Penn State Water Resources Inservice

 

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 -  9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Room 217, Forest Resources Building, Penn State University, University Park, PA

 

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Tentative Presentations

• Discussion of planned water resources extension programs, resources, and delivery strategies – team leaders from the five water program areas
• New Methods for Treatment of Gas Well Drilling Waste Fluids - Tim Keister, Chief Chemist, ProChemTech, Brockway, PA
• Geothermal (Ground Water Heat Pump) Systems in Pennsylvania – Dr. Todd Giddings, Giddings and Associates, State College, PA
• Results and Discussion of the Penn State Water Testing Program – Dr. Ann Wolf, Director, Penn State Agricultural Analytical Laboratory
• Lunch – provided on-site
• Update on the State Water Plan and Water Technical Assistance Center – Dave Jostenski –Chief, Water Use Assessment, PA Department of Environmental Protection
• Promoting Water Conservation Through Energy Savings and Septic System Benefits – Bryan Swistock, Water Resources Extension Specialist, Penn State
• Water Conservation Experiences at Elizabethtown College – Joe Metro, Director, Facilities Management, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
• Conclusions from the 2007 survey of 701 private water wells in Pennsylvania, Stephanie Clemens, Master Well Owner Coordinator, University of Maryland 
• Rain gardens for home water conservation and stormwater management – Dr. Robert Berghage, Associate Professor of Horticulture and Dr. Larry Fennessey, Engineer, Office of Physical Plant, Penn State University
• Rain barrel construction, use and workshops – Molly Sturniolo, Centre County Master Gardener Coordinator