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July 24 & 25, 2008

Manitowoc Holiday Inn
4601 Calumet Avenue

Clean Water

From Politics to Policy

A conference for policy makers and technical staff who want to listen, learn and act.

Are the rules relating to stormwater the best or only alternative?

Will we have clean water as a result?

If you have asked these questions – come and get the answers!

Sponsored by:

WISCONSIN ALLIANCE OF CITIES

WISCONSIN COUNTIES ASSOCIATION

LEAGUE OF WISCONSIN MUNICIPALITIES

WISCONSIN TOWNS ASSOCIATION

1000 FRIENDS OF WISCONSIN

MUNICIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP

WISCONSIN BUILDERS ASSOCIATION

We will address the challenges of meeting new federal and state regulations on polluted runoff and we will explore innovative and cost effective ways for communities to meet those requirements within current budget constraints.

Agenda

Thursday, July 24 

8:00 to 9:00 a.m. - Registration

9:15 - Keynote - “Framing the Issues”   Mayor Kevin Crawford

9:45 - Update on Revisions: Intent and Context (What you have to worry about)

Russ Rasmussen and Mary Anne Lowndes

10:45 - Breakouts (Round 1)

11:15 - Breakouts (Round 2) 

• Stormwater Sediments NR 528and NR216 and NR151: Paul Kent
• Rock and Lower Fox River Basins:  Jane Carlson
• Political and Economic Impacts of Implementing Water Quality Criteria for Nutrients  (Nitrogen and Phosphorus):  Jim Kleinschmidt
• Meeting MS4 Permit Requirements-What Municipalities are Doing and What Does it Cost:  Jim Bachhuber
• Green tier:  Linda Bochert 

12:00 - Lunch Speaker: “Clean Water Act: Politics and Process” Edward Huck

1:30 - Repeat Breakouts (1 Round)

2:00 - Break

2:15 - Panel Session: “Ag Non-point Issue: Not As Easy As It Seems” 

Denny Caneff, River Alliance and TBA

 

3:15 - General Session: “Alternatives to the Present”

• Kevin Shafer
• Mike Hahn
• Lori Grant
• Paul Kent

4:45 - Closing Remarks: Edward Huck

Friday, July 25

9:00 a.m. - Organizing MS4 Communities: A Round Table Discussion on Influencing Administrative Rules (The need and process for altering the details of the mandate)

Adjourn by noon

 To register for the conference - click here: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=tvpnn

Conference Registration  - $55.00
 

Early Bird Discount – register by June 27th and save $10.00 off registration fee.

For more information:  Ed Huck  608.257.5881   ed@wiscities.org

Overnight accommodations available

                                                        Double                            Release date

Holiday Inn Manitowoc                     $72   (single - $62)           June 27, 2008

Birch Creek Inn                                $75                                 June 24, 2008

Super 8 Motel                                   $75                                 June 24, 2008

Comfort Inn Lakefront Hotel             $90                                 July 9, 2008

Best Western Lakefront Hotel           $99.99                            June 24, 2008

For address, phone, and description, go to: www.Manitowoc.org/vcb/lodging.html

Visit www.Manitowoc.org to find out what’s happening in Manitowoc in July!