Ken Farfsing Session 4- "Solution to Pollution"

1. Watershed Management Programs
The Solution to Pollution?

2. Session Topics
What is watershed management planning and why is it
important?
What are the concerns from the Regional Board and the
Environmental Community?
What are the non-compliance risks?
How much will watershed planning cost and how will the
cities and counties pay for it?
What lessons can local officials learn from recently
submitted watershed management plans?

3. Session Topics
Richard Watson –Watershed Planning Basics
Maria Mehranian – Perspectives of the Los Angeles
Regional Water Quality Control Board
Kirsten James - NGO Perspectives
Gary Hildebrand - Why watershed Planning Matters
Questions & Answers

4. Maria Mehranian, Los Angeles Regional Water Board, Managing
Partner Cordoba Corporation
Richard Watson, RW & Associates, Stormwater Quality
Management Consultants
Kirsten James, Science and Policy Advisor, Heal the Bay
Gary Hildebrand, P.E., Deputy Public Works Director, Los
Angeles County Department of Public Works