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Sharon Newman Speaker at The Maine Water Environment Association Spring Conference

April 15, 2016 at 8:00am3:30pm
Hilton Garden Inn

250 Haskell Road
Bangor, Maine

The Maine Water Environment Association 2016 Spring Conference will take place on April 15 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bangor. Sharon Newman will participate in a panel discussion on Topics in Stormwater: Nutrients- Current Status, Perspectives and Trends. Joining Sharon on the panel are Curtis Bohlen, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership; Mick Kuhns, Maine DEP; Fred Dillon, City of South Portland; Nick Battista, Island Institute; and Chris Perkins, Weston & Sampson Engineers.


For additional program information, visit www.mewea.org.

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