MSU Center for Water Sciences
Stormwater Workshops Series
Welcome to the CWS Stormwater Workshop Website. The Stormwater Workshop Series is a part of the Center's Water Fellows Program. Please explore this site and links, you can navigate this page by scrolling down or clicking on one of the below links to take you directly to a specific section:
About the Series
Schedule and Materials
Webcast
Location
Links
Final report from the workshop series now available!
Download the report (pdf file) by clicking here.
About the Series: Stormy Weather and Stormwater Impacts- Keeping Michigan Clean & Green
This Stormwater Workshop Series is designed to bring together nationally renowned water scientists and individuals (Water Fellows) who have an interest and stake in the future of water in the State of Michigan. The purpose of the workshop series is to learn about the impacts of stormwater on water resources in Michigan and to explore potential solutions. The workshops start with a seminar that is free and open to the public. Please join us!
What's the problem with stormwater?
Stormwater runoff is the leading cause of water quality impairment in the United States. Stormwater runoff occurs when rain or snowmelt flows over the ground. Along its way, stormwater picks up debris, chemicals, and other pollutants and carries them directly to our rivers, lakes and streams. Polluted stormwater runoff can have many adverse impacts on plants, animals, and people.
Download a flyer about the series (pdf file) by clicking here.
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Schedule and Materials
All workshops begin with a public seminar at 9:00-10:20am and will be held at the Henry Center. We will post materials for each workshop as they become available. Please note: links to papers and presentations will open pdf files.
February 6, 2009: Climate Change, Stormwater, and Michigan
Speakers: Dr. Alan Steinman, Grand Valley State University and Dr. David Easterling,
NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center
White paper by Dr. Steinman
White paper by Dr. Easterling
Web cast
Presentation by Dr. Steinman
Presentation by Dr. Easterling
March 6, 2009: Stormwater Assessment Tools: Monitoring
Speaker: Roger Bannerman,
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Bio for Roger Bannerman (pdf)
Background papers from Roger Bannerman
Web cast
Presentation by Roger Bannerman (pdf)
March 27, 2009: Stormwater Assessment Tools: Modeling
Speaker: Alan Vicory,
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
Bio for Alan Vicory
White paper (pdf)
Web cast
Presentation by Alan Vicory (pdf)
April 10, 2009: Ecosystem Impacts & Approaches
Speakers: Laurie Fowler, University of Georgia and
Dave Drullinger, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Bio for Laurie Fowler and Dave Drullinger
Paper from Laurie Folwer
Web cast
Presentation by Laurie Fowler
Presentation by Dave Drullinger
April 24, 2009: Green stormwater BMP designs & low impact development
Speakers: William Hunt, North Carolina State University and
Amy Mangus, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
Links to papers by Bill Hunt on: Bioretention and permeable pavements
Paper by Amy Mangus
Web cast
Presentation by Bill Hunt
Presentation by Amy Mangus
May 15, 2009: Getting Creative with Stormwater
Speakers: Patrick Judd, Conservation Design Forum and
Stuart Echols, Pennsylvania State University
Flyer
Papers by Stuart Echols: Stormwater as an Amenity and Artful Rainwater Design
Paper from Patrick Judd
Web cast
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Webcast
The public seminars will be webcast live and then archived for viewing at a later time. Please see wmsu.org or click the links for the WebCast listed under each workshop (links will be added several days before each workshop). If you are unable to join us in person, please log on to the webcast. The webcasts will be archived so that you can watch them at any time.
We will try to include questions from our web audience during the Q&A portion of the public seminar. If you have a question for a speaker, you can email your question to Dr. Erin Dreelin (dreelin at msu.edu) during the live webcast.
Location
All public lectures will be held at the MSU Henry Center for Executive Development in Lansing. Click here for directions to the Henry Center.
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Links
Updated! Stormwater Resources: links to materials mentioned during the workshops
Check out our previous workshops in the Water Fellows series:
- Shaping Future Water Policy (2005)
- Pathogen Workshop Series (2007)
Learn more about stormwater:
- EPA Stormwater Program
- Michigan DEQ Stormwater Program
- Michigan Low Impact Development Manual (SEMCOG- Southeast Michigan Council of Governments)
- EPA Low Impact Development Page
- Stormwater Manager's Resource Center
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