Notes will typically be saved on the web site for approximately one (1) year.
If you need a meeting summary (list of topics) for the past few years, please let me know!
CLEAN WATER AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION SUMMIT 2010 - PRESENTATIONS
If
you attended the Summit, you were able to experience first hand the excellent
presentations and networking opportunities provided by this event. At the
summit, it was promised that the presentation slides would be posted on line - you
can find them by going to the conference
report, online at the MN Landscape Arboretum's website.
Summit
in the News - Check out coverage of the Summit on Kare 11, in the Star Tribune, and on Minnesota
Public Radio, where keynote speaker Dr. Ben Santer was featured on
MPR's Midday program.
March 2010
Topic -Pollutant Loading from Ag Uses: How can we engage farmers to improve water quality?
This was a brainstorming session on how to effectively engage the agricultural community to assist us in our efforts to improve water quality. Lessons we have learned and examples of best practices that worked,or did not work, were discussed.
Topic - Bloomington Educational Video / TegraSeal Product Information / McColl Learning Center
Jean Buckley from Bloomington came to show everyone their new video "Water Ways". This is location non-specific and open to everyone to try out. TegraSeal gave a presentation on their new products and handed out samples. We also took a tour of the new grounds for the Learning Center. For more information and contact information, just follow this link:
Joe Bischoff from Wenck Associates came to speak on how they are helping their clients incorporate goals and tasks established in their TMDLs into their stormwater permit program. Please follow this link to see his PowerPoint presentation.
Thanks for the opportunity to present to the WRC group today! Here is some follow-up information/resources in case anyone would like more information on some of the topics we covered:
Finally, if anyone is interested in the Minnesota Comprehensive Wetland Assessment Monitoring and Mapping Strategy, the full document and some supporting info. can be found at http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wetlands/cwamms.html.
I hope this follow-up info. is helpful...if you or any of the group have additional questions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact me!
Thanks again, Shannon
Shannon Lotthammer Manager, Water Monitoring Section Environmental Analysis and Outcomes Division Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (651) 297-8355 shannon.lotthammer@pca.state.mn.us
