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Pond Sealing Educational Workshop
November 17, 2017
Sponsored by:
Pima Natural Resource Conservation District
Pima Center for Conservation Education, Inc.
USDA-NRCS
Seepage Control, Inc.
Altar Valley Conservation Alliance
Pima County Natural Resources Parks and Recreation Department
Pima County Flood Control
Arizona Land and Water Trust
SACPA
Location: Pima County Natural Resources Parks and Recreation Bldg.
3500 West River Road, Tucson, Arizona
Please RSVP to (520) 971-2962 (leave a message if no answer)
-or- email PNRCDchair@gmail.com
Agenda
8:30 AM Sign-in and coffee
9:00 AM Cindy Coping, Chair, Pima NRCD, “ Welcome and Introductions”
9:05 Lou Catallini, NRCS Supervisory Area Engineer, “Proper pond design and sealing materials for NRCS projects”
9:20-9:30 Kristen Egen, NRCS District Conservationist ,“NRCS Payment Rates”
9:35-11:00 Seepage Control presentations, Q&A
Betty Bailey, Seepage Control, Inc., Introductory presentation
Ron Ciardella, Seepage Control, Inc. VP of Field Operations,“Sealing Reid Park ponds”
10 Minute break
11:00-Noon Colby Friar, Pima County Flood Control, “Liners Used at Agua Caliente Park”
12:00-1:00 pm Sack lunch provided (sandwiches, chips, cookies, soft drinks)
Move over to El Rio Preserve (10190 N Coachline Boulevard, Marana, AZ—approx. 15-minute drive)
1 pm- Site visit-El Rio Preserve (10190 N Coachline Boulevard, Marana, AZ)
1:00-1:30 PM Janine Spencer, Town of Marana “Overview of El Rio Project and Riparian Restoration Plan”
1:30-2:30 Ron Ciardella, Seepage Control, Inc., Site Treatment, questions