2006 Annual Conference

The 2006 annual PA-AWRA Conference was held Friday, October 20, 2006 at the Days Inn in State College, Pennsylvania.

The theme for the fall conference was "Emergency Preparedness and Response in Water Resources Management". Information was presented on recent developments for these and other issues related to management of water resources during emergencies:

8:00 AM	Registration
8:45 AM	Welcome and Theme Development, Hernán Quinodoz, President, PA-AWRA
9:00 AM	Keynote Address – “Emergency Operations in Pennsylvania”, John J. Comey, Executive Assistant to the Director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
Session 1 – Emergency Preparedness
9:45 AM	“Innovations In Developing and Disseminating Flood Forecasts”, Joseph Ostrowski, Development and Operational Hydrologist, NOAA’s Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center
10:15 AM	Refreshment Break
10:30 AM	“Managing Drought Emergencies In Pennsylvania”, Susan Weaver, Acting Chief, Water Use Planning Division, Pa Department of Environmental Protection
11:00 AM	“Why Do Dams Fail?”, Paul Schweiger, Gannett Fleming
11:30 AM	“The Role of Delaware River Basin Reservoirs in Flood Control and Mitigation”, Richard Fromuth, Head of Operations, Delaware River Basin Commission
12:00 PM	PA-AWRA Annual Business Meeting
12:15 PM	Lunch
Session 2 – Emergency Response
1:15 PM	“Response to Dam Failures During June 2006 Flooding”, Rich Reisinger, Bureau of Waterways Engineering
1:45 PM	“Use of USGS Stream Gages and Equipment for Automated Basinwide and Local Flood Warning Purposes”, Bob Hainly, Assistant Director, USGS Pa Water Science Center
2:15 PM	“Detecting Contaminants in Public Water Supply in Maryland”, William Guertal, Deputy Director, USGS Delaware Water Science Center
2:45 PM	"Response to Fish Kills and Pollution Incidents in the Susquehanna River Basin," Northcentral Law Enforcement Office, Pa. Fish and Boat Commission
3:15 PM	Closing Comments , Andrew Dehoff , Vice President, PA-AWRA
3:30 PM	Adjourn