Program

8:15- 8:45

Registration and Continental Breakfast
(posters and exhibits on view throughout the day)

8:45 - 9:00

Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:00 - 10:15

Concurrent Sessions A

Session 1A
Session 1B
Session 1C
Cimate Change & Precipitation
Pathogens in Water
Streamflow

Nelson: An Interactive Web Tool for Extreme Precipitation Analysis

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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

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Liebman: Discharge of Bacteria to Coastal Streams Influences Beach Water Quality

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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

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Oglavie: Conceptual Framework for Estimating the Costs and Benefits in Dams Removal

 

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10:15 - 10:30

Break

10:30 - 11:45
Concurrent Sessions B
Session 2A
Session 2B
Session 2C
Climate Change and Water Resources Planning
Sustainable Water Resources
Stormwater Management
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

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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

1:15 - 2:30

Concurrent Sessions C

Session 3A
Session 3B
Session 3C
Climate Change and Habitat Vulnerability
Sustainable Water Resources
Hydrology & Ecosystem Services

O'Leary: Results of Wildlife Habitat Vulnerability Assessments under Climate Change Conditions

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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

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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

Session 4A
Session 4B
Session 4C
Coastal Issues
Harmful Algae Blooms
Water Energy Nexus

Vandemoer: Recreational Boating and Salt Marsh Integrity

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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

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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