"Water We Going To Do?"
The Long Island Clean Water Partnership invites you to it's fifth annual "Water We Going To Do?" Conference!
The conference is designed to inform Long Islanders about the progress made toward improving drinking water and surface water quality, across Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Experts will provide an update on the water quality improvement campaign's progress to date, highlight success stories in other areas, discuss clean water projects currently happening on Long Island and set the stage for what needs to happen in the next year. Speakers include government officials, scientists, business leaders and environmentalists.
The conference is sponsored by the Rauch Foundation.
Date: Thursday, June 9, 2016
Time: 9:30 am - 1:00 pm | Continental Breakfast will be served
Where: UPSKY Long Island Hotel, 110 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, NY 11788 (View on Google Maps)
This event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration before May 31st is strongly encouraged.
We hope you can join us! Click here to register today!
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST YEAR'S CONFERENCE:
On Thursday, May 14, 2015, the Long Island Clean Water Partnership hosted its Fourth Annual “Water We Going To Do?” Conference. The event was sponsored by the Rauch Foundation. The conference brought together members of the environmental, business, governmental and civic communities to discuss the progress Long Islanders have made in the campaign for clean water within the past year and the key next steps we need to take moving forward. Over 150 people were in attendance.
David North of WALK 97.5 Radio emceed the event.
Richard Amper, Executive Director of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society, gave an update on the Long Island Clean Water Partnership’s progress to date and discussed its 2015 action plan.
Dr. Christopher Gobler, Professor and Associate Dean of Research at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University, updated us on the science of Long Island’s water worries.
Erin Perry and Kristy Senatori of the Cape Cod Commission and Scott Horsley of the Horsley Witten Group traveled from Cape Cod to inform Long Islanders about their progress and success in cleaning up their water resources.
Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, discussed the efforts being made to improve the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant and the need for funding for an ocean outfall pipe.
Anthony Graves, chief environmental analyst for the Town of Brookhaven, discussed the new Carmans River wastewater discharge standards.
Michael Reichel, the Sewer District Superintendent for the Town of Riverhead, discussed the Riverhead Sewer District and the Indian Island Golf Course water-reuse irrigation plan.
Chris Clapp, a marine scientist at the Nature Conservancy discussed the East Hampton Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan.
Rob Weltner, President of Operation Splash, discussed the improvements made at the Jones Beach Sewage Treatment Plant.
Sarah Lansdale, Director of Suffolk County Planning discussed the recently released Suffolk County Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan and the county’s wastewater system pilot project.
Mayor Maura Spery of the Village of Mastic Beach discussed the need for sewers in Mastic Beach.
Robert DeLuca, President of Group for the East End, discussed the clean water projects funded under the Suffolk County Drinking Water Protection 477 fund.
Paul DeOrsay, Executive Director of Friends of the Bay, discussed Oyster Bay Municipal Collaboration.
Maureen Dolan Murphy, Executive Programs Manager for Citizens Campaign for the Environment, discussed ways to safely dispose of pharmaceuticals.
The Long Island Clean Water Partnership thanks our event sponsor, the Rauch Foundation, our expert speakers and all those who attended the conference in interest and support of water quality improvement efforts!
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