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Past Workshops

 
     
        Industrial Stormwater Permits
May 17, 2012
       

Industrial

 

10 categories of industrial activity require authorization for stormwater discharges under an NPDES permit.

         

Public Participation and Outreach
March 13, 2012

 

Good Housekeeping/Pollution Prevention
January 24, 2012

  Stormwater Wetlands
November 2, 2011
 Public Outreach  

Phase II MS4s are required to have public particpation, outreach and education components.

  Pollution Prevention  

Minimum Control Measures - Programs used by local MS4s to prevent pollution in area waterways.

  Stormwater Wetlands  

Stormwater wetlands are emerging as one of the best ways to clean up polluted stormwater on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Basin Summary Report
September 29, 2011
 

Post-Construction Runoff 
September 7, 2011

 

Construction Site Runoff
July 12, 2011

Basin Summary Report 2011  

Water quality conditions for San Jacinto River Basin, Trinity-San Jacinto Coastal Basin, San Jacinto-Brazos Coastal Basin,  Brazos-Colorado Coastal Basin.

  Post-Construction Runoff  

Post-construction stormwater management to control runoff which significantly affects receiving waterbodies.

  Construction Runoff  

New construction runoff rules, stormwater training,  site inspection, working with municipalities/MUDs.

Sediments in our Waterways
June 22, 2011
 

Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination May 17, 2011

 

Landscaping to Prevent Nonpoint Source Pollution March 23, 2011

Sediments  

A look at the sWdiment issue and a review of studies to help reduce sediments in our waterways.

 

Illicit Discharge

 

How to detect and eliminate illicit discharges, outfield data, elimination and enforcement.

 

Landscaping

 

Rain Gardens and WaterSmart, Landscaping, Using Compost and Mulch for Pollution Prevention, Green Roofs

Nutrients in our Waterways
January 18, 2011

LID and Sustainability for Developers October 27, 2010

 

Instream Bacteria Dynamics Research September 28, 2010

Nutrients

 

Trends in Standards, Nutrient Studies, Designing Wastewater Treatment Plants in Anticipation of TPDES Nutrient Reduction

  LID  

Harris County LID Initiatives, Local LID Policies, the Houston LID Competition, LID Funding

  Instream Bacteria  

Bacteria regrowth and nutrients, the role of fish, bacteria and water quality parameters

Coastal Communities
August 18, 2010
 

Transect Model for Water Quality
July 8, 2010

 

Watershed Modeling
June 30, 2010

Coastal Communities  

Regional Water Quality Management Plan, CZARA OSSF, Tule Creek, Grant Opportunities

  Transect  

Sustainability, LID and Smart Growth, Conservation Easements, Resource Management System Plans

  Watershed Modeling  

Modeling Fundamentals, Value of Deterministic Water Quality Modeling, Specific Models

Capacity, Management, Operations & Maintenance (CMOM) April 7, 2010

 

Stormwater Education and Public Outreach August 11, 2009

 

Coastal Communities
July 15, 2009

Capacity  

Look at efforts to reduce bacteria levels from all of the different sources.

  Stormwater  

Local tools and resources to address stormwater pollution prevention education and MS4 requirements.

  Coastal Communities  

Ecological and economic impacts of land development around our coastal waterways, water quality strategies

Land Use Strategies to Improve Water Quality April 2, 2009

 

Managing Stormwater
August 15, 2008

 

Onsite Septic Systems
August 7, 2008

Land Use Strategies

 

Strategies that positively impact water quality, land conservation techniques, ecosystem approaches.

 

Stormwater

 

Phase 2 stormwater regulation updates,  stormwater investigations, compliance, authorization issues

 

Onsite Septic Systems

 

Clean water and septic systems, rules and homeowner maintenance, developer costs and enforcement

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