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Protecting Land, Sand & Sea for a Healthy Environment & Economy 7th Annual Virgin Islands NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION CONFERENCE Time Thursday, May 16 8:00 - 9:00 Registration / Breakfast 9:00 - 9:45 Opening Session – Great Cruz Bay Ballroom Moderator: Marcia Taylor, UVI-VIMAS, Chair, NPS Committee 9:00 - 9:25 Welcome Marcia Taylor, UVI-VIMAS, Chair, NPS Committee Dean C. Plaskett, Esq., Commissioner, V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources Dr. Henry H. Smith, Vice Provost for Research & Public Service, University of the Virgin Islands Hollis Griffin, Director, DPNR Division of Environmental Protection 9:25 - 9:45 Opening Remarks Senator Donald “Ducks” Cole, Chair, Planning & Environmental Protection Committee, 24th Legislature of the Virgin Islands Jim Casey, Virgin Islands Coordinator, U.S. EPA Caribbean Environmental Protection Division Session I – NEMO (Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials) 9:45 - 10:45 Balancing Development and Conservation: Pipe Dream or Reality? Dr. Charles James Gibbons, NEMO Project Co-Director, University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension 10:45 - 11:00 Break: Review Poster Presentations & Exhibits 11:00 - 12:00 Balancing Development and Conservation: Pipe Dream or Reality? (Cont.) Dr. Charles James Gibbons, NEMO Project Co-Director, University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 2002 VI Coastal Zone Management Program Awareness Awards Presentation Concurrent Sessions 1:00 - 3:00 Session II – Case Studies / Research – Great Cruz Bay Ballroom Moderator: Lenora Haynes, RC&D Coordinator, VI Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. Session III – Government Initiatives – Coral / Reef Bay Room Moderator: Dr. Louis Petersen, District Supervisor, UVI Cooperative Extension Service 1:00 - 1:30 Monitoring the Health of Our Coral Reefs, Marcia Taylor, Marine Advisor & Katy Garland, Research Analyst, UVI Center for Marine & Environmental Studies Standardized Permitting Requirements for the Territory, Janice D. Hodge, Director, DPNR Coastal Zone Management Program Time Thursday, May 16 1:30 - 2:00 Marina Water Quality Monitoring and BMP Effectiveness Assessment Project: Part 2 Contaminants, Dr. Lynne M. Hinkey, Program Development Specialist/Sea Grant Liaison, NOAA Coastal Services Center & Barry Volson, Graduate Student, University of Rhode Island School of Oceanography New Developments & Initiatives in the Water Pollution Control Program, Aaron L. Hutchins, Environmental Engineer/Supervisor, DPNR Division of Environmental Protection 2:00 - 2:30 Elkhorn Coral in the Virgin Islands: Endangered Species in Recovery? Dr. Barry Devine, Chief Scientist, UVI Conservation Data Center, Dr. Caroline Rogers, Marine Ecologist, USGS Caribbean Field Station, Christy Loomis, Assistant Data Manager, UVI Conservation Data Center Meeting NOAA & EPA Conditions for the Coastal NPS Pollution Control Program, Bill Rohring, GIS Planner, DPNR Coastal Zone Management Program 2:30 - 3:00 Forest Legacy Act in the USVI - A Watershed Approach, Stephanie Wear, Protected Areas Specialist, The Nature Conservancy V.I. Approach Toward Adopting the New Water Quality Assessment & Impaired Waterbodies List (305(b) & 303(d) Report), Hector Squiabro, Environmental Specialist, DPNR Division of Environmental Protection 3:00 - 3:30 Break: Review Poster Presentations & Exhibits 3:30 - 5:00 Session II – Case Studies / Research (cont.) – Great Cruz Bay Ballroom Moderator: Bill Rohring, GIS Planner, DPNR Coastal Zone Management Program Session III – Government Initiatives (cont.) – Coral / Reef Bay Room Moderator: Dayle Barry, Coordinator, UVI Conservation Data Center 3:30 - 4:00 St. Thomas & St. John U.S. Virgin Islands 1989 Land Use Survey Goes Digital: A Practical Application of GIS, Stevie Henry, Data Manager, UVI Conservation Data Center, Dayle Barry, Coordinator, UVI-CDC, Rameshwar Srivastawa, Statistician, UVI Eastern Caribbean Center Saltwater Encroachment: The Invisible NPS Pollution, Syed A. Syedali, Environmental Engineer, DPNR Division of Environmental Protection 4:00 - 4:30 LEAPE: Nonpoint Source & Watershed Management Education for Local Government, Dr. Deborah G. Grantham, Senior Extension Associate, Water Resources/ Geophysics, Cornell University The Status of the V.I. Development of TMDLs, Anita Nibbs, Environmental Specialist, DPNR Division of Environmental Protection 4:30 - 5:00 Pollution Prevention on Construction Sites - Using the Revised Environmental Protection Handbook, Julie Wright, Extension Program Supervisor, UVI Cooperative Extension Service *Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program, Jody L. Haynes, Extension Agent, University of Florida - IFAS, Miami-Dade County Extension, Audrey Ordenes, Executive Director, Citizens for a Better South Florida 5:30 - 7:00 Welcome Reception * due to scheduling conflicts, this presentation is not in it’s assigned session. Time Friday, May 17 8:00 - 9:00 Registration / Breakfast Concurrent Sessions 9:00 - 11:30 Session IV – Case Studies & Research (cont.) – Great Cruz Bay Ballroom Moderator: Dr. Henry Smith, Vice Provost for Research & Public Service, UVI Session V – Education & Outreach / Youth Session – Coral / Reef Bay Room Moderator: Donna Griffin, Environmental Education Specialist, DPNR Division of Fish & Wildlife 9:00 - 9:30 Results of the NOAA Coastal Services Center VI Coastal Management Program Needs Assessment, Dr. Lynne M. Hinkey, Program Development Specialist/Sea Grant Liaison, NOAA Coastal Services Center Youngsters Understanding Coastal Pollution: a Dynamic Approach to Environmental Teaching, Mayra Suarez- Velez, Marine Advisor, UVI Center for Marine & Environmental Studies 9:30 - 10:00 Permeable Pavement Effectiveness in Eastern North Carolina, William F. Hunt, P.E., Extension Specialist, North Carolina State University Where’s the Source in Nonpoint Source? Diane Capehart, Program Administrator, DPNR Division of Environmental Protection 10:00 - 10:30 Land Use Effects on Coastal Waters and Infrastructure in Puerto Rico, Dr. H. A. Minnigh, Water Resource Specialist, RHI, Northeast Rural Community Assistance Program, Graciela Ramirez, Director, Environmental Studies Institute Inter- American University of Puerto Rico Are Toxic Chemicals Lurking in Your Home? VI*A*Syst Safe & Healthy Home Program Mr. Dale Morton, Extension Agent, UVI Cooperative Extension Service Nonpoint Source Pollution in the V.I. National Park, Deanna Summerville, Park Guide, Virgin Islands National Park Service 10:30 - 11:00 Failed Septic Systems: Providing an Alternative Solution to Our Wastewater Disposal Problem, Amanda Sackey, Environmental Specialist, DPNR Division of Environmental Protection Mr. Drip's Trip Dan O'Dell, Marine Biology Teacher, St. Croix Central High School 11:00 - 11:30 OSDS Constructed Wetlands as Residential Landscape Design Features, Doug White, President, Douglas White Architects 11:30 - 12:00 Presentation of Youth Contest Winners Marcia Taylor, Marine Advisor, UVI Center for Marine & Environmental Studies & Donna Griffin, Environmental Education Specialist, DPNR Division of Fish & Wildlife 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Video Presentation: Seagrasses of the Virgin Islands, Dr. Barbara Kojis, Director, DPNR Division of Fish & Wildlife 1:00 - 5:00 Field Trip – Tour of Maho Bay Camp Grounds & Fish Bay Road Erosion Research & Demonstration Sites Poster Presentations/Exhibits Watersheds & Benthic Communities of the Virgin Islands Dayle Barry, Coordinator, & Christy Loomis, Assistant Data Manager, University of the Virgin Islands Conservation Data Center The Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup - Focusing on Marine Debris Producing Activities and Sources Nick Drayton, Virgin Islands Manager & Seba Sheavly, Director, The Ocean Conservancy Seagrasses of the Virgin Islands Donna Griffin, Environmental Education Specialist, DPNR Division of Fish & Wildlife Children's Environmental Health Protects Water Lisa Ann McKinley, Extension/EPA Liaison, University of Georgia DPNR Acquisition of Lindqvist Beach Lillian Moolenaar, Public Outreach Coordinator, DPNR Coastal Zone Management Program VI*A*Syst - Virgin Islands Home & Farm Water Quality Assessment Program Dale Morton, Extension Agent & Julie Wright, Natural Resources Program Supervisor, UVI Cooperative Extension Service Soils of the USVI Carmen Santiago, Staff Soil Scientist, USDA-NRCS Caribbean Area VIMAS Outreach Activities on St. Thomas Mayra Suarez, Marine Advisor, UVI Center for Marine & Environmental Studies NPS Youth Contest Marcia Taylor, Marine Advisor, UVI Center for Marine & Environmental Studies, Donna Griffin, Environmental Education Specialist, DPNR Division of Fish and Wildlife & Lillian Moolenaar, Public Outreach Coordinator, DPNR Coastal Zone Management Program Vetiver Grass - A Proven Solution Bill Thompson, Building Manager, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the VI The US Coast Guard's Sea Partner's Campaign LTJG Meridena Kauffman, U.S. Coast Guard Pollution Prevention Materials and Practices for the Virgin Islands VI Nonpoint Source Pollution Committee DPNR Environmental Protection Education and Outreach Kysha Wallace, Environmental Education Specialist, DPNR Division of Environmental Protection