Charlotte Harbor Watershed Summit
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Thursday, February 7, 2002
7:00 a.m. Registration
8:15 Our Charlotte Harbor Watershed: Creating the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program: Wayne Daltry, Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council
8:30 Issues Addressing our Southwest Florida Environment and the Role of the NEP: Richard W. Cantrell, Florida Department of Environmental Protection - South Florida District
Facilitator: Keith Kibbey, Lee County Environmental Laboratory
9:00 Characterizing Water Quality in the Charlotte Harbor Florida Estuaries Using a Trained Volunteer Corps: Judy Ott, FDEP Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves
9:20 Status and Trends in Water Quality and Stream Discharge in the Peace and Myakka River Basins, 1970-2000: Gerold Morrison
9:40 A Paleo-Reconstruction of Water Quality in the Charlotte Harbor Estuary: R. Eugene Turner, Louisiana State University
10:00 Development of a Pollutant Load Reduction Goal for Charlotte Harbor: David Tomasko, Southwest Florida Water Management District SWIM Program
10:20 Break
Facilitator: John Ryan, Sarasota County
10:50 Use of the 1993-2000 Water Quality Monitoring Program to Evaluate Nutrient Limitations, Optical Properties, and Hypoxia for Charlotte Harbor: Christopher J. Anastasiou, Southwest Florida Water Management District SWIM Program
11:10 Microbiological Indicators for Water Quality and Human Health Assessments in the Charlotte Harbor Watershed: Joe King, Polk County Natural Resources
11:30 Seasonal Variability and Weather Effects on Microbial Fecal Pollution and Enteric Pathogens in the Charlotte Harbor Estuary: Raymond C. Kurz, PBS&J
11:50 An Evaluation of Groundwater Contributions to the Nutrient and Water Budgets of Artificial Stormwater Ponds in Lee County, Florida: John R. Cassani, Lee County Hyacinth Control District
12:10 Lunch
Facilitator: David Tomasko, Southwest Florida Water Management District SWIM Program
2:00 Combined Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Modeling for Charlotte Harbor: Jon Hubertz, J.E. Edinger and Associates, Inc.
2:20 A Three-Dimensional Model of Circulation, Salinity, and Water Quality of the Charlotte Harbor Estuarine System: Y. Peter Sheng, University of Florida
2:40 Investigations Into the Effects of Season and Water Quality on Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and Associated Fish Assemblages in the Caloosahatchee River Estuary, Florida: Implications Of Altered Freshwater Inflow: Aswani K. Volety, Florida Gulf Coast University
3:00 Monitoring the Impact of Watershed Management On Southwest Florida’s Estuaries: A Model Employing Oyster Physiology and Ecology: Michael Savarese, Florida Gulf Coast University
3:20 Break
Facilitator: Catherine Corbett, Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program
3:40 Water Use and Hydrology Related to Phosphate Mining: Greg Williams, IMC Phosphates Company
4:00 The Impact of Phosphate Mining on Water Resources in the Peace River Basin: John Garlanger, Ardaman and Associates, Inc.
4:20 Has the flow of the Peace River been reduced by mining? Steve Partney, FDEP Bureau of Mine Reclamation
4:40 The Role of Instream Riverine Habitats in Establishing Minimum Flows for the Upper Peace River: Jonathan B.T. Morales, Southwest Florida Water Management District
5:00 The Morphometery of the Lower Peace River in Relation to Long-Term Responses of Riparian Vegetation Patterns to Natural Variations in Freshwater Inflows: Ralph Montgomery, Peace River/Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority
5:20 The Relationship of Freshwater Flows and Salinity in the Lower Peace River: Tony Janicki, Peace River/Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority
6:00 Evening Social at Bayfront Center
Friday, February 8, 2002
7:30 a.m. Registration
8:00 Welcome: CHNEP Staff
Facilitator: Rebecca Hensley, FWC Florida Marine Research Institute
8:10 Establishing Freshwater Inflow Needs for Galveston Bay: Cindy Loeffler, Water Resources with Texas Parks & Wildlife
8:40 Central Estero Bay Hourly Dissolved-Oxygen Recordings: Thomas Winter, Ostego Bay Foundation and Estero Bay Marine Laboratory
9:00 Estero Bay Seagrass Substrate Analysis: Joseph Mallon, Florida Gulf Coast University
9:20 Central Estero Bay Sediment Depositional Rates: H.J. Mitchell-Tapping, Ostego Bay Foundation and Estero Bay Marine Laboratory
9:40 Reconnaissance of Chemical and Physical Characteristics of Selected Bottom Sediments of the Caloosahatchee River and Estuary, Tributaries, and Contiguous Bays, Lee County, Florida, July 20-30, 1998: Mario Fernandez, Jr., U.S. Geological Survey
10:00 Responses of Demographic, Morphological and Chemical Characteristics of Turtle Grass, Thalassia testudinum, to El Nino Runoff: An Unexpected Test of Indicators: Paul Carlson, FWC Florida Marine Resources Institute
10:20 Break
Facilitator: Peter Doering, South Florida Water Management District
10:40 Seasonal Changes in Seagrass Density and Associated Invertebrate Communities at Fixed Locations in San Carlos Bay: James Locascio, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
11:00 Distribution and Abundance of Live and Dead Macro-Mollusks in the Tidal Peace River, Florida: Ernest D. Estevez, Mote Marine Laboratory
11:20 Species Composition and Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Seagrass Habitat Use by Fishes in the Charlotte Harbor Estuarine System, Florida: Gregg R. Poulakis, FWC Florida Marine Resources Institute
11:40 Relative Abundance and Trends of Selected Marine Fauna in the Charlotte Harbor Estuary: Rebecca Hensley, FWC Florida Marine Resources Institute
12:00 Fresh Water Fishes of Southwest Florida Rivers: Thomas H. Fraser, W. Dexter Bender & Associates
12:20 Lunch
Facilitator: Rob Brown, Manatee County
2:00 Aquatic Nuisance Species of the Greater Charlotte Harbor Watershed: John R. Cassani, Lee County Hyacinth Control District
2:20 An Exploration of Methods for Characterizing Recreational Boating in Charlotte Harbor: Richard Flamm, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
2:40 A Two-Dimensional Model Application for Manatee Protection: Ivan B. Chou, ECT, Inc.
3:00 Establishing Baseline Seagrass Health Using Fixed Transects in Charlotte Harbor, Florida: Elizabeth Staugler, FDEP Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves
3:20 Break
Facilitator: Jim Sampson, CF Industries
3:40 The Hydric Pine Flatwoods of Southwest Florida: James Beever, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
4:00 Restoration Partners Project on Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Land: Frannie’s Preserve Restoration Project: Dave Ceilley, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
4:20 Deer Prairie Slough Restoration Project: Ditch Backfilling to Restore Historic Wetland Hydrology: Ron L. Van Fleet, Sarasota County
4:40 Florida Power Corporation Hines Energy Complex: A Model for Industrial Development in the Peace River Watershed: B. Randall Melton, Florida Power Corporation
5:00 Diverse Herbaceous Wetland Restoration in Hookers Prairie: Rosemarie Garcia, Cargill Fertilizer
5:30 Sunset Cruise on Charlotte Harbor: Meet at King Fisher Fleet at Fishermen’s Village. Boat will depart promptly. The number of passengers will be limited to 90.