Late registration has been extended for the 2005 PA Stormwater Management Symposium to be held October 12-13 at Villanova University.

A pre-symposium municipal workshop will be held October 11 titled Municipal Stormwater Management – Strategies for Success.

The title of this year’s conference is “Stormwater Management Implementation - Are We Getting It Right?” The purpose of the symposium is to advance the knowledge and understanding of comprehensive stormwater management for those dealing in all aspects of land development planning, design and implementation and regulatory compliance.

Engineers, planners, water resource professionals, regional, state and local government representatives, land development professionals and watershed and conservation groups are encouraged to attend.

On October 12, Barry Newman of DEP will provide an overview of changes in the Act 167 Program followed by multiple sessions of papers presented by professionals on many stormwater topics.

The formal portion of the first day concludes with two concurrent panels "Think Ahead Of The Machine During Any Earth Moving Activity With Scheduling and E&S Strategies," and "State, Local and Citizen Enforcement of Storm Water Laws." An informal reception ends the day.

The second day kicks off with a session on the new Pennsylvania BMP Manual, followed by an address by DEP Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty. After her presentation, more workshop sessions are scheduled and a "Stormwater Town Meeting” on research needs will be held. The symposium concludes with several optional tours.

For more information, visit the Conference webpage.

9/23/2005