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2007 WATER RESOURCES CONFERENCE

Presented by the
Natural Resources Management & Development Institute

Agenda

(Subject to change)

Wednesday, June 13

12:00 noon - 5 p.m. Early Check-In
  Pre function Foyer, The Dixon Conference Center

Thursday, June 14
Session I Dixon Conference Center Auditorium
6:45 a.m. Check-In
7:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
  Larry Fillmer, Executive Director, Natural Resources Management & Development Institute at Auburn University
7:45 a.m. Introductions
  Graeme Lockaby, Director, Auburn University Water Resources Center
8:00 a.m. Securing the Nation's Water Supply
  Peter Jutro, Deputy Director for Science and Policy at the EPA National Homeland Security Research Center
9:00 a.m. Human Health Issues Related to Water
  Joel Hansel , Regional Human Health Criteria Expert, and Water Quality Standards Coordinator, United States Environmental Protection Agency
10:00 a.m. Break
  Pre-function Foyer
10:30 a.m. Landscape Changes
  Liz Kramer, The Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia
11:15 a.m. Interrelationship Between Alternative Energy and Water
  Dennis Bragg, Agricultural Entrepreneur
12:00 noon Keynote Luncheon
  Ballroom A
Greeting and Introduction
  Ed Richardson, President of Auburn University
Keynote Address
  Sandra Postel, Director of the Global Water Policy Project
Session II Dixon Conference Center Auditorium
1:30 p.m. Economic Benefits/Opportunities for Irrigation in the Southeast
  James E. (Jim) Hook, Professor, University of Georgia
2:15 p.m. State of the Water Industry
  Terry Rolan, President, American Water Works Association; Head, Durham, North Carolina Water Department
3:00 p.m. Break
  Pre-function Foyer
3:30 p.m. Outreach Initiatives and Opportunities
  Allison Jenkins, Alabama Clean Water Partnership
4:15 p.m. Groundwater Sustainability
  Marlon Cook, Alabama Geological Survey
5:00 p.m. Surface Water Sustainability
  Aris Georgakakos, Georgia Water Resource Center
5:45 p.m. Break
6:00 p.m. Reception and Poster Session
  Ballroom A
9:00 p.m. Conclude Reception

Friday, June 15
7:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast
  Pre-Function Foyer
Session III Dixon Conference Center Auditorium
8:00 a.m. Greeting and Introductory Remarks
  Larry Fillmer, Executive Director, Natural Resources Management & Development Institute at Auburn University
8:15 a.m. The Influence of Climate on Water Supply
 

Ge Sun, Research Hydrologist, Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center, USDA-Forest Service

9:00 a.m. Water Policy and Law Interactions in the Southeast
  Doug Wilson, Professional Geologist; Executive Director, Georgia Water Planning and Policy Center
9:45 a.m. Break
  Pre-function Foyer
10:15 a.m. The Clean Water Act and Total Maximum Daily Loads
  Subhas K. Sikdar, Associate Director for Science, National Risk Management Reasearch Lab, United States Environmental Protection Agency
11:00 a.m. State Water Policy Panel
  Keith Gray, National Affairs Director, Alabama Farmer's Federation (Moderator)
Jim Hayes, Economic Development Partnership of Alabama
Gary Kobylski, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Graeme Lockaby, Auburn University Water Resources Center
J. Alan Truitt, Mayard, Cooper & Gayle, PC
Mary Davis , Regional Aquatic Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy
12:30 p.m. Luncheon
  Ballroom A
  Water-related Activity at Auburn University at Montgomery
  Dr. John M. Aho, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Auburn University at Montgomery
Closing Remarks
  Larry Fillmer, Executive Director, Natural Resources Management & Development Institute at Auburn University
1:30 p.m. Conference Concludes