Wakulla Springshed Workshop to be Held in Late February

The following is a reminder to you of the upcoming Wakulla Springshed Workshop on February 25th and 26th (one day and a half). The Draft Agenda is provided below.

There is a buffet lunch on the first day and snacks, coffee and drinks provided otherwise. This is a workshop with a very full agenda and we hope to get started early on the 25th. Though many folks are included in this email reminder, please feel free to pass it along to others.

Cost is $30.00 per person - and though you will be able to pay at the door, we really encourage you to register early by going to 1000 Friends of Florida’s web site http://1000fof.org/water/Wakulla%20Restoration%20Workshpasp.asp . This will really help us to get a head count and allow our luncheon preparations to go smoother and will get us started quicker on the 25th. Folks moderating, on a panel or on the program development committee, are already covered.

The agenda is not final and some small tweaks are still ongoing.

We hope to see you there!

By showing the Car Museum folks your workshop name tag you can also go through the ANTIQUE CAR MUSEUM for $5.00. The regular admission is $16.00 per adult. This might be a good end to the workshop on the afternoon of the 26th.

DRAFT Agenda

Wakulla Spring Restoration Workshop

Antique Car Museum – I-10 & US 90 East Tallahassee

February 25 and 26, 200

Objectives

To develop solutions to restore the health of Wakulla Spring by reducing pollutants in the groundwater.
To bring local governments together to discuss and commit to exploring solutions and finding opportunities to reduce impacts from wastewater systems.

Wednesday, February 25

8:00 a.m. Welcome & Opening Remarks

1000 Friends of Florida- Charles Pattison – Introductions

Progress and the Future Regarding Wakulla Care and Springshed Restoration

Commissioner Debbie Lightsey, City of Tallahassee
Commissioner Bryan Desloge, Chairman - Leon County Commission
Howard Kessler, Chairman Wakulla County Commission

8:30 a.m. Science Overview

Hydrology of the Wakulla Springshed - Dr. Todd Kincaid H2H Associates
Nitrate Sources of the Wakulla Springshed - Hal Davis U.S. Geological Survey
Septic tanks and ground-water quality in the Wakulla Springs Basin - Dr. Brian Katz U.S. Geological Survey

9:40 a.m. DEP Regulatory Update

Wakulla Spring TMDL & Nitrate Standard for Springs - Jan Mandrup-Poulsen, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

10:00 Break

10:30 a.m. Session 1: Land Use Planning

Moderator: Wendy Grey, Principal, Wendy Grey Land Use Planning

Comprehensive Plan Policies for Springs Protection - Wayne Tedder, Tallahassee, Leon County Planning Department
Wakulla County - Lindsay Stevens, Wakulla County Planning
Low Impact Development - Eric Livingston, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Case Studies

Southside DRI - Jorge Gonzalez, St. Joe Company
Longleaf Plantation: A Sustainable Community - Bob Routa, Attorney for N.G. Wade Investment Company

12:00 Lunch Speaker: Cynthia Barnett, Senior writer, Florida Trend magazine – Water sustainability and the future of Florida

1:30 p.m. Session 2: Wastewater Management

Moderator: John Buss – City of Tallahassee

City of Tallahassee - Jim Oskowis
The Role of Package Treatment Package Plants - Sharon Sawicki, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Successes, Concerns and Opportunities - Jack Leppert, Friends of Wakulla Springs
SJRWMD - Designing Wastewater Reuse to Protect the Environment - Erich Marzolf

3:00 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. Session 3: Septic Tanks: Effectiveness

Moderator: Mark Hooks, National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association board member and regulatory consultant

Septic systems: form and function - Eberhard Roeder, Florida Department of Health
Groundwater Flow in Karst And the Big Picture for Nitrogen - Jeff Chanton & Harmon Harden, Florida State University, Department of Oceanography
Septic System Industry- State of the Art & Costs - Anthony Gaudio
Public Education and Understanding of Septic Systems - Patty Sanzone - Florida Department of Environmental Protection

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Thursday, February 26

8:30 a.m. Session 4: Septic Systems: Management

Moderator and Local Studies Overview: Julie Harrington – FSU - Center for Economic Forecasting and Analysis

Practical Septic Management options for low populations counties - Padraic Juarez, MS REHS CPM Environmental Administrator ,Wakulla County, Health Department
Alex Mahon - Leon County Health Department
Ron Piasecki - Friends of Wakulla and the Wakulla County Infrastructure Committee Member

Regional Management Entities

Management of Decentralized Wastewater Systems

Pio Lombardo, P.E., DEE, President, Lombardo Associates, Inc.
Kevin D. White, Ph.D., P.E., - University of South Alabama Department of Civil Engineering
Robert Sheets, CEO – Government Services Group, Tallahassee

10:00 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. Recommended Action and Discussion

Moderator: Wendy Grey, Principal, Wendy Grey Land Use Planning

John Buss - Wastewater Management
Mark Hooks - Septic Tanks
Julie Harrington - Septic Systems Managemen
Wendy Grey – Land Use Planning

11:45 a.m. Inter-local Commitment Cooperative Resolution – Moderator, Jim Stevenson

Signing of the Wakulla Springshed Cooperative Inter-local Memorandum of Agreement

12:30 Wrap-up and Adjourn – Jim Stevenson

This information originally published on January 19, 2009.

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