St. Louis Earth Day Symposium

October 2010

Registration Opens September 1, 2010.

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October 14, Barge Trip

Back by popular demand! This field trip along the Mississippi River and St. Louis Riverfront features a barge piloted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and their working towboat. Participants will learn about river transportation, channel maintenance, levees and flood protection, businesses that use the river, and about the efforts to protect and improve natural areas, habitat and recreational opportunities in the confluence region.

This trip is organized by St. Louis Earth Day in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, East-West Gateway Council of Governments, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District and the Missouri Department of Conservation and will be held in conjunction with the St. Louis Earth Day Symposium.

8:30am - 4:00 pm

October 26, Technical Workshop, Alberici

Approaches to Stormwater Management
Communities of all sizes benefit from incorporating the best science to protect stream health and avoid flooding, erosion and water quality problems that frequently accompany development.  In response to the EPA's "Phase II" stormwater permit requirement, many communities have adopted new stormwater ordinances to bring them into compliance with their state and county permits.  Phase II criteria are designed to protect water quality, and the Best Management Practices (BMPs) necessary for improving water quality are often useful in controlling runoff as well. But too often, municipalities are also failing to adopt improved stormwater management techniques and criteria to deal with flooding and erosion. In some cases, they even fail to incorporate criteria to recognize basic hydraulics and hydrologic issues necessary to avoid those problems. This workshop will help you "catch up" with those improved techniques while providing expert perspectives on proven models and avoidable pitfalls. 8 am - 2pm

8:00  Breakfast and Registration

8:30  New Directions in Stormwater Regulation

9:30  Catching Up with the Basics

10:30 Break

10:45 Comparing Various Approaches for Stormwater Management: Selecting the Best Components of Existing Local Ordinances

11:45 Lunch and panel discussion: Fighting Inertia and Pushback

1:15  Working Within Tight Constraints: Proprietary BMPs and Other Solutions

2:00  Sustainable Design Showcase: Tour of Alberici Facilities (Optional)

 
October 27, Conference and Evening Lecture, Missouri Botanical Garden

Planning for Clean Water and Healthy Communities

Join local government officials, planners, council members, mayors, and development-related professionals representing cities, counties, companies, universities, and agencies throughout Missouri and Illinois as presenters speak about watershed planning and environmentally responsible approaches to stormwater management. 8 am - 5 pm

8:00    Registration Opens; Light refreshments served.

8:30    Welcome - Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden

9:15    ABCs of Water Resources

10:00  Recess

10:30  Grading our Regional Water Quality Progress

11:15  Model Approaches for Implanting Green Infrastructure in US Cities - Brian Marengo, P.E., Senior Water Resources Technologist, CH2MHill  

12:00  Option 1: Lunch and Exploration of the Gardens - Beaumont Room

          Option 2: Ask an Expert - Dine with area regulation experts and ask them questions about your projects or community

           Missouri Department of Natural Resources - Ruth Wallace
           Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District - Jeff Theerman and John Grimm
           USEPA Region 5 - TBD
           United States Corps of Engineers - Danny McClendon, Chief of the Regulatory Branch, St. Louis District           
           Illinois EPA - Rick Macho, Edwardsville, IL (representing IL EPA)

1:30  Moving from Detention to Head of the Class: Removing Barriers to Green Infrastructure

2:45  Recess

3:00  Incentives and Resources for Clean Water and Healthy Communities

3:45  Show and Tell: Local Planning Success Stories

4:45  Closing Remarks

5:00  Conference Concludes Dinner/Happy Hour on your own (Sasha's and O'Connell's)

7:00  Evening Public Lecture - Humanitarian Water Projects, Locally and Abroad
Representatives from Engineers without Borders and Habitat for Humanity share projects that improve water quality in St. Louis and Honduras. Free and Open to the Public.

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