Water and Energy in Maryland
2010 Symposium
Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010
Jimenez Room, Adele H. Stamp Student Union
University of Maryland, College Park
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AGENDA
| 8:30 a.m. | Gathering and Refreshments |
| 8:50 a.m. | Welcome and Introduction |
| 9:00 a.m. | The Water/Energy Nexus: Why Should We Care? (Keynote) Hal E. Cardwell, Ph.D., Senior Water Resources Specialist U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources |
| 9:30 a.m. | Integrated Water/Energy Planning and Management Cat Shrier, Ph.D., P.G., Principal and Founder Watercat Consulting, LLC |
| 9:50 a.m. | Competing Energy, Water, and Land Use in Maryland Watersheds Joseph Hoffman, P.E., Executive Director Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin |
| 10:10 a.m. | Discussion |
| 10:20 a.m. | Break |
| 10:40 a.m. | Water for Electricity in Maryland Peter M. Dunbar, Ph.D., P.E., Director, Power Plant Assessment Division Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
| 11:20 a.m. | Water and Energy in Maryland: What Next? Opportunities, Knowledge Gaps and Research Needs Robert M. Beringer, P.E., Vice President, Water & Wastewater Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. |
| 12 noon | Luncheon |
| 1:00 p.m. | Atmospheric Deposition and Water Quality in Maryland John Sherwell, Ph.D., Administrator for Atmospheric Sciences, Power Plant Research Program Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
| 1:25 p.m. | Powering Treatment Plants with Sun and Wind: Sustainability Practices at WSSC Robert Taylor, P.E., C.E.M., Energy Manager Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission |
| 1:50 p.m. | Break |
| 2:10 p.m. | Feasibility Analysis of Combined Heat & Power from WSSC’s Wastewater Biosolids Kevin Selock, Parkway WWTP Superintendent Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission |
| 2:35 p.m. | Living Systems for Energy and Water Conservation in the Built Environment; Plus an Update on UM’s 2011 Solar Decathlon Entry “WaterShed” David R. Tilley, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Ecological Engineering Environmental Science & Technology University of Maryland, College Park |