Coming to us all the way from Milwaukee, Mr. Shafer became Executive Director at the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) in March 2002.
Since becoming executive director, Mr. Shafer has worked diligently on MMSD’s $1 billion Overflow Reduction Plan. Mr. Shafer has been instrumental in providing the regional leadership in implementing green infrastructure in MMSD facilities and on private property. This leadership has resulted in a new development approach by the communities and developers in the region. He also coordinated a $58 million long-range planning process that produced the most intensive water quality research ever for six Milwaukee area watersheds. Additionally, under his leadership, MMSD instituted a regional stormwater runoff rule and has been a leader for innovative ways to manage stormwater runoff.
Agenda
8:00 - 9:00 AM Registration - Continental Breakfast Served
9:00 AM Welcoming Remarks: President and CEO, Lawrence
Technological University, Dr. Virinder Moudgil and
Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash
9:15 AM Keynote Speaker: Kevin Shafer, Executive Director,
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
10:00 AM Valerie Brader, Senior Policy Advisor, Michigan Office of the Governor
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Drinking Water in Crisis: Is Toledo a Game Changer for the Great Lakes?
Joel Brammeier, President & CEO Alliance for the Great Lakes
11:15 AM Green Infrastructure Planning for the Clinton River Watershed Council WaterTowns Initiative
Donald Carpenter, Ph.D. PE, LEED AP, Professor and Director,
Great Lakes Stormwater Management Institute, LTU
Nina Ignaczak, Watershed Planner, CRWC
Rachel Pieschek, Graduate Assistant, LTU
NOON Lunch - Breakout Sessions*
1:00 PM Midwest Urban Stream Restoration Panel Discussion
Paul Kovalcik, Watershed Specialist, Northeast Ohio Regional
Sewer District
Brent Brown, PE, Hydrologist, CH2MHill, Milwaukee
Ralph Reznick, PE, Nonpoint Source Division and MI
Stream Team, MDEQ
2:15 PM Modeling Runoff GIS Tree Canopy Analysis
William Ayersman, M.A., GIS Analyst, Davey Resource Group
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM Wetlands Special Banking Fund
Michael Pennington, Wetland Mitigation Specialist, MDEQ
3:30 PM Erb Family Foundation, Innovative Partnerships in Green Infrastructure
Jodee Raines, Vice President, Erb Family Foundation
4:00 PM Sustainable Landscapes, Tools for Homeowners
Michele Arquette-Palermo, Program Director, CRWC
Donald Carpenter, LTU
4:30 PM Closing Remarks
*Lunch Breakout Sessions/Options
1) Environmental Impacts of Water Use, Water Conservation
and Storm Water Management
Jeff Edstrom, Senior Water Resources Manager, ECT
2) The Caddell Drain and Natural River Restoration
Tom Bennett, Senior Scientist, FTCH
3) LTU's LID Green Infrastructure Tour
4) Film Showing: Tapped
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