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New Speaking Engagement – November 14-15, 2019 Growth Management Act Seminar

Tom Pors — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 21:24:49 +0000

Tom will be speaking on the subject of “GMA and Water” on a panel with Sharon Haensly, attorney for the Squaxin Island Tribe, at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, November 15, 2019. The 2-day seminar starts on November 14th at the Seattle Hilton Hotel. Tom’s specific topic will include an update on ESSB 6091 remedies to the Hirst and Foster decisions and GMA/water supply issues for urban and rural development.

For more information and registration, call Law Seminars International at 206-567-4490 or click on this link.

Tom Pors will be Speaking at the WSBA ELUL Section Mid-Year on May 11

Tom Pors — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 04:04:51 +0000

Tom has been invited by the Washington State Bar Association’s Environmental & Land Use Law Section to speak at its mid-year meeting about the newly passed Hirst fix and streamflow enhancement bill, ESSB 6091. He will be on a panel with Yakama Indian Nation tribal attorneys Shona Voelchers and Kate Marckworth. The title for this one-hour seminar is “ESSB 6091: Hirst “Fix” or Flawed Approach to Water Resource Planning and Streamflow Protection?”

The ELUL mid-year meeting will be held at Suncadia on May 10 to 12, 2018. Tom’s panel will be presenting on Friday, May 11th at 1:15 p.m.

2015 Water Law Seminar Agenda is Set

Tom Pors — Tue, 05 May 2015 21:13:01 +0000

I am very excited about co-hosting this year’s annual Water Law in Washington seminar by Law Seminars International. We have a stellar line up of professional speakers and will cover numerous current issues of interest to water law practitioners, water users and resource managers. Beginning with an optional “Water Law 101” presentation on the fundamentals of water law, the conference will have a special focus on recent decisions addressing drought year water rights permitting and management, in-stream flow rules and the rural water supply dilemma, recent cases addressing the intersection of land use
and water rights law, and the role of science in water management.

The two-day conference will be held in Seattle on July 28 and 29, 2015. Click here for a brochure and registration information. I hope to see you there!

Tom is a Speaker at the PNWS-AWWA Spring 2015 Conference in Bellevue

Tom Pors — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 15:51:47 +0000

Tom has been invited by the Pacific Northwest Section of the American Water Works Association to speak on the subject of water rights mitigation at their Spring 2015 conference in Bellevue. His talk “Mitigation as a Tool to Facilitate Water Rights Permitting” is scheduled for Thursday, April 30th at 1:30 p.m. He will be on a panel with other experts from the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. For registration information, go to http://www.pnws-awwa.org/training-events/conference.