University of Minnesota Water Resources Center

The Minnesota Stormwater Research Council (MSRC) is soliciting nominations for advisory board members whose terms would begin January 2025. The MSRC is an organization established in 2016 to: ➡ Facilitate the completion of needed applied research that enables more informed decisions about the use, management, and protection of our water resources in urbanized areas. ➡ Periodically assess the status of research, identify consensus research priorities, and communicate these to Minnesota’s public and private research agencies and organizations. ➡ Promote coordination of research goals, objectives and funding among the research agencies and organizations. ➡ Facilitate technology transfer of stormwater research to practitioners, agencies, organizations, and others. For the MSRC, technology transfer includes support for and facilitation of education, outreach and training and translation of research results into related manuals and polices. For more information, please review the information about the MSRC including the bylaws located online at www.wrc.umn.edu/msrc We are seeking nominations for new individuals or renominations for current board members in the following representative categories: ➡ Watershed district or organization representative (3yr. term) ➡ City representatives (3yr. term) ➡ Tribal community or another at large representative (3yr. term) If you are interested or would like to nominate someone, please fill out an online form available at https://lnkd.in/gxSGQnvJ by October 31, 2024. If you have any questions, please contact John Bilotta or any of the current board members.

Reminder! The University of Minnesota Water Resources Center (WRC), in cooperation with the Minnesota Stormwater Research Council (MSRC), is pleased to invite proposals to advance the science, technology, and management in urban #stormwater practices and management in Minnesota. Informed by newly adopted priorities, the 2024 Minnesota Urban Stormwater Research Request for Proposals (RFP) is available on the WRC’s funding opportunities page. Interested researchers are encouraged to thoroughly review the RFP for priorities, eligibility, requirements and deadlines. ➡ Pre-proposals are required and due by 5 p.m. CST on November 10, 2024. https://lnkd.in/g3S7-DiE

902!! That's our official attendance number for this year's Minnesota Water Resources Conference #mnwrc24. We want to thank all of our attendees, speakers, exhibitors, session presenters, poster presenters, award recipients, and the conference planning committee for another amazing event. Speaking of our conference planning committee... We will soon be accepting applications for the 2025 conference planning committee. Follow us here on LinkedIn or sign up for the MN Water Resources Conference mailing list (https://lnkd.in/gZE2Kbp2) for that information. University of Minnesota College of Continuing & Professional Studies University of Minnesota Professional Development

The keynotes at this year's Minnesota Water Resources Conference were fantastic! They included: - Ceil Strauss, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources State Floodplain Manager, talking about past, present, and future floods and how we can respond, - Amy Schrank and Don Schreiner from Minnesota Sea Grant discussing Minnesota's fish and aquatic plants, and - Matt Rae, The Nature Conservancy's Director of Strategic Partnerships, talking about their ongoing work to integrate AI and machine learning into stormwater management and watershed health #mnwrc24

Mark your calendars for our Annual Water Resources Conference taking place June 3-5, 2025, in Minneapolis, MN.

While I enjoy all parts of the Minnesota Water Resources Conference, my favorite part is the awards luncheon. It is so inspiring to see the great work done by new water professionals and those who have dedicated their careers to improving Minnesota's water resources. This year's Deborah Swackhamer Early Career Award recipients are: - Xue Feng, from the University of Minnesota Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, and - Stephanie Hatzenbihler, from the STEARNS COUNTY SWCD https://lnkd.in/gHBUmNrE This year's Dave Ford Water Resources Award recipients are: - Joe Magner, from the University of Minnesota Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, and - Randy Neprash, formerly of Stantec and the Minnesota Cities Stormwater Coalition https://lnkd.in/gacW4PrX #mnwrc24

That's a wrap! The 2024 Minnesota Water Resources Conference was a fantastic event, bringing together 900 water professionals, policymakers, students, and researchers from across the state. As a co-chair of this year's conference, I'm especially grateful for the planning committee, who volunteers their time each year to make the conference a success. And we would not have been able to do it without the support from the University of Minnesota College of Continuing & Professional Studies and the University of Minnesota Water Resources Center staff. I'll be posting some of my favorite moments from the conference over the next few days, but wanted to start off with my appreciation for these folks. #MNWRC24

Cheers to another great MN Water Resources Conference! Some of my favorite topics from this year: - Adapting to increased flooding events - Intensified lake stratification - Alum treatments for phosphorus impairments - Drinking water well conflicts - Invasive cattail and fish habitat conservation Thanks again to the University of Minnesota Water Resources Center for putting it all together. #mnwrc24 #waterresources #careers

Thanks for the shoutout DecentralizedWastewater.org! Yes, winter will be here before you know it, so it is important to prepare your septic system for the weather change. More information can be found on our Onsite Sewage Treatment Program website (link in thread below).

You are invited to join us at the next lunch & learn event for the Clean Sweep Program which aims to provide you with the tools, training, and resources you need to develop or enhance a street sweeping program for water quality. Join the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the University of Minnesota Water Resources Center on October 31st at the MPCA Office in St Paul. Lunch will be provided at this free event.