Stormwater U: Pond Management
Outfalls and Pond Inventories

7:30 a.m.

Registration, continental breakfast and networking

8:00 a.m.

Welcome and introductions
Angie Hong, Workshop Moderator

8:10 a.m.

Stormwater Ponds: Meeting MS4 permit, watershed and local plan requirements

• MS4 Permit & Ponds – Dale Thompson, Supervisor, Municipal Stormwater Unit – Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (slides PDF)
• Louise Watson, Planning & Education Coordinator – Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District
• Three examples of successful collaborative projects – Brad Lindaman, P.E. Barr Engineering Company (RWMWD Engineer) (slides PDF)
• Angie Hong, Water Resource Education Specialist – East Metro Water Resource Education Program

9:00 a.m.

Panel Discussion: Pond and Outfall Inventories, Creating and Tracking Pond Maintenance Priorities

• Moderator: Joel Schilling, Principal – Schilling Consultant Services LLC (handout PDF)
• DuWayne Konewko, Environmental Manager – Maplewood Public Works Dept.
• Rod Leick, Asst. Public Works Supervisor – Vadnais Heights (handout PDF)
• Torry Kraftson, P.E., Asst. City Engineer – Stillwater

9:45 a.m.

Break

10:00 a.m.

Stormwater Ponds and Water Quality

• Practical Tools by Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District – Brad Lindaman, P.E. – Barr Engineering Company (slides PDF)
• Inventory Pond Selection Process Flow Chart – Brad Lindaman, P.E. – Barr Engineering Company (handout PDF)

10:30 a.m.

Roundtable Discussions on Inventories and Pond Maintenance Issues

• Summary (PDF)
• Information Sharing Form

11:20 a.m.

Conclusions and Next Workshop

11:30 a.m.

Workshop Concludes