Worth Noting - February 2024

PEOPLE/AWARDS

The city of Santa Monica received a 2023 Helen Putnam Award for Excellence from the League of California Cities. The honor recognizes the city’s Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project, which captures stormwater, urban runoff and wastewater for reuse as a sustainable water supply that provides for about 10% of the city’s water demand.


The city of Wilmington (Delaware) received a $3 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help fund a Price Run project that aims to improve stormwater and sewer infrastructure built more than 100 years ago.


The town of Monterey (Tennessee) received a $1.178 million grant from the federal American Rescue Plan to support stormwater drainage improvements and deal with flooding issues. 


CALENDAR

February 13-16

National Association of Clean Water Agencies Winter Conference, Hilton Austin Hotel, Austin, Texas. Visit nacwa.org.


February 25-28

International Erosion Control Association Annual Conference, Spokane Convention Center, Washington. Visit ieca.org.


April 7-10

American Society of Civil Engineers Operation and Maintenance of Stormwater Control Measures Conference, DoubleTree by Hilton, Austin. Visit asce.org.


April 8-11

Center for Watershed Protection National Watershed and Stormwater Conference, InterContinental Kansas City At The Plaza, Missouri. Visit cwp.org.


April 9-12

Water Environment Federation Collection Systems and Stormwater Conference, Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford. Visit wef.org.


May 7-9

New York State Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association, Queensbury Hotel, Glens Falls. Visit nyfloods.org.


May 15-17

International Erosion Control Association / United States Environmental Protection Agency Municipal Wet Weather Stormwater Conference, Auburn University, Alabama. Visit ieca.org.


May 8-10

Ohio Stormwater Conference, Kalahari Convention Center, Sandusky. Visit ohioswa.com.


June 23-27

Association of State Floodplain Managers Annual Conference, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City. Visit floods.org.


August 27-29

StormCon 2024, Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, Reno, Nevada. Visit stormcon.com.


October 9-11

Southeast Stormwater Association Annual Conference, hotel TBA, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Visit seswa.org.


October 21-23

California Stormwater Quality Association Annual Conference, hotel TBA, Sacramento. Visit casqa.org.



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