Clean River, Clean Lakes IV 4th Annual Watershed Planning Conference – April 24, 2007
 
A Watershed Event; Finalizing the Plans and Moving to Implementation
 

• How the Region Fits into the Big Picture – Todd Ambs, Water Division Administrator, WDNR (2.0MB)
• MMSD 2020 Facilities Plan – Tim Bate, Engineering Planning Manager, MMSD (4.3MB)
• SEWRPC Regional Water Quality Management Plan Update – Michael Hahn, Chief Environmental Engineer, SEWRPC (6.4MB)
  
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Assembling the Building Blocks of Implementation
Session A - Treatment Technologies, Handling Stormwater and Nonpoint Source Reduction

• Racine: A Developed Community taking a Proactive Approach to Stormwater Pollution Control - Chuck Boehm, Senior Engineer, Earth Tech, Inc. and Jaren Hiller, Water Resources Engineer, Earth Tech, Inc. (14.6MB)
• Emerging Technologies in the Recommended Plan - Troy Deibert, Project Engineer, HNTB Corp. and Kevin Kratt, Director, Water Resources Group, Tetra Tech, Inc. (750kB) 

Session B – Local, Small Scale Water Quality Improvement Projects

• Every Drop Left Behind: Common Sense Landscaping for the 21st Century - Dennis Lukaszewski, Urban Agriculture Program Coordinator, UW-Extension Milwaukee County Office (13.5MB) 
• Examples of Successful Lake and Stream Restoration in Southeastern Wisconsin - Dr. Tom Slawski, Principle Planner, SEWRPC (8.2MB)

Session C – Conservation for Sustained Agricultural Profitability and Clean Water

• Discovery Farms Programs: The Effects of Agriculture on the Environment; Dennis Frame and Dr. Fred Madison, Co-Directors, Discovery Farms UW Extension (4.0MB)
• Upstream Successes – Local Benefits and Downstream Gains; Daniel Stoffel, Washington County Board Supervisor and Farmer – Town of Kewaskum (8.9MB)

Luncheon Keynote Speaker

• Water-Wise Landscaping - Melinda Myers, Nationally Known Gardening Expert (2.8MB) 

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Plan Implementation Issues and Implication for the Region
Afternoon Plenary Sessions

• Stormwater Impacts on Recreational Waters - Dr. Sandra McLellan, Associate Scientist, Great Lakes WATER Institute, UW-Milwaukee (5.5MB)
• A New Awakening” for Achieving Water Quality Improvements - Kevin Shafer, Executive Director, MMSD (750 kb)

Session D – Strategies for Improved Water Quality

• Watershed Implementation Strategies: Emerging Policies and Programs in Use Across the Country (2.4MB)          

                        Panelists:  Paul Freedman, President, Limno-Tech, Inc.
                                           James Klang, Senior Project Engineer, Keiser & Assoc. 
                                           William Krill, Senior Project Manager, HNTB Corporation 
                                           Dr. Leslie Shoemaker, Corporate Vice President, TetraTech, Inc

Session E – Stormwater and Being a Better Neighbor

• Linking Watersheds, Landscapes and Communities - Gail Epping Overholt, Milwaukee River Basin Educator, Wisconsin Basin Initiative, UW-Extension (2.8MB)
• Leaking Basements: The Overlooked Source of Infiltration and Inflow - Michael Campbell, Senior Vice President and COO, Ruekert and Mielke, Inc. (2.6MB)

Session F – Reducing Nutrients in Runoff – Some New Looks

• Dane County's Ordinance Banning Unnecessary Phosphorus in Lawn Fertilizer - Susan Jones, Watershed Management Coordinator, Dane County (2.0MB)
• Runoff Management Solutions for Agricultural Landscapes - Dennis Frame and Dr. Fred Madison, Co-Directors, Discovery Farms, UW-Extension (4.7MB)

The original source of these presentations is in Microsoft PowerPoint format, if you want a copy of the original presentations please contact Bernadette Berdes (conference@mmsd.com) to request a CD.
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Clean River, Clean Lakes III 3rd Annual Watershed Planning Conference - March 2, 2006

Conference Info: Complete Brochure

The Big Picture

• Basis of Plan Development (Karen Sands, Watershed Planning Manager, MMSD) (632kb)
• Existing Water Quality Data and Pollution Sources (Michael Hahn, Chief Environmental Engineer, SEWRPC) (17MB)
• Water Quality Modeling and How it is Being Used (Dr. Leslie Shoemaker, Vice President-Water Resources, TetraTech, Inc.) (1MB)

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Details on Watersheds: Status & Building Blocks of the Alternative Plans

Session A - Water Resource Science As Applied to the Current Planning

• Instream Habitat, Biological Conditions and Fishery Potential (Dr. Thomas Slawski, Principal Planner, SEWRPC) (7MB)
• Wisconsin Buffer Initiative for Rural Water Quality Treatment (Dr. Peter Nowak, Soil & Water Management Specialist, UW-Madison & UW-Extension) (828kb) Video Clip included in Presentation (59MB)
• Nuisance Algae in Lake Michigan - What are the Causes and are there Solutions? (Dr. Harvey Bootsma, Research Scientist, UWM Great Lakes WATER Institute) (1MB)

Session B - Technologies Being Considered in the Planning

• Village of Shorewood Wet Weather Flow Management Program (Dr. Mustafa Emir, Water Group Leader, Bonestroo & Associates) (1MB)
• Applications of Stormwater BMPs in Southeastern Wisconsin (David Kendziorski, President, Stormtech, Inc.) (2MB)
• Physical/Chemical Wastewater Treatment of Peak Wet Weather Flows; Pilot Study Results (Richard Onderko, Senior Project Manager, MMSD) (242kb)

Session C - Programs, Policies & Regulations Affecting Watershed Planning

• Milwaukee River North Branch Wildlife and Farming Heritage Area (Dale Katsma, Wildlife Biologist, WDNR) (2MB)
• Status of Separate Sewer Overflow Regulations (Duane Schuettpelz, Section Chief, Wastewater Permits & Pretreatment, WDNR) (31kb)
• Permitting and Stormwater Requirements of Municipalities (NR 151 & 216) (James Ritchie, Stormwater Specialist, WDNR) (1MB)

Luncheon Keynote Speaker

• Clean Water, Healthy Future (Jeffrey Browne, President, Public Policy Forum) (647kb) 

 Alternatives to Improve Our Water Resources

• The Watershed Planning Perspective (Sharon Gayan, Basin Supervisor, WDNR) (631kb) 
• Considering Our Options, Trade-Offs, Responsibilities and Costs (Dr. Nancy Frank, Chair - Department of Urban Planning, UWM) (310kb)
• Overview of Screening and Preliminary Alternatives (William Krill, Senior Project Manager, HNTB Corporation) (2MB)  

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More Details on Alternative Plans, or Other Planning Considerations
Session D - Alternative Plans Focusing on the MMSD Planning Area

• Estuary and Nearshore Lake Michigan Fishery (Bradley Eggold, Supervisor, Southern Lake Michigan Fisheries Work Unit, WDNR) (5MB)
• Accelerated Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program for Streamside Buffers (Andrew Holschbach, Director of Planning, Resources and Land Management, Ozaukee County) (2MB)
• Milwaukee Harbor Remedial Action Plan Status (Marsha Burzynski, Water Resources Planner, WDNR) (921kb)

The original source of these presentations is in Microsoft PowerPoint format, if you want a copy of the original presentations please contact Bernadette Berdes (conference@mmsd.com) to request a CD.