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The Chambers-Clover Watershed Conference included presentations from a wide range of speakers and experts. Please follow the links below to their presentations. Presentations are grouped by day and session.

DAY 1: Technical Presentations - Friday, October 5, 2007

Conference Overview: Chambers-Clover Watershed Conference (Day 1) (pdf)
Lorin Reinelt
Pierce County Surface Water Management

SESSION 1: Historical Watershed Conditions

Formation of the Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed - The Geologic History (Geochronology) (pdf)
Kathy Troost
University of Washington

Basin Hydrogeology Part I - Surface Water and Groundwater Interaction (Physical System Overview) (pdf)
Burt Clothier
Robinson, Noble and Saltbush, Inc.

Chambers-Clover Creek Landscape - Small Prairie Streams (pdf)
Rose McKenney
Pacific Lutheran University

Historical and Natural Water Quality Conditions in Wetlands, Streams, Lakes and Groundwater (pdf)
Lorin Reinelt
Pierce County Surface Water Management

SESSION 2: Current Watershed Conditions - What the watershed is NOW; what we know; what we don't know

Summary of Overall Landscape and Human Changes in the Chambers-Clover Watershed During the Last 150 Years (pdf)
Lorin Reinelt
Pierce County Surface Water Management

Basin Hydrogeology Part II - Surface water and Groundwater Interaction (Modern Alterations to the System) (pdf)
Burt Clothier
Robinson, Noble and Saltbush, Inc.

Water Quality Conditions in Stormwater, Streams and Groundwater (pdf)
Heather Kibbey
Pierce County Surface Water Management

Toxic Algae in Lakes in the Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed (pdf)
Jean Jacoby
Seattle University

Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Fish Management - Historical Fish Presence, Current Conditions and Fish Program Goals (pdf)
Mike Scharpf
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Chambers Creek Hatchery Production (pdf)
Rich Eltrich
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
(Not presented)

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SESSION 3: Implications for the Future - What's being done now by local governments and resource agencies?

Balancing Traditional Urban Stormwater Approaches with Restoration and Preservation in the Clover Creek Basin (pdf)
Dan Wrye
Pierce County Surface Water Management

Stormwater Management in Lakewood (pdf)
Greg Vigoren
City of Lakewood

Numerical Simulation of Water Resources in the Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed (pdf)
Mark Savoca
U.S. Geological Survey

Monitoring of Groundwater Quality and Quantity and Swimming Areas for the Protection of Public Health (pdf)
Ray Hanowell
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department

Salmon Recovery Planning in Pierce County (pdf)
Tom Kantz
Pierce County Special Projects

SESSION 4: Next Steps - What's working well? What are the key next steps? What could be and what prevents us from getting there?

Risks of Plowing Ahead with Incomplete Understanding of the Watershed: Is there a Choice? (pdf)
Dan Wrye
Pierce County Surface Water Management

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