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CONNECTING THE DROPS FROM SUMMIT TO SEA CASQA 2018 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE October 15 –17, 2018 Riverside Convention Center Riverside, California WWW.CASQA.ORG Conference Registration We Make a Difference Delivering innovative planning and engineering solutions for sustainable stormwater management, water quality and restoration iWATR.com 2018 CASQA Conference 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, storm water 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 storm water practitioners storm water 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 2 "We protect, preserve and enhance the quality of Riverside County watersheds by fostering a community-wide commitment to clean water." Palms to Pines Scenic Byway in the Whitewater River Watershed — Palm Springs, Ca. @RivCoWatershed Host Program Sponsor LARRY WALKER ASSOCIATEs LARRY Environmental engineering and consulting. WALKER Providing innovative water quality solutions throughout California for 35 years. Wastewater • Stormwater • Watershed Management Agricultural Water Quality Management • Groundwater ASSOCIATES Davis 530.753.6400 Berkeley, Carlsbad, San Jose, Santa Monica, Seattle, Ventura www.lwa.com 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