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55th Annual Joint Water Convention and Irrigation Workshop December 4-7, 2018 • Ramkota Hotel, Bismarck

TUESDAY, DEC. 4 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5

3:00 p.m. N.D. Rural Water Systems 7:30 a.m. Registration Association Managers Meeting 8:30 a.m. N.D. Water Resource Districts Governors Room Annual Membership Meeting 5:00 p.m. N.D. Rural Water Systems Sheyenne/Cannonball Room Association Executive Board of 8:30 a.m. Commercial Exhibit Set Up Directors Meeting 8:30 a.m. N.D. Rural Water Systems Room 3130 Association Annual Meeting 5:00 p.m. N.D. Water Resource Districts Heart Room Association Board of Directors 11:00 a.m. Keynote Address Meeting, Room 2160 • Congressman-elect Grand Pacific Room 5:30 p.m. Early Bird Social, Missouri Ballroom 11:30 a.m. Opening Luncheon 7:00 p.m. Upper Sheyenne Joint Board • Keynote Speaker: Josh Wege Meeting, Governors Room Grand Pacific Room

Josh Wege Josh Wege, retired lance corporal in the United States Marines Corps, joined the U.S. Marine Corps on Aug. 4, 2008. Upon completion of boot camp at Marine Corps Depot San Diego, he moved to Fort Leonardwood, Mo., to complete his Military Occupational School. Josh graduated top of his class and received a meritorious promotion to lance corporal. On his first tour of duty in Afghanistan, his vehicle struck a two-hundred-pound improvised explosive device, which resulted in the amputations of both his legs below the knees. Josh is an active voice in his community and speaks frequently about his own comeback story, as well as the mission of the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team. Josh resides in Fond du Lac, Wis., with aspirations of becoming a certified prosthetist. GENERAL SESSION 4:30 p.m. Resolutions Committee, N.D. Water Patterson/Lamborn Room Users/Water Resource District, Heart Room 1:00 p.m. Welcome • Alan Walter, President, N.D. Water 5:30 p.m. Attitude Adjustment, Courtyard Users Association 5:30 p.m. Silent Auction Opens, Grand Pacific 1:05 p.m. State of Water Room • Garland Erbele, State Engineer 6:30 p.m. Western Party, Patterson/Grand 1:45 p.m. Completing North Dakota’s Water Pacific Room Infrastructure: Major Projects • Entertainment: Church of Cash • Western Area Water Supply Curtis Wilson, Executive Director, Western Area Water Supply Authority THURSDAY, DEC. 6 • Southwest Pipeline Mary Massad, Manager/CEO, 7:00 a.m. Prayer Breakfast Southwest Water Authority Sheyenne/Cannonball Room • Mouse River Enhanced Flood • Keynote Speaker: Josh Wege Protection Dan Jonasson, Director, Souris River GENERAL SESSION Joint Board Patterson/Lamborn Room • Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion Mayor Tim Mahoney, City of Fargo 8:00 a.m. Commercial Exhibits, Courtyard Cass County Comm. Mary Scherling 8:30 a.m. Keynote Address • Northwest Area Water Supply • Lt. Gov. Dan Jonasson, Public Works Director, City of Minot, Tim Freije, Project 9:00 a.m. Managing the Mighty Missouri Manager, N.D. State Water Moderator Michael Gunsch, N.D. Commission Missouri River Advisory Council • Red River Valley Water Supply • Todd Lindquist, Garrison Project Duane DeKrey, General Manager, Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Garrison Diversion Conservancy Engineers District • John Remus, Chief of Missouri 3:10 p.m. Coffee Break River Basin Water Management Division, U.S. Army Corps of 3:30 p.m. Legislative Panel: Water Issues Engineers • Sen. • Laura Ackerman, Chief, • Sen. David Hogue Investigations Section, N.D. State • Rep. Jon Nelson Water Commission • Rep. Corey Mock

Church of Cash The tribute band Church of Cash honors the legacy of Johnny Cash while celebrating the soul of American music. The band brings audiences on an electric journey of favorite songs, stirring memories across multiple generations. Led by baritone- voiced Minnesota native Jay Ernest, Church of Cash celebrates the music and message of the legendary musician. The band keeps his word alive with a youthful spirit that entertains audiences completely. 10:00 a.m. Coffee Break 2:30 p.m. Federal Water Issues • Ian Lyle, Executive Vice 10:20 a.m. Managing the Mighty Missouri President National Water (Continued) Resources Association • Jennifer Verleger, Assistant Attorney General 3:00 p.m. Coffee Break

10:40 a.m. Closed Basin Outlets 3:20 p.m. N.D. Congressional Delegation • Chris Gross, Mike Opat, Video Presentations Moore Engineering 4:00 p.m. N.D. Water Users/Water 11:00 a.m. Atmospheric Resource Management Resource Districts Resolutions Programs in the United States – Final Adoption, Heart Room • Neil Brackin, President 4:30 p.m. N.D. Water Coalition Meeting Weather Modification International Governors Room 11:30 a.m. Elections, N.D. Water Users Board 5:30 p.m. Social Hour, Courtyard of Directors 6:30 p.m. Awards Banquet 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Joint Board and Patterson/Lamborn Room Annual Meetings/Buffet Luncheon • Entertainment: Strolling Strings • Devils Lake Basin Joint Water and Junior Strolling Strings Resource Board Meeting, Sheyenne Room • Red River Joint Board Meeting, FRIDAY, DEC. 7 Cannonball Room • Missouri River Joint Board Meeting, 7:00 a.m. N.D. Water Users Association Heart Room Board Meeting • Souris River Joint Board Meeting, Grand Pacific Room Governors Room 8:30 a.m. N.D. Irrigation Association • N.D. Irrigation Association Annual Board Meeting Member Meeting, Grand Pacific Room Grand Pacific Room 2:00 p.m. Department of Interior Update 9:00 a.m. N.D. State Water Commission • Andrea Travnicek, Principal Deputy Meeting Assistant Secretary for Water and Lamborn Room Science, Exercising the Authority of the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks

Strolling Strings and Junior Strolling Strings The Strolling Strings of Bismarck is a performing organization sponsored by Bismarck Public Schools. The members of the Strolling Strings and Junior Strolling Strings are all members of their school orchestra programs who have committed to memorizing a 20-piece, 45-minute program of light classical and popular music. The groups of string players on violin, viola, cello, and string bass usually perform for an audience seated at tables for a dinner or banquet. The show will include the performers playing in a large circle around the room, as well as strolling right up next to the guests and “getting a little rosin in their soup!” BISMARCK IRRIGATION WORKSHOP Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 55th Annual Joint North Dakota Water Convention and Irrigation Workshop Ramkota Hotel, Bismarck, ND

Grand Pacific Room Sponsored by the North Dakota Water Users, the North Dakota Irrigation Association and the NDSU Extension Service. The $30 registration fee includes lunch, refreshment breaks and workshop materials. 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Registration 8:30 a.m. Irrigation Management and Research at Nesson Valley Tyler Tjelde, Irrigation Agronomist, Williston Research Extension Center Mapping Aquifers using Airborne Electromagnetic Surveys Scott Parkin, Hydrologist Manager, North Dakota State Water Commission Experience with Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI) and Variable Frequency Drives James Binfet, Certified Technology Advisor, K & T Irrigation 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Break 10:15 a.m. Irrigation Operations at the Oakes Irrigation Research Site Kelly Cooper, Agronomist, Carrington Research Extension Center Update on Irrigation Developments along the McClusky Canal Kip Kovar, District Engineer/Deputy Program Manager, Garrison Diversion Conservancy District Lower Yellowstone Irrigation District Fish Bypass Project James Brower, Manager, Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project Richard Cayko, Chairman, Lower Yellowstone Irrigation District 2 (North Dakota) 11:30 a.m. Buffet Lunch 11:45 a.m. North Dakota Irrigation Association Annual Meeting 12:15 p.m. Producer Panel Why I Invest in Irrigation 1:00 p.m. Soil Moisture Measurements at Nesson Valley Jim Staricka, Soil Scientist, Williston Research Extension Center 1:30 p.m. Special Session: Technical Innovations for Irrigation Management • AgSense LLC, Trisha Mitzel, North Central Regional Manager • Lindsay Corporation - Zimmatic Center Pivots, Matt Person, Regional Manager • Reinke Manufacturing, Neil Lunzman, Director of Regional Sales • Valmont Industries Inc. - Valley Center Pivots, Nick Slevin, North Central Territory Manager • Nutradrip Irrigation, Kurt Grimm, COO and Sales

Cost for the Irrigation Workshop is $30, which includes lunch, refreshment breaks and workshop materials. Register in advance by calling the NDIA at 701-223-4615. Participants can also register at the door.