July 21, 2008

Less Than Two Weeks Until StormCon

Experts Share Proven Solutions to Leading Source of Water Pollution at the World’s Largest Stormwater Pollution Prevention Conference

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Santa Barbara, CA, June 3, 2008—Stormwater runoff is the leading cause of ocean, lake, river, stream, and creek pollution. StormCon, the North American Surface Water Quality Conference & Exposition is where public officials, engineers, compliance officers, and construction and industry professionals gather each year to increase their chances of winning the battle against stormwater runoff. The seventh annual StormCon, presented by Forester Media Inc., will take place in Orlando, FL, from August 3 to 7, 2008, at the Orlando World Center Marriott hotel. For more information, or to register for the conference, visit www.StormCon.com.

StormCon’08 will feature more than 200 presenters from 34 states and three countries who will address proven techniques for solving community and construction-site stormwater pollution. More than 2,000 municipal and government leaders, federal agency representatives, engineers, contractors, consultants, and industry professionals are expected to attend StormCon. In addition, StormCon features the largest trade show of its kind with 200 vendors and service providers exhibiting stormwater equipment, products, technology, and services.

The conference program offers six program tracks, special EPA events, panel discussions, full-day pre-conference workshops, and pre-conference certification courses and exams. Program tracks will feature 147 presentations on BMP Case Studies, the Construction Site and Stormwater, Low-Impact Development, Research and Testing of BMPs/Technical Issues, Stormwater Program Management, and Water-Quality Monitoring.

The opening keynote speaker will be Robert F. Kennedy Jr., environmental activist and attorney. Mr. Kennedy has a national reputation as a leading environmental defender as senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, chief prosecuting attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper, and chair of the Waterkeeper Alliance.

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About StormCon
In its seventh year, StormCon, the North American Surface Water Quality Conference & Exposition, is the largest conference for disseminating techniques and technologies that fulfill the USEPA’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program (authorized by the Clean Water Act). StormCon is presented by Forester Media Inc. the publisher of Stormwater magazine. Visit www.StormCon.com for more information.

Contact: Steve DiGiorgi, at 805-682-1300, ext. 129. Email Form

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