– The next CASQA General Membership Meeting is May 9, 2008 in Ontario, CA.  The meeting will provide an overview of the BMP strategy of "true source control."  Source controls, one of the two general categories of best management practices (BMPs), work by keeping potential pollutants out of stormwater while the other major category of BMPs – treatment controls work by removing potential pollutants once they are in stormwater.  Most source controls are focused on physically keeping potential pollutants out of contact with rainfall and stormwater runoff through covering, containment, or cleaning.  "True source control," a subset of source controls, focuses on the original source of a potential pollutant by eliminating or significantly reducing the existence of the potential pollutant, thereby negating the need to physically prevent contact with rain or runoff.  

The meeting day is organized as a review of the state of true source control through a series of presentations focused on true source control efforts focused on different pollutants and in different stages of development.  The meeting will also feature Federal and State updates from the State Water Board and USEPA Region IX, and a featured update on the State’s General Construction Permit. 

The deadline for online meeting registration is May 8th, by 5 PM.   Click here for the agenda.

Can’t make it to the meeting?  CASQA is also offering a LIVE Webcast for those who are not able to attend in person.  For the LIVE Webcast, you have the option to purchase "individual use" or "site use" access.  The deadline for online webcast registration is May 7th, by 5 PM.   Click here for the agenda. 

·  DATE:  Friday, May 9, 2008; 9 am - 3 pm

·  LOCATION:  Doubletree Hotel Ontario Airport, Ontario, CA

·  DESCRIPTION:  CASQA General Meeting including special presentations / panel discussions on meeting topic – "True Source Control - Opportunities and Challenges for Stormwater Programs".

Attend first-time workshops on this groundbreaking manual, featuring interactive sessions and hands-on exercises.  Receive a free copy of the CASQA manual with attendance. 

Register now – space is limited to the first 30 registrants per workshop.  Workshops hours: Check-in 8:30 AM; Start 9:00 AM; End: 3:30 PM.  See dates and locations on the attached flyer.

The mission of the CASQA Awards Program is to advance the stormwater quality management profession by identifying and recognizing exemplary leadership, outstanding projects, activities, and contributions to the field of stormwater quality management.

CASQA members are invited to nominate a worthy individual, project, or media item for an award. Nominations will only be accepted from current CASQA members; however, an individual, project, or media item being nominated need not be a member of CASQA or affiliated with a CASQA member.

To be considered, nominations must be received by June 13, 2008 at 5:00 P.M.. Award winners will be notified in July of 2008, and invited to attend the CASQA awards presentation to be held in conjunction with the CASQA 2008 Stormwater Conference at the Oakland Marriott City Center in Oakland, California, September 22-24, 2008.

For details on the information needed to include with your nomination, please click here.  For specific submittal instructions, please click here, or available at: casqa.org.

CASQA will be following up its first three critically acclaimed annual conferences with a three-day 2008 annual conference (September 22-24) at the Oakland Marriott City Center in Oakland, California.  Visit the stormwater conference website for the latest information on nominations for awards and registration as it becomes available in the coming months.  Abstracts can only be submitted through the abstract submittal page on CASQA’s conference website by the abstract deadline.  All abstracts must be received by Friday, May 23, 2008.  See Call for Papers and Presentations for details.

CASQA’s 2008 Stormwater Conference will be held in Oakland, September 22-24, 2008.  Mark your calendar and make your budget request now.  Almost 600 stormwater quality professionals participated in this year’s 3^rd  annual conference in Costa Mesa and by virtually all accounts the conference was a big success.  The theme for this year’s conference is “Collaboration and Innovation to Achieve Water Quality Goals” (Save-the-Date reminder card attached).