EBC Ocean and Coastal Resources Program:
Alternative Nutrient Management Strategies
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Center
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
151 Martine Street
Fall River, Massachusetts
This EBC Ocean and Coastal Resources Program will provide an overview of several
alternative approaches to improving water quality, and specifically nutrients, by means
other than sewer and wastewater treatment infrastructure. These alternatives can be
both cost effective, and can provide benefits to natural resources, recreational
opportunities, and local economies.
The Massachusetts Estuary Project (MEP) and the Southeast New England Coastal
Watershed Restoration Program are the state and federal programs set up to
coordinate and facilitate local and regional efforts to improve water quality and achieve
regulatory requirements. This session will provide an overview of the current status of
these programs, and what’s next. Also, the Town of Falmouth has undertaken a wide
ranging program to evaluate several different types of nutrient management, and
representatives will discuss two of these efforts: The Shellfish Cultivation Project, which
is evaluating water quality improvements possible from shellfish aquaculture, and the
Inlet Widening Project which is focused on providing benefits in terms of water quality
improvement and increased tidal flushing and habitat restoration.
DRAFT AGENDA
7:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Networking Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
Welcome – Payson Whitney, Chair
EBC Ocean and Coastal Management Committee,
Vice President, ESS Group, Inc.
Introduction – Erin Healy, Program Chair and Moderator
Associate, Anchor QEA
8:15 a.m.
Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program –
Grant Funding Opportunities and Available Modeling Tools
 Margherita Pryor, U.S. EPA Region 1
8:35 am
Massachusetts Estuary Project (MEP) – What’s Next?
 Brian Dudley, MA Department of Environmental Protection MEP
Coordinator
8:55 am
Town of Falmouth Program: General Overview from the Town
 Jerry Potamis, P.E., Wastewater Superintendent, Town of
Falmouth
 Eric Turkington, Water Quality Management Committee, Town of
Falmouth
9:15 a.m.
Inlet Widening Project
 Nate Weeks, Senior Project Manager, GHD
9:45 am
Falmouth Shellfish Cultivation Pilot Project
 John Brawley, Senior Marine Systems Ecologist, Woods Hole
Group
10:15 a.m.
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Erin Healy
Panel Members:
 Brian Dudley, MA DEP
 Margherita Pryor, US EPA
 Jerry Potamis, P.E., Town of Falmouth
 Eric Turkington, Town of Falmouth
 John Brawley, Woods Hole Group
 Nate Weeks, GHD
10:45 a.m.
Adjourn
PROGRAM CHAIR
Erin Healy, Associate
Anchor QEA, LLC
10 Liberty Square, Sixth Floor, Boston, MA 02109
(857) 991-1111 x1011 // Cell: (978) 996-3054 // ehealy@anchorqea.com
SPEAKERS
Brian Dudley, Massachusetts Estuary Project (MEP) Coordinator
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Brian.Dudley@state.ma.us
Brian, could you supply a paragraph bio?
Margherita Pryor, U.S. EPA
pryor.margherita@epa.gov
Jerry Potamis, P.E., Wastewater Superintendent
Town of Falmouth
jpotamis@falmouthmass.us
Eric Turkington, Water Quality Management Committee - Chairperson
Town of Falmouth
eric.t.turkington@gmail.com
John Brawley, Senior Marine Systems Ecologist
Woods Hole Group
jbrawley@woodsholegroup.com
Nate Weeks, Senior Project Manager
GHD