2007 WRRI Annual Conference Agenda

• March 27th Agenda
• March 28th Agenda
• Poster Abstracts
• Block Agenda (pdf)

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Tuesday, March 27, 2007, 12:00 - 5:00 pm

12:00 pm Registration (Posters and Exhibits Open)

1:00 pm Plenary Session: Managing Public Water Supplies

• Welcome and Introductions
• Plenary Speaker: Dr. Philip Singer, Director, UNC Drinking Water Research Center and Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering

Presentation: Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water: A Challenge in Managing Public Water Supplies

2:15 - 2:30 pm Break (Posters and Exhibits Open)

2:30 - 4:00 pm Concurrent Sessions 1

Session 1A: Streamflow Modeling and Management

• Protecting Instream Flows in North Carolina
  Jim Mead, Steve Reed, Fred Tarver, NC DENR Division of Water Resources
• Multi-model Ensembling of Probabilistic Streamflow Forecasts: Role of Predictor State Space in Skill Evaluation
  Naresh Devineni, Sankarasubramanian Arumugam, Civil, Construction, Environmental Engineering, NC State University
• Multi-dimensional Modeling of Stream Hydraulics for More Effective Bridge Design in North Carolina
  Chad Wagner, US Geological Survey
• The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project
  Tim Morris, URS Corporation

Session 1B: Groundwater

• A Collaborative Approach to Address Groundwater Resource Sustainability Issues in Wake County, NC
  Greg Bright, Wake County Department of Environmental Services, and John D. Boyer, CDM
• Simulation of Ground-Water Flow From 1900 to 2004 in the Atlantic Coastal Plain Aquifers of North and South Carolina
  Jason M. Fine, Bruce G. Campbell, and Alissa L. Coes, US Geological Survey
• Geologic Controls on River/Ground Water Interactions Along a Coastal Plain River
  Michael O'Driscoll, D.J. Mallinson, P.K. Johnson, East Carolina University, Department of Geological Sciences
• Using Temperature and Nitrate as Ground-Water Tracers in a Fractured Rock Aquifer, Wake County, North Carolina
  Kristen Bukowski McSwain, Timothy Spruill, Melinda J. Chapman, US Geological Survey, and Richard E. Bolich, NC DENR Division of Water Quality, Aquifer Protection Section

Session 1C: Community Knowledge and Involvement

• Pet Waste- A Hidden Source Of Contamination
  Robert Holman, NC Dept Of Transportation, Highway Stormwater Program, Roadside Environmental Unit
• Leveraging Resources From Multiple Partners To Advance Low Impact Development And Ecological Restoration In The Lockwoods Folly River Watershed
  Jason C. Doll, Stantec Consulting, Michele Droszcz, NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program, and Lauren Kolodij, NC Coastal Federation
• The Role Of Land Acquisition And Conservation Easements In A Local Source Water Protection Program
  Edward Holland, Orange Water and Sewer Authority
• Stormwater Knowledge, Attitudes And Behaviors: A 2005 Survey Of NC Residents
  Chrystal Bartlett, NC State University, NC Cooperative Extension Marketing

4:00 - 5:00 pm Poster and Exhibitor Reception

Sponsored by North Carolina Water Resources Association and North Carolina Association of Environmental Professionals

Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 7:30 - 4:30 pm

8:00 - 9:00 am Registration

9:00 am Plenary Session: Managing Public Water Supplies

• Plenary Speaker: Mr. Terry Rolan, Director, City of Durham Department of Water Management, and President, American Water Works Association

Presentation: Only Tap Water Delivers (pdf)

10:00 - 10:30 am Break (Posters and Exhibits Open)

10:30 - 12:00 PM Concurrent Sessions 2

Session 2A: Economics & Planning

• Pricing as a Conservation Tool: Do Rate Block Structures Really Matter?
  Shadi Eskaf, UNC School of Public Health, Jeff Hughes, Environmental Finance Center, UNC School of Government, and Rich Thorsten, UNC Department of City and Regional Planning
• Coordinating Public Funding for Water and Sewer: A Survey of Stakeholders
  Jeffrey Hughes, Environmental Finance Center, UNC School of Government, Rich Thorsten and Alex Ashton, UNC Department of City and Regional Planning
• The Role of Risk Management in Asheville's Water Supply Operations
  Steven Nebiker, HydroLogics, Inc.
• Planning for the Future: Estimating Water Availability and Demand in NC
  Keith Readling, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc., and Jean Crews-Klein, Klein Consulting

Session 2B: Water Quality Modeling

• Simple Bayesian Network Models For Water Resources Management
  Andrew D. Gronewold, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Angela D. Coulliette, Rachel T. Noble, UNC Institute of Marine Sciences, Robert L. Wolpert, and Kenneth H. Reckhow, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
• A Probabilistic Assessment Of Water Quality Standards Compliance
  Song S. Qian and Kenneth H. Reckhow, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
• Water Quality Modeling In Cape Fear River Estuary And Its Adjancent Coastal Region
  Jing Lin, NC State University Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Session 2C: Stormwater Effects & Planning

• Flood Damage Reduction in Western North Carolina
  Sandra Slayton, Carter & Burgess, and Darren England, NC DENR Division of Water Resources
• Water Harvesting
  Dwane Jones, NC State University
• Green Roof Response to Annual Rainfall and Individual Storms
  Albert R. Jarrett, Penn State University Agricultural and Biological Engineering, W.F. Hunt, NC State University Biological & Agricultural Engineering, and R.D. Berghage, Penn State University Horticulture
• BioRetention Cell Response to Annual Rainfall and Individual Storms
  Albert R. Jarrett, Penn State University Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and W.F. Hunt, NC State University Biological & Agricultural Engineering

12:00 - 1:30 PM Luncheon

• NCWRA and WRRI Student Poster Award Presentations
• Lucheon Speaker: Mr. Bill Holman, Visiting Scholar, Duke University Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions

Mr. Holman will share the results of the March 1st conference on The Future of Water in North Carolina: Strategies for Sustaining Abundant and Clean Water.

1:30 - 3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions 3

Session 3A: Water Law

• The 2006 U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Rapanos v. United States and the Uncertain Boundary of Waters of the United States
  Ted Feitshans, NC State University Agricultural and Resource Economics
• The Post-Rapanos Regulatory Landscape in North Carolina
  Craig A. Bromby, Hunton & Williams, LLC
• Recent Legislation and Phase II Stormwater Requirements
  Daniel F. McLawhorn, City of Raleigh Attorney’s Office

Session 3B: Water Quality Monitoring and Protection

• North Carolina's NPDES Discharge Monitoring Coalition Program Offers Innovative Approach for Improving Water Quality Assessments
  Carol Hollenkamp, Jennie Atkins, and Jay Sauber, NC DENR Division of Water Quality, Environmental Sciences Section
• CAAE Falls Lake Monitoring and Research Program (FALMOR)
  JoAnn M. Burkholder, Robert E. Reed, Elle H. Allen, Carol Kinder and Jenny James NC State University Center for Applied Aquatic Ecology
• Monitoring and Mitigating Cyanobacteria
  James E.F. Morgan, Peroxygen Solutions
• Protecting the Environment with Hazardous Spill Basins
  Paul Anderson Jordan and Matthew Lauffer, NC Department of Transportation, Highway Stormwater Program, Hydraulic Unit

Session 3C: Erosion and Sediment Control

• Low Impact Construction Site Stormwater Management
  Richard A. McLaughlin, NC State University Department of Soil Science
• Effect of polyacrylamide on depositional seals of different mineralogical compositions: implications for soil and site specific sedimentation control
  Ajay Kumar Bhardwaj and Richard McLaughlin, NC State University Department of Soil Science
• RUSLE2 Analysis as an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Design Alternative for Linear Transportation Projects
  Ted Sherrod and Andrew Blankenship, NC Department of Transportation Roadside Environmental Field Operations
• Sediment and Nutrient Removal from Storm Runoff with Compost Filter Socks and Silt Fence
  Rod Tyler, L. Britt Faucette, Filtrexx International, K.A. Sefton, A.M. Sadeghi, and R.A. Rowland, USDA Agricultural Research Service

3:00 - 3:30 pm Break (Posters and Exhibits Open)

3:30 - 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions 4

Session 4A: Institutional Issues

• Keys to Success for Implementing Riparian Area Protection Programs
  Henrietta H.P. Locklear, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.
• Incorporating Low Impact Development into Ordinances
  Dwane Jones, NC State University
• Integrated Water Resources Management Planning for Cary, North Carolina
  Jeff Adkins, CH2M Hill, Leila Goodwin, Town of Cary, Public Works and Utilities Department, Mike Shafer, Black & Veatch, and Brian Skeens, CH2M Hill
• Water Wars "What Can We Do?"
  Tom Fransen, NC DENR Division of Water Resources Water Allocation Section

Session 4B: Water Quality

• Dietary Cadmium Dynamics and Detoxification Capacity in 8 Predatory Stoneflies: Physiological and Phylogenetic Comparisons
  Caitrin A. Martin, NC State University Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology, D.J. Cain, S.N. Luoma, and D.B. Buchwalter, U.S. Geological Survey
• Environmental Occurrence of Fluoxetine and Its Effects On Freshwater Mussel Reproduction
  Robert Bringolf, NC State University Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology, Rebecca M. Heltsley, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Chris Eads, NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Teresa J. Newton, U.S. Geological Survey, Steve Fraley, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, Damian Shea, and W. Gregory Cope, NC State University Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology
• Nonylphenols and Triclosan as Potential Chemical Indicators of Non-Point Source Pollution in Surface Water
  Ashley Parks and Howard S. Weinberg, UNC Chapel Hill Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
• Elevated Radon and Other Naturally-Occurring Radionuclides in Private Drinking Water Wells in Western North Carolina – Occurrence and Risk
  Ted R. Campbell, NC DENR Division of Water Quality Aquifer Protection Section

Session 4C: Climate

• El Nino-Southern Oscillation Effects on River Discharge in the Southeast United States: Coupling with the Coastal Ocean
  Lawrence Cahoon, UNC Wilmington Department of Biology and Marine Biology, James E. Blum, UNC Wilmington Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Scott Hl Ensign, UNC Institute for Marine Sciences, and Shauna N. Slingsby, Netherlands Institute of Ecology
• Improved Management of Falls Lake Reservoir During Summer Season Using Climate Information Based Monthly Streamflow Forescasts: Role of Restrictions in Water Supply and Water Quality Management
  Kurt Golembesky, Sankarasubramanian Arumugam, and Naresh Devineni, NC State University Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
• Sensitivity of Water Supply Stress Index (WaSSI) to Climate Change, Population Growth, Groundwater Supply, and Land Management in North Carolina and Across the Conterminous United States
  Ge Sun, Steven G. McNulty, Erika C. Cohen, Jennifer A. Moore Myers, USDA Forest Service Southern Global Climate Change Program
• CRONOS H2O: A North Carolina Water Resource Database
  Mark Brooks, Ashley Frazier, Aaron Sims, and Ryan Boyles, State Climate Office of North Carolina, NC State University

5:00 pm Adjourn

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