Below you can find agendas, minutes and past presentations. For details and registration for upcoming meetings, see: Next Meeting Information.
2023 Meetings
January 13
April 14
NNPDC Presentation - John Bateman, Senior Regional Planner
July 7
NVRC Presentation - Rebecca Murphy, Coastal Program Manager
October 6
2022 Meetings
October 7
Charge Up Fairfax Presentation Materials
Fairfax Tree Canopy Program Presentation Materials
July 8
Presentation:
Food is Climate
Glen Merzer, Sustainable Earth Eating
Presentation Recording (YouTube)
January 14
Presentation:
Clean Energy Transition & Utility-Scale Solar in Virginia
Aaron Berryhill, Solar Program Manager, Virginia Department of Energy
April 8
Meeting Minutes
Presentations:
2022 Virginia General Assembly Session – Legislative Update
Delegate David L. Bulova, District 37
Chesapeake Assessment Scenario Tool (CAST) Presentation
Arianna Johns, Chesapeake Bay Data Specialist, Dept. of Environmental Quality
Link to Meeting Recording on YouTube
2021 Meetings
October 8
(Meeting Cancelled)
July 9
Agenda
February 5
Agenda
Meeting Recording (Potomac Watershed Roundtable)
Minutes (Potomac Watershed Roundtable)
Meeting Recording (Potomac Council)
2020 Meetings
January 10
Agenda
2019 Meetings
January 11
Litter Prevention and Cleanup, Samantha Battersby, Program Coordinator, Trash Free Potomac Watershed Initiative, Alice Ferguson Foundation
Sustainability through Engagement, Jen Cole, Executive Director, Clean Fairfax Council
Partnering to Keep Prince William Beautiful, Lynda Kummelt, Executive Director, Keep Prince William Beautiful
April 12
Chesapeake Bay Health Status Update, Peggy Sanner, Virginia Assistant Director and Senior Attorney, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Chesapeake Bay Phase III Watershed Improvement Plan Update, John Kennedy, Office of Ecology, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Information on Trapa Bispinosa, a new species of water chestnut found in the Potomac River Watershed
July 12
Recovering from the Effects of the 2018 Record Rainfall on Agricultural Fields,
Amanda Pennington, District Engineering Services Manager, Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Soil and Water Conservation
An Introduction to the Potomac River Fisheries Commission
Marty Gary, Executive Secretary, Potomac River Fisheries Commission
October 11
2018 Meetings
January 5
Fauquier County Groundwater Resources, Paul McCulla, County Administrator, Fauquier County Virginia
Evaluation of Publicly Maintained Bioretention Facilities, Asad Rouhi, Northern Virginia Soil & Water Conservation District
Groundwater Resource Monitoring and Characterization in Northern Virginia, Brad White, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
April 13
Welcome, Karen Pallansch, CEO, Alexandria ReNew Enterprises
Potomac River Basin-Wide Comprehensive Water Resources Plan, Curtis Dalpra, Communications Manager, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
As a follow up to discussion at the meeting, Fairfax Water has a grant program aimed towards source water protection. The deadline for the grant program is May 15, 2018. More information is available on the Fairfax Water website.
July 13
Chesapeake Bay TMDL Update, Ann Jennings, Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia
Aquaculture in Virginia, Karen Hudson, Shellfish Aquaculture Specialist, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences (VIMS)
Shoreline Erosion Advisory Service (SEAS) Program Updates, Aaron Wendt, Shoreline Engineer, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
October 12
Agenda (Updated 10/11/18)
Detailed Written Directions from Route 1 to the Clubhouse at Aquia Harbour
2017 Meetings
October 6
Floodplains and Considerations for Voluntary Conservation Programs (Chris Van Vlack)
Floodplains and Tree Buffers – A Case Study (Mike Rolband, P.E., P.W.S, P.W.D. and Mike Marsala, P.E., C.F.M.)
July 7
Accotink Creek Sediment and Chloride Total Maximum Daily Loads, an update (Will Isenberg)
Potomac Science Center Update and Current Projects: (R. Chris Jones, Ph. D.)
Potomac Environmental Research and Education Center
An Ecological Study of Hunting Creek 2013-2016
April 7
January 6
Urban Agriculture in Arlington Virginia (Kirsten Conrad-Buhls)
2016 Meetings
October 7
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (Matt Jagunic)
Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (Kevin McLean)
Update on Chesapeake Bay TMDL Mid-Point Assessment (Russ Baxter)
* The July 2016 meeting was not held due to summer schedules and speaker conflicts.
April 8
Fairview Beach Watershed Plan (Sligh)
January 8
Agenda
Minutes
Update on the Accotink Creek TMDL (Bryant Thomas and Rebecca Shoemaker)
Demonstrating the Value of Retaining Forestland in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (Greg Evans)
Chesapeake Bay Stakeholders Assessment Presentation (Frank Dukes, Ph. D.)
Chesapeake Bay Stakeholders Assessment (Frank Dukes, Ph. D.)
2015 Meetings
October 2
Agenda
Minutes
Regional Water Quality Partnerships (Tanya Spano)
Virginia Master Naturalists – Celebrating 10 Years! (Jim McGlone)
July 10
Agenda
Minutes
Conservation Easements on the Northern Neck (Elizabeth Friel)
Artificial Aquifer Recharge (Mike Alter & Jason Early, Clear Creek Associates)
The Prehistory of Stratford Hall Plantation (Jon Bachman)
April 10
Agenda
Minutes
Urban Stormwater Workgroup (Norm Goulet, Northern VA Regional Commission)
VA Nutrient Credit ExChange Update (Glenn Harvey, VA Nutrient Credit Exchange Assn)
Potomac Aquifer Groundwater Withdrawal Permitting (Craig Nicol, VA DEQ)
January 9
Agenda
Minutes
Working Toward Doody-Free Water (Jensen, Doody Calls)
“Green” Grass: An Urban Nutrient Management Planning Program (Ohlwiler, Virginia Cooperative Extension)
Earlier Meeting Materials
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Meeting Materials: Presentations, Minutes, Agendas
Potomac Watershed Roundtable