Date:  November 18, 2010 (1:00 PM - 5:00 PM)

Location: Blackstone Public Library, 86 Main Street, Blackstone, MA

Cost:  FREE with refreshments!  But registration is required.

Who Should Attend: Planning Boards, Town Planners, Town Engineers, DPW Directors, Conservation Commissions, and the interested public.  Relevant to all RI and MA communities beyond the Blackstone watershed.

Description:  Stormwater issues got you down?  Learn from local, state, and national experts how your community can better put stormwater in its place to protect and restore our critical water resources.

Generate less and infiltrate more is the new mantra.
Participants will learn about decentralized and natural stormwater management techniques known as Low Impact Development practices: how to design them; how to maintain them; and how to apply them to existing development.

Keynote Speaker: Rob Roseen, Director, University of NH Stormwater Center

Case Study: Jordan Cove, Waterbury, CT presented by Michael Dietz, CT NEMO

Real World Discussion: Panel discussion of hurdles, successes, and lessons learned about LID practices in the watershed

 

To register and for more information: Contact Peter Coffin, Coordinator, Blackstone River Coalition at 508-753-6087 or peter.coffin@zaptheblackstone.org