Training Events

Part 1 of a 2-part series on stormwater management and watershed planning: 

Stormwater Management in Context:
Exploring the Technical Tools of Watershed Protection

Friday, November 7
Kimbel Lodge on Hobcaw Barony
Georgetown, SC

Sponsored by the North Inlet-Winyah Bay Coastal Training Program (CTP),
In cooperation with SCDHEC – Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management,
Coastal Carolina University, SC Coastal Conservation League,
and SC Sea Grant Consortium

This event is designed to bring together planners, municipal and county officials, engineers, regulatory staff, scientists, environmental groups, and invested citizens to discuss the tools and techniques of watershed protection.  The technical background provided at this event will prepare decision makers for consensus building and action planning around watershed issues on day 2 of the training series.

    Watershed Planning Reference Tools 

Summary of Participant Evaluations

Agenda

8:30     Registration
8:45     Welcome and Overview

Jeff Pollack, Coastal Training Program Coordinator

9:00     Watershed Management Fundamentals

Anne Kitchell, Center for Watershed Protection

10:00   The Local Stormwater Imperative

Dr. Geoff Scott, Director, Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomedical

Research

10:30   BREAK
10:45   Stormwater Mgmt. in Coastal Landscapes – Technological Alternatives

Jennifer Zielinski, Center for Watershed Protection

11:30   Stormwater Management Innovations – Local Research Showcase

1.  Bioretention Cells - Charles Privette, Clemson University
2.  Multiple Pond/ Constructed Wetland BMP - Susan Libes, Coastal Carolina

University

12:15   LUNCH
1:00     Model Stormwater Ordinance

1.  Crafting a Local Stormwater Ordinance - Anne Kitchell, Center for Watershed

Protection

2.  Stormwater Ordinances and Legal Authority - Brian Bates, Woolpert LLP

2:00     Stormwater Retrofitting: the Art of Opportunity

Jennifer Zielinski, Center for Watershed Protection

2:45     BREAK
3:00     Intro to Better Site Design

Anne Kitchell and Jennifer Zielinski, Center for Watershed Protection

4:15     Wrap-up, Evaluation, and Review of Part 2 Agenda
            Jennifer Zielinski, Center for Watershed Protection 

 

 
 

North Inlet-Winyah Bay NERR

Mail: PO Box 1630, Georgetown, SC 29442

Ship: Hobcaw Barony, Hwy 17N, Georgetown, SC 29440

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