"Sustainable Water Resources: Preserving Our Natural Assets as the Region Grows"
October 20-21, 2008
Purpose: The symposium brought local and regional speakers on growth projections and its impact on water resources, sustainability, water quality, wastewater management and green infrastructure.
The BPA would like to take this opportunity to thank the Event Sponsors:
Bayou Preservation Association
Harris County Flood Control District
Houston-Galveston Area Council
University of St. Thomas
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Houston Endowment, Inc.
Construction EcoServices
CivilTech Engineering
PBS&J
TCB / AECOM
Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club - Texas Living Waters Project
The BPA would also like to thank the Organizing Sponsors:
Bayou Preservation Association
Harris County
City of Houston
Harris County Flood Control District
University of St. Thomas
Galveston Bay Estuary Program
Houston-Galveston Area Council
Texas Sea Grant & Texas Agrilife Extension
Houston Council of Engineering Companies
Greater Houston Builders Association
PBS&J
TCB / AECOM
ENSR / AECOM
The BPA was pleased to welcome over 65 participants to its 2-day conference. The event covered a wide range of topics on water resources - preserving current resources, regional growth projects, waste management and the future of water in our area.
If you missed the conference please click on the links below to see a pdf of the speaker presentations.
Brochure of Topics and Speakers
Day One: Regional Growth and Impacts
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Regional Growth Projections
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What Growth Means to Our Regional Water Resources
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How Can We respond to Achieve Local Sustainablity? (Case Studies)
Day Two: Regional Water Growth Issues
- Regional Wastewater Management
- Regional Water Quality Issues
- Green Infrastructure
- Panel Discussion
- Student Poster Presentations
Speaker Biographies, Abstracts and Presentations:
Robert Adair - Co-Founder and President of Construction EcoServices (abstract); Presentation - Local Green Initatives
Carole D. Baker - Director of Intergovernmental Relations, The Subsidence District; Presentation - Water Conservation
Sheila Blake - Code Administrator, City of Houston Public Works and Engineering
John Blount - Director, Planning & Operations of the Harris County Public Infrastructure Department; Presentation - Onsite Wastewater Reuse Alternatives
Glenda Callaway - Principal Ekistics Corporation; Presentation - Impact on Environmental Flows
Carol Ellinger, City of Houston; Presentation - Standards, Inventories, Permits and the City's Storm Water Management Program
Judge Edward M. Emmett - Harris County Judge
Clifford Fedler, Ph.D. - Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas Tech University (abstract); Presentation - Onsite Wastewater Treatment
Jim Lester, Ph.D. - Research Scientist, Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC); Presentation - Implementing the Clean Water Act in Houston Region
John Jacob - Associate Professor and Coastal Community Development Specialist
Ronald D. Kelling - Deputy General Manager, Operations San Jacinto River Authority
Dr. Jim Lester - Vice President, Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)
Mark Lowry - Associate Vice President, Natural Resources TCB/AECOM; Presentation - Cinco Ranch Golf Course Wastewater Reuse
Alisa Max - Group Manager, Harris County Watershed Protection Group; Presentation - Harris County Watershed Protection Overview
Jeff Mickler - President of Jacob White Construction Company (abstract); Presentation - Raincatcher Award Project in Webster
Dr. Hanadi Rifai - Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston; Presentation - Impacts on Streams
Margaret Robinson - Principal, Asakura Robinson Company, LLC (abstract); Presentation - Gene Green Beltway 8 Park
Kevin Shanley - President, SWA Group
Dr. Barton Smith - University of Houston Economics Professor and Director of the UH Center for Public Policy's Institute for Regional Forecasting
SuEllen Staggs - Director of Utilities, City of Sugar Land
Danielle Supercinski - Project Manager at the Texas Water Resrouces Institute (TWRI), part of Texas A&M AgriLife, College Station, Texas (abstract); Presentation - Financial Challenges and Opportunities
Jeff Taebel - Community and Environmental Planning Department, Houston-Galveston Area Council (abstract)
Alex Van Keuren - Deputy Assistant Director, Public Works and Engineering, City of Houston
D. Ray Young - Principal Engineer, WaterEngineers, Inc.; Presentation - Regional Wastewater Management
For additional information, please contact the BPA office at 713.529.6443.
