April 28, 2009
World Trade Center
Portland, Oregon
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- Ecosystem Services and Market-Based Approaches to Address Water Quantity & Quality Concerns
- Current Discussions in the Oregon Legislature and State and Federal Agencies
- Where Does Climate Change Fit Into the discussion?
- Latest Developments on Water Quality Trading Policies and Regulations
- Elements for the Ecosystem Services Marketplace
- What Markets Are Currently Working Effectively?
- Making the Market Work for Businesses & Municipalities
AGENDA
8:30-9:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 Welcome, Introduction & Conference Overview
Holly Duncan, President
Environmental Law Education Center
WATER AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
9:00-9:30
Water Law and Policies
- Interrelationship between Water Quality & Water Quantity
- Legal Framework for Ecosystem Services Marketplace
- Important Legal Issues: NPDES Permits, TMDLs, Water Quality Trading Policy
Rick Glick, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
9:30-10:00
Using Ecosystem Services and Market Based Approaches to Address Water Quality Concerns
- Existing Ecosystem Services - Successes & Lessons Learned
- Building an Integrated Ecosystem Services Marketplace - What Are the Next Steps?
- An Update on the 2009 Oregon Legislative Session
Louise Solliday, Director
Oregon Department of State Lands
10:00-10:30
Water Quantity & Quality and the Market's Potential
- Coordination Between Water Quantity & Quality Policies
- Climate Change - Where Does it Fit Into the Discussion?
- Water Marketing and Other Creative Approaches
Janet Neuman, Professor, Lewis & Clark Law School
Senior Counsel, Attorney , Tonkon Torp LLP
10:30-11:00
Break
11:00-11:30
Managing Water Through Ecosystem Services
- Total Water Management - Thinking Differently About Water
- Local Government Experience and Perspective
- Opportunities for the Market - Stormwater, TMDLs, Fish, Wetlands and the Willamette River
Diane Taniguchi-Dennis, Public Works Director
City of Albany
11:30-12:00
Water Quality Trading
- Opportunities for an Ecosystem Marketplace
- Policies, Approaches and Water Quality Trading Case Studies
- DEQ's Internal Management Directive on Water Quality Trading
Mike Wolf, Water Quality Manager, Oregon DEQ
Ranei Nomura, Policy Analyst, Oregon DEQ
12:00-1:00 LUNCH (Provided)
USING THE MARKET - How to Use Markets to Achieve Water Improvement
1:00-1:30
Ecosystem Services Markets
- Using Ecosystem Services Markets to Achieve Ecological Goals
- Making Sure Markets Are Smart, Credible and Practical
- Where Do We Go From Here?
David Primozich, Executive Director
Willamette Partnership
1:30-2:00
Building a Multi-Credit Marketplace and Making It Work
- Reasons for a Multi-Credit Approach
- Crucial Elements for Success
- Current Efforts: Marketplace for Nature and Legislation
Gina LaRocco, Conservation Program Associate
Defenders of Wildlife
2:00-2:15 Break
SETTING UP THE MARKET - The Economics and Elements of a Deal
2:15-2:45
Evolution of Water Transactions Market
- Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program
- Building a Multi-Credit Marketplace -- Where is the Money?
- Water Quantity Deals in the Ecosystem Services Market
Andrew Purkey, Program Director
National Fish & Wildlife Federation
2:45-3:15
Market Creation: Issues in Economics and Finance
- Barriers and Pitfalls to Supply: Energizing Sellers
- Free vs. Regulated Markets and the Role of Intermediaries
- Lessons from Surface and Ground Water Markets
Bruce Aylward, PhD
Ecosystem Economics
3:15-3:30 Break
MEASURING FUNCTIONS - Making the Market Meaningful and Effective
3:30-4:00
Creating the Market Infrastructure
- How Are Markets Designed?
- "Counting on the Environment"
- Quantifying the Environmental Benefits of Restoration
Bobby Cochran, PhD, Environmental Marketplace Analyst
Clean Water Services
4:00-4:30 How Can We Place a Value on the Ecosystem?
- Ecosystem Service Valuation & Accounting
- Making Ecosystem Services and Markets Work for Businesses
Kevin Halsey, Parametrix
Damon Hess, Parametrix
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