd extra session currently hinges on adoption of a fix to the Hirst case and its impacts on local development. Distinguished panel members include Joe Mentor with the developer perspective, Jean O. Melious with the environmental perspective, Assistant AG Alan Reichman with the state government perspective, and Kittitas County Commissioner Paul Jewel with the local government perspective. Registrations are being taken online at: http://www.lawseminars.com/seminars/2017/17WATWA.php. The seminar brochure can be viewed and printed from this link: http://www.lawseminars.com/webpdfs/2017/17WATWA.pdf
