34th Annual Southwest Florida Water Resources Conference
| Event Start Date: January 16, 2025 | Event End Date: January 16, 2025 | Event Venue: FGCU |
Date/Time
Date(s) - 01/27/25
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
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The 34th Annual Southwest Florida Water Resources Conference will be held on January 24, 2025 at the FGCU Cohen Center Ballroom in Fort Myers, FL
The 2025 SWFL Water Resources Conference is administered and supported by a partnership of organizations including AWRA-FL, ASCE, Audubon of SWFL, FES, FGCU, REIS, SWFAEP, & AWRA FGCU Student Chapter.
This years’ theme is OPPORTUNITIES FOR A RESILIENT RECOVERY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: Protecting Our Water Environment. While continuing to recover from Hurricane Ian in 2022, our region has faced three more hurricanes, Debby, Helene, and Milton.
Our special guest will be Keynote Speaker, Saskia Pardaans, Senior Advisor Infrastructure and Water Management, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, who will share lessons from the Netherlands.
Our hurricane panelists include:
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BRIAN HAMMAN, District 4 Commissioner, Lee County Board of Commissioners
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DAN ALLERS, Mayor, Town of Fort Myers Beach
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DANA SOUZA, City Manager, City of Sanibel
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MAJOR COREY BELL, US Army Corps of Engineers
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JENNIFER HECKER, Executive Director, Coastal and Heartland National Estuary Partnership
We will also get updates regarding ongoing restoration projects, nutrient removal rules, and FEMA stormwater rule changes.
The registration fee for professionals is $75 and student registration is $10.
