Minnesota Stormwater Seminar Series

Filtration Media Expert Panel Discussion

Please join us online and in person NEXT WEEK on May 18, 2023 at 10a CDT for the next Minnesota Stormwater Seminar Series event - a monthly experience featuring national, state, and local experts on stormwater and green infrastructure. This seminar series is a partnership between the University of Minnesota's St. Anthony Falls Laboratory and Water Resources Center, and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and made possible through the Minnesota Stormwater Research and Technology Transfer Program in collaboration with the Minnesota Stormwater Research Council.

Title: Filtration Media Expert Panel Discussion

Featured Speakers & Panelists:

• Erin Anderson Wenz (Barr Engineering)
• Mei Cai (Natural Resources Research Institute, U of M Duluth)
• Mike Isensee (Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District) 
• Erik Megow (Stantec)
• Joanne Boettcher (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency)

Abstract: The conclusion of the Spring of Media for the Minnesota Stormwater Seminar Series will involve a panel discussion with 6 industry experts who have extensive experience on stormwater filtration and infiltration media. Bridget Ulrich and Andy Erickson provided highlights of their research on media formulations during the March and April Stormwater Seminar Series, respectively. For the May seminar, they will join four featured panelists including three practitioners who are experienced in filter media applications: Erin Anderson-Wenz (Barr Engineering Co.), Mike Isensee (Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District), and Erik Megow (Stantec), and by another media researcher, Mei Cai (Natural Resources Research Institute). These practitioners and researchers have found that some media installations are not performing as desired. However, the solutions explored and developed by them and others may not be cost-effective. The panel discussion will conclude with a presentation of tools and resources for media that are available to practitioners within the Minnesota Stormwater Manual, presented by Joanne Boettcher. The tradeoffs between research and applications will provide for an interesting and informative discussion during the May 18 Minnesota Stormwater Seminar.

Date and Time: Thursday, May 18, 2023, 10a - 12pm CDT

In-person: St. Anthony Falls Laboratory Auditorium (2 Third Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN)

Online: https://z.umn.edu/mn-stormwater-seminar-series (active 10 minutes prior)

Registration: Click here to Register

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