2021 Falls Lake Nutrient Management Study Research Symposium
Symposium Details
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
10:00am – 3:00pm
Virtual delivery
The Upper Neuse River Basin Association (UNRBA) collaborated with the UNC Institute for the Environment to provide the 2021 Falls Lake Nutrient Management Strategy and Research Symposium. The purpose of this year’s symposium was to inform stakeholders of recent research that has been funded by the NC Policy Collaboratory and UNRBA’s efforts to re-examine the Falls Nutrient Management Strategy.
More than 100 stakeholders from across the Falls Lake watershed and across various sectors convened virtually to receive updates from researchers from UNC, NC State, and East Carolina University, as well as the UNRBA.
Questions about the symposium can be directed to Grant Parkins, Watershed Education Coordinator with the UNC Institute for the Environment, parkins@unc.edu
Symposium Presenter Videos
Welcome & Nutrient Management Study Background
Mike Piehler
UNRBA’s re-examination of the Falls Lake Nutrient Management Strategy
Forrest Westall
Session 1: Watershed Processes
Sand Filters and Silva Cells
Bill Hunt, Jeffrey Johnson, & Sarah Waickowski
Onsite wastewater a hidden source of nutrients to Falls Lake
Michael O’Driscoll, Charles Humphrey Jr., Guy Iverson, & John Hoben
Evaluating the importance of reservoirs as organic carbon sinks and their role in climate change
Brent McKee
Live Q&A Session | Typed Q&A can be viewed in the description box of the video
Bill Hunt, Michael O’Driscoll, & Brent McKee
Session 2: In-Lake Processes
In situ observational study of water circulation and physical properties in Falls Lake
Rick Luettich, Tony Whipple, Harvey Seim, & Ollie Gilchrest
Quantifying Sediment Nutrient Processing
Mike Piehler, Suzanne Thompson, & Chelsea Brown
Defining the balance between N2 fixation and denitrification
Nathan Hall & Hans Paerl
Cyanotoxin presence & year-round dynamics in Falls Lake
Astrid Schnetzer
Live Q&A Session
Rick Luettich, Mike Piehler, Nathan Hall, & Astrid Schnetzer
Session 3: Stakeholder Engagement, Financing, & Future Work
Community engagement for integrated watershed management
Danielle Spurlock
Paying for Nutrient Management in Falls Lake
Evan Kirk, Elsemarie Mullins, & Erin Riggs
Nutrient Modeling in Piedmont Reservoirs
Dan Obenour
UNRBA: Next steps for developing recommendations for a revised Management Strategy
Forrest Westall
Live Q&A Session | Typed Q&A can be viewed in the description box of the video
Danielle Spurlock, Evan Kirk, Dan Obenour, Forrest Westall