Subcommittees

Get Involved

Get involved in one of CASQA’s ongoing projects while working with outstanding colleagues on challenging issues. Subcommittees focus on different areas of stormwater management, under the auspices of the Executive Program Committee (EPC).

CASQA members are encouraged to participate in subcommittees and can join by signing up here.

Update Effective May 15, 2021:

CASQA’s subcommittees provide a tremendous resource and value for the stormwater community. In order to align the value of certain subcommittees with membership benefits, effective May 15, 2021, the following subcommittees will be restricted to members and invited guests only. All other subcommittees will remain open to all.

  • Construction
  • Industrial 
  • Phase II 
  • Non-Traditional Phase II 
  • Policy and Permitting

Subcommittee Co-Chair Leadership Opportunities

Each of CASQA’s subcommittees is led by a team of two co-chairs. Co-Chairs serve two-year terms, with a maximum of three consecutive terms, and are also part of CASQA’s Executive Program Committee (EPC). Serving as a co-chair is an excellent leadership opportunity for CASQA members, where you not only support CASQA’s mission, but also develop professionally as you work side-by-side with some of the most talented and engaged individuals in stormwater. Each fall, nominations are received from within each subcommittee (for open co-chair positions) and the nominations are confirmed by the Board of Directors in January. Click on the links below to see the current list of co-chairs, as well as the timeline for co-chair terms.

2021 Subcommittee Co-Chairs (Jan 2021)

Subcommittee Co-Chair term timelines (Jan 2021)

Resources

Download a roster of the 2021 Executive Program Committee (EPC) members (Jan 2021)

The EPC Resources page can only be viewed by CASQA EPC members who have logged into their account. If you are an EPC member, log in to view the page.

View upcoming subcommittee call dates and times

Subcommittees

BMP Effectiveness Assessment

Focuses on the goals and objectives detailed in Action 1.3 of CASQA’s Vision to maximize effectiveness of BMPs, green stormwater infrastructure, and low impact development.  

Co-Chairs: Lucy Cortez-Johnson | Matt Yeager

BMP Handbooks

Provides contemporary information on BMPs primarily through the BMP Handbooks.

Chair: Cory Jones | Michael Yang

Conference (a subcommittee of the Events and Communications Committee)

Serves to increase awareness and knowledge of stormwater quality management issues through developing the annual CASQA conference and associated training workshops.

2021 Co-Chairs: Tanya Bilezikjian | Sharon Gosselin

Construction

Identifies emerging issues and tracks trends and regulatory requirements for construction stormwater permittees; assists members with identifying possible solutions to evolving regulatory requirements.

Participation is limited to CASQA members only.

Co-chairs: Melanie Sotelo | Kadi Whiteside

Funding

Focuses on the goals and objectives detailed in Principle 4 of CASQA’s Vision to develop the significant financial resources necessary for sustainable stormwater management, including determining the resource needs for sustainable stormwater programs, developing a dedicated funding source for stormwater, and increasing supplemental funding opportunities.  

Co-Chairs: Daniel Apt | Kelly Havens

Industrial

Ensures the issues and concerns of regulated industrial stormwater permittees are represented in policies / regulations, including permitting and numeric effluent limits.

Participation is limited to CASQA members only.

Co-Chairs: Jodie Crandell | Mehran Ebrahimi

Legislation

Tracks stormwater-related legislation in the California Senate and Assembly, and United States Congress; prepares quarterly legislative summaries for CASQA members; prepares fact sheets on key legislation that can be used by members to educate their organizations about potential impact of proposed legislation.

Co-Chairs: Stephanie Reyna-Hiestand | Hawkeye Sheene

Monitoring and Science

Improves scientific and technical basis of stormwater management programs by developing research and monitoring priorities, and seeking collaborators, partners, and grant funding for needed research.

Co-Chairs: Brian Laurenson | Rebekah Guill

Non-Traditional Phase II

Seeks to educate and engage non-traditional MS4 programs in stormwater management issues; provides a forum for information exchange.

Participation is limited to CASQA members only.

Co-Chairs: Rachael Keish | Patrick Kuga

Phase II

Seeks to educate and engage Phase II programs in stormwater management issues; provides a forum for information exchange.

Participation is limited to CASQA members only.

Co-Chairs: Rob Carson | Oriana Hart

Policy and Permitting

Develops comments and testimony on State, USEPA, and precedent-setting regional policies and permitting initiatives; promotes the development of statewide stormwater policy.

Participation is limited to CASQA members only.

Co-Chairs: Arne Anselm | Kacen Clapper

Public Information / Public Participation

Provides a forum for stormwater public outreach professionals to share ideas; assists in coordinating outreach efforts in California.

Chair: Jeanette Huddleston | Jenna Voss

Stormwater Capture and Use

Focuses on the goals and objectives detailed in Action 1.1 of CASQA’s Vision to maximize stormwater capture, including determining the economic value of stormwater, evaluating water rights, establishing partnerships with other water resource agencies, developing strategies to address climate change, and more.

Co-Chairs: Joseph Draper | Jim Rasmus

Training

Oversees the development and implementation of long-term sustainable training program to meet the needs of California stormwater practitioners.

Co-Chairs: Dave Mercier | Ken Kristoffersen

True Source Control (formerly Watershed Management and Impaired Waters)

Focuses on the goals and objectives detailed in Action 1.2 of CASQA’s Vision to minimize pollution at the source.  Current true source control activities include efforts to reduce toxicity from current use pesticides, concentrations of copper in brake pads, and concentrations of zinc in tires. This subcommittee will also evaluate other potential true source control options for other priority water quality issues (e.g., trash, bacteria).

Co-Chairs: Richard Watson | Sara Toyoda

CASQA Representatives 

CASQA selects individuals to serve on committees and other groups constituted by others to represent the interests of stormwater quality management and CASQA members.

At-Large

Paul Alva | Fernando Villaluna: Los Angeles County

Mark Grey | Kathryn Hubbard: Building Industry Association of Southern California

Daniel Rourke: Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District

Kelly Moran: TDC Environmental, LLC

Fred Krieger: Consultant - NewsFlash

Ex Officio

Jeff Endicott: CASC Engineering and Consulting

Sandy Mathews: Larry Walker Associates

Chris Crompton: County of Orange

Scott Taylor: Michael Baker International

Richard Boon: Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District

Gerhardt Hubner: Gerhardt J. Hubner Consulting

Jill Bicknell: Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program

Lisa Austin: Geosyntec Consultants

Daniel Apt: Olaunu