MPC Roundtable—Weather Proof: Collaborative Stormwater Solutions
Channel: Metropolitan Planning Council since 1934
Date: 2014-04-08

While regulatory requirements and infrastructure systems often adhere to political and departmental borders, precipitation does not. The results are often fragmented decision-making and chronic stormwater issues like flooding and compromised water quality. And yet, the tools exist to collaborate effectively across borders on these vexing problems; where there's a collective will, there's a way. Solving our stormwater problems is a matter of scale, but also having unifying goals, a shared action agenda, and the right decision-making processes. Join us to explore what the Chicago region can learn from successful collaborative stormwater mitigation efforts elsewhere in the country.

Confirmed speakers:

Susan Harper, Public Engagement and Partnerships, Seattle Public Utilities
Laurens Van der Tak, Vice President, Principal Water Resources Engineer, Water Business Group, CH2M HILL
Bob Newport, NPDES Programs Branch, U.S. EPA Region 5
The cost of the roundtable, which includes lunch, is $15 for MPC donors and $30 for all others. Seating is limited, so pre-registration is required.

MPC thanks CH2M HILL for sponsoring this roundtable.