“Celebrating 18 years of Water Research in the Lower Rio Grande Valley” TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE & LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY TPDES STORMWATER TASK FORCE
BACKGROUND 17 Local governments comprise the Task Force, founded 1998 TAMUK administers meetings and programs Mission Stormwater Management Compliance with MS4 permit Set of by laws Officers, fees, workgroups Workgroups foundation of organization
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE Kim D. Jones, Ph.D., P.E., Principal Investigator Javier Guerrero, E.I.T., MS, Co-Principal Investigator Augusto-Sanchez Gonzalez, CFM, MS Joaquin Martinez Denise Hornsby Lee Clapp, Ph.D., P.E., Chair, EVEN Tushar Sinha, Ph.D.
Research Develop and implement Stormwater Management Plans (SWMPs) Regional plan (1st regional watershed plan) Uniform plan Cities developing Best Management Practices (BMPs) that are innovative Low Impact Development (LID) Partner and work with Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership (ACWP) and proposed Estuary Program Thesis Dissertations
Education & training Educational and training courses Other Soil Erosion (TTI) Inspection training (TTI) Webinars (ASCE, etc.) LID Design Other GIS Conferences Meetings with regulatory agencies
“Celebrating 18 years of Water Research in the Lower Rio Grande Valley”