A New Approach to Stormwater Management: Stormwater Utility Districts,
Third in a Workshop Series

January 26, 2012
9:45am-11:00am 
  Crown Plaza Hotel, Warwick RI (Bristol "B" Room)*


What is This Workshop About? This workshop will present findings on the feasibility of utility districts in Westerly and Middletown based on studies now underway in those communities. This workshop will also include a discussion of State law and policy enabling muncipalities to implement utility districts in Rhode Island. This session will be moderated by Ames Colt, Ph.D., Chair, Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, & Watersheds Coordination Team,  Office of the Governor/RIDEM and will include the following  speakers:

Elizabeth Scott, Deputy Chief, Office of Water Resources, RIDEM
Thomas O'Loughlin, Middletown Public Works Director
Steven Hartford, Esq., Westerly Town Manager
Caswell Cooke, Jr., Westerly Town Council


Who Should Attend?  Public works directors, council  members, managers, planners and other board/commission members.

Attention communities participating in the Phase II Stormwater Education and Outreach Program: MS4s are strongly encouraged to attend.


*How do I Register? This workshop is being presented as a concurrent session at the RI League of Cities and Towns Annual Convention, Warwick, Rhode Island. Cost is free but registration is required. For more information about the Convention and to register for this session, please visit the Rhode Island League of Cities and Town website: http://www.rileague.org/site/annual/index.html. Please note registration is requested by January 10.


About this Series: Increasingly Rhode Island's cities and towns are grappling with the impacts of uncontrolled stormwater runoff and its consequences- street flooding, property damage, beach closures, closed shellfishing waters, and impaired water quality. However, the majority of Rhode Island's municipalities are challenged to fully fund the program and operational expenses of complying with regulations that govern stormwater management in their communities. Faced with similar challenges, municipalities from across the nation are opting to establish stormwater utility districts as a means of establishing a dedicated, stable and predicatble funding source to pay for these services. Previous workshops in this series have included " Managing Stormwater in Tough Budget Times" which included an overview of current challenges faced by municipalities with an introduction to stormwater utility districts, and "Success Stories From New England" which featured a panel of municipal officials with experience in establishing stormwater utilities in their communities.  

For more information on this series and copies of featured presentations, please visit the RI NEMO website at:
http://www.uri.edu/ce/wq/NEMO/Workshops-Support/Previous_Workshops.htm 
 

 
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