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2007 NH Water Conference Agenda: April 9, 2007

9:00 - 9:10	Introductions
9:10 - 9:40	New Hampshire's Water Resources: current condition and future issues presented by Harry Stewart, Director, Division of Water, NHDES
9:40 - 10:10	New Hampshire in 2030 presented by Dan Sundquist, Society for Protection of NH Forests
10:10 - 10:40	Water Use Demographics and Demands for Public Water Systems in New Hampshire. Brian Goetz, Weston and Sampson Engineers and Marilee Horn, USGS
10:40 - 11:00	Break
11:00 - 11:30	The Cost of Clean and Safe Water: sustaining our water infrastructure. Denise Springborg, New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
11:30 - 12:00	Climate Change inthe Northeast: past, present, and future. Cameron Wake, University of New Hampshire
12:00 - 1:00	Buffet Lunch with Governor John Lynch
1:00 - 2:15	Afternoon Breakout Sessions Session A: Surface Water Sustainability and Management, moderated by Bill McDowell The reference condition: a quantitative tool for shaping and implementing New Hampshire surface water policy goals. Paul Currier, PE, NH Department of Environmental Services. Goals for future stormwater controls for the protection of water resources. Dr. Robert M. Roseen, Dr Thomas Ballestero, James Houle, UNH Stormwater Center, Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Hampshire Preparing our cities for climate change. Michael Simpson, Antioch University-New England Characterization of public and stakeholder objectives in the management of the Lamprey River. Shannon Rogers, Dr. John Halstead, and Dr. Thomas Seager, Department of Resource Economics and Development, University of New Hampshire Session B: Groundwater Sustainability and Management, moderated by David Wunsch Linking groundwater quality to landscape characteristics in the Lamprey River Basin. Lauren Buyofsky, Michelle Daley, William McDowell, Department of Natural Resources, University of New Hampshire Water quality issues affecting New Hampshire’s private wells. Joseph Ayotte and Keith Robinson US Geological Survey, NH-VT Water Science Center Assessing water availability in the seacoast region of New Hampshire using groundwater flow modeling. Tom Mack, US Geological Survey Moving towards integrated management and use of groundwater and surface water resources in New Hampshire. Brandon Kernen, NH Department of Environmental Services
2:15 - 2:30	Break
2:30 - 3:30	Panel Discussion "Outlook on the Sustainability of New Hampshire's Water Resources - What are the Unanswered Questions, Information Gaps, and Management Needs?" Each of the five panelists will be given 5 minutes to present their thoughts followed by questions and answers. Questions for the panel from conference registrants will be gathered during the day. The five person panel will include: Harry Stewart, NHDES (representing water resource management) Steve Del Deo, New Hampshire Water Works Association (representing water supply industry) David Preece, Southern New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission (representing regional and local planning) Kenneth Kimball, Appalachian Mountain Club (representing recreational water uses) Steve Kahl, Plymouth State University (representing academia/science)
3:30	Conference Wrap-up