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The Stormwater Coalition is organizing 4 volunteer stream monitoring events, Thursday evenings from 4pm to 8pm, 7/7; 7/14; 7/21; and 7/28. No experience necessary! We will be monitoring in the Krumkill, Bozenkill, Vlomanskill, and Dry River watersheds. See flyer for details.
The Stormwater Coalition Board of Director’s is meeting Friday, June 17, 2016 at the Town of Colonie, Public Operations Center, 347 Old Niskayuna Rd, Latham, NY 12110, 8:30am to 10:00am. For more information, contact swcoalition@albanycounty.com.
By June 1, regulated MS4/municipalities must file with NYSDEC an Annual Report which describes progress over the past year implementing requirements named in the MS4 Stormwater Permit. As required by the Permit, prior to finalizing the report, a DRAFT Annual Report is made available to the public for comment.
The links below point to the Joint Stormwater Coalition DRAFT MS4 Permit Annual Report for the Reporting Year ending March 9, 2016. Individual Annual Reports for all 12 Coalition members are included in the report, which due to its size has been broken up into sections.
The Annual Report itself is a standardized form developed by NYSDEC which can be explained in further detail upon request. Please use the website Public Comment interface to submit your comments and as needed to request a meeting. The public comment period ends May 20, 2016, 4pm and the FINAL Joint Annual Report will be posted after June 1.
For more detailed information regarding program priorities and measurable goals, see the recently updated Joint Stormwater Management Program Plan 2015 – 2017 (May, 2016) posted on the Coalition website. For more information about the stormwater regulations, Coalition, and program activities, explore the Coalition website and Member website links!
The Stormwater Coalition Board of Director’s is meeting Friday, March 18, 2016 at the Village of Green Island, 19 George Street, 8:30am to 10:00am. For more information, contact swcoalition@albanycounty.com.
A NYSDEC 4 Hour Erosion and Sediment Control Construction Activity Training, presented by Kathy Czajkowsi and Jason Cass is scheduled for March 30, 2016 at the William Rice Center, 24 Martin Road, Voorheesville, NY. This event is organized by the Albany County Soil and Water Conservation District (ACSWCD), with the Stormwater Coalition of Albany County a co-sponsor. See flyer for program details and registration form. This program pertains to requirements detailed in the NYSDEC SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity.
The Stormwater Coalition Board of Director’s is meeting Friday, January 15, 2016 at the Village of Green Island, 19 George Street, 8:30am to 10:30am. For more information, contact swcoalition@albanycounty.com.
The live, free webcast titled, “Checking in on Post-Construction Stormwater Management” is Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 1pm to 2:30pm, at the Town of Colonie, Public Operations Center, 347 Old Niskayuna Road, Latham, NY. If you’d like to attend, please call or e-mail to reserve a seat: swcoalition@albanycounty.com or 447-5645. This is the third of three webcasts produced by the Center for Watershed Protection and purchased by the Stormwater Coalition of Albany County as part of their 2015 public education and outreach program. See See flyer for details. For infomation about other 2015 Center for Watershed Protection webcasts go to the Center’s website.
The Stormwater Coalition Board of Director’s is meeting Friday, September 18, 2015 at the Village of Green Island, 19 George Street, 8:30am to 10:30am. For more information, contact swcoalition@albanycounty.com.
The Stormwater Coalition has selected several stream sites for monitoring by volunteers. Trained as local coordinators, Coalition or MS4/municipal staff will guide volunteers in data collection using WAVE, a citizen-based water quality assessment developed by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). This biological data is used to assess water quality on wadeable streams, helping to detect changes in water quality over time and detect threats before they become a problem. The Stormwater Coalition is coordinating this volunteer initiative as part of their inter-municipal stormwater program. The monitoring sites are pre-approved by the NYSDEC state-wide WAVE Coordinator and the stream samples are submitted to NYSDEC for analysis.
The monitoring season ends September 30 and the Coalition has four sites which need monitoring. They are located in the following watersheds: Vly Creek which is a sub-watershed of the larger Normanskill; Vlomankill; Delphuskill; and Cohoes Crescent Bushkill, all located in Albany County. To learn more about these watersheds, see Coalition website/Watershed Maps & Others.
WAVE stream monitoring is fun, educational, and a great way to re-discover our neighborhood streams. Interested?? Excellent! Contact the Coalition today at 447-5645 or swcoalition@albanycounty.com.
The Stormwater Coalition Board of Director’s is meeting Friday, June 19, 2015 at the Village of Green Island, 19 George Street, 8:30am to 10:30am. For more information, contact swcoalition@albanycounty.com.
