
Symposium Schedule
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9:00 am |
Registration, Coffee, and Networking |
9:30 am |
Welcome
Commissioner Chris Cloudman, City of DeLand |
9:35 am |
Introduction and Gemini Springs Alliance Announcement
Saundra Gray, Gemini Springs Alliance Co-Founder |
9:45 am |
Technical Presentations and Organizational Updates
Moderator: Nancy Vaughn, Co-chair, Natural Resources Action Team, League of Women Voters of Volusia County |
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USGS in Florida – Hydrologic Data Collection and Analysis
David M. Sumner, Ph. D., PG, Director, USGS Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center |
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Update: Volusia County Save Our Springs and Rivers Initiative
Katrina Locke, Sustainability and Natural Resources Director, Volusia County |
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Update: Project H2O
Jessy Wales, Conservation Science Coordinator, Marine Discovery Center |
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Impacts of Exotic Species on the Native Fauna of Springs & Rivers
Melissa Ann Gibbs, Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Director of the Aquatic & Marine Biology Program at Stetson University; President of the Friends of Blue Spring State Park |
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Aquatic Preserve Alliance of Central Florida
Deborah Shelley, Vice President, Aquatic Preserve Alliance of Central Florida |
10:35 am |
Break |
10:45 am |
Technical Presentations and Organizational Updates (cont’d) |
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Update: Springs Monitoring and Projects
Heather Obara, Esq., Associate Director, Florida Springs Institute |
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Update: Gemini Springs Septic Tank Abatement Program
David Hamstra, Senior Project Manager, Pegasus Engineering |
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Update: Freshwater Spring Ecology
Dr. Kirsten Work, Professor and Chair, Biology, Stetson University |
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Update: Springs BMAP and Appeals
Clay Henderson, Executive Director, Stetson University Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience |
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Swimming the St. Johns River from Sanford to Mayport
Luther F. Davis III, Open Water Swimmer and Physics and Astronomy Teacher, Lake Mary High School |
11:35 am |
LUNCH |
12:15 pm |
Keynote Film
Clear Water, Clean Water? Exploring the Floridan Aquifer
Schoolyard Films, Inc. |
12:45 pm |
Announcements and Introductions
Moderator: Nancy Vaughn, Co-chair, Natural Resources Action Team, League of Women Voters of Volusia County |
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Keynote Address: Reclaiming the Future: Science, Engagement, and Hope in Our State of Watery Peril
Dr. Jason M. Evans, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Faculty Director, Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience, Stetson University |
1:30 pm |
Springs Restoration: Science, Policy and Projects
Casey Fitzgerald, Director, Springs Protection Initiative, Division of Water and Land Resources, St. Johns River Water Management District |
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OSTDS Advanced Treatment Options for Nitrogen Reduction
Lisa Marie Prescott, M.Ed., CEHP, Florida Onsite Wastewater Association |
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Water Harvesting with Cisterns
Stephen S. Kintner, Chair, Volusia County Smart Growth Review Committee, and Vice Chair, Blue Spring Alliance |
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Not Enough Green, or Too Much? Conservation Funding, Algae Blooms, and the St. Johns River’s Middle Basin
Lisa Rinaman, Riverkeeper, St. Johns Riverkeeper |
2:50 pm |
Break |
3:00 pm |
West Volusia Utilities: Water Quantity and Quality Solutions
Michael Ulrich, Volusia County Water Resources and Utilities Director, and Keith Riger, DeLand Public Services Director |
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Daytona Beach Demonstration Project to Convert Wastewater to Drinking Water
Jo Ann Macrina, Deputy Utilities Director, City of Daytona Beach |
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Myth & Magic: Lessons from the History of Florida’s Waters
Rick Kilby, Author and Historian |
4:00 pm |
Concluding Remarks |
4:30 pm |
Beer Review
Persimmon Hollow Brewing Co. |