Reminder: 2010 Schuylkill Watershed Congress this Saturday. We’ll be There Talking LID, Conservation Design
2010 Schuylkill Watershed Congress
March 13th, 2010
Montgomery County Community College - West Campus
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
The Schuylkill Watershed Congress is an annual gathering of citizens interested in understanding, protecting and restoring local watersheds and streams. This event features a diverse program with concurrent and poster sessions covering a broad range of watershed topics.
The 2010 Keynote Presentation offers a panel discussion titled “How to Challenge a Stormwater Permit and Win: A Look at the Crum Creek Neighbors Decision. Michele Adams (Meliora Environmental Design), James A. Schmid, Ph. D. (Schmid & Company, Inc., Consulting Ecologists), and John Wilmer (Environmental Attorney), will tell the story behind the recent successful legal challenge to a stormwater permit given to a developer in an Exceptional Value designated watershed in Delaware County.
Complete details on all sessions being offered and for registration and sponsorship information can be found here
Registration forms can be downloaded here
Will they also be doing a lecture on stormwater bmps?
@Josh Wyatt
Sorry to have missed your comment, we were finalizing our presentation, but hope you were able to attend and check out the many great sessions. We focused mainly on Non-Structural BMPs:
-Protect Sensitive/Special Value Areas
-Cluster and Concentrate
-Minimize Disturbance/Maintenance
-Redue Impervious Cover
-Disconnect/Distribute/Decentralize
For more information, go here, check out Chapter 5 of the PA BMP Manual, and keep your eyes on this site for our soon-to-be-released Interactive Demo on the Site Design Procedure for Better Stormwater Management.