STORMWATER, TMDLs, STANDARDS, DRINKING WATER, TOXICS
Legislation & Litigation & More
March 10, 2008
Auditorium
World Trade Center
25 SW Salmon Street
Portland Oregon
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- Stormwater
- TMDLs
- Water Quality Standards
- Fish Consumption
- Drinking Water
- Toxics
- Legislation
- Litigation
- Creative Compliance Strategies
- And More
8:00-8:30 Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 Welcome & Conference Overview
Holly Duncan
Environmental Law Education Center
STATE & FEDERAL AGENCY & LITIGATION UPDATE
8:30-9:00
US EPA - Water Quality Programs
- Global & National Issues and Their Impact on the Northwest
- Implementation of the Clean Water Act
- Trends in Water Programs & What to Expect from EPA
Socorro Rodriguez, Director, Oregon Operations Office
US Environmental Protection Agency
9:00-9:30
Oregon Water Quality Program & Priorities
- DEQ Water Quality Program Update
- Looking Forward – What’s in Store for ‘09 and Beyond
- Significant & Timely Issues
Dick Pedersen, Interim Director
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
9:30-10:00 Creative Ideas for Addressing Water Quality
- Upstream Toxics Reduction: Comprehensive Chemical Reform
- Using Values-Added Markets to Engage Farmers and Ranchers in Protecting Water Quality
- Stormwater Solutions: Turning Oregon's Rain Back into a Resource
Andrea Durbin, Executive Director
Oregon Environmental Council
10:00-10:30 Break
ENFORCMENT, LITIGATION & REGULATORY PROGRAMS
10:30-11:00
Clean Water Act Enforcement
- Enforcement Policies & Procedures
- Criminal vs. Civil Enforcement for Water Quality Violations
- What Can You Expect from DEQ
Jane Hickman, Administrator, Office of Compliance & Enforcement
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
11:00-11:30 Clean Water Act Litigation
- A Report on Litigation Under the Clean Water Act
- Issues Being Litigated: TMDL, Stormwater, MS4, NPDES Permits, Compliance Schedule & Toxics
- Status of the Litigation and Next Steps
Laura Maffei
Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt
11:30-12:00 Oregon's Water Quality Programs
- Coordinating Water Quality Programs: Standards, TMDLs, Non-Point Source Pollution, Toxics & Drinking Water
- Development & Implementation of TMDLs
- Mercury, Toxic Chemicals & Fish Consumption
Gene Foster, PhD, Manager, Watershed Management Section
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
12:00-1:00 LUNCH (Provided)
TOXICS
1:00-1:30 Drinking Water, Public Health & Exposure to Toxics
- Developments in Assuring Safe Drinking Water in Oregon
- Toxics & Human Health
Gail Shibley, Administrator
Office of Environmental Public Health
Oregon Department of Human Services
1:30-2:00
Reducing Toxics Discharges
- DEQ Strategies to Reduce Toxics
- Linking Monitoring to Toxics and Pesticide Reduction Efforts
Kevin Masterson, Agency Toxics Coordinator
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
2:00-2:30 Toxic Use Reduction
- Pharmaceuticals Take-Back Program
- Proposed Legislation for '09 Session
Janet Gillaspie, Executive Director
Association of Clean Water Agencies
2:30-3:00 Break
STORMWATER
3:00-3:30
DEQ Stormwater Program
- Policies, Priorities, Permitting, & Other Hot Topics
- NPDES Stormwater Permit Update
Annette Liebe, Manager, Surface Water Management
Oregon DEQ
3:30-4:30
Coordinating Compliance to Use Resources Effectively
- Integrating Compliance Strategies: Stormwater Management, TMDLs, Title 13 , Land Use Goals, & Low Impact Development
- A Panel Discussion of Creative Ideas & Case Studies
Ela Whelan, URS Corporation
Chair, ACWA Stormwater committee
Catherine Corliss, AICP, Angelo Planning Group
Lori Henning, Sr. Natural Resources Scientist, METRO
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