Massachusetts 319 Statewide Stormwater Seminar Series Questionaire

Massachusetts 319 Statewide Stormwater Seminar Series

APCC is teaming with a consortium of stormwater professionals from Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., The Center for Watershed Protection, Horsley Witten Group, Inc., and Stacey DePasquale Engineering to provide a free Stormwater Training Seminar on Cape Cod. We are looking to provide an individualized stormwater training seminar in our area. We are reaching out to our members, residents, municipalities, businesses and local agency representatives to determine exactly what stormwater topics are of most concern and what would be the most desired topic(s) for training. The teaming partners listed are able to provide seminars and training on a variety of stormwater topics ranging from stormwater utility development to reducing runoff from your property.

A list of potential topics is given below. Please list the top 4 topics that you would like to see at a seminar by selecting the Topic # and indicating whether you would prefer a full 4-hour training session or a 1-hour topic/training session in the box following the topic list. The goal is to customize the training for our region/area needs and your input will help greatly towards this effort. Thank you for your time and assistance.

This project is funded by a 319 grant from the Department of Environmental Protection that supports stomwater workshops throughout the state, hosted by other non-profit organizations.

Stormwater Seminar Topics

1. Funding Stormwater Management (Enterprise Funds/Fees/Utilities) – Completing feasibility studies, steps to setting up a stormwater utility, other funding options for your municipality.

2. Low Impact Development (LID) Design and Implementation for Residential and Nonresidential Properties – Stormwater retrofits for stormwater management for residential/municipal/commercial/ industrial/institutional properties.

3. Planning and Designing Better Development Sites- Learn through case studies how to review zoning codes and ordinances to minimize impervious cover and promote conservation of natural areas.

4. Stormwater Ordinances/Bylaws/Subdivision Regulations - Key areas to focus on when changing ordinances/bylaws for improved stormwater management.

5. Green Streets Design and Implementation – Learn how to design, incorporate, and maintain landscaped stormwater management systems in roadway layouts.

6. Reducing Pollutant Loads and Runoff from your Home or Business – How to reduce pollutants such as bacteria, phosphorus, nitrogen, and sediment from runoff.

7. Overview of the Stakeholder Process and Stormwater Educational Materials – How to access and use readily available stormwater educational materials.

8. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination - Planning and implementing an effective illicit discharge detection and elimination program including bylaw/ordinance development.

9. Planning a Public Stormwater Event – Information, ideas and guidelines for planning an outreach and/or public participation event.

10. Porous Pavements – Technology, installation, maintenance, state-of-the-art technical and practical information.

11. Bioretention for Stormwater Management– Technology, installation, maintenance, state-of-the-art technical and practical information.

12. Rainwater Recovery – Rainwater reuse, concept, design, implementation.

13. Massachusetts Stormwater Regulations – Understanding and implementing the Massachusetts Stormwater Performance Standards.

14. Stormwater Retrofitting for Low Impact Development– Modifying existing or incorporating new stormwater treatment practices in existing stormwater management systems.

15. Conducting an Environmentally Sensitive Design Site Planning Roundtable – Learn how to quickly evaluate your community’s development regulations from the perspective of environmentally sensitive design, and hear about a consensus process.

16. Choosing the Right Stormwater Treatment Practice – Learn appropriate stormwater treatment practice selection based on several factors, including land use, physical feasibility, climate / regional factors, watershed factors (including TMDLs), stormwater management capability, pollutant removal, and community / environmental factors.

17. Stormwater Design in Cold Climates – Learn specific stormwater system design requirements for northern climates.

18. Stormwater Design in Coastal Climates – Learn specific stormwater system design requirements for coastal climates.

19. Building an Effective Stormwater Maintenance Program – Minimize future maintenance through the planning, design, review, construction and post construction phases of stormwater management. Instruction on designing a maintenance tracking system,establishing maintenance easements and agreements, and developing inspection checklists.

20. Flood Control /FEMA Maps/ Natural Hazard Mitigation – Learn methods to reduce the effects of flood waters and planning techniques to avoid flood impacts.