Name: Comprehensive Watershed Management Reimagined: Blending Infrastructure, Innovation, and Policy
Start: 2025-07-17T15:30:00-0400
End: 2025-07-17T17:10:00-0400

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

Thursday July 17, 2025 3:30pm - 5:10pm EDT

Calusa 1

Course updated for 2025! The panel of experts will provide an in-depth examination of watershed management as a means of comprehensively integrating a variety of planning and regulatory programs currently implemented by FDEP and the water management districts, including TMDLs, MS4s, NPDES, PLRGs, Water Quality Credit Trading, and both structural and non-structural floodplain planning and management. The discussion will also touch on the emerging role of Urban Forest Management Plans (UFMPs) as a component of green infrastructure in municipal watershed strategies. The panel will discuss practical considerations and any changes to current agency practices. Audience participation is encouraged, so bring your questions!

Speakers

Debbie Madden

Attorney, Gunster

Deborah Madden is an attorney whose practice focuses on the area of environmental law.Deborah represents a broad range of clients, including developers, agricultural interests and public and private companies.Deborah has experience providing legal support to clients in permitting... Read More →

Ahmed Hamed

Senior Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants

Ahmed Hamed is a Senior Engineer with Geosyntec Consultants, specializing in stormwater management. He has extensive experience in developing and managing flood risk models and flood protection projects across rural and urban watersheds in Florida. Previously, Ahmed was a project... Read More →

Mike Register

Executive Director, St. Johns River Water Management District

Brian Voelker

Senior Environmental Scientist, Chen Moore & Associates

I am a Senior Environmental Scientist specializing in natural resource assessments and permitting, as well as certified arborist services. I provides numerous ecological services to clients, including the following: wetland delineation, function evaluation, mitigation design, monitoring... Read More →