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SUMMARY:Brubaker Run Floodplain Restoration Commencement Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Oak Tree Development Group\, a Lancaster-based real estate development company\, is partnering with East Hempfield Township on an expansive water quality initiative located within the proposed 98-acre Lime Spring Square commercial development project. This major floodplain restoration project will help the Township meet its EPA directed Chesapeake Bay pollution reduction goals at no cost to taxpayers. The restoration efforts will remove an estimated 35\,000 cubic yards (38\,500 tons) of legacy sediment from the floodplain during construction. \nEfforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay have intensified in recent years\, resulting in an increased level of regulation for governments and private industries. In January 2016\, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) started requiring municipalities and the state government to expend considerable resources to address pollution reduction requirements for MS4s as part of its “reboot” to the Chesapeake Bay efforts. At the same time\, many companies\, municipalities\, and business operations have less money available to address these issues due to the economy\, associated government spending cuts\, and smaller operating and capital expenditure budgets. \nEast Hempfield Township is required by its MS4 permit to reduce sediment pollution by at least 10 percent\, or approximately 346 tons of sediment in the Little Conestoga Creek Watershed. Once constructed\, the Lime Spring Square project\, using the PADEP-approved floodplain restoration Best Management Practice (BMP)\, will have an estimated annual sediment load reduction of 250 tons (115 lb/ft/yr per PADEP PRP Instructions 3/2017). The amount of sediment pollution removed each year by the project will equal that of approximately 64 miles of buffers installed on both sides of the stream\, which would have cost the public as much as $5.6 million. Both the Oak Tree Development Group and the Township will benefit from using floodplain restoration. Furthermore\, Oak Tree expects to gain as much as 100\,000 square feet of additional leasable space on the project site. The Township will gain an 11-acre recreational park in addition to the MS4 pollution reduction credits beyond Oak Tree’s permit obligations. \nUpdate (5/31/18): Since completion of the project\, we were able to update our calculations based on site measurements and monitoring which results in a sediment load reduction of 400 tons per year. \nImplementing the floodplain restoration BMP is a unique opportunity for local and state governments in Pennsylvania to join forces with the private sector to maximize funding sources and create substantive rather than symbolic water quality benefits that can be applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandated water quality improvements for the commonwealth. The restored and functioning stream system results in two synergistic benefits that are of significant interest to the public and private sector: (1) pollutant load reductions and (2) stormwater management. The multiple and overlapping benefits require that floodplain restoration projects be looked at holistically within the context of the development site rather than the traditional “each side of the creek” approach to stormwater management. Significant hurdles exist currently to optimizing benefits of this BMP and a public/private partnership to its full potential because floodplain restoration does not “fit” within traditional stormwater BMP thinking within the various state agencies. \nBy looking beyond traditional ways of developing and permitting stormwater BMPs\, land development provides a significant opportunity for both economic and environmental gains for the private and public sectors. The private sector may have the financial resources to fund the implementation of floodplain restoration as part of the land development planning\, permitting\, and construction process\, while benefitting from the additional developable space that would otherwise be required to implement traditional stormwater BMPs. Local and state governments benefit from the pollution reductions and the community benefits from cleaner water\, additional wildlife habitat\, and enhanced aesthetics.
URL:https://landstudies.com/event/brubaker-run-floodplain-restoration/
LOCATION:Oak Tree Development Group\, 2450 Marietta Avenue\, Lancaster\, PA\, 17601\, United States
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SUMMARY:Legacy Sediment\, Riparian Corridors\, and Total Maximum Daily Loads
DESCRIPTION:This STAC workshop will be structured around panel discussions on each of three themes: legacy sediment\, riparian corridors\, and total maximum daily loads\, with three-four experts on the panel who will be asked to address specific questions and cite key evidence.  These will be followed by group discussion and individuals designated as “synthesizers” will come up with discussion points to summarize or respond to the panel.  Panelists and discussants will be asked to prepare notes with reference citations that can be used by the steering committee in preparing the workshop proceedings. \nDAY 1:  \n9:30 – 10:00 am         Sign-In and Coffee (provided) \n10:00 am                    Welcome\, Introductions\, Overview of workshop Objectives and Outcomes – Andy Miller \nTheme A: \n10:30 – 12:00 pm      A1 Panelists:  Allan James\, Sean Smith\, Dorothy Merritts\, Greg Noe \n(~10 minutes per speaker\, plus additional Q&A) \n\nHow should legacy sediment be defined in the context of the Chesapeake Bay management effort?\nWhat is the importance of legacy sediments compared to other sediment sources affecting Bay conditions?\nTo what extent do legacy sediments provide an important source of nutrient contributions by comparison with other sources?\n\n12:00 – 12:45 pm      Lunch (provided) \n12:45 – 2:15 pm        A2 Panelists:  Jim Pizzuto\, Cliff Hupp\, Allen Gellis\, Karl Wegmann \n\nHow do the distribution\, characteristics and relative magnitude of legacy sediment vary with watershed scale or geographic location?\nTo what extent are lag times for sediment delivery and intermediate floodplain storage processes relevant to our assessment of the problem?\n\n2:15 pm                      Break \nTheme B:   \n2:30 – 3:45 pm           B1 Panelists:  Art Parola\, Solange Filoso\, Drew Altland\, Tess Thompson \n\nWhat do we know about the engineering reliability and water-quality effectiveness of practices designed to mitigate the potential downstream impacts of legacy sediment at the watershed scale?\n\n3:45 pm                      Break \n4:00 – 5:15 pm           B2 Panelists:  Don Weller\, Bern Sweeney\, Peter Kleinman\, Kathy Boomer \n\nWhat do we know about the relative effectiveness at the watershed scale of practices designed to retain or prevent mobilization of sediment and associated nutrients from sources other than legacy sediment?\n\n5:30 pm                      Adjourn Day \nDAY 2: \n8:30 – 9:00 am           Light breakfast (provided) \n9:00 – 9:30 am           Recap Day 1 \nTheme C: \n9:30 – 12:00 pm        Panelists:  Kevin Smith\, Stu Schwartz\, Erik Michelson\, Gary Shenk\, Ryan Cole \n\nHow do we decide on the appropriate combination of controls from Theme B (both in design and number) to reduce impacts on Chesapeake Bay?\nWhat are costs and constraints that influence ability to implement practices?\nWhat additional information do managers need to inform their choices?\n\n12:00 – 12:45 pm      Lunch (provided) \nPanel Synthesis \n12:45 – 1:30 pm        Theme A Panel Response and Discussion – \nA1 Synthesizers:  Mike Langland\, Andy Miller\, Bob Walter \nA2 Synthesizers:  John Brakebill\, Katie Skalak\, Dorothy Merritts \n1:30 – 2:15 pm           Theme B Panel Response and Discussion – \nB1 Synthesizers:  Scott Lowe\, Mike Trumbauer\, Sean Smith\, Ken Murin \nB2 Synthesizers:  Karen Prestegaard\, Matt Baker\, Tom Schueler \n2:15 – 3:00 pm           Theme C Panel Response and Discussion – \nC Synthesizers:  Ann Swanson\, Lisa Wainger\, Denise Clearwater \n3:00 – 3:30 pm           Concluding Thoughts and Next Steps \n3:30 pm                      Adjourn \n  \n 
URL:https://landstudies.com/event/legacy-sediment-riparian-corridors-total-maximum-daily-loads/
LOCATION:Westin Annapolis\, 100 Westgate Circle\, Annapolis\, MD\, 21401
CATEGORIES:Industry Events
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SUMMARY:PSATS 2017 Conference Workshop
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce that LandStudies’ Mike LaSala has been selected to present at the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) 2017 Conference! \nMunicipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) communities are required to know where pollutants in streams and rivers come from so they can address them accordingly. In order to do so\, they need to monitor dry and wet weather discharges from their storm sewer outfalls. \nLandStudies’ certified MS4 professional\, Mike LaSala\, will explain the ins and outs of “MS4 Outfall Screening and Monitoring: Dry Weather vs. Wet Weather” at the annual conference\, Tuesday\, April 25\, 2017\, at the Hershey Lodge. \nSpeaker: Michael LaSala\, CPMSM (CMS4S)\, CSI\nTopic: MS4 Outfall Screen Monitoring: Dry Weather vs. Wet Weather\nEvent: PSATS 2017 Conference Workshop\nSponsor: Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS)\nLocation: Hershey Lodge 325 University Drive\, Hershey\, PA 17033 \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://landstudies.com/event/psats-2017-conference-workshop/
LOCATION:Hershey Lodge\, 325 University Drive\, Hershey\, PA\, 17033\, United States
CATEGORIES:Industry Events
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SUMMARY:2017 Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:LandStudies’ President\, Kelly Gutshall will present as part of a panel session with Sara Gibson (Manager of Rapho Township)\, Andy Mears (Senior Associate with Johnson Mirmiran & Thompson\, Inc.) and Lori Yeich (Recreation and Conservation Manager with PA DCNR). Their session is titled\, “How Parks and Trails Can Address Stormwater Issues.” Those in attendance will learn from Kelly and several other presenters how townships in the state are using green infrastructure to turn their parks\, trails\, and waterways from things that are “nice to have” into multi-functional necessities for their community. Along the way they are lowering their park maintenance costs\, expanding their recreational opportunities\, obtaining grant funding\, and mitigating stormwater permitting requirements. Real world examples will include the Cocalico Creek Watershed Restoration Planning project\, the Jackson Township Golf Park\, and the Warwick Township School District\, among others. \nTo learn more about the conference and register\, visit http://conference.psats.org
URL:https://landstudies.com/event/2017-pennsylvania-state-association-township-supervisors-annual-conference/
LOCATION:Hershey Lodge\, 325 University Drive\, Hershey\, PA\, 17033\, United States
CATEGORIES:Industry Events
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