September 25, 2008

Who Attended:

203	Government (Local)	61	Contractor/Consultant
22	Government (Federal)	141	Government (State)
4	Ground Water (Non-profit Org.)

What Participant Liked Most About the Symposium:

• Large choice of topics
• Location, food
• Networking opportunities and getting to see what is happening in other jurisdictions
• Well planned sessions with knowledgeable speakers
• Scientific talks
• Green Event
• Entire Symposium
  

Recommendations for Next Year's Symposium:

• Location and facility very nice don't change
• Change in hours / location
• Reduced Number of Presentations and simultaneous presentations
• Repeat several of the presentations
• More variation since there are many issues that agencies face daily
• When covering a study wait till the study is complete
  

Topics for Future Symposiums:

• Ground water 101 track- explaining the fundamentals
• More topics relating to the environment
• How wells become polluted
• Regulatory framework and approving authority's perception
• Chesapeake Bay Restoration
• Shared facilities, current research projects
• Fishkills
• Alternative stormwater management systems, rainbarrels
• More actual field inspections of problem wells, septic systems
• How wastewater plants operate
  

Send additional ideas or comments to

WATER.SUPPLY@maryland.gov​