US Supreme Court Decision on

The Clean Water Act

Rapanos, the Supreme Court, and the Clean Water Act Jurisdiction:

What is the New Reach of the CWA?

July 26, 2006

Mezzanine Level

World Trade Center

Portland Oregon

AGENDA

Supreme Court Decision on the Clean Water Act

8:00-8:20 -- Setting the Stage: the Legal & Historical Background

Program Chair & Moderator

Tom Lindley, Perkins Coie

8:20-9:15 -- Supreme Court Ruling—Analysis and Implications

Rapanos v. United States

Carabell v. Army Corps of Engineers

Craig Johnston, Professor, Lewis & Clark Law School

Michael Campbell, Stoel Rives LLP

9:15-9:45 -- US Army Corps of Engineers’ Preliminary Response

Representative, Portland District

US Army Corps of Engineers

9:45-10:00 BREAK

Impact on State Agencies & Programs

10:00-10:30 -- Oregon Response

Jas Adams, Assistant Attorney-in-Charge

Natural Resources Section, Oregon Department of Justice

10:30-11:00 -- Washington Response

Representative, Ecology Division

Washington Attorney General’s Office

Further Implications of the Ruling

11:00-11:30 -- Land Use, Development, and Section 404 Permitting

Steve Pfeiffer, Perkins Coie LLP

Panel Discussion

11:30-12:00 -- Discussion & Seminar Wrap-up

Seminar Speakers and Participants