Monday, February 4, 2008

Plan to attend The New Stormwater Mgt Act Workshop



Stormwater Regulations Workshop -
The 2007 Maryland Stormwater Management Act

When: Saturday, February 23, 2008
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Where:
Fairland Regional Park - Stormwater Management Pavilion
13950 Old Gunpowder Road
Laurel, MD 20707

The goals of the workshop are to:

Ø Discuss the opportunity for the Anacostia that the 2007 legislation presents,
Ø Formulate a response to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) regarding implementation of the 2007 Stormwater Act and
Ø Inform the Maryland Legislature of our response.

**REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED**
Seating capacity is limited. Please contact
Phong Trieu at ptrieu@mwcog.org to register.
For more information, see flyer or visit
http://www.anacostia.net/




AGENDA:


8:30 Registration


9:00 Welcome, Agenda, GoalsTopics: What will the 2007 Stormwater Act and new regulationsdo for the Anacostia? What can citizens do to make it better?


9:10 Panel on the 2007 Law and the Developing Regulations


10:00 Panel on Anacostia Stormwater Perspectives


11:00 Break


11:15 Facilitated Discussion - Strengthening the Model Ordinance,Regulations and Manual.


12:00 Open Discussion - Next Steps for Implementation/Considerationby AWCAC, Stormwater Consortium, and Watershed Groups (Advocacy)


12:30 Adjourn


12:30-1:00 Optional On-site Stormwater BMP Tour (Weather permitting)

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