Potomac Watershed Management--Lessons Learned

U.S.-Germany Forum:
Potomac Watershed Management--Lessons Learned


8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration/Coffee

9:00 – 9: 45 a.m. Welcome
Dr. Bernd Kramer, Science Counselor, Embassy of the Federal Republic of
Germany
Senior Environmental Protection Agency Official
Terry Carlstrom, Regional Director, National Park Service –
National Capital Region
Judith LaBelle, President, Glynwood Center

9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Germany’s Commitment to “Green”
Michael Packschies, City Planner, Eckernforde, Germany

10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Why the Potomac? Why Germany?
Dale Medearis, Program Manager, EPA, Office of International Activities

10:30-10:50 a.m. BREAK

10:50-11:00 a.m. Team Introductions

11:00 a.m. – Noon
Trip Observations and Applicability in the Potomac Region

A - Watershed Restoration and Reconstruction
Doug Curtis, Sheila Besse, John Wesley White

B - Urban Watershed Retrofit Strategies
Tim Carney, Lynn Brownley, Elizabeth Berry

C - Large Scale Redevelopment
Uwe Brandes, Judy Guse Noritake


12:00 – 12:15 p.m.
Making it Work in Our Region - The Northern VA/Stuttgart Partnership
Marc Gibb, Executive Director, Northern VA, Regional Planning Commission


12: 15 – 12:30 p.m. Questions & Answers


12:30 – 2:00 p.m. LUNCH


2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Green Roofs: Reducing Peak Runoff Rates and Mitigating Floods and Remediation
Katrin Scholz-Barth, Director Sustainable Design, The HOK Planning Group


2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Closing Keynote Speech: Water in Our Cities
Herbert Dreiseitl, Director, Atelier Dreiseitl Practice


3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Questions and Answers


4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

5:00 p.m. Reception