Hotel
Holiday Inn
Charlottesville-Univ Area
1901 Emmet Street
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-977-7700
Hotel Web site
Agenda
| Wednesday, April 29, 2009 | |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Registration |
| 9:30 - 9:45 | Conference Opening Welcome & Introductions (VADCR) Workshop Objectives and Purpose: (EPA/VADCR) |
| 9:45 - 10:15 | Managing Wet Weather with Green Infrastructure (Abby Hall, EPA) Introduction to green infrastructure; description of EPA's program and support for green infrastructure, discuss use of green infrastructure in wet weather management including regulatory related issues Presentation (PDF, 2.3 MB) |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Benefits of Green Infrastructure (Paula Estornell, EPA) Water quality & quantity, energy savings, urban heat island reduction, etc. Summaries of what we know to-date about benefits of green infrastructure approaches Presentation (PDF, 4.3 MB) |
| 10:45 - 11:45 | Modeling and Analysis (Lisa Hair, EPA) Modeling and other approaches to estimating where, how and how much green infrastructure approaches can contribute to wet weather programs Provide summaries of several analyses such as DC, KC, Louisville, Cincinnati Presentation (PDF, 3.3 MB) |
| 11:45 | Lunch-On your own |
| 1:00 - 1:45 | Retrofit Opportunities (Chris Kloss, Low Impact Development Center) Transportation rights-of-way (roads, curbs, sidewalks) and parking lots are often the 'low hanging fruit' and discussion of relevant policy issues and summaries of what several communities have done in this area Presentation (PDF, 7.5 MB) |
| 1:45 - 2:30 | Operation & Maintenance (Chris Kloss, Low Impact Development Center) Important elements of green O&M; approaches taken by communities with developed/developing green infrastructure controls, including policies, guides, etc. Presentation (PDF, 4.4 MB) |
| 2:30 - 2:45 | Break |
| 2:45 - 3:30 | Local Codes & Ordinances (Abby Hall, EPA) Evaluating codes & ordinances, and eliminating local policies that pose barriers to 'green' and facilitating 'green' in codes & ordinances. This session includes a demonstration of how to use the audit tool. Water Quality Scorecard (PDF, 331K) Presentation (PDF, 1.9 MB) |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Local Incentives and Funding Options (Abby Hall, EPA) Summaries of local incentives that communities have used to encourage the use of green infrastructure approaches. An overview of how many communities have funded green infrastructure. This session will incorporate Virginia case study. Presentation (PDF, 2.7 MB) |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | Using Green Infrastructure-Pulling it All Together (Panel, EPA and VADCR) A moderated, interactive session to discuss the purpose of pilots, necessary components for the regulatory context, and to evaluate and identify other information needs so that you can do this in your community |