MWRA Summer Meeting 2026; July 29 &30, 2026

Bitterroot River Inn; Hamilton, MT

Overall Schedule

Wednesday, July 29

  • Lunch & Speakers; 12:00pm – 1:15pm
  • Meet for Irrigation District Tour #1; 1:15pm – 1:25pm
  • Daly Ditches Irrigation District Tour; 1:25pm – 2:45pm (carpooling is encouraged)
  • Break; 2:45pm
  • MWRA Member/Board Meeting; 3:00pm – 5:00pm
  • Tech Talk hosted by Remsight

Thursday, July 30

  • Coffee and Social Hour; 9:00am – 9:30am
  • Speakers/Presentations and Lunch;  9:30am – 11:00am
  • Meet for Irrigation District Tour #2; 11:00am – 11:15am
  • Bitterroot Irrigation District Tour; 11:10am (carpooling is encouraged)

Confirmed Speakers & Presentations

July 29

  • Mark LaRowe – Executive Director MWRA; Welcome and MWRA Overview
  • Sam Barncastle – Family Farm Alliance Executive Director
  • David Saba – State of MT DNRC
  • Stephen McLaughlin – Remsight Co-Founder & President (Tech Talk)
  • Jon Johnson – Remsight Co-Founder & Technology Director (Tech Talk)

July 30

  • Lt. Governor of Montana Kristen Juras
  • Toni Henneman – Deputy Research Director, MT Legislative Services Division

Contact Mark LaRowe, Executive Director to RSVP; [email protected], 406/202-6977

Agenda page listing Wednesday schedule with times and events (Lunch & Speakers, Meet for Tour #1, Daly Ditches Irrigation District Tour, Break, Board Meeting, Tech Talk). Montana Water Resources Association Summer Meeting flyer with event location in Bitterroot Valley and sponsor logos at the bottom, conveying event details. Header reads 'About MWRA' inside a blue-bordered peach frame, followed by Montgomery-like serif text about Montana Water Resources Association's mission and sponsors at the bottom of the page. Poster titled Speakers showing a list of event speakers and their titles; includes names like Mark LaRowe and Kristen Juras with Wed/Thu labels and logos at the bottom.