Sixth Annual Watershed Conference: Feb. 10 & 17, 2023

Implementers are engineers, designers, and others in charge of incorporating MS4 requirements into local stormwater projects and features. Sessions will focus on technical requirements in the permit, existing tools, and mapping.

Policymakers are elected officials, planners, attorneys, and others that must devise and adopt new plans and ordinances to address stormwater pollution. Sessions will focus on policy tools, recommendations, and regional approaches. 

Community members are neighbors, organizations, businesses, nonprofit partners, and others who support policymakers and implementers. They can also participate in voluntary actions to protect watersheds on a local level. Sessions will focus on community buy-in, voluntary actions for your home, and how to get involved locally.

On Feb. 17, Shawn LaTourette, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, will discuss a myriad of ways New Jersey supports water quality improvements through targeted funding opportunities. Hear about important funding programs designed to help our local partners reduce flooding and improve local water quality, including existing programs and a brand-new funding opportunity for New Jersey towns.  

Session descriptions start on page 3.

ACCESS THE AGENDA

Session descriptions start on page 3.

ACCESS THE AGENDA

Join us at the end of the day on February 10 for a poster session. The poster session is an opportunity for attendees to engage with other field professionals, local leaders, and community members with their efforts and projects. We invite all who are interested (i.e., students, professionals, community members, etc.). Check out more details in the Call for Posters.

Access the Call for Posters Flyer

Issues of flooding and impaired water quality are not contained within the boundaries of any single municipality. To address these complex issues, municipalities, policymakers, engineers, and community members must work together to create a stormwater management system best suited for the watershed’s natural geography, as opposed to its political boundaries. The MS4 permit is an opportunity for New Jersey municipalities to go beyond the minimum standards – not just to fix current issues but to mitigate and adapt to future impacts from climate change.  

We provided reduced or free registrations to those with financial need. 

Your sponsorship supports our mission to keep water clean, safe, and healthy.

This is a great opportunity to get your name out in front of hundreds of attendees including municipal leaders, engineers, watershed advocates, businesses, and community members who will need to work together across municipal boundaries to solve New Jersey’s environmental problems. Your sponsorship will help defray conference expenses and allow us to keep registration fees low. It will also provide scholarships for students and others requiring financial aid. A table will be reserved for all sponsors who support the conference at the $1,000 level or above.

To become a sponsor, please reach out to Pri Oliveira, The Watershed Institute’s Outreach Specialist, at [email protected] with the subject line: [Watershed Conference Sponsor]. You can also call 609-737-3735 ext. 27 with any questions.

Learn more about the different sponsor levels

Sponsorship Form

POND PROTECTOR

Rain Garden Guardian benefits, plus:
• (1) Additional registration (Total: 4)
• Company name, logo, and link on conference website page
• Full page advertisement in electronic program booklet
• Announcement of your sponsorship and company at the Watershed Conference
• (3) Social media announcements about your company prior to the conference

CREEK CAPTAIN

Rain Garden Guardian benefits, plus:
• (2) Additional registrations (Total: 3)
• Company name, logo, and link on conference website page
• Half page advertisement in electronic program booklet

RAIN GARDEN GUARDIAN

• Full access to conference sessions and meals for (1) representative
• Company name, logo, and link on all conference outreach emails
• Company name and logo on program agenda

NONPROFIT EXHIBITOR

Same as Rain Garden Guardian benefits:
• Full access to conference sessions and meals for (1) representative
• Company name, logo, and link on all conference outreach emails
• Company name and logo on program agenda

Many municipalities’ staff register for our events using purchase orders. Here are some simple instructions on how to register by purchase order.

1. Send Pri a scanned copy of the purchase order. Please make sure to add the names of all prospective registrants, their job titles, and their emails
2. Use the ‘pay later’ option at checkout to bypass payment at registration. Once the PO is processed and we receive a check, the balance will be adjusted.
3. Pri will send you a signed copy of the purchase order back.

We are applying for CEUs for engineers, lawyers, and planners for some of the sessions. Attendees will receive the option to purchase a signed certificate of attendance after the conference once those CEUs have been approved. We will keep attendees updated as CEU credits become available.

Feb. 10 – Understanding Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) for Public Officials and Implementers
Feb. 10 – Ordinances
Feb. 10 – Regional Approaches to Stormwater Management
Feb. 17 – Stormwater Utilities for Local Officials

Credits are being obtained through partnership with the NJ-AWRA:

All sessions in the Implementers Track offer 1 PE

• Feb. 10 – Understanding Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) for Public Officials and Implementers (CM | 1.25) (SR | 1)
  
• Feb. 10 – Ordinances (CM | 1.25) (SR | 1)
• Feb. 10 – Regional Approaches to Stormwater Management (CM | 1.25) (SR | 1)
• Feb. 17 – Stormwater Utilities for Local Officials (CM | 1.25) (SR | 1)
• Feb. 17 – Understanding Watersheds (CM | 1.25) (SR | 1)
• Feb. 17 – Optimal Watershed Improvement Planning: Collaborating Across Sectors to Map Robust Hydrology Networks (CM | 1.25) (SR | 1)
• Feb. 17 – Case Study on Regional Approaches (CM | 1.25) (SR | 1)

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