Meeting Date

Friday, May 17, 2024

11:30 - 5:00 pm

Meeting Location

Roland T. Stern Education Center, Austin Cary Forest Campus

School of Forestry, Fisheries, & Geomatics

University of Florida - IFAS

 10625 NE Waldo Road, Gainesville, FL 32609

Meeting Sponsors

Thank you to our Sponsors!  If you'd like to sponsor please contact Samuel Palermo at 561-351-5278.

North Central Florida Water Resources – Science, Engineering, and Discussion

Draft Agenda

11:30 am – Registration Opens 

11:45 pm – Lunch and Networking (included with registration fee) 

12:20    Introduction to Keynote Speaker – Dr. David Kaplan, PhD, Director of the H.T. Odum Center for Wetlands, University of Florida

12:30    Keynote Address – Matt Cohen, PhD, Interim Director of UF Water Institute, Professor of Forest Water Resources and Hydrology, University of Florida

1:00      Black Creek Water Resource Development Project – Bob Naleway & Shayne Wood

1:30      Stormwater Improvements in N. Florida – Scott Knight, PhD, PE, VP Wetlands Solutions Inc.

2:00      Land Application of Biosolids and PFAS – Dean Dobberfuhl, PhD, Bureau Chief, SJRWMD

2:30      JEA’s IWRP and H2.0 Purified Water Demonstration Facility – Rob Zammataro and Ryan Popko, JEA

3:00      Break & Snack on the Patio (included with registration)

3:30      Panel Session Water Quality & Water Quantity in N Central Florida

              Ken Weaver, Deputy Director, DEP Environmental Assessment & Restoration Division

Guy “Harley” Means, Geologist, Director, FGS

Sean King, PhD, P.E., MFL Office Chief, SRWMD

Clay Coarsey – PE, Director, Division of Water Supply Planning and Assessment, SJRWMD

5:00      Networking Happy Hour – Patio of Austin Cary Center (1 free drink coupon included with registration)