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Let's Talk Lakes 2022, Agenda

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8:30 - 9:15 Check In, Networking, Breakfast

9:15 - 9:30 Welcome

9:30 - 10:00 The “Lake Effect” on Wastewater Management

Rachel Schnabel P.E., Civil Engineer

10:00 -10:30   

Intro to Stormwater Management: Why it matters to lakes, and updates on Lower Hudson EOH Projects & Infrastructure Bill

Kevin Fitzpatrick, P.E.

10:30 -10:50 Break (20 minutes)

10:50 - 11:20 Lake Management: Internal Nutrient Loading and Mitigation Strategies

A.J. Reyes, Aquatic Ecologist; M.S. Lake Management, Certified Lake Manager, NALMS

11:20 - 11:50 Let’s Talk HABs (Harmful Algal Blooms)

Overview of HABS in NYS 

Dr. Rebecca Gorney, NYS DEC CSLAP Coordinator

Tracking and Trending of HABs Incidences in Putnam County 

Vincent Perrin, Public Health Sanitarian

11:50 - 12:30 Lunch & Networking (40 minutes)

Thank you to our sponsors for providing lunch today!

12:30 - 1:00  Effects of Grass Carp: Twenty Five Years of Lake Mahopac Data

Charles Langlitz, Town of Carmel, Lake Mahopac Advisory Board Member, and,

Alissa Perrone, Consultant for the Town of Carmel, Lake Mahopac Advisory Board

1:00 - 1:30  Town of Kent’s Successful Approach to Grant Search and Grant Application

Anne Campbell, Kent Town Council Member

1:30  - 1:45 DEC's New Portal to Report HABs and Enter CSLAP Data

Janet Andersen, NYSFOLA Board of Directors

1:45 - 2:00 Wrap Up

2:00 - 4:00 New CSLAP Volunteer Training on China Pond