Duncan Hall • McMurtry Auditorium • Rice University

FEBRUARY 10, 2004 • 7:00 PM
WATER SUPPLY
Where will Houston and Texas obtain future
water supplies?
Speaker:
Rod Pittman
Chair,Texas Water
Development Board
Panelists:
Andy Shea, Poseidon Resources
Brad Brunett, Lower basin for
the Brazos River Authority
Allan Jones, Texas Water
Resources Institute
Mary Kelly, Environmental Defense
Mark Wiesner, Rice University

FEBRUARY 24, 2004 • 7:00PM
POTABLE WATER QUALITY
What are the limits on the quality of the
potable water supply?
Speaker:
Roger Hulbert
Public Utilities Division
City of Houston
Panelists:
Blake Atkins, Environmental Protection Agency
Doug Owen, Malcolm Pirnie Company
Mark Wiesner, Rice University
NGO Representative - TBA

March 11, 2004 • 6:00 PM
Coastal and Surface Water Quality
How can adequate coastal and surface water supply
and quality be guaranteed?
Speaker:
Larry Soward.Commissioner
Texas Environmental Quality Commission
Panelists:
James Blackburn, Blackburn & Associates
Karl Fennesey, Dow Chemical
C. Herb Ward, Rice University

March 23, 2004 • 7:00 PM
Flooding and Watershed Management
How can flooding risk in populated areas be minimized?
Speaker:
Philip Bedient
Rice University
Panelists:
Burton Johnson, Harris County Flood Control
Kevin Shanley, Bayou Preservation Assoc.
Jim Thompson, J.F. Thompson, Inc.
Charles Penland, Walter P. Moore & Assoc.