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Rappahannock River Basin Summit 2007

Improving water quality will change the way you do business

Issues: Nutrient Loading Cap, TMDL’s and Virginia’s Water Cleanup Plan

Location

University of Mary Washington Stafford Campus—North Building Fredericksburg, Virginia
October 30, 2007 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Register and pay by October 5 to get the best value.

The Objectives

1. Become familiar with the water quality initiatives at the federal and state level, AND the implications for governmental action at the local level
2. To have a meaningful dialogue on how water quality expectations can best be addressed locally and, regionally through a cooperative approach
3. To provide recommendations to local, regional, state and national entities relative to local needs in addressing water quality expectations

The Program

Time		Program
8:30 -	10:00 a.m.	Welcome & Plenary Session I Welcome and Overview of Summit 2007 – RRBC Chairman, Delegate Rob Wittman welcomes participants, shares purpose/objectives of session, and introduces “special guests;” Special welcome and the challenge facing those in attendance Speaker of the House of Delegates William Howell; The Big Picture: Setting the Stage - Chairman Wittman and Delegate David Bulova; Water Quality and Local Land Use Decisions, The Federal Perspective - Richard Batiuk, Associate Director of Science, USEPA, Chesapeake Bay Program Office; Chesapeake Bay Program Office; The Status of Virginia’s Point Source Pollution Program – Alan Pollock, Manager, Office of Water Quality Programs, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Expectations of local government, how things will be different, and how all the pieces fit together - Jack Frye, Director, Soil and Water Conservation Division, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation; Brief Q & A
10:00 -	10:15	Break
10:15 –	10:30	A Local Government Perspective Harry Atherton, Chair of the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors and Vice-Chair of the RRBC
10:30 –	11:45	Plenary Session II, Led by Facilitator Judy Burtner Processing the Information (10:30 – 11:00 a.m.) Participants, working in small groups at tables, discuss the following question: What are the implications of what we have heard – implications for local government and implications for other key stakeholders. Questions that arise during discussion that cannot be answered at the table are written on index cards. Cards will be collected for use during Q & A time. Report Out (11:00 - 11:30 a.m.) Each small group reports out the most significant implication. Responding to the Questions (11:30-11:45 a.m.) Those unanswered questions raised during the group discussions will be drawn from the box/basket, read from the podium. The appropriate person will provide a response. All questions, including those not answered because of time limitations, will be addressed in the final report.
11:45-	Noon	Break-preparation for lunch time to check your voice mail
Noon–	1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00-	1:15 p.m.	Topic Area Discussions Facilitator Judy Burtner will set the stage and explain how the three topic areas will be discussed. There will be no formalized breaks during the afternoon, participants/table groups are encouraged to take breaks as needed.
1:15-	2:10	First topic: The Nutrient Loading CAP
2:10-	3:05	Second topic: Implementing TMDLs
3:05-	4:00	Third topic: Ongoing Planning For each topic there will be a brief background presentation. For each topic the Table Facilitator guides the group through the questions: (35 minutes) Questions: What are the opportunities for local government? Other key stakeholders? How might this be addressed locally and/or regionally? What do you need to be successful? Report out (15 minutes) - each table facilitator shares one innovative action/idea that was contributed in their group with no duplications given among groups.
4:00-	4:30	Next Steps and Closure Facilitator summarizes the work of the day including action items and turns the session back to Chairman Wittman for closing comments, next steps, and an explanation of the preparation of the Summit 2007 Report and who will receive it.

RRBC would like to thank the following sponsors

• The Rappahannock River Basin Commission was created by the Virginia General Assembly to improve communication and coordination between the jurisdictions, on issues of basin-wide importance and make recommendations to the General Assembly and the localities of the basin.
• The George Washington Regional Commission serves the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford and the City of Fredericksburg.
• The Northern Neck Planning District Commission serves the counties of Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond and Westmoreland.
• The Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission serves the counties of Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock.
• The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation works with Virginians to conserve, protect, and enhance their lands and improve the quality of the Chesapeake Bay and our rivers and streams, promotes the stewardship and enjoyment of natural, cultural and outdoor recreational resources, and insures the safety of Virginia's dams.
• Virginia Cooperative Extension Service helps people improve their lives by providing research-based educational resources through a network of on-campus and local Extension offices and educators.
• The Soil and Water Conservation Districts of the Rappahannock Basin. The mission of Soil and Water Conservation Districts is to provide leadership, technical assistance, information, and education to citizens in proper soil stewardship, agricultural conservation methods, and water quality protection so as to ensure the wise use of our natural resources.
• Virginia Chapter of the American Planning Association. The mission of the chapter is to promote planning as the foundation for effectively addressing the physical, economic and social changes taking place in Virginia. The Virginia Chapter of the American Planning Association is committed to increasing awareness about planning’s many benefits, and enhancing its practice throughout the Commonwealth.
• The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. An organization of farmers and rural families who belong to one of 88 county Farm Bureaus across Virginia. The organization works to support its members through legislative lobbying, leadership programs, commodity associations, rural health programs, products, insurance, marketing and other services.