We’re less than two weeks away now from StormCon, which will be held this year in San Antonio, Texas. If you’ve thought about attending, there is still time to register, both for the regular program that runs Tuesday through Thursday, August 3 -5, and for the preconference workshops that take place on Sunday and Monday, August 1 and 2.
The regular program includes six tracks: BMP Case Studies, Low-Impact Development, Stormwater Program Management, Water-Quality Monitoring, Advanced Research Topics, and Texas A&M University–Kingsville: BMPs and Modeling. This last one is special to the conference this year, sponsored by Texas A&M University–Kingsville, the Lower Rio Grande Valley TPDES Stormwater Task Force, and the South Texas Environmental Institute; many of the presentations in this track focus on technical and management issues in Texas and the Southwest.
You can see the list of one- and two-day preconference workshops, as well as listings and descriptions of the presentations in the six Tuesday through Thursday sessions, at www.stormcon.com. ( “Download Conference Program” or “Download Complete Track Descriptions”.) We’ll be updating the listings as changes occur before the conference.
Although it’s too late to register for one of the several professional certification exams offered before the conference, you can still sit in on the review classes that take place the day before the exams—a useful thing to do if you’re planning on taking an exam in the future and want to get a comprehensive look at what it covers and what areas you might need to prepare for. Review sessions will be held for the Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC), Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality (CPSWQ), Certified Erosion, Sediment, and Storm Water Inspector (CESSWI) exams.
If you’re attending, you won’t want to miss the opening general session on Tuesday, which will include a panel discussion with experts from around the country discussing “The Future of Stormwater,” including some of the regulatory changes on the horizon.