River Management Law Conference Kicks off Week of Education, Training and Networking

Legislative and Environmental Experts will Offer Management Tools and Blueprints

The River Management Society (RMS) announces its biennial education and training symposium, Managing Rivers in Changing Climes: Training Tomorrow’s River Professionals April 15-18, 2014 and its first time partnership with CLE International, producer of River Management Law an education conference April 14th. They will take place at the Renaissance Denver Hotel, Denver, Colorado.

Legal experts at the stand-alone Management Law Conference April 14th, led by Program Chair Lori Potter (Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockwell) will address important river protection issues and the types of river use that frame the challenges and opportunities facing communities throughout the West.  “We are excited to partner with CLE for extensive training experience,” notes River Management Society Executive Director Risa Shimoda.  “The future of our rivers will be prescribed by actions of those who own, use and manage them and RMS appreciates the opportunity to dig into the complexity of river management via this esteemed team of presenters.”

”To complement the CLE conference RMS’ Legal and Legislative track will review legislative and administrative water protection

Wild and Scenic Red River in Kentucky’s Clifty Wilderness, within the Red River Gorge. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

tools by representatives of federal, state and environmental organizations,” continues Shimoda. “Veterans of river-related legal matters will discuss issues related to water rights, appropriation and conservation.” 

RMS will offer the first public workshop on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Form 80, and a ‘FERC 101’ overview of the hydropower licensing process.  Registrants can learn how to write National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessments and comment on Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) more effectively, and conduct Wild and Scenic Rivers Section 7 determinations. They will hear about successes and plans for sustainability from emerging watershed partnership groups, and about flood prevention, mitigation and recovery from municipal leaders such as keynote Mayor Karl Dean from Nashville, TN.   Representatives from private, state and federal organizations will offer tips regarding how to find funding for river projects. 

For details on the CLE Conference, visit http://www.cle.com.  To view CLE conference information as well as the Legal and Legislative and other tracks Managing Rivers in Changing Climes: Training Tomorrow’s River Professionals visit http://www.river-management.org.

The River Management Society (RMS) is a national non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization dedicated to supporting professionals who study, manage and protect North America’s Rivers. RMS maintains the only comprehensive resource for packing human waste out from rivers; a growing library of ‘handy’ hydropower license summaries; Prepare to Launch! Guidelines for Designing and Building Launches for Carry-in Watercraft and a Career Center featuring a live feed of river-related professional opportunities.

For more information, contact Risa Shimoda, +1 301 502 6548, rms@river-management.org.

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