Registration required: https://go.unc.edu/SNEworkshop

Objectives:

• Learn about how integrated planning can help communities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island achieve compliance with existing planning requirements and Clean Water Act obligations

• Hear how integrated planning informs Clean Water Act compliance in New Bedford, MA

• Engage in a breakout activity that will assist the participants in understanding their local government’s wholistic Clean Water Act and planning requirements

• Ask questions and network with peers, state staff, and integrated planning experts

Target audience

Southern New England local government staff and decision makers and those that work closely with local government staff and decision makers on Clean Water Act compliance including wastewater and stormwater permitted sources.

Agenda

• Introduction to integrated planning

• Overview of permitting in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and how communities can use integrated planning to comply with existing plan requirements and achieve efficient regulatory compliance

• Case Study: New Bedford, MA

• Breakout group activity

• Debrief and Q&A

Participants will receive a certificate of completion upon request for attending and fully participating in the workshop.