2015 Water Quality Forum
Session 1
- Dr. Daniel O’Keefe, Southwest District Extension Educator, Michigan Sea Grant, Michigan State University
Presentation: Overview of Grand River Water Quality & Ecological Health
- Delilah Clement, Graduate Student Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute
Presentation: Tile Drains as a Source of Bioavailable Phosphorus in the Macatawa Watershed
- Kelly Goward & Wendy Ogilvie, Macatawa Watershed Project Manager, Macatawa Area Coordinating Council & Wendy Ogilvie; Director of Environmental Programs, Grand Valley Metropolitan Council
Presentation: West Michigan Watershed Collaboration
- Laura Campbell, Manager, Agricultural Ecology Department, Michigan Farm Bureau
Presentation: Herbicide Application & Run Off
Sessions 2
- Ted Siler, Operations Director, Holland BPW
Presentation: Holland Energy Park - A New Energy Resource for Holland
- Fred Sawyers, Senior District Manager, Waste Management
Presentation: Landfill Construction for Water Protection
- Zach Curtis, Doctoral Student, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University
Presentation: Evaluating Long-Term Groundwater Resource Sustainability in Ottawa County with Data-Intensive Scientific Modeling
- David Lusch; Ph.D., Distinguished Senior Research Specialist, Institute of Water Research, Michigan State University
Presentation: Underway - Ottawa County Water Resources Phase-2 Study Update
- Dennis Cole & Kelly Goward, Dennis Cole; PE, Civil Engineer, Ottawa County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office & Kelly Goward; Macatawa Watershed Project Manager, Macatawa Area Coordinating Council
Presentation: Ottawa and Allegan County Stormwater Standards Update
- Elaine Sterrett Isely, Water & LID Programs Director, West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC)
Presentation: Developing a Stormwater Green Infrastructure Ecosystem Services Calculator
- Joe Bush, Ottawa County Water Resources Commissioner
Presentation: The Scope of the Park West Drain
- Dan Callam, Greenway Manager, Outdoor Discovery Center Macatawa Greenway
Presentation: Project Clarity: Restoring the Macatawa Watershed Update