[SEMCO] Water Management Forum - May 22, Waquoit Bay Reserve - Please Join Us!

Wed May 20 12:17:33 EDT 2009

 SUSTAINABLE WATER FORUM

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21st Century Water Management: Smart, Clean and Green

May 22, 2009 

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

No Cost To Attend but Registration Required.  Go to 
www.waquoitbayreserve.org to sign up.

Innovations in water management in the U.S. and internationally are
offering the promise for more efficient and beneficial water,
stormwater, and wastewater infrastructure.  This informational session
will look at water management in a larger context and include
presentations describing the leading-edge of new practices from the
perspectives of ecology, engineering, economics, and community
development.   The session will be relevant to municipal officials,
engineers, state and local resource managers, water and wastewater
commissioners, planners, DPW directors, and environmental groups.
Information will be presented on:

*	advancements in water-efficiency, reuse, and recovery of energy
and nutrients
*	the nexus of water and energy systems, and how energy use can be
reduced
*	new techniques in green infrastructure and integrated water
management in buildings
*	how the new smart, clean, and green infrastructure enhance
public health, job creation and the quality of life in communities

8:00 am - 09:00 am                Coffee and Sign-In

9:00 am - 09:15 am                Welcome and Opening Remarks 

                                                Becky Smith, Water
Organizer and Diesel Coordinator, Clean Water Action

Tonna-Marie Rogers, Coastal Training Program Coordinator, Waquoit Bay
Research Reserve

09:15 am - 10:00 am              Sustainable Water Management Approaches

Patrick Lucey, President, Aqua-Tex, British Columbia

This presentation will describe Dockside Green in Victoria (the first
LEEDTM platinum community) and other integrated water management
development projects in British Columbia, Canada.  These urban and
suburban developments are incorporating ecological restoration, and
energy and heat recovery practices, and are improving air quality,
learning in schools, property values, and other community benefits.

10:00 am - 10:40 am              Case Studies: Water Efficiency,
Stormwater and Wastewater Reuse in Foxboro, MA and N.Y.City

Ed Clerico, President, Alliance Environmental, LLC, New Jersey

This presentation will describe wastewater and stormwater reuse systems
built in Gillette Stadium in Foxboro and in the Solaire residential
building in Battery Park in New York City.  These projects dramatically
reduce the use of potable water and discharge into sewers.  Treated
water is used for toilet flushing, cooling towers, landscaping, laundry,
and community gardens.  

10:40 am - 11:00 am              Coffee Break  

11:00 am - 11:20 am              Cities and Towns of the Future -
Valerie Nelson, Director, Coalition for Alternative Wastewater Treatment

This session will discuss emerging designs for cities and towns that
reduce their water and energy "footprint" and enhance the quality of
life in communities.  Design principles include integrated systems,
minimization of waste and capture of resources, and adaptation to local
ecology.

11:20 am - 11:40 pm             Potential Applications on Cape Cod -
Bruce Douglas, Vice-President, Stone Environmental, Inc.

Bruce Douglas will offer reflections on how the new approaches described
may be applied to Cape Cod.

11:40 pm - 12:00 pm              Q & A/ Group Discussion 

12:00 pm                                 Adjourn

12:00 - 1:00 pm                  Networking Lunch (provided) 

Please register online at www.waquoitbayreserve.org
<http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/>   so that we can plan for materials
and food.  For more information contact Tonna-Marie Rogers at
508-457-0495 x 110.

Co-sponsored by:                 Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund

Coalition for Alternative Wastewater Treatment

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

SUSTAINABLE WATER FORUM

21st Century Water Management: Smart, Clean and Green

May 22, 2009 

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

9:00 am - 12:00 pm 

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Bruce Douglas, Vice President, Stone Environmental, Inc.

Bruce Douglas leads the Water Resources Management group at Stone
Environmental, Inc, and is an internationally respected soil scientist,
hydrogeologist, and environmental engineer. Bruce has 28 years of
experience in integrated water management at the project, municipal, and
regional levels. He has led numerous projects involving field studies at
various scales, modeling, spatial analysis, and engineering to
characterize, analyze, and reduce the impacts of nutrients, pathogens,
and pesticides on water quality. Bruce has played a lead role in
municipal wastewater feasibility studies and facilities planning
projects in Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and California. He has
provided technical training in alternative wastewater management
strategies to professionals in Indonesia and China. Bruce holds an M.S.
in Plant and Soil Science from the University of Vermont; a B.S. in
Hydrology from the University of New Hampshire; and he is a Professional
Engineer licensed in the state of Vermont.

Edward A. Clerico, President, Alliance Environmental LLG, Hillsborough,
NJ 

Ed Clerico is a licensed professional engineer and licensed wastewater
operator in NY, NJ and PA and is an accredited LEED professional.  He
holds a B.S. and M.S. in Bio-Ag Engineering from Rutgers University.  He
was the founder and president of Applied Water Management, Inc. before
holding executive roles with American Water as Technical Development
Director and VP Strategy.  Presently he operates his own consulting
business, Alliance Environmental, and focuses on Green Building
initiatives that involve water reuse and integrated water resource
management.

Patrick Lucey, President, Aqua-Tex Scientific Consulting Ltd. & Fidelis
Resource Group Inc.

Mr. Lucey is a senior aquatic ecologist with a background in resource
management and political science.  His specialties include managing
water resources so that they add value to development projects, and
demonstrating how maintenance and enhancement of ecological function can
provide cost-savings on infrastructure and result in a healthier
environment. He has successfully planned, designed and constructed
rainwater projects that include business and residential developments
and several LEEDTM green buildings.  He is currently on the design team
for Dockside Green in Victoria (the first LEEDTM platinum community).
Mr. Lucey also supervises graduate students at the University of BC,
Royal Roads University and the University of Victoria.  He is a Special
Advisor to the British Columbia Government on Water Policy, the Climate
Change Action Plan and Green Cities Initiative programs.

Valerie Nelson, Director, Coalition for Alternative Wastewater
Treatment, Gloucester, MA

Valerie Nelson directs the Coalition for Alternative Wastewater
Treatment, which is a national alliance of advocates for and experts in
decentralized water, wastewater, and stormwater treatment and
management.  Dr. Nelson is the Chair of the Decentralized Systems
Advisory Committee at the Water Environment Research Foundation and is a
program co-chair for the 2009 conference, Cities and Villages of the
Future in Beijing, China.  She served two terms on the City Council in
Gloucester, Massachusetts.  She was a Lecturer and Visiting Assistant
Professor at the Kennedy School of Government and M.I.T.  

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