Subcommittees

Get Involved

Get involved in one of CASQA’s ongoing projects while working with outstanding colleagues on challenging issues. Fifteen 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 should contact the chair(s) to get involved. Click on a subcommittee chair name below to send a direct email.

Download a roster of the Executive Program Committee (EPC) members (Mar 2019)

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.

2019 Subcommittee Co-Chairs (Mar 2019)

Subcommittee Co-Chair term timelines (Feb 2019)

Resources

Best Management Practices (BMP)

Provides contemporary information on BMPs primarily through the BMP Handbooks.

Chair: Cory Jones | Michael Yang

Conference

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

2019 Co-Chairs: Lisa Austin | 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.

Co-chairs: Melanie Sotelo | Kadi Whiteside

Effectiveness Assessment

Provides input and guidance on stormwater program effectiveness assessments; developing a standardized conceptual approach to evaluating municipal program elements.

Co-Chairs: Karen Ashby | David Pohl

Industrial

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

Co-Chairs: Matt Lentz | Jeremy Laurin

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: Darcy Kuenzi | Matt Fabry

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.

Co-Chairs: Rachael Keish | Patrick Kuga

Pesticides

Addresses pesticide uses that impact stormwater discharges; provides input to the EPA and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to improve regulations; compiles relevant information; assists members with compliance strategies; coordinates its activities with other agencies statewide.

Co-Chairs: Dave Tamayo | vacant 

Phase II

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

Co-Chairs: David LaCaro | Delyn Ellison-Lloyd

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.

Co-Chairs: Ryan Baron | Matt Yeager

Public Information / Public Participation

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

Chair: Sharon Gosselin | Jeanette Huddleston

Training

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

Co-Chairs: Brian Currier I Jennifer Peterson

Watershed Management and Impaired Waters

Promotes the development and application of appropriate water quality standards through tracking and commenting on 303(d) listings and policy and implementation of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs); facilitates source control; provides guidance on hydromodification.

Co-Chairs: Jian Peng | Richard Watson 

Website

Maintains the CASQA website as a stormwater management resource for members and the general public.

Co-Chairs: Stephanie Reyna-Hiestand | Tanya Bilezikjian

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