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STATEWIDE By Charlene DeSha
TN Stormwater Association in 2017
The Tennessee Stormwater Association Education West Region
is looking forward to an exciting 2017. Next Meeting: March 7, 1:30 p.m.
We had a wonderful 2016 but are looking Goal: Manages and creates educational Chair: Chris Masin, Shelby County
forward to new and association training and resources
programs and more Co-Chair: David Carver, Sevier County North West Region
growth this year. Co-Chair: Stephanie Carlson, Knox Next Meeting: March 8, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.,
We are pleased TNSA County Stormwater Jackson
to announce the Chair: Christina Bannister, Union City
new TNSA board Communication
members and The TNSA 2017 Annual Conference
the new board Goal: Works on communication within is scheduled for Oct. 17-19 at Fall Creek
president. Mark and outside of the organization Falls State Park, Pikeville. We are planning
tnstormwater.org Chair: Chris Granju, Knox County to host a Project Wet Workshop on
Stormwater Monday, Oct. 16 before the conference
Heinzer with the begins. Tuesday, Oct. 17 starts off with a
City of Chattanooga is the new Board Policy Committee fun Kickball game and will continue with
President, Jennifer Watson with the City the membership meeting, the MS4101
of Gallatin is the new President-Elect Goal: Works with TDEC to share and panel discussion and will end with a
and David Mason with CDM Smith is update members on state and EPA special membership networking dinner.
the new Vice-President. Our new board regulations and policies Rooms sell out fast and are available for
members are Lori Saal with the City of Co-Chair: Jennifer Watson, City of reservations at this time. Visit the TNSA
Farragut, Joseph Barnett with the City of Gallatin website at tnstormwater.org for lodging
Elizabethton, Don Fent with the City of Co-Chair: David Mason, CDM Smith information. We hope to see you there!
Bartlett and Tom Lawrence with Water
Quality Matters! Manufactured Best Management TNSA is Tennessee’s premier
Our main goal this year is to work Practices (BMP) organization for stormwater professionals.
with the TNSA Education Committee in TNSA’s mission is to assist members with
order to create professional development Goal: Standardizes device evaluation and their local efforts to comply with State
courses with educated speakers. David develops BMP toolkit and Federal clean water law; including
Carver, Sevier County, and Stephanie Chair: Sandy Camargo, Advance Drainage stormwater regulations through the U.S.
Carlson, Knox County Stormwater, are Systems, Inc. Environmental Protection Agency and the
the co-chairs for this committee and Tennessee Department of Environment
have been working hard to make sure Another way to get involved is to visit a and Conservation. TNSA’s goal is to
that this program comes to fruition TNSA Regional Meeting. TNSA added a protect and improve the quality of the
this year. The courses will provide PDH new region last year and we are up to six waters of Tennessee through the exchange
hours and topics related to help develop regions. Each region meets once a quarter of information and knowledge regarding
your stormwater program effectively and is run by a Regional Chair. You do design, construction, maintenance,
and efficiently. The program will initially not have to be a TNSA member in order administration and operation of
roll out within the speaker’s region to attend a meeting, but most meetings stormwater facilities.
availability. After that time our goal is require an RSVP if lunch is provided. You
to offer the course via webinar. Please can contact the regional chair or Charlene TNSA membership is composed of
contact Executive Director Charlene DeSha if you are interested in attending designated Municipal Separate Storm
DeSha if you would like specific topics the meetings or would like to be added to Sewer Systems (MS4s) including local
addressed. the regional email distribution list. governments (city and county), univer-
Are you interested in getting sities, military installations, and other
involved with TNSA? Join a committee. North East Region entities such as the Tennessee Department
Our committees are very active and was held Feb. 28 in Johnson City. of Transportation. Associate members
constantly seek new ideas and methods Chair: Andy Best, City of Johnson City include environmental advocacy groups,
to identify the needs of our membership non-profits, Tennessee State, sub-state or
and the stormwater community. East Region federal government entities consultants.
Next Meeting: March 3, 8:30 -11:30 a.m. Private sector membership is available
CURRENT COMMITTEES: Chair: Amy Mann, Knox County to for-profit engineering, scientific and
Stormwater management firms or other organizations
Conference with an interest in stormwater.
South East Region Meeting
Goal: Coordinates speakers and activities was held Jan. 9 in Chattanooga. For more information contact Executive
for the annual conference No new date has been set. Director, Charlene DeSha at charlene@
Chair: Crystal Bishop, Hamilton County Chair: Don Green, City of Chattanooga tnstormwater.org or 865-386-6917.
Stormwater www.tnstormwater.org.
Middle Region
was held Feb. 8 in Mount Juliet
(Oldcastle Pre-Cast Plant Tour).
Chair: Adam Meadors, Mount Juliet
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