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The Water Module: Understanding Nutrients in Water Quality 2012

Thursday and Friday, August 23 and 24, 2012
South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL

Draft Agenda

Thursday, August 23, 2012 - A Day of Conversations

8:30 - 8:45 AM Coffee and Introductions

8:45 - 9:45 AM An Overview of Nutrient Chemistry in Subtropical Ecosystems - Dr. Jehangir H. Bhadha, University of Florida IFAS Everglades Research & Education Center

9:45 - 10:45 AM Break

10:00 - 11:00 AM Plans for Cleaner Water, Temperince Morgan, South Florida Water Management District

11:00 - 12:00 AM Scientific Considerations of Man-Made Wetlands, Tom DeBusk, DB Environmental, Inc.

12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Reporting Where We Are: The South Florida Environmental Report, Dr. Garth Redfield, South Florida Water Management District

2:00 - 2:45 PM South Florida Agriculture and BMP's, Dr. Manohardeep Josan, University of Florida IFAS, Everglades Research & Education Center

2:45 - 3:00 PM Break

3:00 - 3:45 PM Status of Legal Challenges around Water Quality, James Nutt, South Florida Water Management District

3:45 - 4:30 PM Finding Solutions Panel: Kevin Carter, SFWMD, Daryll Joyner, Florida Department of Environmental Protection and previous speakers

4:30 - 4:45 PM Wrap-up, Logistics for Friday, and Adjourn

Friday, August 24, 2012 - Observations in the Field

9:00 AM Leave SFWMD Headquarters

10:00 - 11:00 AM Tour of WCA-2, Loxahatchee Everglades Tours, Lyle Thomas and Keith Rizzardi, STU School of Law

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Lunch with Sandy Batchelor, SFWMD Governing Board and Batchelor Foundation (Invited), Location TBA

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Tour of STA-1E

4:00 PM Arrive at SFWMD Headquarters

For a copy of The Water Module 2012 Brochure click here.

6 CLE's available for attorneys and 11.5 CEU's available for Planners
Landscape Architects: Course # 0008812, 9 credit hours
 
Date:
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Time:
08:30 AM - 4:30 PM
 
Location:
South Florida Water Management District
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach
 
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Event Registration: $ 200.00
 
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