Land Development Engineering
Upcoming Events
Seats are still available for the Bioretention “Ask the Researcher” Summit - July 15-16, 2010, Annapolis, MD
For the first time, three national experts in bioretention research are joining forces to present the “Bioretention Research & Design Summit: Ask the Researchers.” Drs. Allen Davis (University of Maryland), William (Bill) Hunt (North Carolina State University), and Robert Traver (Villanova University) have a combined over 30 years of bioretention research among them. The three gentlemen have authored or co-authored more than 25 refereed journal articles on bioretention and bioinfiltration technology. The three researchers will discuss many of the most pressing design issues associated with bioretention including: (1) choosing appropriate hydrologic and water quality design targets, (2) benefits of the bioretention bowl and internal water storage features on performance, (3) the importance of fill media and how to craft a media that infiltrates and removes pollutants, (4) optimal design configurations for TN, TP, TSS, pathogens, and thermal removal/mitigation, and (5) various construction methods to improve performance. In addition, the summit will feature a ½-day tour to local bioretention research sites upon which much of the presented-findings are based. The event also includes a unique opportunity for participants as they are invited to submit questions in advance of the training for the researchers to answer during course of the 2-day workshop. There is ample Q&A time embedded in the training as well. The ultimate goal of the training is to improve the state-of-the-art for designers, plan reviewers, and regulators: better functioning designs going into the ground that improve hydrology and water quality. Please visit our website for a full agenda and to REGISTER ONLINE:
http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/stormwater/training/bioretention_summit.html2010 Watershed Management Conference: "Innovations in Watershed Management Under Land Use and Climate Change"
August 23-27, 2010, Madison, WI. Sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers' Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI). For more information: http://content.asce.org/conferences/watershedmanagement2010/index.html
MAFSM's 6th Annual Conference: New Maps, New Regs- Reducing Flood and Stormwater Impacts in Maryland will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at the Maritime Institute of Technology in Linthicum Heights, MD. In addition to our day-long conference, MAFSM will also be hosting a 6-hour CFM training, a half-day field tour and a CFM exam.
Our call for abstracts will be sent out soon.
Chesapeake Watershed Forum, November 11-14, 2010 - Call for Presentations
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) is sponsoring a conference in Baltimore, MD on Nov. 14-17, 2010
"TMDL 2010: WATERSHED MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY"
The deadline for abstract submittals for this conference is Dec. 1, 2009.
Following is some summary info from their Web site at:
http://www.asabe.org/meetings/tmdl2010/index.htm
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