Join us for the Mountain States Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado at the PPA Event Center at 2105 Decatur Street just north of Broncos Stadium on Thursday, November 16, 2017. The agenda is set and is shown below. To see the speaker bio’s and their abstracts you can click on the links below. To register CLICK HERE . Member price is $95 per person early registration by Nov 1. Non-member early registration is $125 per person. After Nov 1, the price will increase to $105 and $135.
Program Agenda
7:15 AM – Registration Opens
7:15 – 8:00 AM – Breakfast Buffet
8:00 – 9:15 AM – Opening Keynote Presentation | Room: Aspen/Blue Spruce
Connecting Particle Size Distribution with BMP Performance and Surface Water Quality – Erick McWayne
9:15 – 9:30 AM – Break & Networking with Exhibitors
9:30 – 10:15 AM – Concurrent Session Block OneRoom: Aspen/Blue Spruce | Federal EPA and State Enforcement Action Against the City of Colorado Springs – Richard Mulledy & Jess Besse
Room: Evergreen A | Environmental Aspects of Transportation Design and Construction – Basil Ryer
Room: Evergreen B | Natural Rivers, Urban Streams, and Working Waterways – Using Context to Inform Restoration – Andrew Earles & Natalie Phares
10:15 – 10:30 AM – Break & Networking with Exhibitors
10:30 – 11:15 AM – Concurrent Session Block Two
Room: Aspen/Blue Spruce | Lessons Learned from EPA’s Audit of Salt Lake County’s Stromwater Program – Dan Drumiler
Room: Evergreen A | Construction & Remediation Dewatering: Inspections, Compliance, DMRs – Maura McGovern & Andrea Beebout
Room: Evergreen B | Adventures in Construction Management: Stream Restoration – Mike Sarmento
11:15 – 11:45AM – Lunch & Networking with Exhibitors
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM – Keynote Presentation | Room: Aspen/Blue Spruce
Making Environmental Compliance Happen – Jennifer Hildebrand
12:45 – 1:00PM – Break & Networking with Exhibitors
1:00 – 1:45 PM – Concurrent Sessions Block Three
Room: Aspen/Blue Spruce | Aurora Construction-Erosion Control Program: SWMP/SWPPP Lessons Learned – Sue Hurd & Geoff Rabinowitz
Room: Evergreen A | Updates to EPA’s 2017 Construction General Permit and Common Stormwater Compliance Issues at Construction Projects – Amy Clark & Akash Johnson
Room: Evergreen B | Guidance During and After Construction to Ensure Successful Operation of Post-Construction BMPs – Tyler Dell
1:45 – 2:00PM – Break & Networking with Exhibitors
2:00 – 2:45 PM – Concurrent Sessions Block Four
Room: Aspen/Blue Spruce | Who’s job is it anyway? A Business Model Evaluation for Construction Compliance and Enforcement – Darren Mollendor
Room: Evergreen A | Colorado’s Mine Impacted Streams Task Force – Skip Feeney
Room: Evergreen B | Establishing a Permanent Water Quality Maintenance Program – Rebecca Sturgeon
2:50 – 4:00 PM – Closing Remarks & Closing Keynote Presentation | Room: Aspen/Blue Spruce