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AGENDA 2008 Ohio – Lake Erie Beach Conference Friday, January 18, 2008 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. [NO CHARGE FOR CONFERENCE – LUNCH PROVIDED – Please RSVP] Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District 4747 E. 49th Street Cuyahoga Heights, OH 44125 Contact: Eva Hatvani (216) 641-6000 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration Continental Breakfast 9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. 9:10 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Welcome Eva Hatvani Opening Remarks - Introductions NEORSD USEPA Update Holly Wirick USEPA, Region 5 9:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. Beach Management Dave Frank ODNR – Cleveland Lakefront State Park 9:50 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. “Lake Erie Ecosystem and Water Quality Trends: Implications for Beaches” 10:35 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. BREAK 10:50 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Lake County Beach Sampling Program Dr. Jeffrey Reutter OSU – Ohio Sea Grant College Program Nancy Niehus, R.S. Lake County General Health District 11:10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. “Lake Erie and the Phosphorus Problem – Dr. Bob Heath Should We Be Worried About Nitrogen Too? Kent State University Water Resources Research Institute Page 1 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. 12:45 p.m. – 1:05 p.m. “Rapid determination of recreational water quality by qPCR technology: background, method performance and issues” Rich Haugland OEPA LUNCH (provided) "Can We Carve Another Lake Erie?: The Link between Promoting and Preserving our Lake Erie Beaches“ Melinda Huntley Ohio Sea Grant/Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail M. Jane Christyson, Cleveland Metroparks 1:05 p.m. – 2:05 p.m. 2:05 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. “Using Rapid Methods and Predictive Models at Lake Erie Beaches” Donna Francy- USGS Rebecca Bushon- USGS Mark Citriglia- NEORSD National Clean Beaches Week Linda Mayer-Mack NEORSD 2:25 p.m. – 2:45p.m. “Integrated Grab Sampling at Lake Erie Beaches” Ben Tedrick Steve Lizewski NEORSD 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. BREAK 3:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. “An overview of multiple sources of contamination at Urban Beaches” James Lorkowski Preview of: Beach Models: Predicting Water Quality.“ Holly Wirick OPEN DISCUSSION Meeting Wrap-Up Group Discussion 3:20 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Page 2 Co-op NEORSD USEPA, Region 5