Please Join UsNovember 6, 2019At the Rutgers EcoComplex1200 Florence-Columbus Road, Bordentown, NJ 08505-42008:30 am – 4:30 pm

WRA’s Fall Technical Event brings together scientists, industrial water users and managers, municipalities, engineers, students, regulators and policy makers to share the latest data, information and insights about the most pressing issues related to the sustainability of the Delaware River Basin.

Please join us for curated presentations and interactive panels on:

• The State of the River • Resilience and security • Watershed protection• Long term flow management• Planning for climate change• Sustaining fisheries• Any many more.

Dave Bushek, Associate Professor, Director

Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory

Steve Tambini, Executive Director

Delaware River Basin Commission

Jennifer Garigliano, Chief of Staff

NYC Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply

Speakers will include:

Strategies for a Sustainable Delaware River BasinWRA 58th ANNUAL FALL TECHNICAL EVENT

Strategies for a Sustainable Delaware River Basin

8:00 - 8:45 am Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45 - 9:00 am Opening Remarks Jane Rowan, PresidentMarc Gold, Symposium Chair

9:00 - 10:30 am Plenary I DRBC State of the River Steve Tambini, DRBCWatersheds and Water Use Chad PindarFlow Management and Climate Change Amy ShallcrossWater Quality and Living Resources John YagecicOur Shared Waters Peter EschbachQuestions and Discussion

10:30 - 11:00 am Morning Break11 am - 12:15 pm Plenary II Upper Basin NYC DEP

NYC Water Supply System Overview Jennifer Garigliano/Ira SternWater Quality in the Delaware System Dave VanValkenburgWatershed Protection Programs Overview Dave Warner

Long Term Flow Management Planning Jennifer Garigliano/Ira SternQ&A

12:15 - 1:10 pm Lunch1:10 - 2:00 pm Keynotes From a Student’s Perspective Downingtown Stem

TBD2:00 - 3:00 pm Plenary III Water Security, Sustainability, & Resilience

American Water Infrastructure Act McEwan van der Mandele, Gannett Fleming

Innovative Water Resources Management Marc Cammarata, PWD

Resilience and Sandy: Lessons Learned Russ Furnari, PSEGSustainable Water Resources Planning Larry Finicum, Suez

3:00 - 3:30 pm Afternoon Break3:30 - 4:30 pm Plenary IV Middle and Lower Basin

Oyster and Blue Crab Fisheries & Climate Change

David Bushek, Rutgers Haskin Shellfish Research Lab

Urban Planning for Resilience William Kenworthey, HOKWater Supply: The Point Pleasant & Forest Park Water Story

Tony Bellitto, North Penn Water Authority

Jules Bruck University of Delaware, Invited

4:30 - 6:00 pm Reception

AGENDA