February Monthly Luncheon

SWPPP - Past, Present, and Future

by Mike Travis
Tuesday, February 1, Noon

Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, 4721 Aircraft Drive

RSVP by Friday, January 28, to Nicole Knox, ITE Alaska Treasurer, at nknox@rmconsult.com or 646-9647.

Cost is $15 for Alaska Section Members, $22 for unpaid Members & guests, and Free for students.

An RSVP is a monetary commitment on your behalf whether or not you attend. Substitutions welcome. Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions with your RSVP.

Agenda

1.      Welcome

a.      Engineer of the Year Award – Don Porter and Art Johnson

2.      Secretary Report - Rob

a.      Web Site/Blog/Facebook Status

b.      Survey – coming soon

3.      Treasurer’s Report – Nicole

4.      2011 Conference Update

a.      Local Area Committee – Joann or Anne

5.      SocialITE

a.      Future events

6.      Other

a.      E-week activities – Nicole

b.      Conflict Resolution Class – informal interest vote.

7.      Committees

8.      Membership

a.      International Election – go to ITE website – link from our web site

9.      Presentation – Karthik

Next meeting scheduled for March 1, 2011

Meeting Minutes

Officers Present:                  P Josh Cross – President

P Karthik Murugesan - Vice President

                                                            P Nicole Knox - Treasurer

                                                            P Robert DeVassie - Secretary

                                                            P Jennifer Satterfield - Past President

General Attendance:  55

Alaska Section Members: 71

Treasurer’s report: $6,965.29

ONGOING/Old Business:

• Engineer of the Year Award to Art Johnson
• Alaska ITE Blog
• 2011 Conference Update (July 10-13)
• Membership update, 71 members so far…target is 75.

New Business:

·        E-week is on Feb 20-26, 2011: schedule coming, need volunteers.

• Survey coming soon

·        Next meeting scheduled for March 1, 2011

Presentation:

Presentation Title: Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans

Presented By: by Michael D. Travis, P.E., Travis/Peterson Environmental Consulting, Inc.

Mike gave a brief history of SWPPP, a status on what’s going on today, and what to expect on July 1, 2011.  The Clean Water Act (aka “Water Quality Act”) was discussed where he touched on the 1987 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPNES), the goals of this program, and the regulated “point source and non-point source” discharges.  Looking into the Jurisdictional wetlands, Mike touched on discharges and that they must be permitted.  He looked at Individual Permits versus Construction General Permits (CGP), and the requirements of each.  EPA instructions was talked about and the present day SWPPP.  He brought up local requirements that included Alaska SWPPP, MOA guidance manual, ADEC Storm Water Guide manual.  He finished with the new CGP coming out in July.  Touched on some highlights and discussed possible exemptions.  If you would like a copy of the presentation, please contact one of the ITE Alaska officers.