National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

Pesticide General Permit Review & Application Workshop

Feb. 24, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Lansing Community College - West Campus

This workshop is being offered by the Michigan DEQ Water Resources Division (WRD) to provide information regarding the 2009 6^th Circuit Court ruling, which established pesticide applications as point source discharges of pollutants under the Clean Water Act and mandated that these discharges now be covered under the NPDES permit program. WRD staff will provide a detailed review of the content of the pesticide general permits, explain the permit application process, summarize the record keeping and reporting requirements, and explain how the DEQ expects to handle compliance activities.

Download the flyer here for more details or visit http://www.michigan.gov/deqworkshops to register online.

Constructing Pedestrian Facilities for Accessibility

Feb. 27 from 8 a.m. to Noon

MITA Building, Okemos

This workshop will explain the construction standards and practices required to comply with the ADA, including design considerations and project planning. Participants will also have the opportunity to take part in several hands-on activities to practice skills learned during the workshop in real-world scenarios.

For more information download the flyer here. To register, call the Center for Technology & Training at 906-487-2102 or email your contact information (name, title, organization, phone number) and the name of the workshop that you wish to register for to ctt@mtu.edu

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Transportation Asset Management Conferences

Spring Conference

April 25 in Livonia

Agenda coming soon!

Fall Conference

October 24, in Marquette

Local governments struggle to balance scarce resources with service level
improvements. With high-quality customer satisfaction metrics, organizations
can use solid data to support resource allocation decisions, improve services,
measure progress, and build public trust. The Cobalt Citizen Satisfaction
Index, powered by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) can help local governments harness the power of such metrics.

Several webinars have been scheduled for anyone who would like to learn more about the program's component for local government projects (there is no cost for the Webinar). Presentation participants will learn how these tools can offer actionable, affordable, world-class citizen research.

You may register at http://www.cobaltcommunityresearch.org/

For more information, e-mail mailto:wsaintamour@mersofmich.com