The
Port Environmental Task Force
is a
diverse group of stakeholders working to reduce the
environmental impact of port activities on neighboring
communities and habitats in the Delaware Estuary. The goal of this
stakeholder group is to develop voluntary, innovative,
pro-active strategies for local port operators to
address these environmental concerns. Formed in April 2005, the Port Environmental Task Force was created as a Subcommittee of Philadelphia Diesel Difference.
>> Two recent reports are now available for online viewing:
Water Quality at the Philadelphia Port - Environmental Issues and Concerns - December, 2007
Land Use at the Philadelphia Port - Environmental Issues and Concerns - October, 2007
Second Annual Mid-Atlantic Clean Ports Workshop
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia
10 Avenue of the Arts (Broad Street south of City Hall)
~ What is a Stormwater Best Management Practice (BMP)?
~ How are other ports managing their stormwater?
~ How does local port activity affect the health of the Delaware Estuary?
Click on a presenter's name to view his/her PowerPoint presentation. These files are in Adobe PDF format.
Agenda
8:00 am - Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - Welcoming Remarks
Joseph Otis Minott, Executive Director, Clean Air Council
James Walsh, Director of Operations, Philadelphia Regional Port Authority
Leo Holt, President, Holt Logistics Corp.
9:00 am - The State of the Delaware Estuary
Carol R. Collier, Executive Director, Delaware River Basin Commission
9:15 am - Stormwater Management
Regulators’ Perspective:
David Burke, Water Division, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Brian McLendon, Division of Water Quality, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Legal Perspective:
Paul M. Schmidt, Esq., Environmental Lawyer, Zarwin, Baum, DeVito, Kaplan, Schaer, Toddy, P.C.
Local Perspective: Guidance & Recognition:
Glen Abrams, Urban Watersheds Planner, Philadelphia Water Department
10:15 am - Question & Answer
10:30 am - Break
10:45 am - Stormwater Management at Ports
Matthew Arms, Environmental Specialist, Port of Long Beach, California
Nicole Cass, Environmental Compliance Specialist, Port of Houston Authority, Texas
11:15 am - Case Studies of Stormwater Best Management Practices
Porous Pavement & Vegetated Swales:
Dorothy Sperry, Environmental Program Manager, Port of Portland, Oregon
LID Approaches for Stormwater Management at Commercial and Industrial Facilities:
John Mundy, Stormwater Program Manager, Port of San Francisco, California
11:45 pm - Question & Answer
12:00 pm - Keynote Presentation: The Port as an Economic & Environmental Ally
Pennsylvania State Representative Bill Keller
12:15 pm - Lunch
1:15 pm - Posterboard Session & Dessert
Interact directly with guest speakers and sponsors about the benefits of stormwater
management at ports.
2:30 pm - Adjournment
Thank you sponsors!
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Did you miss the First Mid-Atlantic Clean Ports Workshop on May
10, 2006? Presentations are available
online.
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Check out the new 2007 Port Directory, a
publication of the Maritime Exchange
for the Delaware River & Bay.
Primary funding for the Green Ports Program has been provided by:
US Environmental
Protection Agency: Community Awareness for a Renewed Environment
(CARE) and National Clean Diesel.