VOLUSIA WATER ALLIANCE FALL SYMPOSIUM 2017
Friday, October 27, 2017
9:00 a.m. Registration, Coffee, and Networking
9:30 a.m. Welcome, Announcements, and Blue Spring Alliance Update
Saundra Gray, Chair, Blue Spring Alliance
9:40 a.m. Technical Presentations and Organizational Updates
Moderator: Jane Durocher, Middle Basin Advocacy Director, St. Johns Riverkeeper
West Volusia Audubon/Volusia Water Alliance
Stephen Kintner, Vice President and Conservation Chair, West Volusia Audubon
Current Activities and Conditions at Blue Spring State Park
Michael Watkins, Park Manager, Blue Spring State Park
Invasive Catfish at Blue Spring State Park and St. Johns River System
Melissa Gibbs, Director of Aquatic and Marine Biology, Stetson University
Fertilizer Ordinance
Tom Carey, Pollution Control Manager, Volusia County Environmental Management
10:20 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Technical Presentations and Organizational Updates (cont’d)
Patterns in Fish Assemblages in Springs
Kirsten Work, Professor of Biology, Stetson University
Project H2O
Kelli McGee, President, Natua Strategies
Manatee Population and Mortality Update
Wayne Hartley, Manatee Specialist, Save the Manatee Club at Blue Spring State Park
Water Utilities Overview
Michael Ulrich, Director, Volusia County Water Resources and Utilities
Water for Florida’s Future
Katie Warner, Director, Audubon Center for Birds of Prey
Aquatic Gems
Robert Sitler, Director, Latin American Studies Program, Stetson University
11:30 a.m. Lunch
Keynote Film Water’s Journey: The Hidden Rivers of Florida
12:00 p.m. Announcements and Introductions
Moderator: Clay Henderson, Executive Director, Stetson University Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience
12:15 p.m. The St. Johns River. A River. A Resource.
Keynote Robert A. Mattson, Environmental Scientist V, St. Johns River Water Management District
12:45 p.m. Outstanding Florida Springs of the St. Johns River System
Casey Fitzgerald, Director, Springs Protection Initiative, St. Johns River Water Management District
1:15 p.m. A Brief Overview of Orange City’s Water Resource Projects
Raul Palenzuela, Deputy Public Works Director/City Engineer, Orange City
1:45 p.m. Mission: A More Resilient St. Johns River
Lisa Rinaman, St. Johns Riverkeeper
2:15 p.m. Break
2:25 p.m. West Volusia Utilities—Water Quality/Quantity Solutions
Keith Riger, Public Services Director, City of DeLand
2:40 p.m. Basin Management Action Plan for Blue Spring
Moira Homann, BMAP Coordinator, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
3:00 p.m. Community-Scale Enhancement & Restoration of the Rose Bay Watershed – Phase 1
Katie Tripp, Director, Harbor Oaks Neighborhood Association
3:20 p.m. Breakout Orientation and Instructions 3:25 p.m. Breakout Groups
4:15 p.m. Group Reports and Concluding Remarks
4:45 P.M. Beer Review
Tour and Tasting at Persimmon Hollow Brewing Co.
111 W. Georgia Ave., DeLand, FL
Save the Date!
The Water Festival
April 28, 2018
Indiana Avenue
Downtown DeLand
Mark your calendar now!
