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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Workshop Series for Decision-Makers:
Workshop # 6<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue">Dealing with Emerging Contaminants in
Wastewater Planning<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:date ls="trans" Month="12"
Day="11" Year="2008"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">December 11,
2008</I></st1:date><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> <o:p></o:p></I></P>
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align=center><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Waquoit</B></st1:PlaceName><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B><st1:PlaceType><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Bay</B></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B><st1:PersonName><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Nat</B></st1:PersonName><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">ional Estuarine Research
Reserve<o:p></o:p></B></P>
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align=center><st1:time Minute="0" Hour="9"><st1:time Minute="00" Hour="9"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">9:00 am</I></st1:time><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> – </I><st1:time Minute="15" Hour="12"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">12:15 pm</I></st1:time></st1:time><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> <o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Description:</I></B> Recent research and
modern analytical testing has demonstrated that a large number of chemicals from
pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) have been found in the
nation’s waterways.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Wastewater has
been shown to be a source of these chemicals to the environment.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Today, there is rising concern over the
risks these emerging contaminants might pose to human health and the
environment.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Much research and
monitoring is currently underway to determine the source, fate and impact of
these contaminants in the environment and the best approach for dealing with
their presence.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">This workshop will provide an
overview of the state of the science on emerging contaminants focusing on what
is known and not known, threats to drinking water and wildlife, and how
regulatory agencies are approaching the issue.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The implications for wastewater
management will also be addressed by looking at questions such as how well do
conventional wastewater treatment technologies perform with respect to removing
emerging contaminants, what type of treatment processes are most effective at
eliminating these compounds, and what might all this mean for towns developing
wastewater management plans.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
program will conclude with a complimentary group lunch to facilitate further
dialogue and information sharing among participants.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Target Audience:</I></B> Municipal and
county officials, wastewater committees, planning and health boards,
conservation commissions, finance committees,
<st1:stockticker>DPW</st1:stockticker> directors, engineers, and environmental
groups.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Registration:</I></B> Please register online
at <A href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</A> by
clicking on the workshop in the list of upcoming events.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you are registering online for the
first time, you will be prompted to enter your e-mail address and a password of
your choice.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>After completing these
steps, click on <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">“Add me as a user”</I> to
continue.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you have a
question about registration, please contact Laurie Tompkins at <A
href="mailto:laurie.tompkins@state.ma.us">laurie.tompkins@state.ma.us</A> or
<st1:phone o_x003a_ls="trans" phonenumber="$6457$$$">508-457-0495</st1:phone>
ext. 108. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps">Register Early, Space is
Limited!!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-VARIANT: small-caps"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Cost:</I></B><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There is no charge to attend, but
registration is required.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">For more information on the
program, contact Tonna-Marie Rogers, at <st1:phone o_x003a_ls="trans"
phonenumber="$6457$$$">508-457-0495</st1:phone> ext. 110 or <A
href="mailto:tonna-marie.surgeon-rogers@state.ma.us">tonna-marie.surgeon-rogers@state.ma.us</A>.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The workshop is sponsored by the Coastal
Training Program (CTP) at the </I><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Waquoit</I></st1:PlaceName><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </I><st1:PlaceType><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Bay</I></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> Reserve, the Massachusetts Department of
Conservation and Recreation (DCR), and the Citizens for the Protection of
</I><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Waquoit</I></st1:PlaceName><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </I><st1:PlaceType><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Bay</I></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> (CPWB).<o:p></o:p></I></P>
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<DIV><SPAN class=729050122-26112008>Kind regards,</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Tonna-Marie Rogers<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Coastal Training Program
Coordinator<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Waquoit</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType>Bay</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> National Estuarine Research
Reserve<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Tel: <st1:phone
o_x003a_ls="trans" phonenumber="$6457$$$">508-457-0495</st1:phone> ext. 110</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><SPAN
class=729050122-26112008><A
href="mailto:tonna-marie.surgeon-rogers@state.ma.us">tonna-marie.surgeon-rogers@state.ma.us</A></SPAN></o:p></P>
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