Program
| 8:15- 8:45 | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:45 - 9:00 | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
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| 9:00 - 10:15 | Concurrent Sessions A |
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Session 1C |
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Cimate Change & Precipitation |
Pathogens in Water | Streamflow |
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Nelson: An Interactive Web Tool for Extreme Precipitation Analysis |
Taylor: Contaminatation of Water Sources from Livestock Manure | Richardson: Assessing and Implementing Environmental Flows in Rhode Island | |
Treinish: Precision Forecasting of Severe Storm Impacts on Urban Water Systems |
Liebman: Discharge of Bacteria to Coastal Streams Influences Beach Water Quality |
Galant: Connecticut’s Draft Streamflow Regulations and Their Impact on Public Water Supply |
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Douglas: Is precipitation in Northern New England becoming more extreme?
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Mas: Nowcasting Tools to Predict Bacterially-Induced Beach Closures at Boston Harbor Beaches |
Oglavie: Conceptual Framework for Estimating the Costs and Benefits in Dams Removal
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| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break |
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| 10:30 - 11:45 |
Concurrent Sessions B |
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Session 2A |
Session 2B |
Session 2C |
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Climate Change and Water Resources Planning |
Sustainable Water Resources |
Stormwater Management |
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| Brown: Decision-scaling for Probabilistic Assessment of Climate Risks to Water Resource Systems | Barbagallo: Dredge Disposal Area Redevelopment Improves Water Quality, Earns Public Approval | Hickey: Development of Restoration Targets for Stormwater Impaired Watersheds Using Impervious Cover and Bioassessment Data | |
| Cheng: An Overview of Climate Change Impact on Water Resources and Infrastructure Planning in Urban Regions |
Donohue: Sustainable Water Supply Management, an Overview of Key Factors |
Henderson: Identifying and Integrating Stormwater Retrofits for Urban Watershed Restoration | |
Ralston: Beginning Ethical Consideration of Water Development and Allocation |
Schaider: Pharmaceuticals, Hormones and Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Cape Cod Drinking Water Supply Wells | Brodeur: Upper Charles River Pilot - What Will it Take to Meet the TMDL? |
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| 11:45 - 1:15 | Poster Session and Lunch Boxes |
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| 1:15 - 2:30 | Concurrent Sessions C |
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Session 3A |
Session 3B |
Session 3C |
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Climate Change and Habitat Vulnerability |
Sustainable Water Resources |
Hydrology & Ecosystem Services |
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O'Leary: Results of Wildlife Habitat Vulnerability Assessments under Climate Change Conditions |
Wijnja: Pesticide Monitoring in Suburban Surface Waters: Spy Pond and Aberjona River
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Choi: The Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI) | |
| Lent & Weiskel: Framework for a UGS Hydrologic Climate-Response Program in Maine | Guswa: Environmental Monitoring: The Ada and Archibald MacLeish Field Station, Smith College |
Blue: Approach for Developing a National Atlas of Vulnerabilities for U.S. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems | |
| O'Leary, Lent, Weiskel, Nislow: Climate Change and Habitat Vulnerability Discussion Panel | Cole: Integrating Saratoga Springs Geology and Geochemistry into Sustainable Development, Hydrogeology, and Water Resources Course Curricula |
Hernick: Source Water Protection and Climate Change Mitigation: An Ecosystem Services View |
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| 2:30 - 3:20 | Concurrent Sessions D |
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Session 4A |
Session 4B |
Session 4C |
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Coastal Issues |
Harmful Algae Blooms | Water Energy Nexus |
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| Yandell: Massachusetts Department of Public Health Statewide Surveillance of Health Concerns and Toxic Algae Blooms Project | Hogan: Balancing Water Resources Planning with Energy Conservation: “The Marcus Welby” Approach |
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| Horsley: Climate Change and Wetland Migration | Heath: Comparison of Cyanobacteria Cell Counts and Toxin Concentrations in Lake Quannapowit |
Sheldon: Thermoelectric Power and the Environment: The Water-Energy Nexus in Massachusetts |
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| 3:20 - 3:30 | Break | ||
| 3:30 - 4:45 | Keynote Address: Cameron J. Brooks, PhD, Director, Solutions and Business Development, Big Green Innovations, IBM Corporation Smarter Water Management: Whether Too Much or not Enough, the World Needs a Smarter Way to Think about Water |
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| 4:45 - 5:00 | Poster Awards | ||
| 5:00 | Conference Adjourns | ||

