2019 Water Quality Forum
- Enhanced Groundwater Management: Proactive Strategies Index
Paul Sachs, Planning and Performance Improvement Director, Ottawa County - Are Microplastics a Vector for Chemical Contaminants in Muskegon Lake?
Dr. Alan D. Steinman, Allen and Helen Hunting Director, Annis Water Resources Institute, Professor of Water Resources, Grand Valley State University - Ottawa County Shed Talks
Ben Jordan, Conservation Technician, Ottawa Conservation District; Kelly Goward, Environmental Program Manager, Macatawa Area Coordinating Council; Gerry Koning, Lead Pastor, Trinity Christian Reformed Church - Cultivating Resilience, Solutions, and Relationships through Conservation Agriculture
Rob Vink, Project Manager, Macatawa Area Coordinating Council; Austin Morren, Farmer-Morren Crops and Cattle - Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative
Jessica Vander Ark, Groundswell Project Manager, Grand Valley State University - Michigan’s Lead and Copper Rule: Changes and Results
Sam Bender, Water & Wastewater Process Engineer, Holland Board of Public Works - Real Estate Evaluation of Well and Septic Systems
Matthew Allen, Environmental Health Team Supervisor, Ottawa County Department of Public Health - Michigan Geological Survey
John A. Yellich, CPG, Director of the Michigan Geological Survey, Western Michigan University - Microbial Populations in the Lake Macatawa Watershed
Dr. Michael Pikaart, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Hope College - Robinson Elementary PFAS Update
Andrew Ingall, Superintendent, Grand Haven Area Public Schools - Hiawatha Drain Update
Melanie Manion, Natural Resources Manager, Ottawa County Parks; Dana Burd, Engineer, Prein & Newhof - Wrack and Ruin: Litter and Microplastic on Four Holland-area Beaches
Dr. Brian Bodenbender, Professor of Geology & Environmental Science, Department Chair, Hope College - Grand River Mapping and Sediment Sampling - Past, Present, and Future
Dr. Peter Wampler, Professor of Geology, Grand Valley State University; Dr. Kory Konsoer, Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University - Potential Impacts of Dredging on the Aquatic Life of the Grand River
Dr. Daniel O’Keefe, Michigan Sea Grant, Michigan State University