Project Update:
Fostering Collaboration on Restoration Projects to Address Highway Runoff in the Delaware River Watershed
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Earlier this year, the Center for Watershed Protection, with assistance from the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, organized and facilitated a workshop with representatives from Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and members of various watershed organizations from the Delaware River Watershed to discuss possibilities for collaboration within the Delaware River Watershed Initiative.
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Marlyn Argueta interviews staff member, Greg Hoffmann, Director of Stormwater Services.
How did you get started working on watersheds?
I got into the water resources field because I have always felt that wise planning and design are essential if we are to mitigate humans’ environmental impact on the world.
What is your favorite part about working for the Center?
My favorite part about working at the Center is that I work with so many great people who feel the same way.
Now for the silly questions. What was your favorite TV show when growing up?
MacGyver. Apparently, my love for creative engineering began early.
What is the nerdiest thing you do in your spare time?
Beekeeping
What is your favorite river?
The Two Hearted River in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. I’ve never actually visited it, but Hemingway’s vivid description of Nick Adams’ fishing trip reminds me what a river can be and why wilderness is so essential.
If you won the lottery, what would be the first thing you would buy?
A small farm, with plenty of room for my bees, an impractically large garden, and a few acres of pasture and woods.
What do you want to make sure you do before you die?
Visit and do something interesting in all 50 states (still have 14 to go).
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2019 National Watershed & Stormwater Conference Highlights
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From April 29
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, the Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. hosted its fourth annual National Watershed & Stormwater Conference in Charleston, South Carolina. Each year, this conference provides a forum for sharing fresh ideas on watershed and stormwater management principles and practices. This year, in keeping with the concerns of Charleston, we underscored the importance of coastal resiliency. Here is a download of some of the highlights of the conference!
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New Bulletin Available! Monitoring Stream Restoration in Howard County, Maryland to Determine Effectiveness in Reducing Pollutant Loads
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Under the 2010 Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund program, the Howard County Department of Public Works initiated a monitoring program at the Brampton Hills stream restoration project site located in Ellicott City, Maryland to evaluate the effectiveness of stream restoration in reducing loading of primary pollutants nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment. Monitoring efforts included water quality sampling, both baseflow and storm flow, for two years prior to restoration (2010-2011) and for six years post-restoration (2012-2017)....
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Check out the 165 new resources on OWL!
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The Online Watershed Library (OWL) a searchable, online database of research articles, stormwater and watershed manuals and plans, assessment tools, regulatory information, and other watershed-related resources. OWL was developed to be a time-saver for watershed and stormwater practitioners as it provides users ready access to a well-organized database of relevant and up-to-date information on watershed and stormwater management.
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June 5th, 2019, 4
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Charleston, South Carolina Happy Hour
We are going back to catch up with Conference attendees at a Happy Hour hosted by a couple CWP staff members! Located at The Tattooed Moose: 1137 Morrison Dr, Charleston, SC 29403.
June 19th, 2019,
1:00 - 2:30 PM EST
Webcast 3
: Tree Crediting for Stormwater
The water quality benefits of trees have been documented, but we are still working on quantifying the runoff and pollutant-reducing impacts of trees as a stormwater best management practice (BMP). Part of this uncertainty is how to “credit” urban trees for runoff and pollutant load reduction. This webcast will review ways to model these effects of urban trees and provide examples of their integration into state and local compliance systems for stormwater management, TMDLs and other water quality requirements. The webcast will highlight application of the Center for Watershed Protection’s stormwater performance-based credit to quantify the impact of urban trees on reducing combined sewer overflows in the City of Buffalo, NY, and the Green Infrastructure Center’s modeling of trees’ ability to reduce runoff in Charleston, SC.
August 4th - 7th, 2019
Operation & Maintenance of Stormwater Control Measures Conference
Our partner, Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI), invites you to the leading international conference on the operation and maintenance of stormwater control measures, including both green and gray infrastructure.
April 14th - 17th, 2020
2020 National Watershed and Stormwater Conference
Join us in Austin, Texas. Save the date!
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A big thank you to our newest CWPA members!
Holly H., Ty G., Scott S., Thomas T., Robert A., Erfan G., Mark R., Ted M., Lisa W., Dane W., Matthew H., Charles W., Hawaii's Department of Health, Katie C., Zoffee D., Cecilia T., Scott J., Michele R., Donna S., Andrew H., Paul F., Virginia Tech, Erin C., Jesse M., Mountain Pine Manufacturing, NYC Department of Environmental Services, Fairfax County Government, Mid-Atlantic Regional Council
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The Center would like to acknowledge the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. for their support of our work.
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