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9:00-9:05 AM
Opening Remarks: Michel Boufadel, Professor and Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering (TU)

9:05- 9:30 AM
"Gas Mining -What is there to be worried about?" Presentation | Notes
Barbara Arrindell
Director, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability, http://www.damascuscitizens.org/

9:30-9:45 AM
Tracy Carluccio Presentation
Deputy Director, Delaware River Keepers. http://www.delawareriverkeeper.org/

9:45-10:00 AM
"State and Federal Regulations on Natural Gas Extraction from Marcellus Shale" Presentation
Amy Sinden, Professor, Beasley School of Law, Temple University

10:00-10:15 AM
"The effect of water withdrawal on water quantity in headwaters" Presentation
Jeff Featherstone, Professor, Community and Regional Planning (TU)

10:15-10:30 AM
"Marcellus Fracwater Geochemistry and Stream Monitoring Feasibility" Presentation
Carl Kirby, Professor of Geology, Bucknell University

10:30-10:40 AM
"The role of citizens groups" Presentation
Dan Volz, Director of the Center for Healthy Environments and Communities (CHEC), the University of Pittsburgh

11:00-11:25 AM
"Novel techniques for managing frack water" Presentation
Radisav Vidic, Professor and Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering, the University of Pittsburgh

11:25-11:50 AM
"The Need for a Cumulative Impact Assessment Study" Presentation |Click here for animation
Michel Boufadel, Professor and Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering (TU)

11:50-12:00 PM
Keya Sadeghipour, Dean of Engineering (TU)
Lisa Staiano-Coico, Provost, Temple University (TU)

1:00-1:30 PM
Scott Rotruck, Chesapeake Energy Presentation

1:30-2:00 PM
"Risk Assessment: Experience acquired from various studies" Presentation
Mustafa Aral, Professor and Director of Multimedia Environmental Simulation Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech

2:00-4:00 PM
Panel discussion moderated by Representative Greg Vitali (166th District, Delaware County)
Panelists include:
John Quigley, Secretary, PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
John Kennedy, Assistant Regional Director, Southeast Region, DEP
Scott Rotruck, Chesapeake Energy
Kristi Gittins, Vice President for Public and Industry Affairs, Chief Oil and Gas
Barbara Arrindell, Director Damascus Citizens
Christine Knapp, Director of Outreach, PennFuture
Tracy Carluccio, Deputy Director, Delaware River Keepers
Deborah Goldberg, Managing Attorney, Earth Justice, www.earthjustice.org

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