CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

2006 Annual Southeast Watershed Roundtable and
North Carolina Statewide Roundtable
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Watershed Management Makes Good Financial Cents:
Development Tools for Sustainable Growth

August 2-4, 2006
Crowne Plaza Resort Asheville, North Carolina

*** Submission Deadline April 10, 2006 ***

Roundtable Overview: The Southeast Watershed Roundtable, in cooperation with the North Carolina Statewide Roundtable, invites you to participate in a forum of watershed stakeholders to foster dialogue and cooperation on watershed programs. Pre-conference workshops and tours are scheduled for Wednesday, August 2. State breakout roundtable sessions will be on Thursday afternoon and recapped on Friday morning. Oral, poster, and exhibit presentations will be on Thursday, August 3, through Friday noon, August 4.

You are invited to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations. Case studies with experiences to share are encouraged. Abstracts should describe the partnerships, process, funding sources, lessons learned and outcomes from your project or initiative and the relevance of the work to communities throughout the Southeast. Please write your abstract for a general audience, i.e., people outside of your field.

Submit Abstracts by APRIL 10, 2006 online by clicking on the Submittal link below.
Please limit your abstract to no more than 500 words. For more information, please contact jean_spooner@ncsu.edu or cathy_smith@ncsu.edu. Decisions on abstracts for the Roundtable will be made by May 1.

The proposed session topics:

  1. Searching for Solutions to Watershed Challenges, including:

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    • Innovative watershed protection/restoration
    • Pollutant / development trading
    • Watershed management case studies
    • Innovative codes and ordinances
    • Environmental strategies for a healthy economy

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  2. Sustaining the Rural Landscape and Urban Watersheds

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    • Maintain a stable resource base for agriculture and forestry operations
    • Tools to keep farms viable
    • Eco, heritage, or agritourism
    • Use of conservation easements in protecting open space
    • Farm preservation Development of farmland: Options for addressing watershed protection issues
    • Managing infrastructure extensions (e.g., guiding water & sewer locations) within sensitive watersheds

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  3. Sale of Large Private Lands: Watershed Challenges & Implications

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  4. Innovative Methods to Deal with Stormwater

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    • Making the best of Phase II stormwater rules
    • Innovative state approaches
    • Low impact development (LID)
    • Innovative state and local approaches to stormwater management – going beyond Phase II

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  5. Community Funding Strategies for Long-Term Maintenance of Stormwater Control

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    • Cost-effective BMPs
    • Prevention options to minimize reliance on remedial actions
    • Development/land use strategies to minimize long-term maintenance
    • Options for effective BMPs with lower maintenance requirements
    • Successful funding initiatives for stormwater maintenance

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  6. Legal Imperatives in Watershed Management

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    • Designing watershed management programs to be consistent with national and state legal mandates (Clean Water Act, State water quality laws, property laws, etc.)

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  7. Public Engagement and Education in Watershed Management

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    • Innovative programs and methods that engage and inform the public in watershed management programs

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  8. Managing Watersheds to Protect Sensitive Waters and Uses

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    • Are traditional watershed management practices sufficient to keep sensitive coastal and mountain waters pristine?

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  9. Combining Good Business Sense and Good Watershed Stewardship

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    • Protecting the environment and ensuring financially sound development (challenges and opportunities)
    • Experiences from developers, local governments, bankers, realtors, and grading contractors

Who Should Attend This Important Event:
City & County Government
Business & Industry
Farmers and Farm Organizations
Forest Managers
Developers & Engineering Firms
Local and Regional Planners
Watershed Associations
Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Environmental Organizations
State and Federal Agencies
University & Educators

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