CONFERENCE AGENDA

8:30 – 9:00 Registration – Meet, greet and enjoy Kosher Coffee, Tea and Bagels

9:15 – 10:00 Opening Session
A Warm Welcome by Andrew Benton, Pepperdine University President
Opening by Honorary Chair, Dorothy Green, Founder Heal the Bay
A Local Perspective by Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky

10:15 – 11:45
What is Urban Run-off? The Local Pollutants in Our Creeks and Ocean

What Is In the Water
Dr. Ken Schiff, Southern California Coastal Watershed Research Project

How to Heal the Santa Monica Bay
Dr. Shelley Luce, Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission

The Impacts of Runoff on the Santa Monica Bay
Dr. Richard Ambrose & Dr. Michael K. Stenstrom, UCLA

and

The Urban Run-off Story
Kirsten James, Water Quality Specialist, Heal the Bay

12:00 – 12: 45 Catered Lunch, Outside Overlooking the Sea (Weather permitting)

Breakout Sessions:

1:00 – 2:30 – Session I
A – I: GREENSCAPES:  GREEN LANDSCAPES + GREEN BUILDINGS
Low-Impact Development (LID) by Bill DePoto, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, Street Median Project, West Basin Municipal Water District; Green Development from a Developer’s Perspective (TBD); Irrigation Done Right: Bob Kim O’Cain, City of Santa Monica + the Landscape Ethic, Gretchen, Lake Tahoe Resource Conservation District

B – I: GREEN ROOFS
Bill Foley, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, Tom Liptan, City of Portland, Leslie Hoffman, Earthpledge, NYC, Paul Kephart, Rana Creek, Carmel Valley

C – I: CISTERNS: KEEPING WATER ON SITE
Tim Pope, Cachement, Terry Mains, Gegt Organization, New Mexico, Billy Kniffen from Texas

2:45 – 4:15 – Session II

A – II: URBAN ORDINANCES: URBAN RUN-OFF REDUCTION VIA LEGISLATION
Celeste Cantu, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, Mayor Pro Tem Richard Bloom, Kent Frame, Ben Saltsman, Los Angeles County Regional Planning and Kent Frame, Board Member, Department of Water Resources, E.J. Caldwell, WBMWD Resolutions + Ordinances

B – II: GROUNDWATER: MAKE IT STAY!
Speakers invited from Department of Water Resources, West Basin Municipal Water District, Northeast Trees, TreePeople and Dr. Mark Kram, UCSB

C- II: CHEAP BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR YOU
Irrigation Fixes by Scott Harris, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District,
Redo Your Lawn by Jessica Hall, Landscape Architect, SMBRC
Porous Materials by Mark Abramson, Santa Monica Baykeeper
Assorted Weekend Projects to Save Water, Rosi Dagit, RCDSMM
The Green Garden Program: Landscape Surveys and Free Irrigation Devices, Gus Meza, West Basin Municipal Water District

D – II: WATER AGENCIES: WATER WASTING CHALLENGES: Education and Outreach
Water Conservation Enforcement: Real Stories by Neal Shapiro, City of Santa Monica
Melinda Barrett, Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Catie Boarts, Heal the Bay and Dr. Randal Orton, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District

4:15 – 4:45 ACTION ITEM BOARD
What will you and/or your colleagues do to keep Urban Run-off on site?
Sign up on the Urban Run-Off Action Item Board & Make the Water Stay!

4:45 – 5:00 Closing Session – Ed Begley, Actor + Environmental Activist

6:00 DINNER AT GUIDO’S  –  Post-conference Dinner (Tickets must be purchased in advance.)

For more information, please email Debbie Dodson at ddodson@san.rr.com
Conference registration fee is $50.00.
Scholarships available.