York River and Small Coastal Basins Roundtable met on December 10, 2009 to discuss plans for the upcoming year. Sara Stamp, Dragon Run Steering Committee Chair, gave a nice overview of the origin and function of the organization. The group also discussed the upcoming concerns of the committee as well as the mission statement for the roundtable. The majority of members present expressed concern for upcoming TMDL regulations and how their areas were going to meet the requirements.
Billy Mills,during “Schools of Shad” event, April 2005.
Billy W. MILLS Jr., 58, of King and Queen County, passed
away peacefully at home on Thursday, October 15, 2009. Billy traveled
extensively in his youth, but made his home in Virginia for the past 35 years.
A realtor with Twin Rivers Realty, he was active in his community and
throughout the Middle Peninsula. Billy was an avid sailor and music lover, and
devoted much of his time to preserving the integrity of the York River
watershed which he dearly loved. He served as director of the Mattaponi& Pamunkey Rivers Association for nearly a decade, and was instrumental in
fighting the King William reservoir project, a long-term commitment that gave
him the opportunity to meet and work with the finest of Virginia's conservation
community. He currently served on the board of the Middle Peninsula Land Trust.
He is the son of Peggy B. Mills and the late Billy W. Mills of Franklin, N.C.,
and is survived by his mother; his wife, Sally; two children whom he adored,
Jake and Liz; brother, Jim Mills and wife, Pat, of Roosevelt, N.J.; sister,
Patsy Carol Lent, husband, Jim, and their children, Kristen and Jimmy, of
Ocala, Fla.
Featured speakers on the topics of plan development, financing, case studies from the York and Small Coastal basin watersheds, and a compilation of technical resources to make putting together your community green infrastructure plan much easier.
Summit Presentations
11/1/07 - York River & Small Coastal Basins Summit -
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
What is a Watershed Roundtable?
A watershed roundtable consists of stakeholders who have a vested interest in their communities and are concerned about local water quality. The primary objective of a Roundtable is to develop relationships between diverse stakeholders such that they may collaborate with, learn from, and inform each other while effectively acting to address local water issues. A roundtable can be the driving force in the watershed, providing education, outreach and solutions to restore and protect water quality.
