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The Joachim Drain Drainage District received a $415,000 grant from the state of Michigan’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund. The drainage district is a stormwater system in Pontiac, and the project involves the rehabilitation of existing storm sewer pipes and the rain outfall structure. 

The town of Spring Lake received a $750,000 grant from GoldenLEAF, a North Carolina nonprofit organization that provides grants to local government entities. The funds will help improve storm drain infrastructure in the Deerfield subdivision that was damaged during hurricanes Matthew and Florence.

The city of San Diego received a $5 million grant as part of the Biden Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The funds are designed to help reduce neighborhood flood risk and bolster the region’s defenses for increasingly intense rain events. The grant was part of $37 million in funding the city received; the other $32 million was a low-interest loan targeting the same stormwater relief efforts.

CALENDAR

Oct. 5-9

Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. Visit weftec.org.

Oct. 9-11

Southeast Stormwater Association Annual Conference, Chattanooga Marriot Downtown, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Visit seswa.org.

Oct. 21-23

California Stormwater Quality Association Annual Conference, SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, Sacramento. Visit casqa.org.

Oct. 22-24

Tennessee Stormwater Association Annual Conference, Montgomery Bell State Park, Burns. Visit tnstormwater.org.

Feb. 25-28

International Erosion Control Association Annual Conference and Expo, Richmond Convention Center, Virginia. Visit ieca.org.

Mar. 5-7

Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association Annual Conference, KI Center, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Visit wisconsinlandwater.org.

Apr. 8-10

Center for Watershed Protection National Conference, (site TBA), Puerto Rico. Visit cwp.org.

May 18-22

Association of State Floodplain Managers National Conference, (site TBA), New Orleans. Visit floods.org.

May 20-21

Washington State Municipal Stormwater Conference, Hilton, Vancouver. Visit wastormwatercenter.org.

Jun. 8-11

American Water Works Association ACE25 Conference, (site TBA), Denver. Visit awwa.org.