Tampa Bay Restoration: Continuing Progress

Meeting Location
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Tampa Bay | 3050 North Rocky Point Drive West, Tampa, FL 33607

Sponsors
Northstar | Water Science Associates | Amec Foster Wheeler | CH2M | Clementi Environmental Consulting | Cardno | Environmental Science Associates | Kimley-Horn | GPI | WRA
Contact Randy Smith at 800-836-0797 x4205 to sponsor this meeting.

Draft Agenda
9:00am - Registration and Breakfast (included with registration fee)
9:30am - Opening Remarks - Mark Diblin, President, AWRA Florida
9:45am - Collaborative Approach to Tampa Bay's Ecosystem Recovery - Holly Greening, Tampa Bay Estuary Program
10:15am - Tidal Tributary Restoration by Modification of Salinity Control Structures - Scott Deitche, GPI
10:45 - Break
11:00am - Don't Wait for the Storm to Pass, Learn to Dance in the Rain - Claude Tankersley and John Palenchar, City of St. Petersburg
11:30am - Old Tampa Bay Water Quality Improvement Project - Daniel Lauricello, FDOT, Shayne Paynter, Atkins and David Tomasko, Environmental Science Associates
12:00pm - Lunch Celebrating the Life of Buddy Blain, former director and officer of AWRA Florida (included with registration fee)
1:00pm - Legislative Update and Water Policy Discussion - Doug Manson, Manson Bolves Donaldson Varn
1:45pm - Tampa Bay SWIM Restoration Projects - SWFWMD - Brandt Henningsen, Southwest Florida Water Management District
2:15pm - Break
2:30pm - MacDill Air Force Base Mangrove Restoration - Tom Ries, Scheda Ecological Associates
3:00pm - Tampa Electric Company Ongoing Benefits to Tampa Bay - Catherine Magliocco, TECO and Scott Lee, AECOM
3:30pm - Charting Tampa Bay Recovery through Long Term Seagrass Monitoring - Kris Kaufman, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
4:00pm - Closing Remarks
4:15pm - Networking Reception

Registration
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Hotel Information
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Tampa Bay | 3050 North Rocky Point Drive West, Tampa, FL 33607 | 813-888-8800| Discounted rate of $114/night available (limit = 10; click here to make a reservation)

AWRA Florida Board of Directors Meeting
Date/Time: May 4 @ 6pm | Location: Amec Foster Wheeler, 1101 Channelside Drive, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33602 | All are welcome to attend as the Board of Directors handles the business of the section. Guests: Please email us if you are planning to attend.