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P.O. Box 2105
Menlo Park, CA 94026-2105
Phone: (650) 366-1042
E-mail: info@casqa.org
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A Force for Stormwater Quality
 Stormwater pollution affects us in ways that most people don't even realize.
Trash on the beaches, growing algae plumes in lakes and bays, bacteria in our ocean, rivers and streams... Anything that can be washed into our waterways from the earth's surface when it rains - including oil and fluids from cars, fertilizer and pesticides from lawns and farms, or cigarette butts tossed to the ground - contributes to stormwater pollution.
The Good News? There are many agencies and organizations working hard to make things better, and the California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) is one of them.
Through the development of stormwater management policies and regulations, CASQA is taking positive steps that will lead to cleaner streams, rivers, bays, beaches and ocean waters for everyone to enjoy throughout California. As a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit, public benefit corporation, our membership is comprised mostly of government agencies, businesses, organizations and individuals responsible for or interested in stormwater management programs. Read more about what we do, how we do it, and how you could be involved here.
Please take a look around our web site where you will find out more about us and how we're working to improve stormwater quality!
Latest Announcements
| Conference and Hotel registration is now available for CASQA’s 2008 Conference
Tuesday, June 10, 2008This year's conference theme is: Collaboration and Innovation to Achieve Water Quality Goals.
Registration Information – Online registration is available through CASQA’s Conference registration website for the 2008 Conference at the Oakland Marriott City Center on September 22, 23, and 24, 2008. You may register online by credit card (VISA or Master Card; NO American Express). A mail-in registration brochure will be available soon for those that need to pay by paper check rather than online.
Hotel Reservation Information – A limited block of rooms is being held at the Oakland Marriott City Center for the CASQA 2008 Conference. The special conference rate of $159 is available until August 31, 2008, or until the group block has been sold out, whichever comes first. All rooms will be on a first-come first-served basis. Therefore, it is recommended you get your reservation in early to avoid missing out on the special price. A small number of rooms are available for eligible Federal, State, municipal and other government employees and as with all room reservations, must be booked directly with Marriott.
To make your reservations:
- By phone: Please contact Marriott Reservations at 1-800-991-7249 between 6:00AM and 11:00PM Pacific Standard Time. Attendees should request the “California Stormwater Quality Association” in order to receive the Group Rate.
- Online: Click here to book on-line, and scroll to the bottom of the page. The Group Rate code is already entered in the appropriate field.
**After August 31, 2008 the Group Rate is not available, and room availability can not be guaranteed. |
| CASQA PEA manual featured on USEPA Webcast
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Updated White Paper: Program Effectiveness Assessment
Before CASQA published the Municipal Stormwater Program Effectiveness Assessment Guidance in May 2007, there was a CASQA White Paper (August 2005) on the topic. CASQA has recently reissued the White Paper – making non-substantive changes to some of the terminology and updating the discussion of future efforts. This updated version was provided to participants in USEPA’s June 4, 2008 webcast: Assessing the Effectiveness of Your Municipal Stormwater Program. Click here for the June 2008 CASQA Effectiveness Assessment White Paper. |
| CASQA Announces Stormwater Awards Program
Tuesday, May 06, 2008The mission of the CASQA Awards Program is to advance the stormwater quality management profession by identifying and recognizing exemplary leadership, outstanding projects, activities, and contributions to the field of stormwater quality management.
CASQA members are invited to nominate a worthy individual, project, or media item for an award. Nominations will only be accepted from current CASQA members; however, an individual, project, or media item being nominated need not be a member of CASQA or affiliated with a CASQA member.
To be considered, nominations must be received by June 13, 2008 at 5:00 P.M.. Award winners will be notified in July of 2008, and invited to attend the CASQA awards presentation to be held in conjunction with the CASQA 2008 Stormwater Conference at the Oakland Marriott City Center in Oakland, California, September 22-24, 2008.
For details on the information needed to include with your nomination, please click here. For specific submittal instructions, please click here, or available at: casqa.org. |
| Save the Dates – CASQA 2008 Stormwater Conference – September 22-24, 2008
Sunday, March 02, 2008CASQA’s 2008 Stormwater Conference will be held in Oakland, September 22-24, 2008. Mark your calendar and make your budget request now. Almost 600 stormwater quality professionals participated in this year’s 3rd annual conference in Costa Mesa and by virtually all accounts the conference was a big success. The theme for this year’s conference is “Collaboration and Innovation to Achieve Water Quality Goals” (Save-the-Date reminder card attached). |
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