Rondout Creek Watershed Council Watershed Training   This training was held on Friday, May 18, 2007 at the Student Lounge, Vanderlyn Hall SUNY/Ulster, Stone Ridge Campus   Agenda Morning: WATERSHED AWARENESS 8:30am Registration and coffee 9:00am Welcome and Introductions: Manna Jo Greene, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater 9:15am Basic Information on Watersheds and Overview of Watershed Protection Plans, including defining Hudson River Watershed and Estuary: Scott Cuppett, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Hudson River Estuary Program (HREP). Presentation 9:45am Principles of Watershed Hydrology: Simon Gruber, Project Consultant, Orange County Water Authority Groundwater and surface water interconnections Quantity and quality Presentation 10:15am Break 10:30am Activities: Tracing Your Watershed and Identifying Stream Order 11:15am Biological Components of Watersheds: Kevin Grieser, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, HREP Upland forests, meadows, fields, etc. Wetlands Riparian corridors Presentation 11:45am Land Use and Water Quality Impacts: Understanding risks to water quality and quantity through urban/suburban development, wastewater, stormwater, agricultural, hazardous waste; Manna Jo Greene, Clearwater. Presentation 12:15pm Lunch Afternoon: WATERSHED PROTECTION & PLANNING 1:15pm Tools for Watershed Protection: Scott Cuppett, HREP Presentation 1:30pm Importance of Stream Monitoring, including summary of specific findings in Rondout: Doug Reed, Hudson Basin River Watch. Presentation 2:00pm Better Site Design and Phase 2 Stormwater Regulations: Barbara Kendall, HREP Presentation 2:30pm Break 2:45pm Watershed Protection Resources: Inventory of agencies, key websites, systems and bibliography compiled by Jen Grieser, NYC Department of Environmental Preservation. Resource List 3:00pm Putting It All Together - Interactive Evaluation/Next Steps: Open Discussion with all presenters and participants. Summary