WHEN:  July 26 or August 2

WHERE:  Northwest (Lima) – Southwest (Hamilton), respectively

Join the Ohio Stormwater Association (OSWA), local MS4 communities and other stormwater professionals for the day as we learn about maintenance of post construction practices (such as basins, bioretention, permeable pavements, and more) and what it takes to manage a long-term inspection and maintenance program. Elizabeth Hiser, with Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District, will be our presenter.

For more information, see the workshop flier.  Registrations are now being accepted here.

WHEN:  July 5, 2018;  9:30 – 4:30

WHERE:  Highbanks Metro Park, 9466 Columbus Pike (US Rt 23 N), Lewis Center, OH

COST:  $50 members, $60 non-members

Join us for this lecture and field training opportunity sponsored by the Ohio Watershed Professionals Association (OWPA).  Participants will learn to 1) use the cQHEI to evaluate stream health, 2) sample macroinvertebrates using Level 2 methods, and 3) how to identify macroinvertebrates to the family level.

For more information, see the workshop flier.  Registrations are now being accepted here.

For questions, contact Laura Fay (lfay9785@columbus.rr.com) or Kurt Keljo (kkeljo@franklinswcd.org).

WHEN:  Wednesday – Thursday, August 15 – 16, 2018

WHERE:  Shawnee Lodge & Conference Center, West Portsmouth OH

Project WET and Healthy Water, Healthy People Facilitator Workshop will be offered Wednesday – Thursday, August 15 – 16, 2018 at the Shawnee Lodge & Conference Center, 4404B State Route 125, West Portsmouth, Ohio.  Workshop fee is $145 for both days and 1 night shared lodging.  Fees cover workshop materials, certification, and overnight accommodations. For more information, use the link provided for the workshop flier.  Registrations are now being accepted here.  Deadline to register is August 8, 2018.

Cost for a private lodging room is $195 or a no lodging option is $96.

For more information, contact Dennis Clement, Project WET State Coordinator, 614-644-2048 or dennis.clement@epa.ohio.gov.

To view the Spring 2018 issue of The Ohio Water Table, click here.

Water quality performance and methods to maintain the hydraulic function of permeable pavements

Dr. Ryan Winston, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University, winston.201@osu.edu

WHEN:  April 17, 2019;  11:30 am – 1:00 pm

WHERE: Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park, 352 Dodridge St, Columbus OH

Permeable pavement is an effective tool for improving stormwater quality when sited over soils   with high infiltration rates, but its efficacy over less permeable soils is uncertain. This presentation will focus on three novel questions related to water quality performance of permeable pavements:

• Water quality performance when situated over heavy clay soils,
• Nutrient removal through denitrification during dry periods, and
• The effects of seasonality on water quality performance, particularly in locales with cold winters.

To ensure long-term function, permeable pavements need maintenance to remove accumulated  sediment and debris which clogs its pore space. Various maintenance methods were tested in the field, including different types of street sweepers, milling the pavement surface, vacuuming, and pressure washing, to determine what techniques best restore permeable pavement hydraulic      function. Permeable pavement can significantly reduce the load of common stormwater pollutants even over heavy clay soils if engineering design accounts for seasonal influences and long-term maintenance needs.

Click here for the registration flyer.

To register online, click here.

Flooding – A National, State, and Local Issue – We Are All Part of the Solution

WHEN: March 6, 2018, 7:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

WHERE: Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center (map); 2201 Fred Taylor Dr., Columbus

COST:  $10 breakfast/keynote; or $35 full program

The Water Management Association of Ohio and Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) are partnering to offer a half day meeting focused on flooding issues and solutions.

Participants are welcome to attend only the breakfast and keynote (until 9:30) as a guest of EPN for $10; or attend the entire event for $35 through WMAO.  Exhibit space plus two registrations is available for corporate sponsors for $300.  Student attendance is free of charge.

For the abstract and speaker biographies, click here.

To register  –  breakfast and keynote only, click here.  Full morning, click here.

Agenda:

7:15        Doors open for coffee, tea, juice, networking, and exhibits

7:40        Warm buffet breakfast

8:10        Welcome by Jeff Sharp, SENR Director and Craig Smith, WMAO President

8:20        Chad Berginnis, CFM, Association of State Floodplain Managers

9:05        Q&A panel

9:35        Break

9:50       Cindy Crecelius, CFM, CC Consults

10:20     Break

10:40     Shawn Arden, PE, CFM, EMH&T

11:10       Q&A panel

11:45     Program ends

Hotel Tax Exemption Information

If you will be staying at a Columbus hotel for the WMAO meeting and are eligible for relief from the City of Columbus Hotel Tax, please provide a completed H‐3GOV City of Columbus Hotel/Motel Excise Tax Exemption Certificate AND Ohio Sales and Use Tax Blanket Exemption Certificate upon check in at the hotel. These documents are linked below for your use.

Please be aware that payment for overnight accommodations must be made by an organization credit card or check ‐ any personal credit cards or cash will void tax exemption.

Reservations, tax form submittal, and payment are the responsibility of conference attendee.

H-3GOV City of Columbus Hotel/Motel Excise Tax Exemption Certificate

Ohio Sales and Use Tax Blanket Exemption Certificate

To view the Winter 2018 issue of The Ohio Water Table, click here.

PARTNERSHIPS AT THE CONFLUENCE OF CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

WHEN: November 1 & 2, 2017
WHERE: Crowne Plaza Columbus North – Worthington, 6500 Doubletree Ave., Columbus; 1-614-885-1885 ($112/night – reservation code WMA, by Oct 10th);   map

Wetlands to Reduce Nutrients Levels (Keynote)

Ohio Water Survey (Keynote)

Attendee List

Conference Brochure / Agenda

Conference Registration Material

Conference Proceedings / Abstracts

 

Hotel Tax Exemption Information

If you will be staying at a Columbus hotel for the WMAO Conference and are eligible for relief from the City of Columbus Hotel Tax, please provide a completed H‐3GOV City of Columbus Hotel/Motel Excise Tax Exemption Certificate AND Ohio Sales and Use Tax Blanket Exemption Certificate upon check in at the hotel. These documents are linked below for your use.

Please be aware that payment for overnight accommodations must be made by an organization credit card or check ‐ any personal credit cards or cash will void tax exemption.

Reservations, tax form submittal, and payment are the responsibility of conference attendee.

H-3GOV City of Columbus Hotel/Motel Excise Tax Exemption Certificate

Ohio Sales and Use Tax Blanket Exemption Certificate

Conference Planning Committee

Kimberly Shaffer (USGS) Chair; Eugene Braig (OSU); Zuzana Bohrerove (OWRC); Joe Bonnell (OSU); Christian Bower (TerrAqua); Charlotte Bucy (TerrAqua); Alex Covert (USGS);  Scott Jerrome (NRCS); Greg Nageotte (ODA); Dana Oleskiewicz (WMAO); Cheryl Rice (NRCS); Kim Schaffer (USGS).

To view the Fall 2017 issue of The Ohio Water Table, click here.

To view the Summer 2017 issue of The Ohio Water Table, click here.