Delaware • New Jersey • Pennsylvania
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The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) recently held its 7th biennial Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit in Cape May, N.J. Over 200 scientists, environmental professionals, educators, and students attended this three-day summit that focused specifically on the Delaware Estuary, the tidal river and bay. Its theme this year was “Reflecting on Progress, Charting the Future.”
DRBC staff have participated in many of PDE’s past Summits, sharing their expertise and knowledge about the basin’s water resources, and this year was no different. Over the three days, DRBC staff moderated four panels, gave three presentations, and also presented two posters:
- Tom Fikslin, Ph.D., Science and Water Quality Management Director, moderated two sessions on Water Quality.
- Amy Shallcross, P.E., Water Resource Operations Manager, presented during the first session on Water Quality on Flow Management for the Delaware River and Estuary (pdf 1.4 MB).
- Bob Limbeck, Senior Aquatic Biologist, also presented during that session on Advances in Implementation of Antidegradation Policies and Practices in DRBC’s Special Protection Waters (pdf 2.3 MB).
- Dr. Tom Fikslin and Namsoo Suk, Ph.D., Water Resource Modeling Manager, presented during the second session on Water Quality on Updating TMDLs for PCBs for the Delaware Estuary (pdf 685 KB).
- John Yagecic, P.E., Water Quality Assessment Manager, moderated two sessions on Monitoring and also did a poster presentation on Applications for Near Real-Time and Interactive Data Assessment in the Delaware River Basin (pdf 955 KB).
- Karen Reavy, Information Specialist/GIS, presented a poster on Progress in Water Resource Mapping in the Delaware Estuary (pdf 3.4 MB).
In addition, several other staff participated as attendees and enjoyed learning about and discussing the latest trends and scientific information pertinent to effective management of the Delaware River Basin’s water resources.
PDE has archived information from past Summits at http://www.delawareestuary.org/calendar-of-events-and-workshops/delaware-estuary-science-and-environmental-summit/.
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