WSU Jefferson County - LID workshop

LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE:

February 28, 2008 - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Jamestown S'Kallam Tribal Center Red Cedar Room

$40 conference fee includes lunch and manuals

Call NPBA at 452-8160 to register

LEARN:

New trends in stormwater management

A toolbox of cost effective solutions for site protection

Pervious concrete and asphalt

Ideas that will create marketing and bottom line impact

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:

8:00 – 8:30AM       Registration

8:30AM                  Welcome & Introduction of Speakers    Kevin Russell (Clawson Construction, President of North Peninsula Building Association, Former Chairperson of Built Green Clallam County)

8:35 – 8:45AM        Low Impact Development – An Industry Perspective   Arnold Schouten (Builder and President of Hartnagel Building Supply, Angeles Millwork and Lumber Co., Lumber Traders, Board Member of Surfrider Foundation and the Clallam County Marine Resources Committee)

8:45 – 9:00AM       Overview: The Problem (impacts of development) and the Toolbox of Solutions   David Mc Donald (Resource Conservation Planner, City of Seattle)

9:00 – 9:45AM   Sound Design from the Bottom Up...the Dirt    David Mc Donald
“Best soil practices” Learn how simple changes in site and soil construction practices can help preserve and restore stormwater functions, improve erosion control, create the healthy, easy-care landscapes that customers want, and meet new State soil BMP requirements. Check out how a neighborhood eliminated runoff by changing the landscape.

9:45 – 10:30            Where Does the Water Go? Bioretention, the work horse of LID
Peg Staeheli (SvR Design Company President) Examine new design guidelines and flow control & water quality benefits of bioretention.

10:30- 10:45AM      Break

10:45 – 11:30AM     LID Retrofits: Residential & Commercial    Peg Staeheli
See examples of integrating LID into traditional urban neighborhood land use patterns. Examples from the award winning High Point Redevelopment Community where LID has proved to be a positive experience for both home sales and community connections. Other examples will include the concept planning that led to the parking lot retrofits that are currently under construction at Northgate Mall.

11:30AM – 12:15PM What Are the Rules & How Do You Get Through the Permit Process? Randy Sleight, (Chief Engineer, Snohomish County Planning Development Services) & Tom Campbell, (Owner/Manager, Clearwater Commons LID Development) “An Interesting Conversation” What are the latest LID regulations and how do you get through the process. Randy will share a Snohomish County perspective in establishing LID regulations. Tom is in the midst of finalizing an application using the rules that Randy is managing. They will share how this process is working and ideas for improvements.

12:15 – 1:15PM          Lunch and Tours of Jamestown LID Project   During the lunch break there will be a short site visit to a parking lot and raingarden on nearby Correa Road. The tour will be led by Jay Pederson of Four Seasons Engineering, who designed the project.

1:15 – 2:00PM            Making Regulations LID and Builder Friendly: The LID Local Regulation Assistance Project Bruce Wulkan (Puget Sound Partnership, Program Manager for Stormwater and Combined Sewer Overflows,) Learn how the Puget Sound Partnership is helping local governments to create user-friendly stormwater regulations and LID guidelines.

2:00 – 2:30PM      Panel Discussion – Speakers & Audience
Kevin Russell, & Rick Gross (NPBA), Bruce Wulkan, John Miller (Clallam DCD), Al; Scalf (Jefferson DCD) How can the public and private sectors work together to adopt public policy decisions to encourage and support effective low impact development practices?

2:30 - 2:45PM            Break

2:45 – 3:00PM        New Technology - Pervious Concrete   Andy Marks (Director, Puget Sound Concrete Specifications Council) Does pervious concrete work? What are the cost & benefits? Are old maintenance issues resolved? Learn the “nuts and bolts” about this LID product.

3:30 - 4:00PM               Pervious Asphalt – Benefits, Costs, Construction Techniques, and Maintenance   David Bell   (Licensed Civil Engineer and Quality Control Manager for Lakeside Industries) Learn about this cost effective material for on-site stormwater control.

4:00                         Sign up! Participate in an upcoming conversation between the building community and local government officials on streamlining the LID permit process. This facilitated workshop will provide a forum for development professionals to provide input on the development process, rank LID features and benefits, and suggest amendments to county and city codes.

CONFERENCE SPONSORS:
Built Green® Clallam County
WSU Jefferson County Extension
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Natural Resources Department
Clallam County Marine Resources Committee
Clallam Conservation District
Jefferson Conservation District
Jefferson County Public Health

This program was made possible by a grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology

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