Thanks to our generous workshop sponsor:

Come receive lessons learned from the project teams that have tackled Mecklenburg County’s most challenging urban creek renewals. This workshop is split into a morning and afternoon session to provide a high-level understanding and hands-on awareness of the efforts Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services has taken to clean their stormwater and connect residents to nature.

Morning presentations from the County’s Stormwater Director and various Program Managers will provide an overview of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services.  Additional presentations from project staff and partners will share experiences working across the County and descriptions of the urban challenges confronting their work. These project teams regularly work in highly urbanized environments and balance numerous project objectives including reducing flooding, providing public access, revitalizing downtown development, improving ecology, and enhancing the natural beauty of the County’s heavily impacted streams.

After a catered lunch, workshop attendees will tour three completed projects to hear how these projects addressed and overcame challenges such as acquiring easements, permitting, and other project constraints. Representatives from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services and the project design team will be on site to share information about the planning, design, and construction of these projects. Participants should expect to walk up to 1 mile at each stop.

We hope you will join us for this close-up look at urban water management!

Tentative Agenda:

9:00-10:15 - Morning Session 1

9:00-9:15 - NCWRA Welcome, Don introductions

9:15-10:15 - Rusty (county history presentation) with Tim (engineering program) – Q&A at the end

10:15-10:30 - Break

10:30-11:45 - Morning Session 2

10:30-11:00 - David Kroening (stream mitigation planning and watershed planning) – Q&A at the end

11:00-11:30 - SRRS presentation – Q&A at the end

11:30-11:45 - Project implementation/panel (Discuss various hats managers wear to break ground on projects)

11:45-12:30 - Lunch

15-minute overview presentations on projects with handouts to carry in the field to facilitate field tour discussions

12:30-3:30 - Field Tours

Stewart Creek Phase 2 (Stephanie Roberts-Bowman and Kimley-Horn - Jason Lawing or Jake Maschoff)

Briar Creek - Mint (Brian Sikes and Wildlands - Emily Reinicker)

Briar Creek - Chantilly (Crystal Goode and Wildlands - Aaron Earley)

Continuing Education Credits:  This entire workshop will provide 5 PDH (professional development hour) credits upon completion of registration and evaluations that will be sent with the final event information. Each professional must determine if the content is relevant to his/her individual practice and suitable for his/her continuing education. Webinar attendance for the morning session alone will provide 2.5 PDH credits.

Tickets

$40.00 Webinar of Morning Session - Non-member Registration