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Part 2 of a 2-part series on watershed protection and planning:
Coastal Development and Watershed Planning: Collaborative Problem Solving to Protect Water Resources Thursday, November 20, 2003 Center for Marine and Wetland Studies, Atlantic Center Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
Sponsored by Coastal Carolina University, Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies and E. Craig Wall College of Business Administration, North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve’s Coastal Training Program, SCDHEC Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, SC Coastal Conservation League, and SC Sea Grant Consortium
The major environmental challenge in coastal South Carolina is developing strategies for continued growth while protecting the quality of the water resources – our wetlands, rivers, ponds and the surf zone – that are the foundation of our tourist industry and our high quality of life. This workshop will help to define the central points of conflict and to develop a consensus on practical proposals that promote watershed protection through planned development. The resulting recommendations and implementation strategies for these proposals will be recorded, compiled and circulated to attendees for use as reference tools for municipal and county-level planning.
Watershed Planning Reference Tools
Summary of Participant Evaluations
Agenda 8:30 Registration 8:45 Welcome and Overview Susan Libes, Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies 9:00 Our Environmental Challenges Liz Gilland, Horry County Council: Opening RemarksDana Beach, SC Coastal Conservation League:Coastal Sprawl: The Effects of Urban Design on Aquatic EcosystemsFred Holland, SC DNR: Impact of Coastal DevelopmentJeff Allen, Strom Thurmond Institute: Projected Land Use Changes 10:30 Break 10:45 Stormwater and Watershed Management Strategies Jennifer Zielinski and Anne Kitchell, Center for Watershed Protection 11:45 PANEL DISCUSSION: Overcomging Local Barriers to Stormwater and Watershed Panelists: Anne Kitchell, Center for Watershed Protection Doug Wendel, Burroughs & Chapin Realty, Inc. Mike Wooten, DDC Engineers, Inc. Tom Garigen, Horry County Stormwater Manager Ray Funnye, Georgetown County Department of Public Works Jimmy Chandler, SC Environmental Law Project Marion Sadler, SC DHEC 12:30 LUNCH Putting Low Impact Development to the Test: The Need for Local Implementation, Monitoring and Assessment Peter Barr, Coastal Carolina University *Liz Gilland's Pledge of Support* 1:30 Break-Out Sessions: Opportunities to Effect Change Moderator: Rick DeVoe, SC Sea Grant Consortium 1. Watershed Planning: Working toward watershed coalitions and watershed management plans View Key Discussion Points from Breakout Session I 2. Stormwater Criteria: Defining community-based recommendations to meet stormwater regulations and creating incentives for the use of innovative stormwater technology View Key Discussion Points from Breakout Session II 3. Learning by Implementation: Gathering data to evaluate the economic and environmental benefits of Better Site Design and Low Impact Development practices View Key Discussion Points from Breakout Session III 3:00 BREAK 3:15 Break-Out Session Reports Moderator: Rick Devoe, SC Sea Grant Consortium 4:30 Wrap Up, Evaluation Jennifer Zielinski and Anne Kitchell, Center for Watershed Protection 4:45 Reception
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