District, DEP hosting stormwater conference

CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT: July 2, 2015
CONTACT: NWFWMD Public Information Office (850) 539-2663 or Jim.Lamar@yopmail.com  orAllyson.McKee@yopmail.com

District, DEP hosting stormwater conference

WHAT: Northwest Florida Stormwater Conference
WHEN: Friday, July 10; 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

WHERE: Department of Environmental Protection; Carr Building – Room 170; 3900 Commonwealth Blvd.; Tallahassee, FL 32399

HOW: To register online, click here. For more information, please contact Brandy Smith at 850-595-0695 orbrandy.m.smith@dep.state.fl.us.

The Northwest Florida Water Management District and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Northwest District invite local governments, engineers, consultants, architects and other interested parties to attend a Stormwater Conference in Tallahassee.

The conference will highlight key issues the District and DEP review for permitting and compliance of stormwater treatment systems to ensure proper design and functionality. Appropriate design and maintenance ensure that development activities will not cause violations of water quality standards in receiving waters or adverse impacts to on-site and off-site property. Learning how to avoid these impacts will reduce the potential for future compliance issues.

The conference agenda will include a review of stormwater regulations and thresholds, operating agreements between DEP and the District, design criteria, best management practices, compliance expectations and online resources. Professional development hours, approved by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers, will be awarded.