Radisson Hotel and Suites
Chelmsford, Massachusetts
January 13, 2010
9:00 am to 4:30 pm
| 9:00 am | Registration |
| 10:00 am | Welcome and Introductions • Rebecca Weidman and Kerry Strout, NEIWPCC |
| 10:05 am | Ecology of Cyanobacteria and Lakes in the Northeast • Dr. James Haney, University of New Hampshire |
| 10:30 am | Monitoring Protocols and Detection Methods in Northeast Lakes • Amanda Murby, University of New Hampshire |
| 10:50 am | Remote Sensing in New England Lakes • Shane Bradt, University of New Hampshire |
| 11:10 am | Break |
| 11:25 am | USGS Toxics Hydrology Program and Kansas-Water Science Center • Keith Loftin, USGS |
| 12:05 pm | Northeast States and EPA Updates • MA DPH (Mike Celona) • NH DES (Jody Connor and Paul Susca) • CT DEP (Guy Hoffman) • RI DEM (Brian Zalewsky) • ME DEP (Kerry Strout for Roy Bouchard) • NYS DEC (Scott Kishbaugh) • VT DEC (Angela Shambaugh) • EPA Region 1 (Maureen McClelland and Greg Hellyer) |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch • Table available for additional cyanobacteria discussion |
| 1:25 pm | Cyanobacteria Monitoring and research efforts in Massachusetts • Mike Celona, MA DPH |
| 1:45 pm | New York City’s Experience with Cyanobacteria Blooms • Gerard Marzec, NYC DEP |
| 2:15 pm | Citizen Monitoring of Blue-green Algae Blooms on Lake Champlain • Mike Winslow, Lake Champlain Committee |
| 2:35 pm | Break |
| 2:45 pm | New Hampshire Department of Environmental Service’s Beach Closure and Public Notification Program • Sonya Carlson, NH DES |
| 3:05 pm | Monitoring and Management of Taste and Odor-Causing Organisms in a Water Supply Environment • Betsy Reilley, MWRA |
| 3:30 pm | Possible Links between Cyanobacterial Blooms and ALS • Dr. Elijah Stommel, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center |
| 4:10 pm | Wrap Up and Next Steps |
| 4:30 pm | Adjourn |
