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Call for Abstracts – Chesapeake Water Environment Association’s Stormwater Committee Seminar (Due April 3)

The Stormwater Committee of the Chesapeake Water Environment Association is planning its annual seminar for Thursday, May 14, in Edgewater, MD. This year’s topic will be stream restorations with Anne Arundel County’s Erik Michelsen as the keynote speaker. Abstracts on stream restoration topics, as well as general stormwater management topics, are being accepted through April…

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Thursday, 12/11/2025: Webinar: 20 years of Raingarden Research (virtual)

The Stormwater Committee of the Chesapeake Water Environment Association invites you to join us at our fall webinar. Dr. Robert Traver of Villanova University will present his findings of over 20 years of research into raingardens. 1 PDH. $10 fee for non-members. Free for members with the code MEMBER24.  Schedule a watch party and join…

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Thursday, 06/12/2025: Seminar: Flooding & Resiliency – Planning for the Future (Linthicum, MD)

The annual seminar of the Stormwater Committee for the Chesapeake Water Environment Association will once again be held at MITAGS in Linthicum, MD. This year’s seminar will be co-hosted by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). There will be regulatory updates from EPA Region 3, the District’s Department of Energy & Environment, Delaware’s Department…

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Thursday, 04/17/2025: Webinar: A Storm for All Season (MD, DC, DE)

Kim Grove, the chief of Baltimore City’s Office of Research and Environmental Protection, will present a webinar on developing mitigation strategies for urban flooding throughout the seasons. Performance of green infrastructure is normally at its peak in summer months, but how do they operate in the winter?  Free for Chesapeake Water Environment Association members; $10…

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Call for Abstracts – Chesapeake Water Environment Association’s Summer Seminar

The Stormwater Committee of the Chesapeake Water Environment Association is holding its annual seminar in Linthicum, Maryland on June 12, 2025. This year’s topic is Flooding and Resilience. We’re excited that the Maryland Department of the Environment has agreed to partner with us for this seminar. As part of the day, we expect to discuss…

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