WEF Conference,
Sustainability 2008: Green Practices for the Water Environment, June
22-25, Washington D.C.
On Sunday June 22 from 8:30 am to
5 p.m. Sri
Rangarajan moderated a Workshop for “Sustainable Watershed
Planning
and Management” and Joe Cleary was a speaker at this workshop.
Workshop
C
Sustainable Watershed
Planning and Management
The
workshop began with introductions to sustainability elements in
Watershed Management
including the principles of Total Water Management planning. Regulatory, policy,
and technical challenges and guidance to overcome barriers were
discussed. Secondly,
some specific technical issues such as climate variations and affects
on water management
and water reuse/recycle technologies were discussed by highly
acclaimed experts.
Finally, the importance of green infrastructure elements in urban
watershed planning to meet
the water supply, wastewater treatment, and water quality protection
goals were reviewed,
supported by a wide array of case studies from across the country to
discuss issues
and challenges relevant to local geographic/climatic considerations.
Throughout the
workshop, presentations and case studies presented conclusions on
how the success stories
can be translated into technology transfer for widespread application. Workshop
Learning Objectives:
•
Sustainability elements in Watershed Planning, including Total Water
Management.
•
Green Infrastructure and Integration into Urban Watershed Management.
•
Wastewater treatment technologies to support reuse/recycle.
•
Well-defined case studies from municipal and regional watershed
agencies.
On Tuesday June 24, 2008-
Session 6-Planning and Modeling for the Water Environment- 8:30-11:30
am, at 9 am, Sri Rangarajan presented “Green Infrastructure Planning
in Highly Urbanized Watersheds: A New York City Example”
SUSTAINABILITY
2008
Green
Practices for the Water Environment
Gaylord
National on the Potomac
National
Harbor Maryland
June
22-25 2008
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here for link to WEF Conference page.
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