PROGRAM FOR ANNUAL MEETING
NC WATER RESOURCES CONGRESS
October 30, 2014
McKimmon Center, NC State University
1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh, NC 27606
919-515-2277
8:30 - 9:30(am) Registration, Coffee, Tea and Snacks
9:30 – 9:35 Welcome and Meeting Overview, Layton Bedsole, Chairman, NC WRC
9:35 – 10:45 Agency Briefings: FY 2012-13 Accomplishments and FY 2013-14 Key Issues
Moderator: Layton Bedsole
Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers – Colonel Kevin Landers,
District Engineer, Wilmington Engineering District, USACE
Division of Water Resources – Tom Reeder, Director, Division of Water
Resources, NC DENR
Division of Soil & Water Conservation – Pat Harris, Director, Division of
Soil & Water Conservation, NC DACS
10:45 – 11:00 Networking Break
11:00 – 12:00 Environmental Threats to Water Resources
Moderator: Layton Bedsole
Brooks Pearson, Associate Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center, Chapel Hill
Matthew Starr, Upper Neuse River Keeper, Raleigh
Peter Raabe, NC Conservation Director, American Rivers, Durham
12:10 – 1:10 (pm) Luncheon with Speaker:
Scott T. Fletcher, CWB, Principal Scientist, Duke Energy, Huntersville
2014 Dan River Ash Release: Summary and Update
1:20– 2:20 Afternoon Session 1
1A: Water and Sewer Infrastructure
Moderator: John Sutherland, PE, Exec. Dir., NC Water Resources Congress
State Water Infrastructure Update: The State of NC and Water,
Wastewater, and Stormwater
Kim Colson, P.E., Director, and Francine Durso, P.E., Project Manager,
Division of Water Infrastructure, NCDENR
Catawba Water Management Master Plan
Jonathan Williams, PE, HDR, Charlotte
1B Coastal Issues
Moderator: Layton Bedsole
Outer Banks Beach Nourishment Projects
Ken Willson, Program Manager, Chicago Bridge & Iron, Wilmington
Maintaining Coastal Infrastructure, A Partnership
Fran Way, PE, Coastal Engineer, Applied Technology and Management,
Charleston, SC
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2:20 – 2:30 Networking Break
2:30 – 3:30 Afternoon Session 2
2A Water Quality Issues
Moderator: John Sutherland
Low Impact Development
Annette Lucas, PE, Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resource, NCDENR
Integrated Water Resources Planning
Steve Brown, PE, Director of Water Resources, Town of Cary
2B Agricultural Water Resources Issues
Moderator: Marvin Cavanaugh, Cavanaugh & Associates, Winston-Salem
NC Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP): Western Initiative
Stream Restoration
Dick Everhart, Resource Institute, Winston-Salem and Kevin Tweedy, PE,
Principal Engineer, Ecosystem Planning & Restoration, Cary
Agriculture Water Resources Assistance Program (AgWRAP)
Julie Henshaw, Nonpoint Source Programs Section Chief, NC Division of Soil &
Water, NC DACS
3:35 – 3:50 Annual Business Meeting of the Water Resources Congress
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Layton Bedsole
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT: John Sutherland (See attached report)
NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE FOR FY 2014-15: CHAIRMAN Bedsole
APPROVAL OF BUDGET FOR FY 2014-15 (See attached draft)
OTHER BUSINESS
Draft Legislative and Policy Goals for 2015 (See attached draft)
ADJOURNMENT
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Biographies and Contact Information of Speakers (in the order they appear in the
program):
Colonel Kevin P. Landers Sr., Wilmington District Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Kevin.p.landers@usace.army.mil. On July 11, 2014, Colonel Landers became the 55th Wilmington
District Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers following a tour as a U.S. Army National Security
Fellow at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Colonel Landers was commissioned as an Engineer officer into the U.S. Army in 1990 from the
University of Georgia. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of
Georgia, a Master of Science in Geospatial Information Systems from the Royal School of Military
Survey (Cranfield University) in the United Kingdom and is currently pursuing a Master of Business
Administration from Webster University. His military education includes the Engineer Officer Basic and
Advanced Courses; Combined Arms Services and Staff School; Command and General Staff College;
Joint Services staff College; National Security Fellow at Harvard University; Airborne, Air Assault and
Pathfinder Schools.
Colonel Landers’ troop assignments include Platoon Leader in the 317th Engineer Battalion
(Mechanized); Platoon Leader and Executive Officer in the 43rd Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Heavy)
serving as a wartime Platoon Leader in support of Operation Restore Hope in Somalia; Commander, B
Company, 5th Engineer Battalion (Mechanized); Battalion S-3 and Executive Officer, 30th Engineer
Battalion (Topographic); Commander, 4th Engineer Battalion (Mechanized), serving as its wartime
commander during a year-long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation
Enduring Freedom.
His staff assignments include Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, Deputy Inspector General; Corps Plans
Officer for the XVIII Airborne Corps (Airborne) deploying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom;
Brigade Plans Officer, 20th Engineer Brigade (Airborne); Staff Planner for a Governance Assessment
Team for General David Petraeus deploying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; Instructor at the
National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.; Civil Engineer and Emergency
Management Team Lead, U.S. Northern Command, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Tom Reeder, Director, Division of Water Resources, NC DENR. Tom.Reeder@ncdenr.gov Tom joined
the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources in 1998. After working in the
Division of Air Quality and the Division of Water Quality, he was named the Director of the NC Division
of Water Resources in 2008.
Pat Harris, Director, Division of Soil & Water Conservation, NC DACS. pat.harris@ncdenr.gov Pat
began work with the division in 1987 and has served in many positions including Area 5 Coordinator for
district operations, environmental engineer and supervisor of the operation review program for animal
waste management technical assistance. She became division director in 2007. She has earned
several accolades including the N.C. Division of Soil and Water Conservation Director’s Award of
Achievement; and the Hugh Hammond Bennett Soil and Water Conservation Society’s Superior Service
Award and Professional Achievement Award in Soil Conservation. Pat earned bachelor’s degrees in
biological and agricultural engineering and animal science technology from N.C. State University in
1981.
Brooks Rainey Pearson, Associate Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center.
bpearson@selcnc.org Brooks is an associate attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center's
Chapel Hill office. She is part of the coal ash litigation team, and also represents SELC as a lobbyist at
the North Carolina General Assembly. Brooks received her law degree as well as a master's degree in
City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2010.
Peter Raabe, NC Conservation Director, American Rivers. praabe@americanrivers.com Peter leads
American Rivers' work in North Carolina as the NC Conservation Director. He focuses on state level
policy in the areas of water quality and quantity. His work advocates for more natural solutions to
manage polluted stormwater run-off and using the limited clean water available in the state in the
most efficient way practicable.
Peter joined American Rivers in September 2001 in their Washington, DC headquarters and he moved
to North Carolina in 2007. He is on the board of directors of the North Carolina Conservation Network,
the Cape Fear River Assembly, and the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association. He graduated from
Franklin and Marshall College in 2000 with a B.A. in American Government and Environmental Studies
specializing in watershed restoration.
Matthew Starr, Upper Neuse Riverkeeper. matthew@neuseriver.org As the Upper Neuse
Riverkeeper Matthew monitors and protects the river and serves as a scientific and educational
resource to all the people living in the watershed. He works to protect the Neuse River and its
tributaries from pollution sources such as coal ash, urban and construction stormwater runoff and
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. Matthew is a native North Carolinian who lives with his wife
and three children in Raleigh.
Scott T. Fletcher, CWB, Principal Scientist, Duke Energy. scott.fletcher@duke-energy.com. Mr.
Fletcher is currently Principal Scientist for Duke Energy’s Environmental Services department and
works out of the McGuire Environmental Center in Huntersville, NC. Mr. Fletcher has a Masters of
Environmental Management from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment and a
Bachelor’s of Science in Wildlife Biology from the University of Maine. Mr. Fletcher has 30 years of
experience in wildlife, wetlands, other natural resources, as well as environmental impact analyses and
assessments. Currently his efforts include those on rare, threatened and endangered plant and
wildlife; ecological evaluations and impact assessments; terrestrial and aquatic habitat assessments;
project siting; and National Environmental Policy Act-related assessments throughout Duke’s Service
Area. He has been working on various aspects of the Dan River spill project since the second day of the
event.
Kim H. Colson, PE, Director, Division of Water Infrastructure, NCDENR. kim.colson@ncdenr.gov
Kim received his B.S. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering from North Carolina State University
and is a Licensed Professional Engineer in North Carolina. He has been in the water resources
industry for over 25 years and has been with the North Carolina Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR) most of that time with the exception of two years with a privately-owned
public utility. His career includes experience in a variety of water-related programs including animal
waste systems, collection systems, wastewater treatment facilities, wetlands, stormwater BMPs, and
community water systems. Kim has worked with water infrastructure funding since 2008 and is
director of the newly created Division of Water Infrastructure in DENR that manages the Clean
Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Community Development Block
Grants for water infrastructure, and state-funded water infrastructure funding programs.
Francine Durso, PE, Project Manager, Division of Water Infrastructure, NCDENR.
francine.durso@ncdenr.gov Francine holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering and is a
registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina and South Carolina. She has more than 30 years of
experience in the field of water resources management including the planning and design of water and
wastewater treatment facilities. Francine has over 20 years in private engineering consulting practice,
and joined the State of North Carolina in 2012 as a Project Manager in the Division of Water
Infrastructure. She is also the staff liaison to the newly formed 9-member State Water Infrastructure
Authority.
Jonathan Williams, PE, Project Manager, HDR, Charlotte. jonathan.williams@hdrinc.com A graduate
of Clemson University with a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering, Jonathan has been with HDR for 9 years.
Jonathan’s experience covers a wide range of civil engineering projects related to project
management, water supply planning, water treatment and structural design of facilities associated
with water and wastewater infrastructure. He is licensed as a Professional Engineer in North Carolina,
South Carolina and Texas, and a registered LEED Accredited Professional. While originally serving as a
structural engineer within HDR, he has spent the past several years in the Charlotte office’s Water
Resources Group spearheading HDR’s water supply planning efforts in the Carolinas. He currently
provides engineering expertise to both municipal clients and regional water planning associations
related to long-range water supply planning, feasibility studies, regional water quantity and water
quality modeling, contingency/emergency planning and preliminary infrastructure engineering. Some
of the major clients which Jonathan serves are the Catawba-Wateree Water Management Group, Duke
Energy, Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Association, Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority and Union
County, North Carolina.
Ken Willson, Program Manager, Chicago Bridge & Iron (CB & I), Wilmington
Kenneth.Willson@cbi.com Ken, a client program manager for CB&I (formerly CPE) in Wilmington, NC
has, since 2003, assisted coastal clients in Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, and
Louisiana. His broad knowledge base of geology, engineering, environmental science, policy, and
finance has allowed him to assist numerous clients with designing, permitting, and constructing a wide
array of beach and inlet management projects. He earned a BS and MS in Geology from the University
of North Carolina at Wilmington, and a Coastal Engineering Certification from Old Dominion University.
Fran Way, P.E., Coastal Engineer, Applied Technology and Management, Charleston, SC
FWay@appliedtm.com Fran is a coastal engineer who has been with Applied Technology and
Management in Charleston, SC for 14 years. He holds an M.S. in ocean engineering from Texas A&M
University and a B.S. in biology from Boston College. At ATM, Mr. Way has focused on coastal and
estuarine processes and permitting in the southeast and the Caribbean. His work experience includes
beach nourishment, shoreline stabilization, dredging, harbor expansion, marinas, and FEMA flood mapping.
Annette Lucas, PE, Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resource, NCDENR. lucas@ncdenr.gov
Annette works for the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resource’s Stormwater Program where she
leads the updates to the NC Stormwater BMP Manual and other stormwater policy initiatives. She has
a bachelor’s degree from Duke University in Public Policy Studies and a master’s degree from NC State
University in Civil Engineering. She is a frequent presenter at trainings held throughout the state on
stormwater topics. Annette also has worked in consulting, at DOT and at NC State University.
Steve Brown, P.E. Director of Water Resources, Town of Cary. Steve.Brown@townofcary.org
Steve oversees the planning, budgeting, design, construction and permitting for the Town’s water,
wastewater, reclaimed water and stormwater programs. He holds Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering and Master of Civil Engineering degrees from North Carolina State University and is a
registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina and Virginia. He serves as vice-president of the
North Carolina Water Quality Association, co-chair of the North Carolina League of Municipalities
Regulatory Advisory Committee, and on the NCAWWA-WEA Government Affairs Committee.
Richard “Dick” Everhart, Resource Institute, Winston-Salem. jreverhart@triad.rr.com
Dick graduated from Hobart College in Geneva New York in 1976 with a BS in Biology/Ecology and
started work that same year with the Iredell Soil and Water Conservation District (NC). In 1979 he
joined the Natural Resources Conservation Service as a Soil Conservationist in Iredell County. In 1980
he moved to Stanly County as District Conservationist and worked there until 1989. In 1989 he took
the position of District Conservationist for Surry County where he worked until retiring in January of
2010. As a District Conservationist for NRCS he has been responsible for natural resource conservation
and management, for developing resource plans for rural landowners and local units of government,
for implementing a variety of state and federal cost share programs and managing state and federal
contracts. He has worked with a number of local, state and federal partners to carry out watershed
protection and restoration and assisted in developing county wide land use and recreation plans.
Kevin Tweedy, PE, Ecosystem Planning & Restoration, Cary. ktweedy@eprusa.net Kevin serves as
Principal Engineer for Ecosystem Planning and Restoration (EPR) in their Cary, NC office, and also
serves as the Cary Office Manager. As a stream restoration specialist, Kevin has served as the Project
Engineer/Engineer of Record for over 130 stream restoration projects, totaling to over 100 miles of
stream restoration design.
Kevin received his B.S degree from Virginia Tech, and his M.S. degree from NC State University, with
both degrees in Agricultural Engineering.
Julie Henshaw, NC Division of Soil & Water, NC DACS. Julie.henshaw@ncagr.gov Julie is the
Nonpoint Source Programs Section Chief with the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services Division of Soil and Water Conservation. She administers Soil and Water Conservation
Commission Cost Share Programs including the Agriculture Cost Share Program, Community
Conservation Assistance Program and the Agricultural Water Resources Assistance Program. Julie
joined the division in 2005 and worked in several different positions before assuming her current role
in 2010. A graduate of the University of Maryland and North Carolina State University, she started her
career working for a local soil and water conservation district and is pleased that her work allows her
to support locally led conservation efforts.
NC WATER RESOURCES CONGRESS
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
AGENDA
October 30, 2014
McKimmon Center, NC State University
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Layton Bedsole
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT: John Sutherland (See attached report)
NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE FOR FY 2014-15: CHAIRMAN Bedsole
(See list of nominations below)
APPROVAL OF BUDGET FOR FY 2014-15 (See attached draft)
OTHER BUSINESS
Draft Legislative and Policy Goals for 2015 (See attached draft)
ADJOURNMENT
Persons nominated to serve as Officers and Members of the NC Water Resources
Congress Executive Committee as of October 30, 2014:
Officers:
Chairman: Layton Bedsole, Shoreline Protection Coordinator, New Hanover County
Past Chairman: Marvin Cavanaugh, President, Cavanaugh & Associates, Winston-Salem
Vice Chairman: JD Solomon, VP/Area Manager, CH2M Hill Engineers, Raleigh
Secretary-Treasurer: John Sutherland, Executive Director, NC WRC
Members of the Executive Committee:
Laura Blair, Director of Government Relations, NC State Ports Authority
Rick Catlin, Member, NC General Assembly and President, Catlin Engineers & Scientists, Wilmington
Richard Everhart, Pilot View RC&D Council, Winston Salem
Chris McCall, Assistant Village Manager, Village of Bald Head Island
Todd Kraft, Water Quality Coordinator, Town of Nags Head
Gregory Rudolph, Director, Shore Protection Office, Carteret County
NORTH CAROLINA WATER RESOURCES CONGRESS
ANNUAL MEETING
October 30, 2014
Executive Director’s Report
First let me say after some soul searching and the sending out of questionnaires to all Water Congress
Members, your Executive Committee decided to continue the Water Resources Congress. We have now
completed the Congress’s 2013--2014 fiscal year (September 1, 2013 - August 31, 2014) and thanks to
its many members and friends, it has been a very productive one. Here is a list of our most significant
actions and accomplishments over the past fiscal year:
Actions:
 Held a very successful Annual Meeting on October 31, 2013, where in addition to briefings by
State and Federal water agencies, the State Geologist and his program manager addressed the
State’s geology and its oil and gas energy reserves and how hydraulic fracturing , orfracking,
might be used to extract these reserves. Secretary John Skvarla discussed the new direction he is
implementing within the Department of Environment and Natural Resources as well as his
efforts to reorganize some divisions. Coastal Shoreline protection projects in Carteret County
and in North Topsail Beach along with river and watershed restoration projects in the Cape Fear
River and in Mecklenburg County were also presented. 57 persons attended.
 Held very productive meetings in Washington, DC on March 10 - 12, 2014 to brief almost all
members of the North Carolina Congressional Delegation on the need for federal support of
water projects in North Carolina; prior to that meeting, prepared a briefing paper that outlined
budget requirements for federal water resources projects in North Carolina. 15 persons attended.
 In May prepared a State Legislative Agenda requesting more than $12.5 million in State water
resources project funding. In June sent it to chairmen and key members of the appropriation
committees in the General Assembly. The Agenda recommended full State funding of all Corps
projects requiring State match including all studies and engineering and design.
Accomplishments:
 Helped secure a total of more than $10.9 million in State water resources development project
funding in FY 2013-14.
 Educated most members of North Carolina’s U.S. Congressional Delegation and State Senate
and House appropriation committee chairpersons and other key members on the need for and
benefits of water resources development projects.
Membership and Finances:
The North Carolina Water Resources Congress has a dedicated membership of approximately 50
businesses, local governments, engineers, soil & water districts, legislators, and citizens. We need to
increase this membership to provide additional resources to promote the mission of the Water Congress.
Our budget totaled approximately $7,700 in FY 2013-14; and the draft budget for FY 2014-15 is
approximately $16,300.
Final Note: Your Executive Committee is looking for both new committee members and for a new
Executive Director. I do plan to continue as a member of the Executive Committee (Secretary –
Treasurer) and will be available to assist whoever takes over as Executive Director. If you or anyone
you know would like to be on the Executive Committee or serve as its Executive Director, please let me
know at jds4504@aol.com.
John Sutherland
NORTH CAROLINA WATER RESOURCES CONGRESS
Actual Budget for FY 2013-14 &
Draft Budget for FY 2014-2015
Initial Balance on September 1st, 2014 and 2015:
FY 2013-2014
Actual*
$ 860
FY 2014-15
Budget
$ 342
Income
Dues
Annual Meeting Registrations
Washington Meeting Registrations
Raleigh Legislative Meeting Regs.
Meeting Sponsorships
Total Income
4,200
1,560
1,440
0
____0__
$7,200
10,000
2,500
1,440
1,000
1,000
$16,300
Expenses
Annual Meeting
Washington Meeting
Raleigh Legislative
Other Expenses (Office, Constant Contact)
Executive Director’s Salary
Executive Director’s Expenses
Total Expenses
1,985
1,550
0
790
3,000
393
$7,718
3,000
2,700
650
800
8,150
400
$15,700
Ending Balance (August 31, 2014 and Aug 31, 2015)
$ 342
$ 1,642
*Unaudited
NORTH CAROLINA WATER RESOURCES CONGRESS
Draft 2015 Legislative and Policy Goals
Federal Goals
Support the Wilmington Harbor 42-foot project improvements: Bald Head reaches, the Battery Island
turn, and widening the current Anchorage/Turning Basin.
Support the construction of federal Coastal Storm Damage Reduction projects along the North Carolina
coast including the re-authorization of the federal Carolina Beach Shore Protection Project by 2014.
Support full federal funding for maintenance of the North Carolina’s shallow draft inlets and navigation
channels including the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.
State Goals
Inform the General Assembly of the need for and benefits of local coastal storm damage reduction
projects and request specific mechanism(s) to cost share with local CSDR funding at levels equivalent
with federal cost sharing in the event federal funding wanes.
Support sufficient funds to the NC Division of Soil & Water Conservation for engineered assessments
and action plans on NC’s 112 Soil Conservation Service dams.
Support adequate funding of the statutory state match for state-local water resources project
grant applications and for the state matching share for federal water projects in the DENR capital
budget.
Provide additional funding to implement the Agricultural Water Resources Assistance Program
(AgWRAP) supporting adequate surface and ground water supplies for agricultural purposes.
Support the development of CSDR contingency plans by local stakeholders similar to efforts in New
Hanover, Carteret, Brunswick and Dare Counties.
Support and fund the clearing and snagging projects that allow coastal counties to maintain their
drainage systems while reducing local flooding.
Continue to support efforts to maintain the ban on uranium mining in Virginia in order to protect water
supplies in the Roanoke River Basin of North Carolina.
Support the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ efforts to complete hydrological
models in each of North Carolina’s 17 river basins addressing long-range water supply plans and
integrating water quality parameters.