Conference for local beach managers, Tuesday, March 14, 2006

["Shannon Briggs" <briggssl@michigan.gov>]

The Michigan Environmental Health Association is hosting the Annual Education Conference.  A session for local beach managers will be on Tuesday, March 14.  The meeting is at Treetops Resort, Gaylord, Michigan.
Please see the web site for more information
http://www.meha.net/banner.htm 

Beach Session Agenda:

11:00              Challenges in Developing TMDL's for Lake St. Clair Beaches
		Lisa Fogarty, United States Geological Survey

11:30  	Lunch (load presentations on lap top for next session)

1:00		Swimming in Safe Water
		Stephanie Molloy, Michigan State University

1:30 		Fecal Bacteria in Beach Sand:  What are the health implications?
		Elizabeth Alm, Central Michigan University

2:00		Lessons Learned in Managing a beach with a pH of 13
		Scott Kendzierski, Northwest Michigan Health Agency

2:30	Status of Developing Predictive Models for Inland Lake Bathing Beaches in Kalamazoo County
	Jeff Reicherts, Kalamazoo Health & Community Services 

3:00	Bathing Beach Monitoring in Chippewa County
	Christine Daley, Chippewa County Health Department

3:30	Beach Monitoring in Muskegon County
	Vicki Webster, Muskegon County Health Department

4:00	Beach Monitoring in Michigan & the Great Lakes States
	Shannon Briggs, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality


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