The American Water Resources Association, Florida section, will hold its technical meeting on Friday, May 15, 2015, at the offices of the Lake Worth Drainage District, 13081 S. Military Trail, Delray Beach. Register today.
The meeting is being jointly hosted by AWRA Florida and the Florida Institute of Consulting Engineers.
Topics will include water management challenges within South Florida, including:
- Lake Okeechobee
- Moving water to the Everglades and coastal estuaries
- Balancing water supply and environmental needs
- Legislative update on the pending water policy bill
Confirmed speakers/panelists include:
| Name(s) | Company/employer |
|---|---|
| Bob Brown, Tommy Strowd | Lake Worth Drainage District |
| Ken Todd | Palm Beach County |
| Deb Drum | Martin County |
| Dr. Tabitha Cale | National Audobon Society |
| Ernie Marks | Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission |
| Kim Taplin, Jim Jeffords | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Jeremy McBryan | South Florida Water Management District |
| James Moran | South Florida Water Management District - governing board |
| Chad Kennedy | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Ernie Barnett | Florida Land Council |
| Tom MacVicar | MacVicar Consulting Inc. |
| Greg Munson | Gunster |
Two panel discussions are planned:
• Water management challenges in South Florida
• Lake Okeechobee and the Coastal Estuaries: challenges and opportunities.
Tour Opportunity
In addition, an optional tour of the South Florida Water Management District’s L-8 Flow Equalization Basin project, which is currently under construction in western Palm Beach County, is being offered to meeting attendees on the morning of May 15.
The L-8 FEB project, part of SFWMD’s $880 million Restoration Strategies program to improve the Everglades water quality, is a deep-storage impoundment intended to improve the performance of Stormwater Treatment Areas 1E and 1W.
Note: The tour cost is $15 per person and includes transportation to and from the site from SFWMD’s Field Operations Center at 8894 Belvedere Road (between the Turnpike and Royal Palm Beach).
Only a few spots remain, so please register now.
Reception
After the meeting, there will be a casual networking reception at Saltwater Brewery in Delray Beach.
Appetizers from It’s a Cubano B food truck (including their famous slow-roasted pork) will be provided meeting attendees.
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We look forward to seeing you for this power-packed technical meeting!
If you have questions about the meeting or sponsorship opportunities, please contact AWRA Florida board member Luna Phillips at 954-712-1478. If you have any other questions, please contact any AWRA Florida board member.
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