Conferences and Symposiums

Archived Materials for the THIRD PASSAIC RIVER SYMPOSIUM
Thursday October 16, 2008
Montclair State University Conference Center, 1 Normal Ave., Montclair, New Jersey 07043
(Held in conjunction with the 25th annual conference of the Geological Association of New Jersey on October 17 and 18)
Organized by the
Passaic River Institute of Montclair State University
www.primsu.org ; pri@montclair.edu; 973-655-5423

The Symposium was a great success thanks to all the presenters and attendees. The Symposium featured the "Lower Passaic River Restoration Project", as well as projects and issues in the upper River and tributary watersheds. Congressman Bill Pascrell will be giving opening remarks. The heads of three major agencies spoke, giving an update on Passaic Basin issues from their agencies’ perspectives: Alan J. Steinberg, Regional Administrator of USEPA, Aniello L. Tortora, the NY District Commander for the US Army Corps of Engineers, and Lisa P. Jackson, Commissioner of the NJDEP. The Symposium attracted about 280 participants.

• See the Agenda
• Read the wrap-up story from the Montclair State web site
• Download the program booklet which includes all abstracts (500kb PDF file)
• View individual abstracts and/or presentations

Thank You to Symposium Sponsors and Exhibitors
(click to visit their web sites)

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FOR MORE INFORMATION
General questions about the Symposium can be directed to the chair Dr. Barrett, kirk.barrett@montclair.edu or 973-655-7117.