Reducing Nutrients

Session B and C (2:45 pm – 5:30 pm)

UVA Bay Game(Click here to register. Note: You must be registered for the symposium in order to register for the UVA Bay Game.)
Facilitators:

• Jeffrey Plank, Associate Vice President for Research, University of Virginia
• Michael Purvis, Research Specialist, Department of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia
• David Smith, Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia

Session D (9:45 am – 11:00 am)

Measuring Progress at the Local, Regional and State LevelsModerator: Ann Swanson, Executive Director, Chesapeake Bay Commission  

• 2012 State of The Bay Report: Twelve Years of Reporting on Progress—Ann Jennings, Virginia Executive Director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
• 2012-2013 Non-Point Source Milestones—James Davis Martin, Chesapeake Bay Program Coordinator, DCR
• 2012 Rivanna Watershed Snapshot: Watershed-based Planning for Progress —Leslie Middleton, Executive Director, Rivanna River Basin Commission

Session E (11:15 am – 12:30 pm)

James River Chlorophyll Study 
Moderator:  Alice Scott, Virginia Manufacturers Association

• Arthur Butt, Office of Water Monitoring and Assessment, DEQ
• David Jasinski, Analyst, Chesapeake Environmental Communications, Inc.
• Paul Bukaveckas, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session F (12:45 pm – 2:00 pm)

Wastewater
Moderator: Joe Milo, Executive Director, Maury River Service Authority (invited)  

• Point Source Nitrogen Removal: Transitioning from Version 1.0 to 3.0—Charles Bott, Ph.D., Research and Development Manager, Hampton Roads Sanitation District
• Abhay Kirpekar, Merck
• Design of a Zero Discharge Wastewater Treatment Facility* - Brent Waters, Principal Hydrogeologist, Golder Associates Inc.

Session G (3:30 pm – 4:45 pm)

Voluntary Initiatives
Moderator: Darrell Marshall, Agricultural Stewardship Program Manager, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

• Resource Management Plans 
  • James Davis Martin, Chesapeake Bay Program Coordinator, DCR
  • Bryan Wagner, Chairman, Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District and Co-Founder, Ecosystem Services, LLC
   
• Virginia’s Small Animal Feeding Operations Evaluation and Assessment Strategy—Neil Zahradka, Manager, Office of Land Application Programs, DEQ
• (S)Switchgrass Beneficial Bacterial Endophyte Interactions to Improve Soil Remediation*—James Lowman, PhD Student, Virginia Tech
• (S) A modeling Toolbox and Process for Setting Site Specific Nutrient Goals*—Clifton Bell, Technical Leader, Watersheds & TMDLs, Brown and Caldwell 

Session H (8:30 am – 10:45 am)

A New Era in Nutrient Credit Trading
Moderator: Russ Baxter, Chesapeake Bay Coordinator, DEQ

• Verification Protocols - Rich Batiuk, EPA and Jack Frye, Virginia Director, Chesapeake Bay Commission
• Expansion on the Nutrient Credit Exchange - Ginny Snead, DCR and S. Taylor Goodman, P.E., Balzer and Associates, Inc.
• Policy Issues Related to Trading in the Bay Region - Joseph Maroon, Principal, Maroon Consulting
• Technical Analysis for Nutrient Crediting of Manure Conversion Projects* - Kurt Stephenson, Professor, Agriculture and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech