2009 Private Well Symposium
The 2009 Northeast Private Well Symposium was held on November 16-17, 2009 at the Holiday Inn By The Bay in Portland, Maine. The purpose of the Symposium was to integrate research, extension and educational efforts in the field of private well protection to reduce the risks associated with groundwater use to private well water users.
Over 100 participants attended ten concurrent sessions.
Presentations and posters from the Symposium can be found Alphabetical by Author or listed by Session.
A list of attendees of the 2009 Symposium can be found here.
Download the Final Report as a PDF or Word document.
Event Sponsors
USDA National Integrated
Water Quality Program
Planning Committee
Joe Ayotte, Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey
Stewart Chute, Toxicologist, State of Connecticut Dept. of Public Health
Eric Frohmberg
, Toxicologist, Maine CDC
Amy Galford, Extension Associate, College of Human Ecology , Cornell University
Garret W. Graaskamp, Ground Water Specialist, American Ground Water Trust
Kira Jacobs, Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. EPA Region I
Ted Lavery, Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. EPA Region I
Jessica Leahy, Assistant Professor, School of Forest Resources, University of Maine
Ann Lemley,
Professor and Chair, Department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design, Cornell University
Alyson McCann, Water Quality Program Coordinator, URI Cooperative Extension
Stephen Peats, Lab Director, Aqua Maine, Inc.
Julia Peterson, Extension Specialist, University of New Hampshire
Diane Silverman,
Toxicologist, Maine CDC
Laura Wilson,
Assistant Scientist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Contact Us
Alyson McCann
URI Cooperative Extension, Water Quality Program Coordinator
Coodinator, Northeast Private Well Initiative
Email: alyson@uri.edu
Phone: (401) 874-5398
