July 27, 2010
Workshop: “How to Prepare a Third-Party TMDL for the EPA” (Bolingbrook, IL)
WHAT: Learn how local partners can develop state-approved plans to reduce pollution in rivers and lakes. This workshop focuses on explaining the third-party TMDL program to watershed groups and water resource managers.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) is a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and still meet water quality standards, and an allocation of that amount to the pollutant’s sources. TMDLs set goals for pollution reduction that are necessary for the improvement of impaired waters. (View Illinois EPA’s TMDL website.)
Join U.S. EPA Region 5 experts Dean Maraldo, Chief of the Watersheds Section, and Dave Werbach, TMDL Coordinator, to learn:
• what a third-party TMDL is and isn’t
• how a third-party TMDL can benefit your watershed
• what the process is for TMDL development
• what the EPA requirements are for an approvable TMDL
• what the basics of watershed planning are related to TMDLs
You will also hear from Illinois EPA about the TMDL program in Illinois, including data gathering, monitoring, and sampling necessary for TMDL creation.
Other experts will share tips on how to select the best consultant to develop a TMDL for your river, lake, or stream and how to bring the appropriate watershed stakeholders together to provide input in the process and acceptance when the TMDL is complete.
WHEN: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, Bolingbrook, IL
WORKSHOP AGENDA and PRESENTATIONS:
“Watershed Management Planning and TMDLs: What’s the Difference?”
and “TMDL Implementation: The Benefits of Knowing Your Customer”
Dean Maraldo, Chief of the Watersheds Section, U.S. EPA
“Third-Party TMDLs – What Do They Want? Part I”
and “Third-Party TMDLs – What Do They Want? Part II”
Dave Werbach, Regional TMDL Coordinator, U.S. EPA
“The TMDL Program in Illinois”
Trevor Sample, TMDL Project Manager, Illinois EPA
“Qualifications-Based Selection: Why Value Outweighs Cost in the Selection of Architect, Engineering and Land Surveying Services”
Kurt Schoen, Project Manager, AECOM
“Stakeholder Management for TMDL Implementation”
Stephen McCracken, Program Manager, DuPage River Salt Creek Workgroup
WORKSHOP HANDOUT:
“Guidelines for Reviewing TMDLs Under Existing Regulations Issued in 1992″
COST: $20.00 registration fee (includes lunch)
TO REGISTER: Pre-registration is required - click here to register online now; space is limited.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 5, 2010
QUESTIONS?: Please contact Alison at ameanor@prairierivers.org or (217) 344-2371.
Thank you for your interest in building capacity in Illinois watersheds!
This workshop, hosted by Prairie Rivers Network and the Illinois Lake Management Association, is part of a series of workshops designed to increase Illinois watershed groups’ capacity to protect and improve their local water resources. Capacity Building Workshops are funded through an IEPA and U.S. EPA CWA 319 grant.
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