February 18, 2004

The Department of Environmental Quality presents Soil Erosion Control Concepts 2004: Soil Erosion and the Native Environment Workshop & Expo, to be held at the DeVos Place in Grand Rapids on March 23-24.

Keynote speakers include national experts Carol Forrest of GeoSyntec Consultants, and Jerald S. Fifield of HydroDynamics Incorporated. Local experts will cover storm water legal issues, soil erosion and sedimentation control (SESC) compliance and enforcement procedures, modern SESC best management practices, SESC engineering design, polyacrymides, turf reinforcement mats, bioengineering, native landscaping, and storm water operator training.

Workshop attendees will learn how to design and implement a plan to control project costs, stay in compliance, and protect the environment! The workshop also features an expo area where vendors will display their SESC products and services. The registration fee of $100 (per day) or $150 (both days) includes continental breakfast, lunch, workshop materials, entrance to the expo area, and validated parking.

Register online at www.michigan.gov/deq-workshops (click on “Workshops”). For registration information, contact the Environmental Assistance Center at 1-800-662-9278, or e-mail at deq-ead-env-assist@michigan.gov. If you have a product or service you would like to exhibit, contact Mary Goodhall, Environmental Science and Services Division, at 517-241-7968, or e-mail at goodhalm@michigan.gov. Vendor space is still available!

Editor’s note: DEQ news releases are available on the department’s Internet home page at www.michigan.gov/deq.

Revised February 18, 2004 by Pat Watson