This webinar discusses proven strategies to achieve better environmental performance for DOTs facing increasing challenges from stormwater-focused environmental regulations, stringent budget shortfalls, and audits. Presenters describe how some DOTs are responding to old and new requirements, how maturing TMDLs and the Endangered Species Act are impacting the transportation world, and how to achieve the transparency and accountability needed to meet increased DOT responsibilities.
Presented by:
Rik Gay, Colorado Department of Transportation, Deputy Water Quality Program Manager, Making it Easy, Eliminating the Hurdles to Compliance
William Fletcher, Oregon Department of Transportation, Water Resources Program Coordinator, Efficient & Innovative Permitting Approaches in Oregon
Karuna Pujara, Maryland State Highway Administration, Chief, Highway Hydraulics Division, Planning for Efficient Treatment of Runoff from Many Untreated Miles of Highways; – Maryland?s Response to TMDLs
Webinar first conducted June 28, 2011 by AASHTO, in cooperation with FHWA and FTA.