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Event Summary

The first Water Resources Conference was hosted by Thomas S. Blue, PE PLS, the Sustainable Sandhills Water Team Leader.  Day 1 was designed for local elected officials, businessmen and women, community leaders and concerned citizens.  Day 2 was designed for professional engineers, architects and designers and offered PDH credits to qualified attendees.  For a link to presentations, speakers and other information click on

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WATER RESOURCES CONFERENCE

Day One: November 8, 2007

The first day o f the Sustainable Sandhills (SS) Water Resources Conference was held at the Southern Pines Civic Club and featured speakers from NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NC DENR), UNC-Chapel Hill, and Hutto, Texas.  This session was specifically designed for local elected officials, community representatives, government staff, business leaders, conservation advocates, and others.

The following presentations may be downloaded for your information/use.  (For those of you who do not have PowerPoint capability, you may download a free MS PowerPoint player from Open Office or Microsoft.)

NOTE:   Some presentations are quite large, so please wait for them to open.

  • Understanding Basic Hydrology                                                             
    Thomas S. Blue, PE PLS; Sustainable Sandhills Water Team Leader
  • Stormwater Management                                                                        
    Thomas S. Blue, PE PLS
  • Water Distribution & Treatment                                                                  
    Siraj Chohan, PE; Public Water Supply Section, Division of Environmental Health, NC DENR
  • Wastewater Collection & Treatment                                                           
    Paul Rawls; Chief, Surface Water Protection Section, Division of Water Quality, NC DENR
  • Wastewater Collection & Treatment (Non-Discharge)                                 
    Jon Risgaard, Environmental Engineer, Land Application Unit, Division of Water Quality, NC DENR
  • Wastewater Collection & Treatment (Intro - Responsible Management)   
    Matthew Phelps, PE RS; Co-founder and Principal, Associate Professional Engineering & Construction (APEC) LLC, Hutto, Texas
  • Water Supply                                                                                             
    Linwood Peele; Chief, Water Supply Planning Section, Division of Water Resources, NC DENR
  • Water Supply (Threats)                                                                                
    Amy Axon; Hydrogeologist, Source Water Assessment Program, Public Water Supply Section, Division of Environmental Health, NC DENR
  • Water Resources Laws & Regulations                                                     
    Richard Whisnant, Associate Professor of Public Law and Government, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government

 

Day Two: November 9, 2007

The second day of the Conference was held at the Horticultural Gardens Visitor Center on the campus of Sandhills Community College.  This session was a technical presentation designed specifically for engineers, architects and designers.

The following presentations may be downloaded for your information/use:

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