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D I R E C T O R S

President

Brad Flack, CPESC, CESSWI, CAS

Secretary/Treasurer

DJ Brouwer, P.E. CFM

VP Administration

John Moss

VP Technical

Lauren Caudle

VP Marketing

Ty Garmon

Board Members

Sonny Johns, CPESC-IT, CESSWI

Danielle Kurek

Juliana Morelli, PG, REM, CESS-

WI, CPESC

Brad Cline, P.E.

Past President

Karan Kinton

President IECA

Brock Peters, CISEC

Be sure to register for our upcoming Roadshow later this month. We are

always on the lookout for new places to have an educational event so reach out to a board member if you know

of a good place.

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State Agencies ODEQ—Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality  707 N Robinson   Oklahoma City, OK 73102   Main DEQ Phone Number: 405‐702‐1000   Fax: 405‐702‐1001   Customer Assistance Program 1‐800‐869‐1400 h p://www.deq.state.ok.us  ADEQ—Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Teresa Marks, Director 5301 Northshore Drive North Li le Rock, AR  72118‐5317 Phone 501‐682‐0744 h p://www.adeq.state.ar.us  TCEQ—Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Richard A. Hyde, P.E., Director 12100 Park 35 Circle Aus n, Texas 78753 Phone:  512– 239‐1000 

h p://www.tceq.state.tx.us  LDEQ—Louisiana Department of Environmen-tal Quality Peggy Hatch, Secretary P.O. Box 4301 Baton Rouge, LA 70821‐4301 225‐219‐3950 h p://www.deq.louisiana.gov 

 The goals of the Associa on are:

To educate IECA members, the public and the erosion control industry.

To disseminate informa on through conferences, seminars and communica on media.

To provide technical exper se for people, organiza ons and governments seeking

assistance in the field of erosion control and soil conserva on.

We’re on the Web! www.southcentralieca.org

Submit any question relating to erosion and sediment control. The ques-tion can be about current or upcoming regulations, new BMPs, MS4 programs, educational resources, etc. We’ll get you an answer. http://www.southcentralieca.org/officers.htm

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From Our Board Member

Hello everyone, my name is Ty Garmon and I’m the new Vice President of Marketing for the South Central Chapter. I would love to hear any ideas and suggestions you have that we can look to im-plement that would help us in growing our membership numbers. The more members we have in the South Central Chapter the more information and insight we can share with one another to in-crease the success of our own individual endeavors. The best way to reach me is by email or cell phone at tgarmon@cbi-systems.com or 409.658.9340

Data Management

I consider myself more of a problem solver and organizer of information than I do an expert in Stormwater. With that being said and having worked with MS4 operators on their compliance goals over the last four years of managing CBI Systems I would conclude that data management is the key to success when it comes to compliance! Whether you are utilizing spreadsheets on network drives, shared documents on Google drive, or an online database management system having a structure for your compliance data that all of your team members understand is crucial for long term success. It’s never too late to get organized! It may be somewhat painful in the beginning but once you make a plan and work that plan you will find that not only is your Stormwater program running more smoothly but you may have a little more time to actually evaluate the data your collecting thus im-proving your program even more. Get everyone involved! Designing your system by yourself is a mistake! Talk to your team and un-derstand the issues that go on in the field as well as in the office. Obtaining information from other departments is also a large part of staying on top of your overall compliance. Keep this in mind and try to create a system of data flow that is easily transferrable from department to department or they won’t do it! Understand your program is a living thing and will change over time. Your systems of organization will also change so be flexible. Embrace the changes and always look to improve in an effort to be more efficient and/or more user friendly for your team. MS4 compliance is not going to become easier. If anything responsibilities of MS4 operators will continue to increase from permit term to permit term. A lot of time is spent on the creation and im-plementation of Stormwater Management Plans. Just as much planning and time should be spent on how you are going to organize and track all of your data from year to year. I hope everyone has a great rest of 2015 and may all of your permit years be compliant and data or-ganized! Regards, Ty Garmon National Sales Manager CBI Systems, MS4web.com SCIECA Vice-President, Marketing

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Interim results from a multi-year field study of a green roadway system in Harris County, TX are now available. The green road-way system utilizes a second generation bioretention components that includes improved construction-phase techniques that protect the system erosion and sedimentation, a performance-based (non-proprietary) open source specification and unique vendor life-cycle commitment, while integrating a concrete rip rap apron and vegetated swale as pretreatment measures. The results over the last year of rainfall-runoff monitoring show greater than 80% TSS removal of the mean influent concentration and reduction of other pollu-tants such as nutrients and heavy metals. More information on the project can be found at the link below. http://www.convergentwater.com/focalpoint-Low-Impact-Development/focalpoint-case-studies

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News Releases from Headquarters

Obama Administration Takes Historic Action on Climate Change/Clean Power Plan to protect public health, spur clean energy investments and strengthen U.S. leadership Release Date: 08/03/2015 Contact Information: CONTACTS (NEWS MEDIA ONLY): Enesta Jones (National and Trade Press Only) jones.enesta@epa.gov (202) 564-7873 Julia P. Valentine (News Media in EPA Regions 1-5: AL,CT,DE,DC,FL,GA,IL,IN,KY,MD,ME,MI,MN,MS,NC,NJ,NH,NY,OH,PA,PR,RI,SC,TN,VA,VI,VT,WV,WI) valen-tine.julia@epa.gov (202) 564-2663 Christie St. Clair (News Media in EPA Regions 6-10: AK,AR,CO,IA,ID,KS,LA,MO,MT,ND,NE,NM,OK,OR,SD,TX,UT,WA,WY) stclair.christie@epa.gov (202) 564-2880 WASHINGTON –President Obama announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final Clean Power Plan to-day, which will cut U.S. carbon pollution from the power sector by 870 million tons, or 32 percent below 2005 levels, in 2030. Power plants are the largest drivers of climate change in the United States, accounting for roughly one-third of all carbon pollution emissions, but there were no national limits on carbon pollution until today. The Clean Power Plan accelerates the transition to a clean energy future, which is happening even faster than ex-pected—which means carbon and air pollution are already decreasing, improving public health year by year. By 2030, the plan will cut carbon pollution from the power sector by nearly a third and additional reductions will come from pollu-tants that can create dangerous soot and smog, translating to significant health benefits for the American people. By 2030, emissions of sulfur dioxide from power plants will be 90 percent lower and emissions of nitrogen oxides will be 72 percent lower, compared to 2005 levels. Americans will avoid up to 90,000 asthma attacks and spend up to 300,000 more days in the office or the classroom, instead of sick at home. And up to 3,600 families will be spared the grief of los-ing a loved one too soon. “We’re proud to finalize our historic Clean Power Plan. It will give our kids and grandkids the cleaner, safer future they deserve. The United States is leading by example today, showing the world that climate action is an incredible economic opportunity to build a stronger foundation for growth,” said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. “The valuable feedback we received means the final Clean Power Plan is more ambitious yet more achievable, so states can customize plans to achieve their goals in ways that make sense for their communities, businesses and utilities.” EPA’s plan reflects unprecedented public input, including more than 4.3 million public comments on the proposal, and hundreds of meetings with stakeholders. It works by building on strategies states and businesses are already using. To-day, the United States uses three times more wind and 20 times more solar energy than it did in 2009, and the solar in-dustry added jobs 10 times faster than the rest of the economy. It safeguards energy reliability by setting common-sense, achievable state-by-state goals that build on a rapidly growing clean energy economy and gives states and utili-ties the time and flexibility they need to meet their goals. The final rule establishes guidelines for states to follow in developing and implementing their plans, including require-ments that vulnerable communities have a seat at the table with other stakeholders. EPA is proposing a model rule states can adopt, as well as a federal plan that the EPA will put in place if a state fails to submit an adequate plan. Both the proposed model rule and federal plan focus on emissions trading mechanisms to make sure utilities have broad flexi-bility to reach their carbon pollution reduction goals. EPA also finalized standards to limit carbon pollution from new, modified and reconstructed power plants. Final rule, fact sheets and details about the Clean Power Plan, the final standards for new, modified and reconstructed sources and the proposed federal plan are available at: http://www2.epa.gov/cleanpowerplan

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Environmental, Energy, and Water Blog

Beaver Watershed Alliance Speaker Series: Discussion of Northwest Arkansas Open Space Plan

Posted August 4, 2015

Author: Walter G. Wright

The Beaver Watershed Alliance “(BWA”) has announced the next presenta on in its quarterly speaker series. 

The series of presenta ons is  tled Inves ng in Water Supply Pro-tec on in Northwest Arkansas: It’s good for business, agriculture, recrea on, nature and you.

Elizabeth Bowen of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission will discuss the Northwest Arkansas Open Space Plan (“Plan”).

BWA states that the Plan iden fies:

Open spaces and natural areas that are most important to the residents of Northwest Ar-kansas

A strategic plan to balance the goals of conservation and development for future growth

The program is free and will be held at the Rogers Public Library (711 South Dixieland Road) on August 13th from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.   

RSVP by calling BWA at (479) 750-8007 or email info@beaverwatershedalliance.org.

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