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BMP Symposium- Galveston
Best Management Practices That Sustain Our Estuary
January 12, 2009 | Galveston, Texas
Galveston Island Convention Center at the San Luis Resort
To download presentations and a summary of the meeting evaluation, please scroll past the agenda to the presentation links.
Workshop Objectives:
- To present resources and practical information about the Best Management Strategies and Practices and how to implement and fund them.
- To exchange information about what is working and assist participants in troubleshooting implementation challenges.
AGENDA
8:30 Sign In
9:00 Welcome and Introduction
9:10 Habitat Conservation Strategies to Protect Galveston Bay
Warren Pulich, River Systems Institute
9:40 Bacteria Fate and Transport in Urban Areas
Linda D. Pechacek, P.E. LDP Consultants, Inc.
10:10 Break
10:30 BMP Case Studies
Agricultural BMPs
Brian Koch, TX St. Soil and Water Cons. Bd.
City of Houston BMP Overview
Richard Chapin, City of Houston Public Works
Harris County Storm Water BMPs
Nick Russo, Harris County
Brays Bayou Storm Water Treatment Wetland
Marissa Sipocz, Texas Sea Grant
12:00 Lunch
12:45 Effectively Communicating BMP Technology
Regional Storm Water Training Video
Sam Metzger, City of Pasadena
Web-based Education Tools
John Shepard, Ctr. for Global Env. Education
1:30 Regional Growth and Ordinance Strategies
A Dense, Walkable City IS a Stormwater BMP
John Jacob, TX Coastal Watershed Program
Integrating BMP Planning with Ordinance Development
David Hunter, City of Denton
2:30 Funding Strategies Panel Discussion Moderated by Eric Mendelman
Tools for Green Space Development: Railroad Commission of Texas Brownfield Response. Program
Aimee Beveridge, Railroad Commission of TX
Federal Grants
Katherine Nelson, TX Commission on Environmental Quality
Coastal Impact Assistance Program and Coastal Management Program
Tom Calnan, General Land Office
3:30 Adjourn
