I would like to welcome everyone to the 2015 Rappahannock River Basin
Summit.
We have an interesting program and hope you will take advantage of the
opportunities we provide for Q&A and to express your observations.
You have brief bios of each of our presenters. I want to thank each presenter
for taking the time out of their busy schedules to be here – we truly
appreciate your contributions.
I want to thank members of our Technical Committee who were key to
planning today’s event. Several are here today and I would like them to
stand to be recognized.
I also want to thank members of the Commission who made time to be with
us today. I would like to introduce them:
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The Commission’s vice-chair, Steve Nixon of Culpeper County
Delegate Ed Scott
Jake Salmons for Delegate Margaret Ransone
(Delegate Mark Cole) – will be with us part of the day
Senator Emmett Hanger
Jason Bellows of Lancaster County
Jeff Black of Caroline County
Joe Grzeika of King George County
Woody Hynson of Westmoreland County
Tom O’Halloran of the Culpeper Soil & Water Conservation District
Mac Saphir of the Hanover-Caroline Soil & Water Conservation
District
 James White of Orange County, and
 Billy Withers of the City of Fredericksburg
I want to thank our partners in supporting today’s event:
 The Virginia Department of Forestry
 The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, and
 The Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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I am going to start the program today by introducing our first speaker
Delegate Ed Scott. After Ed speaks, for the sake of time I’m going to ask
each speaker to just come to the podium do a short self-introduction and
begin. (you have their bio).
Delegate Ed Scott is going to begin our program with some food for thought.
Ed is a native of Culpeper and a graduate of Virginia Tech, Ed represents
Madison, Orange and most of Culpeper in the Virginia House of Delegates
and is a partner in EcoSeptix Alliance, a small business focused on the
operation and maintenance of septic systems. Ed serves as Chairman of the
House Agriculture, Chesapeake, and Natural Resources Committee. He also
serves on the House Appropriations Committee where he chairs the
subcommittee responsible for Agriculture, Commerce, Technology, and
Natural Resources. These roles give him a unique perspective on the issues
surrounding Chesapeake Bay Wellness.
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I hope everyone enjoyed their lunch. Let me take a moment to thank the
University of Mary Washington for the use of the facilities here in Stafford
County and to their catering contractor for the nice lunch today.
I would like to introduce our next speaker, Mike Randall with the North
Carolina Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources of the
Department Environment and Natural Resources. Mr. Randall has over 45
years of project management, construction and environmental compliance
experience from multiple perspectives – industry, consulting and as a
regulator for the State of North Carolina. Mike is going to share some
perspective based on his years of experience on both sides of the stormwater
regulatory environment and share with us how the state-local relationship
works in North Carolina.
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Next I get the pleasure of introducing my friend and my Congressman and
former Chair of this Commission. (Keith you can do whatever you want
here but here is the bio his office provided.)
Rob Wittman was elected to represent Virginia’s First Congressional District
in December 2007 and is currently serving his fourth full term in the House
of Representatives. He serves on the House Armed Services Committee,
where he is Chairman of the Readiness Subcommittee, and the House
Committee on Natural Resources.
Since taking office, Rob has earned a reputation for being an advocate for
our men and women in uniform and for being a champion of the Chesapeake
Bay.
Prior to his election to Congress, Rob spent 26 years in state government as
a public health specialist. He also served as mayor of the town of Montross,
chairman of the Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors and delegate
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for the 99 Legislative District in the Virginia General Assembly.
Rob holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Virginia
Commonwealth University, a Master of Public Health degree in Health
Policy and Administration from the University of North Carolina, and a
Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Virginia Tech.
Rob and his wife, Kathryn, reside in Montross and have two children and
three grandchildren.
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