Oregon Water Quality Conference
June 1, 2007
World Trade Center Two
Portland, Oregon


7:30-8:15 REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:15 Welcome and Introductions

Holly Duncan

Environmental Law Education Center

THE CLEAN WATER ACT:  FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION

8:30-9:00  Federal Program

  • Clean Water Act Issues Facing EPA and the States: Major Priorities and Resources
  • A Forecast:  What’s Next for Congress, the Administration and Clean Water?
    Christine Psyk, Associate Director
    Office of Water & Watersheds
    US EPA Region X

9:00-9:30  Oregon Program

  • Oregon Water Quality Program Priorities
  • Water Quality Issues:  Fish Consumption, Stormwater, TMDLs, Standards
  • Report from the 2007 Oregon Legislative Session
    Lauri Aunan, Water Quality Administrator     
    Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

9:30-10:00  Local Government

  • Clean Water Act Compliance
  • Biggest Obstacles & Challenges for Municipalities
  • Cutting Edge Approaches and Creative Solutions
    Charles Logue, Director of Technical Services
    Clean Water Services

10:00-10:30  BREAK

LEGAL & TECHNICAL ISSUES

10:30-11:00  Legal Hot Topics:

  • Which Waters and Wetlands Are Protected by the Clean Water Act?  Applying the Recent Supreme Court Decisions
  • Which Activities Are Regulated by the Clean Water Act?  Updates on Water Transfers, Pesticides, Forestry, Ballast Water, and Other Issues
  • Stormwater Permit Litigation
    Michael Campbell 
    Stoel Rives LLP

11:00-11:30  Environmental Organizations’ Clean Water Act Strategies

  • Priorities & Objectives of the Conservation Community
  • Legislation – PBT Reduction, Agency Funding & Other Issues
  • Litigation – Ramifications of the Stormwater Lawsuit
  • What’s Next
    Brent Foster, Executive Director 
    Columbia Riverkeeper

11:30-12:00  Water Quality Science & Technical Strategies: Stormwater, BMPs, TMDLs etc.

  • Some Creative Ideas to Improve Water Quality
  • How to Design Effective Stormwater BMPs to Meet TMDLs
  • Case Studies & Lessons Learned
    Eric Strecker 
    GeoSyntec Consultants

12:00-1:00  LUNCH (Provided)

WATER QUALITY TRADING

1:00-1:30  Achieving Water Quality Goals through Water Quality Trading

  • Creating an Ecosystem Marketplace for Multiple Environmental Objectives
  • Building the Willamette Ecosystem Marketplace
    David Primozich, Executive Director  
    Willamette Partnership

1:30-2:00  Creating a Stormwater Marketplace

  • Using Market Forces for Sustainable Stormwater Management
  • Update on the City of Portland’s Marketplace Feasibility Analysis
  • Water Quality Trading in an Urban Landscape
    Dan Vizzini, Principle Financial Analyst  
    Bureau of Environmental Services, City of Portland

2:00-2:30  Creating a Trading Program – How to Set Up a Market

  • Economic of Market Creation
  • Price Discovery and Liquidity
  • Case Study:  Deschutes Groundwater Mitigation Program
    Bruce Aylward, PhD
    Ecosystem Economics

2:30-3:00  BREAK

3:00-5:00  REDUCING DISCHARGES OF TOXICS AND OTHER

EMERGING CONTAMINANTS – A PANEL DISCUSSION

            Moderator -- Janet Gillaspie, Executive Director

            Association of Clean Water Agencies

Emerging Contaminants

  • Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care Products & Nanomaterials
  • What Data is Available?
  • Should Nanomaterials Discharged to the Environment Be Regulated?
    Bill Renfroe, CHMM
    Kennedy/Jenks Consultants

Oregon’s Efforts to Reduce Toxics Discharges

  • Pesticide and Toxics Reduction Strategies
  • State Agency Programs and Efforts to Reduce Toxics
    Kevin Masterson, Agency Toxics Coordinator
    Oregon DEQ

Toxics & the Clean Water Act

  • Toxics and Fish Consumption
  • Update on Efforts to Reduce Toxics in the Columbia River Basin 
    Mary Lou Soscia,     Columbia River Coordinator
    US EPA Region X

Innovative Pre-Treatment

  • How Are Municipalities Addressing Toxics and Emerging Contaminants?
  • What Are the Pre-Treatment Alternatives 
    Peter Ruffier
    City of Eugene Wastewater Division

 Reducing the Sources of Pollution

  • Reducing Urban Runoff
  • Collaborative Efforts & Pollution Prevention
    Teresa Huntsinger, Program Director Clean Rivers
    Oregon Environmental Council