Growing Communities on Karst 2007 (3R9S)
Growing Communities on Karst is a unique workshop that brings together geologists, engineers, land use planners, and remediation specialists to discuss and demonstrate how to manage development pressures in a carbonate rock region. Sponsored by the Potomac Headwaters RC&D, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Virginia Tech Urban Affairs & Planning, and the National Conservation Training Center. (3RBA)
See Karst Education and Sinkhole Remediation: Part 1 (20 MB), Part 2 (28 MB), and Part 3 (30 MB) (a few large graphics were deleted for use on the Internet). Also see Karst, National Conservation Training Center (Shepherdstown, West Virginia) and Shenandoah Valley Science (3R9T)
Contents: (3RBC)
- Conference Brochure (Print Version in PDF) (3R9V)
- Graphic (3RBD)
- Agenda (Print Version in Word) (3R9W)
- File Repository (3R9Z)
- Video (3 GB) Converted to KZO Webcast. See Videocasting by KZO Networks. KZO SaaS WebCasting (3RA0)
- Resources (3RA1)
- Participants (3RAV)
Agenda: (3RA2)
- Wednesday, September 12, 2007 (3RA3)
- 8:30 Registration Opens: Potomac Headwaters RC&D (3RA4)
- 9:15 Welcome: Jesse Richardson, VT (3RA5)
- 9:30 Introduction to Karst in the Great Valley: Gheorghe Ponta, PELA. Slides (3RA6)
- 10:15 Break (3RA7)
- 10:30 Developing Environmentally Sensitive Lands: Transforming an Oil Field Waste Disposal Facility into 300 Residential Units and an Ecological Preserve: Charles E. Robinson, PE-LFR Inc. Slides (3RA8)
- 11:00 Brownfields Incentives: Timothy J Swickard, Somach, Simmons, & Dunn. Slides and Paper (3RA9)
- 11:45 Lunch (3RAA)
- 1:00 Sinkhole Remediation Efforts at NCTC, Twila Carr, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Slides. Dan Hamrick, PE - Triad Engineering. Slides. Mark Dyck, CLA - William H Gordon & Associates. Slides (3RAB)
- 2:00 Break: Reconvene at Field Demonstration (3RAC)
- 2:30 Sinkhole Remediation Demonstration: Stephen LaRue, C. William Hetzer, Inc. (3RAD)
- 3:30 First Day of Conference Ends (3RAE)
- Thursday, September 13, 2007 (3RAF)
- 8:30 Registration Table Open: Potomac Headwaters RC&D (3RAG)
- 9:00 Day 2 Kick-off: Jesse Richardson, VT. (3RAH)
- 9:15 Local WV Government Initiatives: Brian Hopkins, PE - Berkeley County Engineering. Slides. Anthony D. Redman, AICP - Jefferson County Planning. Slides (3RAI)
- 10:00 Break (3RAJ)
- 10:30 Jurisdictional Wetlands: Allen Edris, US Army Corps of Engineers. Slides (3RAK)
- 11:30 Lunch (3RAL)
- 12:30 Real-time Groundwater Monitoring: Carol Boughton, USGS. Slides (3RAM)
- 1:00 Geotextile Liners and Karst: Jim Nicholson, Bend Tarp and Liner, Inc. Slides (3RAN)
- 1:30 Break: Reconvene at Field Demonstration (3RAO)
- 2:00 Liner Installation Demonstration: Jim Nicholson, Bend Tarp and Liner, Inc. Slides (3RAP)
- 3:30 Conference Ends (3RAQ)
Resources: (3RAR)
Participants: (3RAW)
- Jesse Richardson, VT (3RAX)
- Gheorghe Ponta, PELA (3RAY)
- Charles E. Robinson, PE-LFR Inc. (3RAZ)
- Timothy J Swickard, Somach, Simmons, & Dunn (3RB0)
- Twila Carr, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (3RB1)
- Dan Hamrick, PE - Triad Engineering (3RB2)
- Mark Dyck, CLA - William H Gordon & Associates (3RB3)
- Stephen LaRue, C. William Hetzer, Inc. (3RB4)
- Brian Hopkins, PE - Berkeley County Engineering (3RB5)
- Anthony D. Redman, AICP - Jefferson County Planning (3RB6)
- Allen Edris, US Army Corps of Engineers (3RB7)
- Carol Boughton, USGS (3RB8)
- Jim Nicholson, Bend Tarp and Liner, Inc. (3RB9)
