CONNECTING THE DROPS FROM SUMMIT TO SEA
CASQA 2018 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE October 15 –17, 2018 Riverside Convention Center Riverside, California
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The 2018 California Stormwater including sustainability, source control, CONTENTS Quality Association (CASQA) Annual conservation, stormwater capture, 1 Introduction Conference will be held in downtown communication, pollutant manage- Riverside, the heart of the Inland ment, and permitting. 2 Riverside Conference Center Empire. This year’s conference theme and Area Information The conference will highlight the reflects its location in the upper por- 4 In-Depth Training Workshops tion of the Santa Ana River Watershed, recent integrating approaches devel- Overview an area of diverse habitat and extreme oped by the State Water Board’s 5 Technical Program Overview topography. The densely populated program – Strategy to Optimize watershed is home to over six million Resource Management of Storm Water 8 Training Workshops Agenda (STORMS) – and the CASQA Vision to people in four southern California 13 Technical Program Agenda counties. Here, as in all of California and establish stormwater as a vital resource 19 Poster Presentations beyond, stormwater professionals are through focused efforts and resources. hard at work complying with National 20 Technical Program – Join over 1,100 attendees and 58 Pollutant Discharge Elimination Alternate Presentations exhibitors for 3 days of important System (NPDES) permits and Total training and discussions on the future 21 2018 Conference Registration Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), creat- Information of our stormwater programs. ing urban infrastructure that imple- 22 Conference Sponsors ments low impact development and CASQA is the largest professional and Exhibitors reduces hydromodification impacts, association dedicated to stormwater capturing stormwater for water supply, 23 Sponsorship and Advertising quality issues. For 30 years, CASQA Opportunities and providing protection for ground- has assisted municipalities, special water and surface water resources. 24 Additional Information, Travel, districts, businesses, the state of and Hotel Reservations At this year’s conference we will California, and the United States “connect the drops” by providing Environmental Protection Agency in an extensive program of training developing and implementing effec- workshops, technical presentations, tive stormwater quality management and posters addressing a range of programs in response to municipal, challenges and opportunities facing industrial, and construction NPDES urban stormwater practitioners stormwater permit requirements. Photos © 2017 Joan Cusick
Scenes from the 2017 CASQA Conference 1 Riverside Conference Center and Area Information
RIVERSIDE CONVENTION CENTER
The Riverside Convention Center, 3637 Fifth St., Riverside, CA 92501, is located in downtown Riverside near the Marriott and The Mission The 2018 CASQA Conference will be held Inn Hotel. The Convention Center Parking entrance is located at at the Riverside Convention Center 3698 Third St. at intersection of Main St.; Daily parking fee is $8.00 (subject to change – special event rates may also apply)
AREA INFORMATION
Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, Riverside is the largest city in the Inland Empire metropolitan area and was founded in 1870. It is the birthplace of the California citrus industry and home of the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, the largest Mission Revival style building in the United States. The average temperatures for Riverside in October are 82°F high / 55°F low.
Come early or stay after the conference to take advantage of nearby activities for all ages including the Fox Performing Arts Center, the Riverside Metropolitan Museum, which houses exhibits and artifacts of Courtesy of Riverside Convention Center local history, the California Museum of Photography, the California Citrus State Historic Park, and the Parent Washington Navel Orange Tree, the last of the two original trees from which all California Navel Oranges have descended. Riverside is also home to the University of California, Riverside, including the UCR Botanical Gardens with 40 acres of plants and 4 miles of walking trails. You can also browse for antiques along downtown’s Main Street.
Other nearby attractions: Mount Rubidoux, Riverside’s most historic and iconic landform; March Field Air Museum; Castle Amusement Park; Jurupa Mountains Cultural Center; Jensen Alvarado Ranch, completely restored to portray rural life of times past.
California Citrus State Historic Park Courtesy of Riverside Visitors and Convention Bureau (bottom left bottom right) Courtesy of Riverside
Hiking at Mount Rubidoux
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Gold Stormwater Steward 3 Keynote speaker at the 2017 CASQA Conference plenary session © 2017 Joan Cusick 4 In-Depth Training Workshops Overview Monday, October 15, 2018
Industrial General Permit: Compliance HALF DAY – AFTERNOON Implementation and TMDLs The workshop will focus on challenging aspects of compli- Legal Update This workshop will pro- ance with the IGP, as well as lessons learned. vide an overview of the Municipal Separate Many dischargers, for example, have exceeded Stormwater Sewer System (MS4) outcomes numeric action levels and officially entered the from the Commission on State Mandates and “Exceedance Response Action Level 1 or 2” related appellate decisions; update on MS4 process requiring the identification of pollutant permit challenges that are currently before sources and development of BMPs / actions to the State Water Board; a panel will discuss The 2018 Training Workshops include achieve numeric action levels. national water quality policy under the current Presidential administration, including the waters full-day and half-day training work- International Low Impact Development of the U.S. rule and changes at U.S. EPA. shops and a full-day offsite field tour This second CASQA international workshop on Public Education This workshop will cover (descriptions below). All Training low impact development and green infrastruc- changing behavior through Community Based Workshops are on Monday, October 15. ture practices will bring practitioners from around the world to share their knowledge on Social Marketing; go over effective strategies For further details, the conference recent developments, newest technologies, for implementing online marketing; developing agenda provides an up-to-date hourly funding approaches, current research, case a strategic Pollutant - Source - Solution matrix view of the program and speakers. studies, performance assessments, commu- to develop your public education strategy, and how to communicate with elected officials, (See agenda on pages 8–20) nity response, and maintenance. executive management and regulators.
For full Training Workshops overview HALF DAY – MORNING Sustainable Stormwater Management: descriptions, please visit our website: Construction: SWPPP Specifications - DesilofiCAtion, Bringing Water Together www.casqa.org/events/annual-conference/ Moving Beyond Lump Sum The workshop in California This workshop will provide an conference-program/training-workshops will review the latest approaches to writing understanding of and different perspectives on stormwater as a resource in California including FULL DAY SWPPP development and implementation specifications for construction contracts and stormwater capture and use and the latest Field Tour: Empire Strikes Stormwater explore current practices and how these prac- information from the State Water Resources (limited number of participants) tices enhance or sabotage compliance. Control Board regarding STORMs capture and The Inland Empire field tour will walk through use projects. Municipal Stormwater 101 The workshop a university and college connecting youth will focus on the history of the Clean Water Trash: Connecting the PLUs – Considera to green infrastructure, through a commer- Act, Stormwater NPDES permits, the main tions for Developing the Trash Amendment cial facility making an individual impact on elements of the Phase I and II programs, Implementation Plans This workshop, stormwater, and end at Riverside County Flood BMP basics, monitoring, and the relevance of through the use of a series of panel discus- Control and Water Conservation District. CGP and IGP to MS4 programs. Additionally, sions, will address topics relevant to the Trash Data-Driven Decision Making: Managing tools for success will be reviewed, including Amendments for both Track 1 and Track 2, Stormwater in the Data Digital Age CASQA handbooks, videos, and program such as full capture BMP implementation, The workshop will cover real-world models effectiveness assessment. determination of full capture system equiva- where data is enabling more targeted and effi- lency, monitoring, and reporting. Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment: cient adaptive management, common issues QMRA: What it is and What it is Not and stumbling blocks with data management, The workshop will cover what a QMRA is, what a range of data sourcing opportunities from information is needed to develop one, and remote sensors to open data, and perspec- share experiences with others currently in the tives on the digital future of stormwater. process of QMRA development.
5 Technical Program Overview Tuesday & Wednesday, October 16–17, 2018
TRACK DESCRIPTIONS Homelessness and Water Quality Making Stormwater BMPs Work With more than a quarter of the country’s Stormwater BMPs protect our waterways from The conference program will feature homeless population living in California, ubiquitous pollution sources, and ensuring that two full days of concurrent session transient encampments in and near our water these BMPS are functional is critical to their presentations (October 16 and 17). ways can increase trash, public safety risk, success. This track will focus on stormwater and human health concerns. This session will BMP pilot studies, design lessons learned, Each of the major tracks for the examine how water quality managers can work operation and maintenance challenges / concurrent session presentations is collaboratively with law enforcement, local solutions, and BMP adaptability after installation outlined below. government agencies, and social services to for both structural and non-structural BMPs. diminish the impact of transient activities. For full Technical Track overview descriptions, Municipal please visit our website: www.casqa.org/ Industrial Focusing on the challenges and solutions in events/annual-conference/conference- Strategic approaches to industrial stormwater implementing a municipal stormwater pro- overview/technical-program-tracks compliance and innovative treatment are one gram, this track will highlight opportunities to way to protect our waterways from summit to connect municipal stormwater programs and Collaboration and Public Outreach sea. This track will highlight pollutant source other environmental sectors and agencies, To protect each precious drop of water from assessments, exceedance response action along with novel approaches to implement- summit to sea, agencies and regulated parties Levels 1 and 2, monitoring, TMDLs, and Clean ing municipal stormwater programs for both will need to reach out to other stakeholders Water Act citizen lawsuits. Phase I and Phase II agencies. in the community. This track will focus on educating the public on stormwater’s potential, Innovation in Data Prioritize and Clarify Regulations innovative ways to engage with sister depart- The track will highlight innovations in monitor- This track will explore California-wide and ments, and working with both governmental ing, data collection tracking, and stormwater watershed specific stormwater priorities and and non-governmental agencies. GIS systems; emerging science and technolo- how all regulations can be used to more effec- gies related to pollutants of concern; and, tively address these priorities and build on Construction advances in watershed planning, modeling, efforts of all regulated parties. Also to be cov- Construction stormwater compliance by its reasonable assurance analysis, and alterna- ered is how regulators can better incorporate nature enhances the quality of our waterways. tive compliance. the non-point source nature of stormwater. This track will focus on proven strategies to resolve construction issues, innovative BMPs Invited Panels Sustainability and controls. Includes a diverse array of invited panels: This track will look at the sustainable practices, Regional Monitoring Programs for Watershed legal requirements, and programs that connect Dollars and Sense Compliance; The State of Stormwater – stormwater and other environmental sectors. Implementing stormwater programs requires Current Issues and Future Trends; It will highlight ongoing efforts and opportuni- both an understanding of physical assets, Transportation Agencies Innovative Practices ties in water supply, water rights, groundwater and the funding capacity to manage those Toward Sustainable Stormwater Management recharge, Sustainable Groundwater Manage assets to protect our waterways. This track will ment Act planning, energy, and climate change. discuss assessment management and its role Invited Workshop in full stormwater program integration. In two conference sessions, this workshop will Total Maximum Daily Loads share the findings and recommendations of This track will highlight the science that goes Efficient Permit Implementation two national workshops and will seek specific into developing TMDLs, the challenges associ- This track will explore the following ques- feedback about which findings and recom- ated with complying with those TMDLs, and tions: How are maximum extent practical and mendations are most relevant to California, ways in which different parties to a TMDL can receiving water limitations incorporated? Are and how best to take actions to build state and come together to comply with a TMDL. TMDL requirements being written, interpreted, local capacity to do better in MS4 program Trash and implemented consistently? Are monitoring management and regulatory oversight. programs providing robust data sets? How do This track will incorporate topics related to watershed-based programs support efficient the state-wide Trash Amendments, such MS4 permit implementation? What hurdles as full capture BMP implementation, monitor- or successes can be found in pollutant ing methods, reporting, and demonstrating trading networks? compliance under Track 2, as well as well as other trash issues such as source identifica- tion, effective and sustainable solutions, data comparability, micro-debris, and relationships between trash and other potential pollutants.
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