2025 Eastern South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Water Conference Agenda
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| Time | Speaker | Session |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30-8:40 a.m. | Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan and Ryan Lefers, SDSU Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering | Welcome, introduction of new Water Resources Institute director |
| 8:40-9:20 a.m. | Peter Skidmore, Dipper Consulting | River Restoration Science and Practice and Application as a Nature-Based Solution |
| 9:20-9:50 a.m. | Carter Johnson, SDSU Professor Emeritus, Department of Natural Resource Management | A Tale of Two Rivers |
| 9:50-10:10 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:10-10:35 a.m. | Margaret Gitau, Purdue University | Towards Healthy Lakes: Using Research to Inform Local Decision Making across Ecological, Agricultural and Water Quality Outcomes |
| 10:35-11 a.m. | Karen Ryberg, independent researcher | Sentinel Waters: Climate Persistence, Hydrologic Extremes and Water Quality in the Terminal Lakes of the Eastern à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãs |
| 11-11:20 a.m. | Kelli Buscher, Banner Associates | Lake Poinsett Management Plan |
| 11:20-11:40 a.m. | Jeremiah Bergstrom, SDSU School of Design, and Sushant Mehan, SDSU Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering | Bridging Community Insights and Solutions in Water Resource Management: A Pathway to a Water Resources Program in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã |
| 11:40 a.m.-12 p.m. | Mary Sahraei, ISG Inc. | Aligning Watershed Health, Ecology and Community in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã |
| 12-1 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 12:30-12:50 p.m. (luncheon talk) | Braden Hadwiger, Huffman Engineering Inc. | Redundant Technology in Water/Wastewater: Exploring the Importance of Building Redundant Systems to Mitigate Risk |
| 1-1:20 p.m. | Jenn Saunders and Jennalee Jensen, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Healthy Waters: Expectations vs. Reality in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Watersheds |
| 1:20-1:40 p.m. | Deb Soholt, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Lakes and Streams Association | Clear and Present Threat: Zebra Mussels in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã |
| 1:40-1:55 p.m. | Chris Cheek, SDSU Department of Natural Resources Management | Are We There Yet? Assessing and Improving Stream Connectivity in Eastern South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã |
| 1:55-2:10 p.m. | Tait Ronningen, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Then, Now, Next: The Enduring Mission of the Great Plains Fish Habitat Partnership |
| 2:10-2:30 p.m. | Break | |
| 2:30-2:50 p.m. | Kyle Werning and Thomas Eskro, Houston Engineering Inc. | Strategic Planning for a Changing Landscape in Eastern South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã |
| 2:50-3:10 p.m. | Allie Simons, RESPEC | Assessing Channel Migration Risks to Railroad Infrastructure along the Big Sioux River |
| 3:10-3:30 p.m. | Jason Jungwirth, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Game Fish and Parks | Aquatic Habitat Projects Ramping Up in Eastern South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã |
| 3:30-3:50 p.m. | Paula Mazzer, Friends of the Firesteel | Integrated Community and Research Approaches to Restoring Lake Mitchell |
| 3:50 p.m. | Closing remarks |
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