Keynote Speaker

Wednesday, April 15^th 6:00-7:00 pm

Free dinner reception at 5:30  

NAU DuBois Center, Aspen AB Rooms

Patrick Sigl, J.D.

Director Water & Natural Resources Law, Salt River Project (SRP)

SRP is responsible for the care, operation, and maintenance of one of the first federal reclamation projects built after Congress enacted the 1902 Reclamation Act. Since its founding in 1903, SRP’s purpose is to provide reliable water and power to people living in central Arizona. Patrick SIgl has advised SRP for over 17 years in areas including water and energy law, water rights litigation, water resources management, the Arizona general stream adjudications, Indian law, Indian water rights settlements, reclamation law, Colorado River law, environmental law (e.g. National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act, National Historic Preservation Act, and Endangered Species Act), public land law, and land rights law. Prior to SRP, he worked in Washington DC for the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of the US Congress, focusing on natural resources issues. Patrick came to SRP from the Arizona Attorney General’s office, where he specialized in water law and litigation. He advised State agencies on water rights matters and represented those agencies in the Arizona general stream adjudications. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from South Dakota State University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of South Dakota. When not practicing law, he can be found dragging his family on epic outdoor adventures in the American West.