Upcoming Events/Meetings
Date
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August 11-12, 2008 TMDLs in the Pacific Northwest Presented by Law Seminars International

Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) requirements of the Clean Water Act have changed how the nation meets its clean water goals. The Pacific Northwest leads the nation in establishing TMDLs for water bodies that do not meet water quality standards. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has now approved TMDLs for the Willamette River Basin and many other Northwest water bodies. Regulated entities often have very few months to develop their TMDL Implementation Plans, and TMDLs are being written for, and litigated, around many more segments in Idaho and Washington.  Our distinguished faculty brings together diverse perspectives to discuss the challenging regulatory and policy issues related to the TMDL process. We will address the differences of TMDLs in Idaho, Oregon and Washington and discuss case studies, federal and state regulations and mechanisms for meeting requirements to help reach solutions for TMDLs and water quality.
 Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
Seattle, Washington
September 18, 2008 WA-AWRA Dinner Meeting

Save the date for a dinner meeting!

 Pyramid Ale House
Seattle, Washington
September 21-24, 2008 75th Annual PNCWA Conference: Focus on the Future

The Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association is pleased to present the theme for the 75th Annual conference.  The 2008 conference theme will focus on the challenges of ensuring abundant affordable clean water for future generations while addressing the challenges of deteriorating infrastructure, continued population growth, increasing competition for a diminishing water resource, a reduction in professional work staff, and greater public concern over unknown effects of micro pollutants.  "Focus on the Future" with your peers and colleagues in Kennewick in 2008!

Three Rivers Convention Center
Kennewick, Washington
October 14, 2008 Shrinking Glaciers in the North Cascades

The Northwest Geological Society Presents Jon Reidel with the North Cascades National Park in a joint dinner meeting with NWMS.

 Talaris Conference Center
Seattle, Washington
October 14-17, 2008 APWA-WA Fall Conference

The American Public Works Association will be hosting its 2008 fall conference in Walla Walla Washington.  This conference is currently in development.  Contact Mike Terrell at (206) 684-3078 or michael.terrell@seattle.gov for more information.

 Marcus Whitman Hotel Conference Center
Walla Walla, Washington
October 23, 2008 WA-AWRA Water Conference

Join us as invited speakers from the Pacific Northwest examine questions surrounding the role water storage plays in the 21st century management of this state's freshwater resources.

  • What are the trends in demand and our region's water balance: agricultural use outlook, urban growth, fisheries preservation, changing climate?  
  • Where are the appropriate roles in this State of large-scale surface reservoirs and more distributed small scale options?
  • Can our regulatory and institutional infrastructure support innovative, sustainable, and efficient storage options?   
 Bell Harbor International Conference Center
Seattle, Washington
November 16-19, 2008 2008 International Low Impact Development conference LID for Urban Ecosystem and Habitat Protection

A number of national and regional Low Impact Development (LID) Conferences have been held in the United States, including the September 2004 conference hosted by the University of Maryland, College Park, and most recently, the March 2007 conference hosted by North Carolina State University in Wilmington, NC.  The 2008 International LID Conference will highlight new and continuing work including research, developments, and community adoption of LID throughout the United States and other countries.

 Westin Hotel
Seattle, Washington
Other Regularly Scheduled Events/Meetings
AWRA national, regional, and state conference meeting schedule can be viewed at http://www.awra.org/meetings/.
The Northwest Geological Society holds regular meetings on the second Tuesday of each month from October through June. Field trips are held in June and September. A list of the planned meetings and trips can be found on their site.
The Washington Hydrologic Society holds monthly meetings. Further information is available from WHS Secretary Alan Black at (425) 450-2515 or ablack@hntb.com.
The Seattle Chapter of the ASCE hold regular meetings and events. A calendar of events can be found on their web site.
The Seattle Chapter of ASCE Water Resources/Environmental (WRE) Group holds noon brown bag meetings every third Thursday of each month (excepting July, December, and conflicts with holidays) on a variety of water resources topics. The location alternates each month between the consulting firm offices of HDR in Bellevue and Brown and Caldwell in Seattle. For more information, contact Perry Cole, P.E., S.E. (425) 635-1000 ext 107 or Sheri Lott, P.E. (425) 458-6333.
To submit an event to be posted on this web site, please send an email to jcarter@golder.com.