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NBC 2011 Symposium - A Day on the Upper Bay: Current Monitoring, Research, Source Reduction Progress & Future Challenges
With over a hundred people in attendance, the Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) sponsored a day-long workshop, A Day on the Upper Bay: Current Monitoring, Research, Source Reduction Progress & Future Challenges, which was an outstanding success. The event took place on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Johnson & Wales University: Culinary Archives & Museum. Stakeholders, scientists and regulators from throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts participated in the workshop to exchange the latest information and improvements in Upper Narragansett Bay and discuss the future path toward achieving and surpassing water quality standards. The day began with opening remarks from the Regional Administer of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England office, Curt Spalding, followed by presentations from various academic institutions and agencies from throughout the Narragansett Bay Watershed. To close the workshop, a panel of some of the foremost experts on Narragansett Bay discussed the mutual goal of improving water quality and restoring Narragansett Bay. Listed below are links to the agenda of the symposium, as well as to the presentations that were given. Thank you to all who attended and participated!