2012 Water Quality Forum
Session 1
- Dr. Vijay Kannappan, Environmental Health Specialist, Ottawa County Health Department
Presentation: Microbial Source Tracking Study in Grand River
- Dr. Graham Peaslee, Professor, and Dr. Michael Pikaart, Associate Professor; Hope College & Chemistry Department
Presentation: Macatawa Water Quality Study
- Dr. Elizabeth Wheeler Alm, Professor, Institute for Great Lakes Research, Central Michigan University
Presentation: Gulls at Great Lakes Beaches Study Update
- John Scholtz, Director, Ottawa County Parks and Recreation Amy A. Berry, Project Manager, Niswander Environmental, LLC
Presentation: Golf Course to Wetlands: Restoration of the Holland Country Club
Sessions 2
- Mark Knudsen, Director, Ottawa County Planning and Performance Improvement
Dr. Jon Bartholic, Director, Institute of Water Research, Michigan State University
Dr. Dave Lusch, Distinguished Senior Research Specialist, Geography, RS & GIS/IWR
Dr. Yi Shi, Research Specialist-GIS, Institute of Water Research
Kurt Schindler, AICP, Mee Land Use Educator, Michigan State University
Presentation: Ottawa County Water Resources Study: An Update
- John M. Tenpas, P.E., CFM – Project Manager, Driesenga & Associates, Inc.
Presentation: Sustainable Storm Water Management Practices: An Overview
- Becky Huttenga, Executive Director, Ottawa Conservation District
Presentation: Restoration Plans for Bass River and Deer Creek & Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program Update
Session 3
- John Nash, Chairman, Spring Lake Lake Board (SLLB)
Presentation: Alum Treatment Program for Spring Lake
- Eric DeLong, Deputy City Manager; City of Grand Rapids
Mike Lunn, Environmental Services Manager; City of Grand Rapids
Presentation: Improving Water Quality in the Grand River Basin through Strategic Investment
- Dr. Daniel O’Keefe, Southwest District Extension Educator, Michigan Sea Grant, Michigan State University
Presentation: Fish of the Grand River and Invasive Species Update