1st Stormwater Manual Revision Committee Meeting in Harrisburg
On Wednesday, September 9th, Domenic Rocco, Dennis Stum, and other PADEP stormwater representatives held the first meeting in Harrisburg to discuss an update to the Stormwater BMP Manual. The committee consists mostly of engineers, many from the SE, who have had multiple experiences working with the Manual. An elaborate review and editing process has been defined that includes 9 sub-groups, broken out by specific topics expected to be especially important:
- Control Guidelines
- Calculation Methodologies
- Vegetated Systems
- Capture and Re-use
- Water Quality
- Infiltration Issues
- Redevelopment
- Highways and Other Linear Systems
- Inspection and Maintenance Issues
Sub-groups will deliver written reports to the committee which will compile and submit written recommendations to PADEP. PADEP will then prepare a Manual Revision. Timing is uncertain, though the committee is planning on a 1-year timeframe.
There are quite a few ways that the existing Manual could be improved.
What are your thoughts and opinions?
Email us at info@stormwaterpa.org or post a comment here on the blog…
PA Stormwater Management Symposium
Registration is open for BOTH the PA SWM Symposium and Municipal Workshop at Villanova (put on by the Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership)! Between NPDES, efforts to revise the BMP Manual, and proposed Ch 102 regulations, there is a lot to talk about!
This year attendees will be addressed by:
- John Hines, Deputy Secretary of Water Management
- Glenn Rider, Director of the Bureau of Watershed management
- and many notable speakers from both the private and the public sectors.
VUSP and TVSSI researchers will present their latest research! Registration includes podium and poster presentations, tours, and of course the wine and cheese reception with our vendors. Registration is through the VUSP website at www.villanova.edu/vusp
Budget Impasse Hinders Conservation District Activities
Pennsylvania’s 66 Conservation Districts are feeling the pinch of local funding reductions and the state budget impasse. The absence of a state budget coupled with the threat of significant financial cutbacks on the state and county levels concern conservation districts who are wondering how they will continue to provide local citizens with vital conservation programs. Read the PACD full press release.
Chesapeake Bay Executive Order Website
Federal Agencies Release Draft Reports Required by Chesapeake Bay Executive order. Read the Press Release, Executive Summary and Draft Reports. NOTE: The public will have the opportunity to submit formal written comments for the record beginning November 9.
Did you know?
The Berks County Conservation District web site provides a link to the Reading Eagle interactive website about the Schuylkill River. Visit A River Runs Through Us: Read the Stories; Watch all Videos; Learn about the Schuylkill River Watershed. At readingeagle.com.
Reminders!
September 17 deadline CALL FOR PAPERS - World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2010: Challenges of Change. Submit here.
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