Energy-Water Quality Symposium 

Balancing Agriculture, Water Use, Human Resources, and Energy Production for a Sustainable Future:
 Issues and Opportunities

Monday, February 4, 2008
1:00pm-5:00pm

 
Purpose: Throughout the US numerous energy self sufficiency projects have been proposed and some are being implemented.  For example, 1) corn grain-based ethanol plants have been constructed in many rural communities, 2) methane and coal bed methane production continues to increase in west; and 3) pilot plants based on the cellulose conversion of wheat and corn residues into ethanol are being planned for Kansas and Iowa.  Soil, water, and crop professionals must address the potential impact of these activities on rural communities, soil and water sustainability, and the potential reallocations of water resources. The purpose of this symposium is to provide an interactive forum where issues and opportunities associated with natural resource management and energy production are discussed. 

1:00 - 1:15	Session Introduction David Clay, South Dakota State University
1:15 - 2:00	Introduction to the issues and opportunities in energy and natural resource management planning from a national perspective Barbara Carney, National Energy Technology Laboratory
2:00 - 2:45	Issues and opportunities in the North Central region of the United States Robin Shepard, University of Wisconsin
2:45 - 3:00	Break
3:00 - 3:45	Issues and opportunities in the West Harold Bergman, University of Wyoming ruckelshaus Institute
3:45 - 4:30	Issues and opportunities in the Southeast and East Tom Simpson, University of Maryland
4:30 - 5:00	Panel Discussion Barbara Carney, Robin Shepard, Harold Bergman, and Tom Simpson