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AGENDA

Final 2014 EPA Region 2 Caribbean Science Consortium/Non-PRASA Systems Workshop

University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras – Architecture Amphitheater

September 11, 2014 - Revised 08/26/14

Day 1

Time Speakers

7:00 am Registration

8:30 – 9:00 am Welcome Carlos Severino, Chancellor of UPR Río Piedras

Introductions José Font, CEPD Director, EPA Region 2

Keynote Laura Vélez, Chairwoman, EQB

9:00 – 9:15 am Overview of the Caribbean Science Consortium and Non-PRASA Workgroup - John

Bourbon, EPA

For Consortium: Covering background and history; development of the Annual Work Plan with

commitments; creation of a web-based document center); internships (EPA’s DESA Lab in NJ with

UPR Río Piedras Campus); development of the MOU

For Non-PRASA: Discuss the five objectives; comprehensive inventory – new one to be

developed; or additions to the existing PRDOH inventory of Non-PRASA systems and/or to the

inventory of Non-PRASA Systems that have PRASA services available; Current Non-PRASA

studies; Annual Workplan

9:15 – 10:15 am Caño Martín Session – Claudia Gutierrez, Moderator - EPA

José Font, E A’s Rol o C ño Martín

Lyvia Rodríguez, Proyecto Enlace del Caño Martín Peña - Overview

Jorge Bauzá-Ortega, San Juan Bay Estuary Program – “Keystone of an Urban Estuary: The

Water Quality of the Martín Peña Channel -Context, Status, & Trends”

Loretta Roberson, UPR Río Piedras - Contaminants of Emerging Concern in San Juan Bay

Estuary (including Caño Martín Peña) and associated organisms

10:15 - 10:25 am Break

10:25 – 11:15 am Caño Martín ss o – Claudia Gutierrez, Moderator - EPA

Himilce Vélez, Ponce School of Medicine – “Caño Martín Peña Health Profile, San Juan, Puerto

Rico”

Mayra Roubert, Ponce School of Medicine – “Gastrointestinal symptomatology (GID) prevalence

related to floods and wastewater discharges among Caño Martín Peña residents, San Juan, Puerto

Rico”

José Vega, Institute of Tropical Environmental Bioscience – “Physical-Chemical Parameters and

the Confirmed Presence of Vibrio cholerae, Pseudomona, Salmonella and Shiguella in Caño Martín

Peña”

11:15 - 11:30 am Caño Martín ss o l s ss o – Claudia Gutierrez, Moderator - EPA

11:30 - 12:30 pm Lunch Sponsored by AWWA – Concurrent Poster Session

12:30 – 1:00 pm Judith Enck, Administrator, EPA Region 2 – EPA Priorities Issues in Caribbean

AGENDA

Final 2014 EPA Region 2 Citizen Science Workshop

University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras – Architecture Amphitheater

September 12, 2014 - Revised 08/26/14

Day 2 Time Session Speakers

7:00 am Registration

8:30 – 9:00 am Introductions Deb Szaro, Deputy Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1

Keynote Carmen Guerrero, Secretary, Puerto Rico Department of Natural &

Environmental Resources

9:00 – 10:00 am How To Start a Citizen Science Program

Linda Green, Program Director, URI Watershed Watch - Tools for making a program a success –

10:00 – 10:30 am Success Stories from Community Groups/Citizen Scientists - Rafael Ríos Dávila, Moderator –

UPR Río Piedras

Javier Laureano, San Juan Bay Estuary Program-

Yogani Govender, Para la Naturaleza – “Citizen Science: An Innovative Tool for Biodiversity

Conservation and Management!”

10:30 - 10:40 am Break

10:40 am - Noon Success Stories from Community Groups/Citizen Scientists - Rafael Ríos Dávila, Moderator –

UPR Río Piedras

Liza Anzalota, UPR-MSC; Carmen Milagros Vélez Vega, UPR-MSC; Mónica Ramirez-

Andreotta, NEU – “Multisectorial Community Engagement to Address Environmental and Social

Components Affecting Maternal and Child Health”

Mark Martin, The Vieques Conservation and Historical Trust - Citizen Science Project

Noon – 1:00 pm Lunch Sponsored by PROTECT Center – Concurrent Poster Session

1:00 – 1:30 pm Judith Enck, Administrator, EPA Region 2 – Vital Roles for Citizen/Community Groups in the

Caribbean

1:30 – 3:00 pm Stakeholder Partnerships with the Community - Evelyn Huertas, Moderator - EPA

Graciela Ramírez, InterAmerican University San Germán and Cristina Maldonado, EPA

Region 2 - “Enhancing the “Cooperativa de Acueductos de Patillas” Partnership for Addressing

Multimedia Environmental Risks in Poor Rural Communities of Puerto Rico”

Carmen Milagros Vélez Vega, UPR-MSC; Mónica Ramirez-Andreotta, NEU; Liza Anzalota,

UPR-MSC – “Building Partnerships to Increase Community Participation to Assess Environmental

and Social Determinants of Maternal and Child Health”

David Sotomayor-Ramírez, UPR, Agricultural Experimental Station - “Assessment of Water

Quality and Efficacy of Water Treatment Infrastructure in Southwestern Puerto Rico”

Eliezer Nieves-Rodríguez, Department of Natural & Environmental Resources – “CICA:

Engaging Teachers and College Students through Environmental Interpretation, Education and

Scientific Research in Puerto Rico’s Natural Areas”

1:30 – 5:00 pm Training Session in Exhibition Room (Concurrent Session)

Interactive session of MyEnvironment and CS QAPP Templates Overview via Laptops

Citizen Science Pathogen Monitoring Instrument Demonstration

3:00 – 3:10 pm Break

3:10 – 5:00 pm Where Do We Go From Here/ Facilitated Discussion – Adalberto Bosque, Facilitator - EPA

5:00 pm Workshop Adjourns

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1:00 – 1:15 pm Overview of Non-PRASA Drinking Water Systems – Ana Mendoza, PRDOH

1:15 – 2:00 pm EPA/University Joint Efforts on Non-PRASA Drinking Water Systems – Angel Salgado,

Moderator - EPA

Craig Patterson, EPA- ORD/NRML – “Non-PRASA Drinking Water Research Studies”

Graciela Ramírez, InterAmerican University, San Germán – “A Strategy with the Goal of

Reducing Risks of Waterborne Illness in Rural Communities: Political Ecology, Environmental

Science and Engineering”

2:00 – 2:15 pm University Efforts on Non-PRASA Drinking Water Systems – Angel Salgado, Moderator -

EPA

Sangchul Hwang, UPR Mayagüez – “Flask to Field -Toward Non-PRASA Sustainability”

2:15 – 2:45 pm Non-PRASA Drinking Water Systems Session Panel Discussion – Jaime López, Moderator -

EPA

2:45 – 2:55 pm Break

2:55 – 3:45 pm Ingrid Padilla, UPR Mayagüez – “Hydroepidemiological Assessment of Relationships Between

Environmental Chemical Exposure and Population Birth Outcomes in Northern Puerto Rico”

3:45 – 4:45 pm General Science Session - Include Other University Related Projects – Loretta Roberson,

Moderator – UPR Río Piedras

Bernard Castillo, UVI-St. Croix – “Water Quality of the Bioluminescent Bay in St. Croix”

Stan Latesky, UVI-St. Thomas – “An Overview of Trace Metal Ions Found in St. Thomas Cistern

Water”

Doris Betancourt, EPA ORD – “Asthma in Puerto Rico: A Pilot Study of Mold Populations Inside

and Outside Puerto Rican Residences”

Benjamín Bolaños, UPR Río Piedras - "Outdoor Mold Levels and Pediatric asthma in San Juan,

Puerto Rico"

4:45 - 5:00 pm Next Steps - John Bourbon, EPA

5:00 pm Workshop Adjourns