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Workshops
A
workshop on the new erosion and sediment control standards will
be scheduled for early 2009. Details coming soon!
On-going Workshops Drinking
Water Protection Workshop Series Technical
Support Previous Workshops Note that when you click on any workshop link below, you will be taken to a new page, where you will have to click on the workshop name again to find the information. Our apologies for the repetition; we're working on a new system! Nov 13, 2008 - Reaching Out To Residents: Municipal Strategies for Public Stormwater Involvement May 22, 2008 - Healthy Lawncare May 21, 2008 - Advanced Approaches: Addressing Community Growth April 29, 2008 - Stormwater System Maintenance April 24, 2008 - Recent Advances in Lawn and Landscape Management Mar. 28, 2008- Certified Erosion, Sediment & Storm Water Inspector (CESSWI) Review Course Mar. 7, 2008 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Wastewater Management Made Easy Workshop #3 Nov. 30, 2007 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Wastewater Management Made Easy Workshop #2 Nov. 15, 2007 - 8:00 am - 12:30 pm: Using the New Rhode Island Site Specific Soil Mapping Guide Oct. 26, 2007 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm : Wastewater Management Made Easy Workshop #1 Oct. 25, 2007 - 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm : Building Stormwater Management into Local Ordinances May 18, 2007 - 9am to 12:30pm : Starting a Local Wastewater Management Program Using RIWIS May 10, 2007 - 9am to 3:30pm : TR-55 For Plan Reviewers March 24, 2007 - 2007 Land and Water Conference GIS and GPS Workshops coordinatied with Geospatial Extension Program (2006-2007)
Drinking Water Protection
Workshops RI HEALTH and RI NEMO are offering the following programs for those who make land-use decisions, including municipal staff and council, board members, and commission members. The workshops focus on managing watersheds and aquifer recharge areas to protect drinking water supplies and other critical water resources. All workshops are free of charge, with support by the RI HEALTH Capacity Development Program. How Changing
Land Use Affects Water Quality Length: 20 minutes
if scheduled during a regular meeting and focusing on assessment results; How Local
Actions Can Protect Water Quality Length: 1 ½ hours but flexible depending upon topics selected. Using Computer
Generated Maps in Project Review Length: 20-minute introduction to GIS only, or complete 2-hour session about project review.
Technical Support Technical support to municipalities is available from RI NEMO. Examples of previous technical support offered include: guidance writing ordinances, attending Planning or Zoning Board meetings, and discussing threats to local water resources. Contact Lorraine Joubert for additional information (401-874-2138 or ljoubert@uri.edu). Directions
to URI Coastal Institute, The Water Quality Program offices are located on URI's Kingston Campus in the Coastal Institute Building. From the north, take I-95 South to Exit 9 (Route 4 South), follow Route 4 to Route 1 South. Stay on Route 1 at the intersection with Route 138 West. Follow Route 138 West to the University. From the south, take I-95 North to Exit 3A (Route 138 East). Continue east on Route 138 to the University. From Newport, follow Route 138 West over the Newport and Jamestown bridges to its intersection with Route 1. Follow Route 1 South to where Route 138 West diverges. Follow Route 138 West to the University.
Directions
to URI Coastal Institute, URI Narragansett Bay Campus Map, including directions to the campus
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