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Elizabeth Ainsley Campbell, Nashua River Watershed Association



Participants Discuss Water Quality Issues in Massachusetts



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Protecting Our Drinking Water at the Source
New England Regional Conference Agenda
Friday, October 17, 2003

Welcome by Mike Davis, Clean Water Fund

Welcome and Introduction:
   Stephen Patton, City Councilor, Worcester

Keynote Address: Drinking Water Treatment Technology and Human Health
   Jeff Griffiths, MD MPH&TM, Tufts University School of Medicine

Panel Discussion: Using Source Water Assessment Plans and Encouraging Protection

  • Ted Lavery, ME Source Water Protection Coordinator, EPA Region I
  • Andrew Durham, Environmental Analyst, MA Dept of Environmental Protection
  • Clay Commons, Source Water Protection Coordinator, RI Dept of Health
  • Paul Susca, Environmental Program Manager, NH Dept of Environmental Services
  • Lori Mathieu, Supervisor of Source Water Protection Unit, CT Dept of Public Health
  • John Peckenham, Assistant Director of Mitchell Center, University of Maine
  • Carey Hengstenberg, VT Source Water Protection Coordinator, VT Dept of Environmental Conservation

Panel Discussion: How Local Officials Protect Drinking Water in Massachusetts

Case Study in Successful Source Water Protection Across Boundaries
   Elizabeth Ainsley Campbell, Executive Director, Nashua River Watershed Association

Financing Source Protection
   Lissa Robinson, Environmental Finance Center

Workshops

    1) Engaging the Public: Obstacles and Opportunities - Julia Krall, Campaign for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water, and Paul Schwartz, Clean Water Fund

    2) Smart Growth and Drinking Water Protection - Jeff Nield (email), Kleinschmidt USA Consulting

    3) An Introduction to Low Impact Development - Alternative Approaches to Stormwater Management - Mark Bartlett, President, Norfolk Ram

Saturday, October 18, 2003

Welcome by Chris Bathurst, Clean Water Fund

Keynote Address: Overcoming Barriers to Protect Drinking Water Quality
   Jan R. Schlictmann, Attorney at Law

Workshop

    1) Meeting on Massachusetts Drinking Water Protection Issues
       Chris Bathurst, MA Drinking Water Project Director, Clean Water Fund

    2) Moving from Planning to Protection: Tools to Help Protect Drinking Water
       Sheila Dormody and Paul Schwartz, Clean Water Fund

Case Studies in Successful Source Water Protection

    1) The Wenham Lake Story: An ounce of prevention equals a pound of cure.
       Lori Ehrlich, Co-founder, Wenham Lake Watershed Association

    2) Implementing Source Water Protection in Boothbay Harbor
       

Panel Discussion: The Future of Drinking Water Protection

  • Kira Jacobs, VT Source Water Protection Coordinator, EPA Region I
  • Andrew Durham, Environmental Analyst, MA Dept of Environmental Protection
  • Clay Commons, Source Water Protection Coordinator, RI Dept of Health
  • Paul Susca, Environmental Program Manager, NH Dept of Environmental Services
  • Lori Mathieu, Supervisor of Source Water Protection Unit, CT Dept of Public Health
  • John Peckenham, Assistant Director of Mitchell Center, University of Maine
  • Carey Hengstenberg, VT Source Water Protection Coordinator, VT Dept of Environmental Conservation

Toxics, Drinking Water, and Your Health
   Erik Olson, Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council

Workshop

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