Land Development Engineering
Upcoming Events
Notice of Chesapeake Bay TMDL Webinar Series:
EPA will host a series of on-line webinars this year to provide updates on the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load, or "pollution diet." The first one is scheduled for Thursday, February 25, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The agenda for the initial webinar includes an EPA update on Bay TMDL developments and a presentation by the Commonwealth of Virginia on preparation of its pollution reduction plan.Registration information for the webinar can be found at the www.epa.gov/chesapeakebaytmdl.
EPA Proposed Stormwater Rulemaking Listening Sessions
In December, EPA announced plans to initiate national rulemaking to strengthen its stormwater program. In order to seek stakeholder input to help EPA shape this proposed rule, EPA held a series of public listening sessions the last two weeks of January. EPA's presentation from these listening sessions and a copy of the Federal Register Notice seeking stakeholder input is available at www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/rulemaking.
EPA has added an additional listening session in Boston on March 11, 2010
from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Registration information for this listening session
is available at www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/rulemaking.
For individuals who cannot attend the Boston listening session, EPA will make
a 'listen only'
conference call line available. Please contact Amber Marriott
(amber.marriott@tetratech.com)
for the conference call information.
EPA also held a virtual listening session webcast on February 3, 2010.
The archive of this webcast will be available by the end of February.
Written comments on EPA's proposed rulemaking must be submitted on or before February 26, 2010 to the address specified in the Federal Register notice.
Baltimore Watersheds Conference Registration
March 13, 2010
The conference will begin in the Knott Auditorium within the Knott Science Center on the campus of the College of Notre Dame . The college is located at 4701 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210 and a campus map is available for download. Check-in is at 8:30 a.m. and the conference will run from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The conference begins with an address from the Director of the Chesapeake Bay Program on the increased role of government at the federal level for Bay restoration. The agenda also includes affects of climate change on both upland and coastal communities, an update on new initiatives resulting from the Baltimore Watershed Agreement and a follow-up to the research on citizen stormwater awareness. Register early! This conference is free, includes lunch and all conference materials. For more information: http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/environment/watersheds/ep_registration.html
From
the Rooftop to the Bay: Implementing Stormwater Management Strategies in the Chesapeake Bay
Watershed
March 9-11, 2010 (Registration Deadline is February 5, 2010)
Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Staunton, VA. For more information: http://www.cwp.org/
2010 Maryland Stream Waders
Sample Agenda for a Stream Waders Training Session (.pdf)
DNR needs your help to "fill the gaps" in areas being sampled by Maryland Biological Stream Survey crews in 2010 (see green and orange areas on map below) as well as areas that have not been previously sampled by Stream Waders volunteers (see blue areas on the map). So please come learn how you can continue to help Stream Waders contribute to Maryland’s statewide water quality monitoring on a Saturday.
If you’re a member of a watershed organization and are interested in sampling in an area that’s not on the map, we invite you to contact us as we may be able to accommodate you. Watersheds selected by watershed organizations for 2010 sampling may include Antietam Creek, Octararo Creek, Lower Gunpowder River, St. Mary’s River, Breton Bay, Deep Creek Lake. And of course, if you are not already a member of a watershed group, we're hoping you'll join up with folks from one or get together with some friends and help assess the health of local streams. Everyone is invited to help monitor, restore, and protect our waterways.
Each Session is on a Saturday from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Chesapeake College (Queen Anne’s County):
Rescheduled to March 13th - Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Anne Arundel County):
February 27th, 2010 Registration for this date is FULL, WALK-INS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED - Oregon Ridge Nature Center (Baltimore County):
March 6th, 2010 Registration for this date is FULL, WALK-INS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED - Frostburg State University (Allegany County):
March 13th, 2010 (Register by March 5th)
Important Notes:
- We usually start around 9:00 A.M. but we ask that you come a little early to check in and enjoy a small complementary, continental style breakfast (juice, coffee, water, donuts, etc.)
- Please pack your own lunch as we will be taking a break between the lecture training and the outside field training.
- Remember to pack plenty of warm clothes that you don’t mind getting wet. Waders are a plus!!
Capacity is limited so PLEASE Register in advance, by the dates listed above!!
To register for a training session or to receive more information, email streamwaders@dnr.state.md.us or
call the Stream Waders hotline at 1-877-620-8DNR (x8623). Please provide your
name, phone number, address, and expected training location. Check out our
Frequently Asked Questions page for more information.
Thanks and we look forward to hearing from you!
Weathering the Storm: Is This the Right Time for You to Form a Stormwater Utility?
Crowne Plaza Old Town Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, May 18, 2010. Sponsored by the Water Environment Federation. For more information: http://www.wef.org/storm/
2010 Watershed Management Conference: "Innovations in Watershed Management Under Land Use and Climate Change"
August 23-27, 2010, Madison, WI. Sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers' Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI). For more information: http://content.asce.org/conferences/watershedmanagement2010/index.html
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) is sponsoring a conference in Baltimore, MD on Nov. 14-17, 2010
"TMDL 2010: WATERSHED MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY"
The deadline for abstract submittals for this conference is Dec. 1, 2009.
Following is some summary info from their Web site at:
http://www.asabe.org/meetings/tmdl2010/index.htm
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