- Federal & State Water Quality Priorities
- Legislation & Legal Developments
- Stormwater, Source Control & the Portland Harbor
- Watershed-Based Permitting
- Stormwater Permit Litigation
- Oregon & Washington Stormwater Permit Programs
- Technologies & Permit Compliance Strategies
- And More
8:00-8:45 Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45-9:00 Program Overview & Introductions
Holly Duncan, President
Environmental Law Education Center
FEDERAL & STATE WATER QUALITY PRIORITIES
9:00-9:30
Clean Water Act & Safe Drinking Water Act – Federal Implementation
- National Issues: Sustainable Infrastructure, Climate Change, Nutrients & Emerging Contaminants
- Local Issues: Wet Weather Issues, Columbia River Priority, Fish Consumption, Water Quality Standards and Others
Mike Gearheard, Director
Office of Water & Watersheds
US Environmental Protection Agency
9:30-10:00
Water Quality Programs, Priorities & Legislation in Oregon
- Implementation of Oregon's Water Quality Programs
- Statewide Water Quality Priorities, Emerging Issues & Hot Topics
- Legislative Concepts & Budget Items
Neil Mullane, Administrator, Water Quality Division
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
10:00-10:30
Overview of Recent Legal Developments on Stormwater & Other Issues
- Significant National Developments, Including NPDES Permit Requirements for Vessels and Water Transfers and Potential Restrictions on New Discharges and Water Quality Trading
- Hot Topics in Oregon: Fish Consumption and Other Water Quality Standards Review Issues, Compliance Schedules, Arsenic, and TMDLs
Michael Campbell, Stoel Rives LLP
10:30-11:00 Break
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS' PERSPECTIVES
11:00-11:30
Stormwater Management at Contaminated Sediment Sites
- Stormwater, Source Control & Sediment Contamination
- Local Governments' Role in Achieving Stormwater Source Control
- Evaluating Stormwater Impacts in the Portland Harbor
Rick Applegate, Portland Harbor Superfund Administrator
Bureau of Environmental Services, City of Portland
11:30-12:00
Watershed-Based Permitting
- Practical Implementation of the First-in-the-Nation Watershed-Based Permit—How Does Stormwater Fit In?
- Lessons Learned from Watershed-Based Permitting: Where Do We Go From Here? What Changes Do We Need to Make?
Bob Baumgartner, Manager, Regulatory Affairs Division
Clean Water Services
12:00-1:00 LUNCH (Provided)
CLEAN WATER ACT PERMIT UPDATES
1:00-1:30
Overview of Stormwater NPDES Permits in Oregon:
- Update on Permit Renewals and Review of Stormwater Management Plans
- Municipal, Industrial & Construction Stormwater Permits: 1200Z, 1200COLS, 1200C & MS4 Permits
Annette Liebe, Manager, Surface Water Management
Water Quality Division, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
1:30-2:00
Stormwater Permits & Compliance Strategies in Washington
- Status of Washington's Stormwater Permits: Construction, Industrial, Municipal and Other General Permits
- Alternative Compliance Strategies
Nathan Graves, Vice-President
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
2:00-2:15 Break
STORMWATER LITIGATION
2:15-3:15 A Panel Discussion on the Status of the Litigation and Strategies for Resolving the Outstanding Issues
- Significant Legal and Litigation Issues with the NPDES Permits
- Concerns & Priorities of the Environmental Community
- Strategies for Resolving Litigation and Industry's Response
Moderator: Holly Duncan, Environmental Law Education Center
Mark Riskedahl, Executive Director
Northwest Environmental Defense Center
Annette Liebe, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Michael Campbell, Stoel Rives LLP
Representing, Oregon Industrial Stormwater Group
3:15-3:30 Break
COMPLIANCE STRATEGIES
3:30-4:00 Municipal Permits
- New Focus of Municipal Permits
- What is Required in Phase I Applications?
- Creative Compliance Strategies
Krista Reininga
URS Corporation
4:00-4:30 Industrial Permits
- Strategies for Meeting the Benchmarks in Industrial Stormwater Permits
- Stormwater Technology and Regulatory Impacts: Oregon and Washington
- Simple and Complex Technologies
Neil R. Alongi, P.E.
Maul Foster & Alongi
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