8:30 - KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Bill Cox, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4
Presentation Title: The Significant Role of Water Quality Monitoring

Diana Toledo, River Network
Presentation Title: Collaborative Watershed Assessments: A Practical Approach to Meeting America's Water Monitoring Needs

Larry Band, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Presentation Title: Integrated Monitoring and Modeling to Support Sustainable Water Quantity and Quality

10:30 - CONCURRENT TECHNICAL SESSIONS & DISCUSSIONS

•COASTAL
Ben Peierls, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Presentation Title: Multi-scale Efforts to Monitor Estuarine Water Quality in the Neuse River-Pamlico Sound Ecosystem

Dianna Rashash, NC Cooperative Extension
Presentation Title: Onslow County's Water Quality Monitoring Program

Anne Deaton, NC Division of Marine Fisheries
Presentation Title: Water, Fish, and CHPPs: Making the Connection

•PIEDMONT
Hana Blumenfeld, United States Geological Survey
Presentation Title: Water Quality Monitoring in the Goose Creek Watershed

Stephen Shoaf, City of Burlington Utilities
Presentation Title: Monitoring in the Upper Cape Fear Basin: Practical Observations Related to Maintaining Quality

Rick Gaskins / David Merryman, Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation
Presentation Title: Water Quality Monitoring: The Non-Profit Perspective

•MOUNTAINS
Ed Williams, North Carolina Division of Water Quality
Presentation Title: Reducing Fecal Coliform Contamination in the Richland Creek Watershed

Eric Romaniszyn, Haywood Waterways Association, Inc.
Presentation Title: The Hyatt Creek Restoration Project: Improving a Severely Degraded Stream

Dana Vaughn, Tennessee Valley Authority
Presentation Title: Promoting Partnerships for Watershed Protection: Hyatt Creek Restoration Project

LUNCHEON & "MONITORING FOR RESULTS" GUEST SPEAKER
Tony Able, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4
Presentation Title: Monitoring Watershed Restoration

1:30 - PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Jimmie Overton, Division of Water Quality, NCDENR
Presentation Title: Integration of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Monitoring in Water Quality Protection

Jy Wu & Craig Allan, University of North Carolina Charlotte
Presentation Title: The Post-Construction Hydrologic and Water Quality Monitoring of Stormwater

Kevin Miller, Ecosystem Enhancement Program, NC DENR
Presentation Title: Monitoring restored wetlands and streams

2:10 - BREAK-OUT DISCUSSIONS

•MULTIPLE USE MONITORING
Dave Kroening, Mecklenburg County Storm Water Services
Presentation Title: Water Quality Data Collection and Reporting for Local Government

Marilyn Westphal, University of North Carolina Asheville
Presentation Title: Long-term Water Quality Monitoring in Western North Carolina: The Volunteer Water Information Network

Jim Bowen, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Presentation Title: Multiple Use Monitoring from a Water Quality Modeling Perspective

•BMP PERFORMANCE MONITORING
Matt Lauffer, NC Department of Transportation
Presentation Title: Highway Stormwater Program

Michelle Raquet, Division of Soil and Water Conservation, NCDENR
Presentation Title: NC Agriculture Cost Share Program: Measures of BMP Water Quality Benefits

Steve Jadlocki, City of Charlotte Stormwater Services
Presentation Title: City of Charlotte: Pilot BMP Monitoring Program

•ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION MONITORING
Tammy Hill, NC Division of Water Quality
Presentation Title: Regulatory expectations of mitigation monitoring in North Carolina

Brad Fairley, Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
Presentation Title: Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Monitoring Ecosystem Restoration Sites

4:00 - CONCURRENT TECHNICAL SESSIONS & DISCUSSIONS

• STORM WATER MONITORING
Rusty Rozzelle, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services
Presentation Title: Charlotte-Mecklenburg's Surface Water Quality Monitoring Program

Bethany Georgoulias, NC Division of Water Quality
Presentation Title: Monitoring to Meet Stormwater Regulations

Andy McDaniel, NCDOT Highway Stormwater Program
Presentation Title: NCDOT's Stormwater Research and Monitoring Program

Dean Naujoks, Neuse River Foundation
Presentation Title: Muddy Water Watch Citizen Patrols

•BIOLOGICAL MONITORING
Trish MacPherson, NC Division of Water Quality, NCDENR
Presentation Title: Biological Monitoring within NCDWQ

Michael Wood, The Catena Group
Presentation Title: Recent Research of the Impact of Water Quality on Freshwater

JoAnn Burkholder & Robert E. Reed, Center for Applied Aquatic Ecology, NCSU
Presentation Title: Recent Advances in Technology for Tracking Algal Blooms and Related Environmental Conditions

William McLarney, Little Tennessee Watershed Association
Presentation Title: The Upper Little Tennessee Watershed Biomonitoring Program: Reality and Dreams

•SOURCE WATER MONITORING

Sara Nichols, Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Presentation Title: Measurable Results - An Insider’s Guide to Getting Them

Terrell Jones, Wastewater Discharge Elimination (WaDE) Program, NCDENR
Presentation Title: Coliform Reduction in Streams through Straight Pipe Elimination and Failing Septic System Corrections

Otto Simmons, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Presentation Title: Methods to Monitor Source Water for Microbial Contaminants

Mina Shehee, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Presentation Title: Algal Toxins in North Carolina Drinking and Recreational Waters

THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2008

08:15 - DISCUSSION SUMMARIES FROM MODERATORS
Session: Storm Water Monitoring
Moderator: Rusty Rozzelle, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services

Session:
Moderator: Tom Colson, Froehling & Robertson

Session: Piedmont
Moderator: Michelle Woolfolk, City of Durham

9:00 - IS IT A WATER CRISIS?
Terry Brown, US Army Corps of Engineers
Presentation Title: Drought Management and Corps of Engineer Reservoirs

Don Safrit, McKim & Creed, P. A., Total Water Management Group
Presentation Title: Reclaimed Water: Its Role in a Sustainable Approach

Jon Risgaard, Division of Water Quality, NC DENR
Presentation Title: Is It a Water Crisis?

Regina Guyer, Environmental Assistance Office, UNC Charlotte
Presentation Title: Monitoring For the Future - Awareness and Challenges in Microconstituents

10:30 - INTERACTIVE PANEL ON FUNDING / PARTNERSHIPS
Bern Schumak, Clean Water Management Trust Fund
Presentation Title: Clean Water Management Trust Fund

Alan Clark, Division of Water Quality, NCDENR
Presentation Title: Funding Opportunities with North Carolina's Section 319 Grant Program

Upton Hatch, NC Water Resources Research Institute, NC State University
Presentation Title: Funding and Partnerships in Water Resources

Nancy Daly, North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program
Presentation Title: NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program: Partnership and Funding Opportunities

Matt Lauffer, NC Department of Transportation
Presentation Title: Highway Stormwater Program

NC Division of Water Quality