The online conference agenda provides an up-to-date hourly view of the program and speakers.
Are you a new CASQA member or a first-time conference attendee? This casual event at the conference hotel on Sunday evening is a great way to break the ice before the official start of the conference. Current CASQA members will be on hand to welcome new members and answer questions. Appetizers will be served; cash bar. Join us!
San Diego coastline stormwater treatment and resources sites, including a visit to the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant and projects in the Mission Bay area. Limited to 56 people.
Update on legal developments of 2016 that impact stormwater regulation in California. This training workshop will cover developments in the Phase II remand rule, case law and rulemaking, and explore their implications for the future of stormwater management in California.
This training workshop will synthesize and distill the results of NSF PIRE funded collaborative research between United States and Australian investigators on the technological development and implementation of Natural Treatment Systems (NTS) for stormwater management. The viability of lessons learned for Southern California stormwater managers will be discussed. Discussion will also be fostered between engineers, natural, physical, and social scientists, policy makers, and educators with multi-disciplinary skills and sensitivities in order to help them understand how to better establish sustainable urban water systems. Three outcomes of the training workshop are expected: 1) Southern California stormwater managers will receive information on the latest innovations and advancements in stormwater technology in Australia and the United States, 2) discussions will help clarify how the outcomes of the NSF PIRE research can better serve the needs of the stormwater management community in Southern California, and 3) feature articles on managers’ perspectives on NTS for stormwater management will be produced.
The science of stormwater is one that is rapidly developing. Permits requirements, environmental research / understanding, and technologies all play a delicate balance in pushing the field as a whole forward and the monitoring requirements which Permittees are held. This training workshop is designed to provide an update to current trends in stormwater monitoring as well as the challenges which are on the horizon. Topic areas to be discussed will include: An introduction to the monitoring requirements for NPDES permits including MS4, IGP and CGP; The movement to watershed approaches to monitoring and compliance with permit and TMDL requirements lessons learned and path forward on data handling; Addition of BMP / LID monitoring requirements to permits and the efforts to standardize methodologies; Updates to the roll out of new FIB rapid methods; and changes to the state certifications at ELAP.
Complex and rigorous Bacteria TMDLs require massive investment to achieve compliance (both infrastructure improvements and microbial source tracking). To date, millions of dollars have been spent on microbial source tracking, planning, and infrastructure improvements across California, and the nation, with limited success. The goal of this training workshop is to help improve the success of Bacteria TMDL implementation by providing regulatory updates from the National, State, and Local levels; updates on new tools for successful implementation of bacteria TMDLs, and by sharing information on success stories and lessons learned from stakeholders currently developing and implementing bacteria TMDLs. Attendees will leave the training workshop with the latest information regarding regulatory changes, scientific updates, and knowledge of best practices for Bacteria TMDL implementation/compliance.
Attendance is limited to 135 people.
With the first full year of the new Industrial General Permit (IGP) officially complete, this full-day training workshop will focus on the most challenging aspects of compliance with the IGP. Dischargers have exceeded numeric action levels (NALs) and officially entered the “Exceedance Response Action (ERA) Level 1 process,” which requires identifying pollutant sources and developing new BMPs/actions to achieve extremely low NALs, or in some cases developing a technical case to show that there are other contributing sources. New permit terms are being added to implement Total Maximum Daily Loads in many watersheds. Regulators, industry representatives, attorneys, and storm water practitioners will address:
Attendance is limited to 80 people.
This training workshop is designed for stormwater program practitioners who are charged with implementing the Trash Amendments. Through a series of presentations and interactive modules, the participants will be provided with a hands-on opportunity to evaluate the two compliance tracks (Track 1 and Track 2) and select an approach for a mock scenario. Training workshop participants will leave with a better understanding of the considerations that they should take into account when selecting a Compliance Track and how these principles can be applied within their municipality. The topics addressed will include:
This training workshop will focus on how watershed management plans and green infrastructure plans are actually being implemented in California and the barriers to effective implementation. Among the topics to be covered are limitations of watershed-scale plans, translating general implementation plans into detailed plans, time challenges, funding needs and potential solutions, challenges with retrofitting the built environment, agency coordination challenges, interaction with stakeholders, challenges with tracking progress and measuring effectiveness, monitoring and adaptive management, and the relationship between watershed management plans and storm water resource plans required for grant funding.
The poster presentation authors will be available to answer questions during this break and during other breaks as available.
The posters will be displayed all days (Mon 9/12 - Wed 9/14)
This in-depth training workshop will cover all aspects of biofilters, including the regulatory requirements in permits; the latest research; selection, design, and installation considerations; inspection and monitoring; and long-term performance and maintenance.
This training workshop will examine regional strategies and techniques that can assist municipal stormwater programs and their partners in preparing for and dealing with illicit discharges, particularly large scale events with potential environmental impact. Topics will include how to maximize resources through regional coordination, techniques for managing incidents in the field, preventing the routine from becoming an emergency, and effective cleanup methods for various pollutants and environmental impacts. Determining cleanup priorities and objectives and use of water quality monitoring to inform decision-making will also be covered.
Toxicity 101 is a basic training course for stormwater practitioners and non-toxicologists who use toxicity data and want to better understand it. The training workshop will offer a review of these methods and their use as tools for stormwater programs and consider questions including how sampling factors can make a difference to toxicity results, what happens at the lab after you drop off a sample, what to look for when reviewing data quality for toxicity and how it differs from chemistry data, how are different protocols best applied, what do the data mean and how should they be interpreted, what about the new TST implementation, and your own questions. The training workshop will also include hands-on opportunities to see some of these endpoints up close.
Our sixth annual Networking Event is aboard the USS Midway Museum, one of America’s longest-serving aircraft carriers. This event is included with a 3-Day Full Conference Pass. Tickets can be purchased as an add-on option for $70 when registering online for a 1-Day or a 2-Day Conference Pass and for guests of attendees. Additional tickets available onsite at Conference Services until 1:30 PM on 9/12 ($80 - onsite pricing). Dinner and shuttle transportation are included.
Complimentary shuttle buses will begin at 6:00 PM outside of the Conference Center.
The posters will be displayed all days (Mon 9/12 - Wed 9/14)
Welcome Remarks: Jill Bicknell, CASQA Chair
CASQA Awards: Jeff Endicott, CASQA Awards Committee Chair
Exhibitor Awards: Karen Ashby, Exhibitor Coordinator
Keynote Address: Andy Lipkis, TreePeople
Andy Lipkis is a practical visionary who has dedicated his life to healing the environment while improving the lives of individuals and communities. He founded TreePeople in Los Angeles in 1973 at age 18 and continues to serve as its President. Andy has spearheaded an approach using trees and forest-inspired technologies to make cities sustainable while mitigating floods, drought, pollution, and global warming. This approach is being demonstrated in L.A. as a model for cities everywhere.
Seth Brown, Storm and Stream, LLC
Chris French, Water Environment Federation
Geoff Brosseau, CASQA
Alex Alimohammadi, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
Christina Arias, San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board
Rich Muhl, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
Laurel Warddrip, State Water Resources Control Board
Chris Beegan, State Water Resources Control Board
Adam Fischer, Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board
Michael Rhoades, County of Santa Clara
David Smith, U.S. EPA Region 9
Todd Snyder, San Diego County
John Filipoff, Lennar Homes
Mark Grey, Building Industry Association of Southern California/Construction Industry Coalition on Water Quality
Lisa Haney, Orange County Sanitation District
Russel Hansen, State Water Resources Control Board
Matt O'Malley, San Diego Coastkeeper
SWPPP Interns, Encinitas Union School District
Michelle Beckwith, Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board
Rich Muhl, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
Luz Vargas, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
Erica Ryan, San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board
Laurel Warddrip, State Water Resources Control Board
This is a chance for vendors and attendees to visit in a casual and cordial environment. Appetizers and drinks will be served.
The posters will be displayed all days (Mon 9/12 - Wed 9/14)
Panel Members:
Angela George, County of Los Angeles
Grace Chan, Metropolitan Water District
Adel Hagekhalil, City of Los Angeles
David Pettijohn, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Julie Ballesteros, City of San Diego
William Gilbert, Orange County Sanitation District
Russell Hansen, State Water Resources Control Board
Adam Weister, Morgner Construction Management
Kim Williams, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
Rich Muhl, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
Kevin Murphy, Water Programs at Sacramento State
Laurel Warddrip, State Water Resources Control Board
Matt Zucca, Erler & Kalinowski, Inc.
Brian Currier, Water Programs at Sacramento State
Kelly Doyle, Rick Engineering
Matt Lentz, GSI Environmental
Marvin Sachse, Brash Industries
Laurel Warddrip, State Water Resources Control Board
Andrew Kleis, City of San Diego
Neil Weinstein, Low Impact Development Center
Renee Purdy, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
Laurie Walsh, San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board
We look forward to seeing you September 25-27, 2017 at the Sacramento Convention Center / Hyatt Regency Sacramento.
