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Navigating a modern world of storm water compliance.

Storm water compliance is rapidly changing and becoming more complex, yet still remaining accessible thanks to advanced technologies, AI, years of trial & error, genius inventions born out of necessity, and the creativity of individuals working to advance the storm water community.  Storm water compliance has come a long way from the 1990s, and in this year's Storm Water Awareness Week we will be exploring compliance in our modern age which is rooted in years of progress and ingenuity. 

Some compliance aspects are tried and still hold true, other things like technology and BMPs have been adapted and customized for optimal performance, and the regulatory aspect of storm water has been growing and changing too.  But overall, the way things have always been done to achieve storm water compliance in the past are rapidly being outdated, it's time to step into the new era of modern compliance.

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Storm Water Awareness Week 2025 Event Recap

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Get Involved

Storm Water Awareness Week is a community lead event, which means we need your help to make this event happen.

Want to get involved? Here are some ways you can help:

  • Host A Workshop

  • Attend The Event

  • Spread the Word (social media, flyers, email campaigns, invitations to coworkers, colleagues, clients, and the community)

  • Sign up to be one of our Regional Spotlights (contact us for more information about this)

  • Utilize Storm Water Awareness Week as a training opportunity for your team or clients.

  • Be the connection between Storm Water Awareness Week and someone you think should host a workshop.  Introduce us over email and get the conversation started about a workshop idea.

Register to Attend a Storm Water Awareness Week Workshop

  • The Trouble With Being Trained
    The Trouble With Being Trained
    Fri, Sep 26
    SWAW Online Workshop
    Sep 26, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    Professional Development hours are an ongoing requirement for most stormwater professionals. This workshop will review photos from projects seeking to comply with stormwater regulations and principles. Success and failure is the result of effective training. Effective training promotes...
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  • Storm Water Professionals, Membership Has Its Benefits
    Storm Water Professionals, Membership Has Its Benefits
    Sep 26, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    Storm Water Professionals, like all reputable professions, are in a constant state of flux as the industry evolves. To ensure that you are up to date and that you are reliably credentialled in your trade, you belong to a non-profit trade organization in the storm water field. The purpose of this...
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  • Compost Use in Fire Remediation and Stormwater Management
    Compost Use in Fire Remediation and Stormwater Management
    Sep 26, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    "Join an expert panel featuring Natalie Levy from University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR), and Cory Yamaguchi of Finn Corporation for a timely discussion on compost as a powerful tool for stormwater and fire remediation, moderated by Katya Forsyth from...
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  • Treatability Testing for Stormwater Treatment: When, Why, & How
    Treatability Testing for Stormwater Treatment: When, Why, & How
    Sep 26, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    Before investing in a stormwater treatment system, wouldn’t it be helpful to know if the proposed approach is likely to work? Treatability testing offers a low-cost way to evaluate treatment options before committing to pilot studies or full-scale systems. In this workshop, you’ll learn what...
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  • Permit-Ready, Environmentally Friendly Solutions
    Permit-Ready, Environmentally Friendly Solutions
    Sep 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    Join our workshop for a discussion on erosion control, re-vegetation, and passive treatment with examples from construction sites throughout California. This workshop will also focus on differences between erosion control BMP products and passive treatment solutions as well as how they fit...
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  • Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation
    Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation
    Fri, Sep 26
    Sep 26, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    As weather conditions continue to deteriorate across the nation and abroad, finger pointing for blame rises. The issues propagate from the belief that weather simply cannot be so extreme to looking at historic weather modification systems trialed by Department of Defense or private contractors....
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  • Low Impact Development Practices For Residential Properties
    Low Impact Development Practices For Residential Properties
    Sep 26, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    Stormwater management is an essential concern with the continual increase of impervious surfaces and urbanization. The effects of erosion and pollutants found in stormwater directly impact the quality of water and water supplies. The use of Low Impact Development (LID)-based water management...
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  • Digital Transformation in Storm Water Compliance
    Digital Transformation in Storm Water Compliance
    Sep 26, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    "Storm Water compliance is rapidly shifting from binders and Word docs to cloud-based, data-driven systems. This workshop explores how new digital tools (including AI… make sure to register for our other workshop on that hot button topic!) are changing the way professionals develop, maintain, and...
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  • Passive Treatment: A Live Demonstration
    Passive Treatment: A Live Demonstration
    Fri, Sep 26
    Sep 26, 2025, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    WGR's John Teravskis (QSP/QSD, CPESC) and Dan Baumbach (QSP, CISEC) will take viewers to a test slope in WGR's Construction Sandbox to demonstrate the power of anionic polymers when it comes to erosion control (land-applied applications) and sediment control (water-applied applications)...
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  • Foundations: IGP Basics - How-To Tips For Sampling
    Foundations: IGP Basics - How-To Tips For Sampling
    Sep 26, 2025, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    This workshop will review some different sampling situations and recommendations on how to collect compliant samples. If Part 1 is the "what" of the IGP and Part 2 is the "how," Part 3 is the "how to" of IGP sampling.
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  • From Policy to Practice: Tracing the EPA’s Origins to the 2022 Construction General Permit
    From Policy to Practice: Tracing the EPA’s Origins to the 2022 Construction General Permit
    Sep 26, 2025, 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    Explore the evolution of U.S. stormwater regulation from the founding of the EPA to today’s 2022 Construction General Permit, with practical guidance on managing Qualified Precipitation Events (QPEs) for compliance.
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  • What To Know When You Have to Treat Stormwater (incl. PFOS)
    What To Know When You Have to Treat Stormwater (incl. PFOS)
    Sep 25, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    The presentation aims to cover the challenges of a typical stormwater management application, chemistry of PFAS chemicals, technical considerations for treatment of PFAS, & efficacy of various treatment technologies in stormwater applications....
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  • Corrections vs. Violations
    Corrections vs. Violations
    Thu, Sep 25
    SWAW Online Workshop
    Sep 25, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    How do we distinguish the two? Which applies to which? Who issues what, and who is the subject to which? If some of these confusing, almost riddle like questions pester you on the daily, stop by for a chat on both, and hopefully clarity we will provide.
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  • Post-Construction Stormwater Maintenance Case-Studies
    Post-Construction Stormwater Maintenance Case-Studies
    Sep 25, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    It's easy to defer maintenance on Stormwater Control Measures (SCMs) but it's not financially wise in the long run. SCMs are meant to catch grime and they *all* need regular maintenance to remove the captured material and dispose of it offsite. Join us for a study of on-the-ground cases that...
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  • Practical Implementation of Construction site BMPs: Field Tips To Keep Your Site Running
    Practical Implementation of Construction site BMPs: Field Tips To Keep Your Site Running
    Sep 25, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    "This training will provide a practical, high-level overview of the Construction General Permit (CGP), with a focus on real-world application. We’ll cover key construction site BMPs, how to spot common issues in the field, and what inspectors and field staff should expect during a site visit...
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  • Innovative & Intelligent Stormwater Modeling Approaches to Combat Flooding: 3 High-Impact Projects
    Innovative & Intelligent Stormwater Modeling Approaches to Combat Flooding: 3 High-Impact Projects
    Sep 25, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop/Storm Water University
    As communities face more frequent and intense flooding, advanced stormwater modeling is becoming essential for designing resilient infrastructure to manage community risk...
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  • Beyond Compliance: Retrofitting Culverts to Reconnect Habitat
    Beyond Compliance: Retrofitting Culverts to Reconnect Habitat
    Sep 25, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    As regulations and public pressure increase, agencies and consultants are facing a growing mandate to improve aquatic organism passage. This session focuses on retrofitting existing culverts to meet biological goals without the high cost of replacement. You’ll see how flexible baffles and...
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  • Basics in Industrial Stormwater Management
    Basics in Industrial Stormwater Management
    Thu, Sep 25
    Sep 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    Industrial Stormwater tends to be the forgotten step-child in the stormwater world. Which is unfortunate as there are more more regulations, reports and headaches when it comes to industrial stormwater. For this presentation we will go over the top 10 common violations seen at...
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  • Building Better Stormwater Outcomes: Partnership, Enforcement, and Efficiency in Construction Site Management
    Building Better Stormwater Outcomes: Partnership, Enforcement, and Efficiency in Construction Site Management
    Sep 25, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    The presenter will explore both municipal and construction site inspection requirements and their combined impact on local waterways. The presentation will include case studies examining impaired waterways and 303(d) listings, highlighting the unique characteristics and challenges of these areas...
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  • Breaking Ground: Modern Drywell Solutions for the Southwest
    Breaking Ground: Modern Drywell Solutions for the Southwest
    Sep 25, 2025, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    SWAW Online Workshop
    Discover the vital role drywells play in managing stormwater across the Southwest. In this workshop, we'll explore the evolution of drywell technology—from their early use as a solution to urban flooding, to modern-day innovations that maximize performance in arid climates. Attendees will gain...
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Thank you for attending Storm Water Awareness Week 2025!  You can watch the recordings from this year HERE

Register To Attend

Who would benefit from these workshops?

We're so glad you asked!  These workshops are beneficial for anyone dealing with storm water under the Construction General Permit, the Industrial General Permit, the Municipal Separate Stormwater Sewer System Permit, and the general public....  There's something for everyone.  

Get a taste of what Storm Water Awareness Week involves by browsing through some of our past events

Industrial

storm water education applicable to facilities under the Industrial General Permit

Construction

storm water education applicable to sites under the Construction General Permit

Municipal

storm water education for municipalities which fall under the MS4 Permit

Community

storm water education geared toward education and outreach and community involvement

How can I get involved?

Storm Water Awareness Week is powered by people like you!  It's a completely free event - no money changes hands anywhere.  So in order for this event to work, we need people like you to help!  Register to host a workshop, attend a workshop(s), and spread the word!

Want to find out more?  Feel free to contact us...

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HOST A WORKSHOP

It's super simple!  All you have to do is give a1-hour online workshop on a relevant storm water topic.  We do all the hard work for you.

 

You just show up and present!

Before registering, here are the requirements:

1. Must be 1 hour (45 minutes with time for questions is the minimum time threshold)

2. Must be relevant to the industrial, construction, and municipal storm water sectors as regulated by federal NPDES permits and state permits.

3. Must be educational, this is not a tradeshow promotional talk.  It needs to be 95% education to 5% promotion

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