EXTENSION    

 

 

Fourth Annual State of Our Watershed Conference
 

The Tallapoosa River Basin
Central Alabama Community College

April  11, 2008

 

Sponsored by:

 

The Middle Tallapoosa River Basin Clean Water Partnership,

Auburn University Water Resources Center

Central Alabama Community College

Alabama Water Watch

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8:30  Registration

 

9:00  Conference Welcome (pdf) - Barbara Young, Mayor of Alexander City

              - Dr. Steve Franks, President, Central Alabama Community College

 

Morning Session

Moderator:  David Rouse, Head, Auburn University Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures

 

   9:10  Conference Overview (pdf) – Bill Deutsch, TWP Project Director, AU Department of Fisheries

 

   9:20  Impacts of the Drought of 2007 (pdf) J. Brian Atkins, P. E., Division Director, Office of Water

            Resources, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs

 

   9:40  Does Lake Martin Measure Up to Outstanding Alabama Waters? (pdf) Lynn Sisk, Chief, Water Quality Branch, Water Division, Alabama Department of Environmental Management

  10:00 Community-Based Initiatives in the Tallapoosa River Basin:

Ø  Clean Water Partnership (pdf),  Tommy Futral, Chairman, MTRBCWP

Ø  Lake Martin HOBO (pdf), Jesse Cunningham, President

Ø  Lake Wedowee Property Owners Association (pdf), Charles Smith, Coordinator, UTRBCWP

Ø  Lake Martin Area Economic Development Alliance (pdf), Don McClellan, Executive Director, LMAEDA

  10:40 Break - Poster Session 

  11:10 Lake Martin Dam Relicensing (pdf) – Jim Crew, Hydro Licensing Project Manager, Alabama Power Co.

  11:30 Keynote Speaker: Need for a Comprehensive Water Plan for Alabama – Betty Carol Graham, Alabama  State Representative of the 81st District 

  12:00  Lunch at CACC Deli

 

Afternoon Session

Moderator: Stan Cook, Chief, Fisheries Section, Alabama Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources

 

   1:10  Rumblin' Bumblin' Stumblin' -- A Showdown of Water Policy on the Tallapoosa (pdf) Donn Rodekohr,

          Spatial Analyst, Auburn University Department of Agronomy and Soils

 

  1:30  Role of the AU Water Resources Center in Sustainable Water Management (pdf) Leslie Parsons and

          Michael Kensler, Auburn University Water Resources Center

 

  1:50 The Tallapoosa Watershed Project (pdf) – Bill Deutsch, TWP Project Director

 

  2:10 Break - Poster Session

 

  2:45 Panel Discussion/Q & A (pdf): Science needs, Community involvement, Policy & management challenges

Moderator: J. Brian Atkins, P. E., Division Director, Office of Water Resources, ADECA

Panelists: ADEM, APCo, AL DNR, ARA

 

 

 

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