Southern CA Water Brown Bag Lunch Dialogue - Stormwater  Capture - Quality Counts

Stormwater capture does holds great potential, yet managing urban stormwater pollution must also be addressed. Last month, we explored ways of utilizing stormwater runoff as an asset to augment water supplies. The Regional Water Quality Control Boards are increasingly incorporating requirements for runoff capture in stormwater discharge permits in order to reduce water quality impairments. What is the state of runoff water quality? What can we expect in the next round of permit renewals? How will these permit requirements be met, and how will we pay for them?

Speakers:
Dr. Martha Sutula, Principal Scientist, Biogeochemistry Department, Southern California Coastal Waters Research Project
Deborah Smith, Chief Deputy Executive Officer, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
Renee Purdy, Chief of Regional Programs, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
Jon Van Rhyn, Water Quality Program Manager, County of San Diego and Chair, San Diego Regional Stormwater Management Committee
Phil Doudar, Watershed Management Division, Los Angeles County Public Works

Suzanne Dallman, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Cal State University Long Beach, will moderate the discussion. Dr. Martha Sutula will give us an overview of regional stormwater runoff quality and related issues.  Deborah Smith will give a brief intro on the Los Angeles stormwater permit renewal and why it is important to water interests as a whole and Renee Purdy will follow with a presentation about their strategy to renew the permit over the next 10 months or so. Jon Van Rhyn will discuss how the Municipal Stormwater co-permittees are approaching the permit reissuance process for the San Diego region. Phil Doudar will discuss the County’s proposed stormwater quality funding initiative for Los Angeles County municipalities.

Please RSVP to JoAnn Carrillo at [email protected]. Parking is available at Metropolitan’s employee garage, accessible at the rear of the building for those who RSVP.  Parking validation will not be provided for valet parking. Please note: Lunch is not provided for this meeting.  You are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch or buy your lunch at the cafeteria located on the first floor of the building and bring it to the meeting.