March 12 – 13, 2010

Kerr County

Hill Country Youth Exhibit Center

Kerrville, Texas

Friday, March 12, 2010

 8:30 AM- 9:00 AM- Registration

 9:00 AM          Welcome - Pat Tinley, Kerr County Judge

 9:05 AM          Harvey Hilderbran - State Representative, District 53

 9:15 AM          Water Futures on the Texas Horizon 

                        Doug Miller - State Representative District 73

 9:35AM           Status of Rainwater Harvesting Across the USA

                         Billy Kniffen - Texas AgirLife Extension Service

 9:50 AM          Break and Exhibits

10:00 AM         Rainwater Harvesting Research

                        Justin Mechell - Texas AgriLife Extension Service

10:30 AM        A Survey of Potable Rainwater Systems in Texas with special attention to                         lead content in water.

                        Bonnie Stump,MD, Gynecology, Occupational/Environmental Medicine

11:00 AM         TWDB – State efforts toward Rainwater Catchments

                        Sanjeev Kalaswad – Innovative Water Technologies Specialist

11:15 AM         TCEQ – Rules update and Future for Rainwater Catchments.

                        Cindy Haynie – TCEQ Drinking Water Section

11:30 AM         Green Design Considerations – How Rainwater Catchment Best Integrates

                         with Green Building

                         Steven Colley – Architect/Founder of Build San Antonio Green

Noon – Lunch and TRCA Business Meeting

 1:15 PM        The effective use of a Consolidated Services Delivery Platform for                                  Sustainable Healthcare and Water Generation in Developing Nations

                        Dennis O’Geary – DenRenCo, LLC

 1:45 PM          Rainfall Harvest:  A Step Toward Sustainable Development in South Texas

                        Dr. Richard French & Dr. Louis R. Manz – UTSA

2:15 PM           Rainwater Harvesting, A Master Gardener’s Perspective

                        Rick and Pam Daniel - Rainwater Harvesting Solutions, Inc.

3:00 PM           Adjourn to Exhibits and/or tours of Rainwater Systems in the Kerrville Area