2006 OREGON STORMWATER CONFERENCE


April 28, 2006
Auditorium, World Trade Center
25 SW Salmon
Portland Oregon


8:00-8:30 Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30-10:00 STORMWATER LAWS, LITIGATION & PANEL DISCUSSION

Big Legal Issues Facing Stormwater Permittees

• Regulation of Industrial and Municipal Discharges under the NPDES Permit Program
• Principal Legal Issues In Stormwater Permit Litigation: Public Participation, Water Quality Standards Compliance, Benchmarks Versus Limits
  Michael Campbell, Stoel Rives LLP

Stormwater Litigation and Its Impact on Local Governments

• Background and Discussion of MS4 Litigation
• MS4 Permit Update
  Jerry Linder, General Counsel, Clean Water Services

Environmental Organizations’ Challenges to Stormwater Permits

• Sundial Marine Settlement & Litigation update
• Status of Permits and Priorities for the Environmental Community
  Melissa Powers, Clinical Professor
  Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center, Lewis & Clark Law School

Panel Discussion: the Future of Stormwater Litigation in Oregon

BREAK 10:00-10:30

10:30-11:00 CLEAN WATER ACT IMPLEMENATION

• US EPA Water Quality Programs -- Recent Policies & Directions
• TMDLs, Stormwater, Water Quality Standards and Other Programs
• Incorporating TMDLs Into Stormwater Permits
  Christine Psyk, Manager, Water Restoration Unit
  US EPA Region X, Seattle

11:00-11:30 WATER QUALITY IN OREGON

• Implementation of Oregon’s Water Quality Regulations & Programs
• Weaving Stormwater into Other Regulatory Programs
• Water Quality Priorities: NPDES Permits, TMDLs, CSOs and Others
  Neil Mullane, Water Quality Manager, Northwest Region
  Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

11:30-12:00 TECHNOLOGY: HOW DOES OREGON COMPARE

Stormwater Technology and Regulatory Impacts: Oregon and Beyond

• When Are Low-Tech Options Applicable?
• What Is Driving High-Tech Approaches?
• How Oregon’s Regulations Drive Treatment Relative to Other Western States
  Neil R. Alongi, P.E., Maul Foster & Alongi

12:00-1:00 LUNCH (Provided)

1:00-1:45 STORMWATER PERMITTING: WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD?

• Overview of Stormwater NPDES Permits in Oregon
• Municipal, Industrial & Construction Stormwater Permits: 1200Z, 1200C & MS4 Permits
• Adjustments & Shifts in Oregon’s Stormwater Permitting Program
  Jenine Camilleri,(New) Stormwater Coordinator
  Water Quality Division, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality



• DEQ Internal Stormwater Working Group
• Developing an Integrated Approach to Stormwater Management
• Stormwater Permitting and Source Control
  Kevin Masterson, Agency Toxics Coordinator
  Laboratory Division, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

1:45-2:15 PERMIT IMPLEMENTATION

• Creative Ideas and New Technologies for Implementing Stormwater Permits
• New Directions in Developing a Pollution Control Plan
• Benchmark Setting Processes
• Including Sustainability Concepts in the Plan & Other Ideas
  Terry Buchholz, HDR Engineering

2:15-2:45 BREAK

2:45-3:15 DEVELOPING A STORMWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLAN

• Metro Area MS4 Permittees Revised Stormwater Management Plans
• Pollutant Load Reduction Benchmarks - Monitoring and Modeling for the Benchmarks
• Requirement for Soliciting Public Input in New 1200C
• How to Change Best Management Practices to focus on TMDL Pollutants
  Charles Logue, Director, Technical Services

Clean Water Services

3:15-3:45 MUNICIPAL PERMIT – MS4 CASE STUDY

• Phase I Muncipal Stormwater Permit – A Case Study of Eugene
• Permit Evaluation, BMPs, Gaps Found & Program Adjustments
• Addressing 303(d) in Stormwater Management Plan and Path Toward TMDLs
  Therese Walch, Water Resources Manager
  City of Eugene

3:45-4:15 UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL

• Stormwater Management Under the Safe Drinking Water Act
• Oregon’s Underground Injection Control Program
• UIC Requirements in City of Portland’s UIC WPCF Permit: A First-in-the-Nation Approach to UIC Area-Wide Permitting
  Rodney Weick, Northwest Region
  Oregon Department of Environmental Quality