Water Resource Issues in the Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint Basin

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Thursday, May 17, 2007

Workshops, Tours, Reception

Friday, May 18, 2007

Plenary Session, Concurrent Sessions, Posters, and Exhibits

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Water Resource Management and Planning Efforts – Mark Risse, Moderator

Water Issues in the Lower Suwannee River Basin – Glenn Horvath, Suwannee River Water Management District

Water Issues in the Chattahoochee Flint Basin – Tim Cash, Georgia DNR EPD, Chat–Flint Basin

Alabama Water Policy – Donn Rodekohr, Auburn University Department of Agronomy and Soils

Water Planning in Northwest Florida – Paul Thorpe, Northwest Florida Water Management District

Panel Q&A – Interstate Water Policies and Planning

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Break – View exhibits and posters

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Impacts of Water Storage and Minimum Base Flow – Perry Oakes, Moderator

Water Management Activities in the ACF Basin – Memphis Vaughan, Jr. Water Management Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District

Land Use Impacts on Water Resource Management – Marlon Cook, Alabama Geologic Survey

Georgia's TMDL TAG Program – Shana Udvardy, Georgia Conservancy ; David Radcliffe, University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

Minimum Flows and Impact on Wildlife in Florida – Ted Hoehn, Florida Fish and Wildlife

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

Keynote: The ACF Basin and Other Interstate Water Resource Issues – Steve Leitman and Bruce Stiftel , Florida State University

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Concurrent Session I: Agricultural Water Programs – Alan Franzluebbers, Moderator

Hydrologic and Nutrient Transport Processes and GIS–Based Decision Support Systems for Poultry Litter Management – Puneet Srivastava, Auburn University Department of Biosystems Engineering

Improved Water Use with Conservation Tillage – Francisco Arriaga, USDA-ARS National Soil Dynamics Laboratory, Auburn

Georgia Conservation Tillage Efforts – Gary Hawkins, University of Georgia Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Ag Metering and Water Conservation in Georgia – Doug Wilson, Georgia Water Planning and Policy Center

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Concurrent Session II: Urban Water Programs – Jose Pagan, Moderator

What Is Low Impact Development and What Are It's Benefits? – Charlene LeBleu, Auburn University Department of Landscape Architecture

Florida Urban BMP Programs – Michael Thomas, Florida DEP

Georgia's Erosion and Sediment Education and Certification Program – Cory Rayburn, Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission

Testing of New Erosion Control Products – A Case Study Using BSRF – Mark Risse, University of Georgia Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Break – View exhibits and posters

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Concurrent Session III: Erosion and Sediment Control Panel – John Slupecki, Moderator

Erosion and Sediment Control Using J-Hooking of Silt Fences and PAM – Alex Shoemaker, Auburn University Department of Civil Engineering

Testing of New Erosion Control Products – A Case Study Using BSRF – Mark Risse, University of Georgia Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Erosion Control Panel – Heather Ritchie, Florida DEP; Robert Ringer, Georgia EPD; Jennifer Klepac, Alabama Department of Environmental Management; Cory Rayburn, Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission; Larry Miller, Loundes County, Georgia

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Concurrent Session IV: Aquatic Impacts –Dory Franklin, Moderator

Impacts of Periodic Droughts and Water Use on Stream Flows and Freshwater Mussels in the Lower Flint River Basin of Southwestern Georgia – Steven Golladay, Joseph Jones Ecological Center

Etowah Habitat Conservation Plan – Laurie Fowler, University of Georgia Institute of Ecology

Research and Monitoring Efforts in Apalachicola Bay – Jennifer Wanat, Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve

Apalachicola Stakeholder Issues – David McLain and Chad Taylor, Apalachicola Riverkeepers

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Reception at Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites

6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Dinner

Keynote: Historical Perspective of Agricultural Water Use in Georgia – Jim Hook, University of Georgia Crop and Soil Sciences

Saturday, May 18, 2007

Meetings and Tour