Agenda:

• Speakers
  • Montgomery and Fairfax County staff - Opti-RTC (remote sensing) pond applications
  • Baltimore County, MD staff - self-converting wetlands
  • Carroll County, MD staff - dry pond sand filter retrofits
• Focus
  • Presentation of data from in-field applications
  • Facilitated discussion of further steps needed to 1) gain regulatory approval; 2) obtain or increase Bay Program reduction credits; 3) determine functional uplift

• Anticipated Outcomes
  • Regional approach to how gain approval for the use of such practices to meet MS4 and Chesapeake Bay Program requirements

Meeting Materials & Work Products:

• Power Point presentations by speakers
• Briefing paper with next steps for research/implementation, with links to presentations and postings on COG’s website, available to submit to the states, Bay Program and funding entities

FY17 Work Program Support:

• Focus - Urban Stormwater Management Services

• Pursue innovative solutions to stormwater challenges, shared through workshops, technical exchanges and other forums