Water In-service- Part 2, Internal Event

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Aug 11, 2026, 12:00am - 11:45pm
Link: 
Register Now
Cost: 
Free
Location: 
MVP Dairy 7124 US Highway 33, Celina, OH 45822
Contact: 
Matt Romanko: romanko.7@osu.edu or Joey Smith: smith.10402@osu.edu

Part 2: Water Quality & Mitigation

Join us for a three-part professional development series exploring how climate influences water quantity, how pollutants impact water quality, and how urban and regional decisions shape watershed outcomes. Participants will gain practical knowledge to support conservation planning and water-related decision-making across Ohio.

Part 2: Surface Water Quality & Mitigation

Location: MVP Dairy, 7124 US-33 Celina, Ohio 45822

Date: August 11, 2026 (9AM to 3)

Start: Registration open @ 9- start time 930

Time

Topic

Duration

Speakers

9AM

Registration & coffee

 

 

9:30AM
  1. Water quality issues in Ohio
    1. Regional Aspects of WQ
    2. Point out OEPA (regional offices)

30min

Josh Griffin

 

10:00AM
  1.  Soil characteristics and how pollutants move through the soil

30min

Nick Basta

 

10:30AM
  1. Monitoring water quality
    1. Different scales
    2. Different Seasons
    3. Impairment

30 min

 

 

Rem Confesor

11:00

10-min Break

 

 

11:10AM
  1. Practices for water quality mitigation
    1. Nutrients
    2. Acid mine mitigation
    3. Endangered Species act and pesticide mitigation
    4. Controlled drainage & automation; drainage water recycling; and shallow drainage

65 min

 

 

Sara Guiher

Water Quality Associates

Alyssa Essman

Vinayak Shedekar

12:15 to 1:00

Lunch

45 min

 

1:00PM
  1. Incentive programs and technical services for water quality mitigation
    1. Quick Summary of different programs

30 min

 

 

Sara Guiher

Water Quality Associates

 

1:30

GLSM conservation practices

15 min

Jocelyn Ruble

1:45

Break- Head to meeting spot for MVP Tour

 

 

2:00PM

MVP Dairy Tour

60 min