Catawba Wateree Water Management Group 2015 Annual Report

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March 12, 2026 | Richburg, South Carolina
Time Session Description / Speakers
9:00-9:15 AM Arrival & Breakfast Registration and Networking Breakfast
9:15-9:30 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks

Chester Metropolitan District

  • Welcome to Richburg

Jimmy Bagley, Chair, CWWMG

  • Welcome from CWWMG leadership
  • Overview of Summit purpose and flow
9:30-9:50 AM Citizens Water Academy Recognition

Jimmy Bagley, Chair, CWWMG

9:50-10:20 AM State of the Basin & IWRP Overview

Jeff Lineberger, Vice-Chair, CWWMG

  • Basin conditions and trends
  • What the IWRP is and why it matters now
  • Overview of IWRP focus areas
10:20-10:30 AM Transition Break

Refresh and Reset

10:30-11:15 AM Featured Speaker

Myra Reece, Director, South Carolina Department of Environmental Services

Topic: The importance of long-term water planning and moving from plans to implementation
11:15-11:25 AM Transition Break

Move to breakout rooms

11:25 AM-12:30 PM Breakout 1
Participants choose A or B

A. Policy, Legislative & Regulatory

  • Steve Wall, NC Collaboratory
  • Ryan Carter, Catawba Riverkeeper
  • Linwood Peel, NCDEQ
  • Joe Koon, SCDES

B. Planning Process & Communications:

  • Speakers TBD
12:30-1:30 PM Networking Lunch
1:30-1:40 PM Transition Break

Move to breakout rooms

1:40-2:45 PM Breakout Session 2
Participants choose C or D

C. Data, Operations & Demand Management

  • David Hill, NC Monitoring Coalition
  • Laura Meadors, Apple (Alliance for Water Stewardship perspective)
  • Brandon Keesee, Apple
  • RJ Reynolds?

D. Drought Planning & Response:

  • Ed Bruce (ret)
2:45-3:00 PM Break

Refreshments

3:00-3:45 PM Cross-Cutting Session

From Recommendations to Roles
Connecting learning across sessions and identifying individual and collective actions

3:45-4:00 PM Closing Remarks & Adjourn

Key takeaways, commitments, and next steps

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