- Endangered Species Act
- Clean Water Act
- TMDLs
- Stormwater
- Source Control
- Contaminated Sediment
- NPDES Permits
- CERCLA
- Brownfield Redevelopment
- Natural Resources Damage Assessment
- Watershed Planning
- Science and Community Goals
AGENDA
7:30-8:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 Welcome, Introductions & Conference Overview
Holly Duncan, President
Environmental Law Education Center
BIG PICTURE PLANNING & REGULATION
8:00-8:30 Conservation & Restoration on the Willamette River
- Ecological History of the Willamette River and the Influences of Human Activities
- Development of Restoration Perspectives and Practices Based on the Natural Restorative Processes of Rivers
- Future Trajectories of Change in the Willamette River
Stanley V. Gregory, PhD
Professor, Oregon State University
8:30-9:00
A Vision for the Willamette
- Protecting & Restoring the River
- Environmental Cleanup & Habitat Restoration
- Advocating Good Policies for a Healthy Willamette River
Travis Williams, Executive Director
Willamette Riverkeeper
9:00-9:30
Oregon's Planning for the Willamette River
- Willamette River Basin Plans & Reports
- High Priority Actions, Investments & Initiatives
- What Is the Best Course for Oregon?
Jane Bacchieri, Natural Resources Policy Advisor
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski
9:30-10:00
Confluence of State and Federal Laws & Regulatory Programs
- Integration & Overlap of State & Federal Environmental Laws
- Successes & Failures of Regulatory Programs in Satisfying Community Interests
- Recommendations for Legal and Regulatory Priorities
Mark Morford, Stoel Rives LLP
10:00-10:30 Break
NRDA & ESA & CWA
10:30-11:00
Natural Resources Damage Assessment on the Willamette River
- Implementation of Natural Resources Damage Assessment at the Portland Harbor
- Restoration Planning In & Outside the Portland Harbor
Erin Madden, Cascadia Law
Chair, Natural Resources Trustee Council for the Portland Harbor
11:00-11:30
Restoration Strategies on the Willamette River
- Restoration Planning Concurrent with Injury Assessment
- Identifying High Value Restoration Opportunities and Potential Projects
Megan Callahan Grant, Marine Habitat Resource Specialist
NOAA Fisheries - Restoration Center
11:30-12:00
Clean Water Act Programs
- Coordinating Clean Water Act Programs in the Willamette Basin: TMDLs & Stormwater Permitting
- Common Themes in TMDL Implementation Plans
- Stormwater Management and Its Importance to the River
Michael J. Wolf, Water Quality Program Manager
Willamette TMDL Implementation and Stormwater Permitting
Western Region, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
12:00-1:00 LUNCH (Provided)
WILLAMETTE WATERSHED HEALTH
HOW DO THE REGULATORY PROGRAMS FIT INTO THE HEALTH OF THE WATERSHED? 1:00-1:30
What are the Implications for the Entire Watershed from Remediation?
- How Does the Work on the Portland Harbor Fit into the Health of the Watershed?
- Site Characterization: Remedial Investigation Data & Implications for the Health of the Watershed
Eric Blischke, Portland Harbor Project Manager
US Environmental Protection Agency, Region X
1:30-2:00
Municipalities' Efforts to Protect & Restore the Willamette Watershed
- Where Does Remediation Fit into the Overall Health of the River?
- Can We Balance Environmental Costs with Other Community Goals?
- How Should We Measure the Success of Remediation?
Rick Applegate, Portland Harbor Superfund Administrator (invited)
Bureau of Environmental Services, City of Portland
2:00-2:30 Coordination & Integration of State Laws and Regulatory Programs on the Willamette
- Coordinating Cleanup and Permitting
- Key Issues in Achieving Source Control for Sediment Cleanup in Portland Harbor
- Integrating the Downtown Portland Sediment Investigation into Oregon DEQ's Source Control Vision
- What Are the Next Steps with the Report?
Keith Johnson, Manager, Lower Willamette
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
2:30-3:00 Break
CONTAMINATION & REDEVELOPMENT
3:00-3:30 Recent Sediment Characterization of the "Downtown Reach" - Willamette River Miles 12 to 16
- Sampling Approach in the Shadow of the Portland Harbor Superfund Site
- What We Found in the River – Nature and Extent of Hazardous Substances
- Benthic Macroinvertebrate Survey
- Database & GIS Mapping & Issuance of Field & Data Report
- Historical Perspective
Kevin Parrett, PhD, Sr. Environmental Chemist
GSI Water Solutions
3:30-4:00
Brownfields Redevelopment along the Willamette River
- Putting Contaminated Sites Along the Willamette River Back to Productive Use
- Willamette River Industrial Urban Renewal Area
Kevin Johnson, Sr. Project/Program Coordinator
Manager Willamette Industrial Urban Renewal Area
Portland Development Commission
4:00-4:30 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? - A PANEL DISCUSSION
- What Are the Goals of the Environmental Laws, Regulatory Programs & Technical Strategies and How Can Those Goals Be Achieved?
- Which Programs Are Most Effective in Improving the Health of the Watershed?
Moderator: Holly Duncan
Environmental Law Education Center
Panelists: Conference speakers
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LCREP Water Quality and Salmon Sampling Report 2007 - .pdf, 2.8mb
Microsoft Powerpoint Applegate - .pdf, 201kb
Microsoft Powerpoint Bacchieri - .pdf, 1.87mb
Microsoft Powerpoint Gregory - .pdf, 20.03mb < High Speed Connection Necessary
Microsoft Powerpoint Keith Johnson - .pdf, 755kb
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