Dear Friends and Colleagues:
Welcome to the 2009 CASQA Stormwater Conference at sunny Mission Bay in San Diego! The theme for this year's Conference is: "Stormwater Management: Challenges and Solutions." The CASQA 2009 Conference will again offer a full program of training workshops, presentations, and exhibits for holders of municipal, industrial, and construction NPDES stormwater permits.
The 2009 CASQA Conference is the premier event for addressing municipal, industrial, and construction stormwater issues. CASQA prides itself on offering its members timely information on critical stormwater issues from the most influential and experienced leaders in the field. CASQA’s work products, including past Conferences, the Program Effectiveness Assessment manual, and our various Stormwater BMP Handbooks have received national recognition. CASQA’s committee members have been influential in promulgation of state and federal regulations, statewide NPDES Permits, and formulating strategies to assist local governments, businesses, and contractors in addressing many critical policy issues vexing the state. The 2009 Conference will present our latest updates and the latest information regarding critical stormwater issues including:
- Regulations, Permits, and Policies
- Sustainable Development
- True Source Control
- Stormwater Treatment
- Pollutants of Concern
- Modifying Public Behavior
- Program Assessment
- Scientific Advances
If you only attend one stormwater conference this year, this is the one! The 2009 Conference will be held at the Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa located at 1775 East Mission Bay Drive, San Diego, CA 92109. Click here for map and transportation information. The conference hotel is located just six miles from the San Diego International Airport and right on San Diego's famous Mission Bay. The Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa is centrally located near the world famous San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, Historic Old Town, and the Gaslamp Quarter, host to world class shopping and fine dining. This website provides you the very latest information regarding registration, the agenda, and highlights for the 2009 CASQA Stormwater Conference. CASQA looks forward to providing another information-packed conference and seeing you there!
Jason E. Uhley 2009 Conference Chair
Since 1989, the California Stormwater Quality Association™ (CASQA) has assisted the State of California, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, municipalities, special districts, and businesses in developing and implementing effective stormwater quality management programs in California. CASQA is a leader in helping California comply with the municipal, construction, and industrial National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater mandates of the federal Clean Water Act and the state Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act.
CASQA held its first conference in 2005 in Ontario with feedback showing that the conference was highly successful. In 2006, CASQA held its second annual conference in Sacramento, which proved to be an overwhelming success filling the meeting rooms to capacity during many workshops and putting hotel staff to the test overfilling luncheon rooms as well. By most all accounts, CASQA’s third conference in 2007 in Costa Mesa was its biggest and best...until its fourth conference in Oakland, where, despite a recession and record-late State budget, over 500 registrants, presenters, and exhibitors participated in the three-day event. The location and dates of CASQA's 5th Annual Conference have been set - November 2-4, 2009 at the Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa on Mission Bay. Mark your calendars now, this has quickly become the 'go to' stormwater conference in California.