2011 Water Quality Forum
Session 1
- Dr. Vijay Kannappan, Environmental Health Specialist, Ottawa County Health Department
Presentation: Microbial source tracking and rapid method needs for recreational water quality monitoring
- Dr. Elizabeth Wheeler Alm, Ph.D., Professor, Microbiology, Central Michigan University
Presentation: Gulls at Great Lakes Beaches
- Dr. Shannon Briggs, Toxicologist, MDEQ, Water Resource Division
Presentation: An Update on Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Beach Projects in Michigan
- Scott Reynolds, Environmental Canine Services
Presentation: Environmental Canine Services: Scent Tracking Projects Overview
Sessions 2 - Part 1
- Joe Crigier, Environmental Quality Analyst, MDEQ
Presentation: Michigan’s Water Well Construction Program
- Mary Fales, Watershed Coordinator, Macatawa Area Coordinating Council
Presentation: Lake Macatawa: A Resource Worth Protecting
- Jay Poll, Senior Hydrogeologist, Lakeshore Environmental
Presentation: Current Trends in Agriculture Waterwaste Regulations & Permitting
Sessions 2 - Part 2
- James Carmody, Police Chief, City of Wyoming
Dave Oostindie, Environmental Services Supervisor, City of Wyoming
Matt Allen, Waste Supervisor, Ottawa County Health Department
Presentation: PPCP’s
- James Smalligan, P.E., Senior Vice President, Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc.
Presentation: Storm Water Quality Management Techniques
- Shannon Felgner, Communication Specialist, Ottawa County Health Department
Presentation: all-a-twitter: Communication + Social Media
Session 3
- Travis Williams, Executive Director, Outdoor Discovery Center Macatawa Greenway
Dr. Graham Peaslee, Professor, Hope College Chemistry Department
Dr. Michael Pikaart, Associate Professor Hope College Chemistry Department
Presentation: Macatawa Watershed Water Quality Research Project
- Dr. Bin Chen, Assistant Professor, Purdue University Calumet
Dr. Charles C. Tseng, Professor, Purdue University Calumet
Presentation: MultiSpectral Imaging for E. coli Microbial Source Tracking
- Dr. Daniel O’Keefe, Southwest District Extension Educator, Michigan Sea Grant, Michigan State University
Presentation: Invasive Species in the Great Lakes (and inland waters of Ottawa County)