Wednesday January 28th, 2009
At the Atlantic Sands, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

The 10-year anniversary of the Delaware Nutrient Management Law poses a timely opportunity to re-examine the science of nutrient fate, transport, and management in Delaware. The last decade has been witness to major changes in how nutrients are handled on and between farms, coupled with unprecedented development of agricultural land for suburban uses. How might these changes affect water quality and nutrient management in the next 10 years? And how should research and public policy respond?
Read More to access the Conference Workbook and Presentations

Conference Workbook
Click here to access the Frontiers Conference Workbook that includes oral and poster presentation abstracts, sponsor info, and panelist bios.



Oral Presentations
The following are pdfs of the conference’s oral presentations listed in the order they were delivered. The pdfs are protected so that materials cannot be extracted or copied. For more presenter information or abstracts see the Conference Workbook.

The Dilemma of Delaware’s Inland Bays – Kent Price, UDCMES as delivered by Robin Tyler, DNREC-EL.

Implementing Nutrient Management – Bill Rohrer, Jr., Delaware Nutrient Management Program .

Ten Years of Progress in Improving Agricultural Nutrient Management Learning from the Past to Improve Water Quality in the Future – Tom Sims, University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources .

Atmospheric Input of Nitrogen and Phosphorus to Delaware’s Inland Bays – Joe Scudlark, University of Delaware College of Marine & Earth Studies .

Intra- and Inter-Annual Trends in Nitrogen and Phosphorus Loads from Three Sources to Rehoboth Bay, Delaware – Jenn Volk, DNREC .

Use of the Nutrient Budget Protocol to Track Nutrient Loading Changes Due to Development – Lyle Jones, DNREC .

Sustainable Landscape Practices in Delaware Public Landscapes – Susan Barton, University of Delaware College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

Developing Definitions and Effectiveness Estimates for Urban Stormwater Treatment, Infiltration and Filtration BMPs – Sarah Weammert, University of Maryland Mid-Atlantic Water Quality Program

The Importance of Wetlands in the Inland Bays Watershed to Improve Water Quality and The Actions Needed to Maintain and Increase These Services – Amy Deller Jacobs, DNREC

The Fairmount Site 1985 to Present: The Effects of Changes in Agricultural Practices on Water Quality and the Potential Impact of a New Rapid Infiltration Basin. – Judy Denver, USGS

Nutrient Removal by the Commonly Grown Grain Crops in Delaware – Greg Binford, University of Delaware College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

Nitrogen Management for Agronomic Crops: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow – Bob Kratochvil, University of Maryland College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

Removal of Nutrients and Other Pollutants from Agricultural Drainage Ditch Water – Josh McGrath, University of Maryland College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

Challenges in Achieving Water Quality Goals with Nutrient Management – Dave Hansen, University of Delaware College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

Introduction
The 10-year anniversary of the Delaware Nutrient Management Law poses a timely opportunity to re-examine the science of nutrient fate, transport, and management in Delaware. The last decade has been witness to major changes in how nutrients are handled on and between farms, coupled with unprecedented development of agricultural land for suburban uses. How might these changes affect water quality and nutrient management in the next 10 years? And how should research and public policy respond?

Local and regional speakers presented the latest research on nutrient sources, cutting-edge management strategies, and long-term trends in the overall health of the Inland Bays Watershed - the perfect case study for the changing nature of land use in Delaware. All were welcome to attend and to participate in a panel discussion on how the next 10 years of nutrient management can build upon past efforts to restore water quality in Delaware.

Sponsorships
The Conference was sponsored by the Center for the Inland Bays, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control, the Delaware Nutrient Management Program, the University of Delaware College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Institute of Soil and Environmental Quality and the Delaware Water Resources Center, and the Mid-Atlantic Certified Crop Advisor Program.

GO BACK

If you do not already have Acrobat you may click here to download it for FREE.