Topics covered included:

• Local Water Plans: What is in the new VLAWMO Water Plan and how will it affect YOUR local plan?
• State Agency Updates: Information from the PCA and BWSR on the new Wetland Conservation Act and stormwater rules.
• What is a Sustainable Lake Management Plan and how can it help with enhancement and protection?
• Shallow Lake Ecology: What do we need to know to be good stewards?
• Can VLAWMO's new BATHTUB computer model help your community?
• Are we seeing more drought and large storm events? Should we plan for more extreme conditions?
• VLAWMO's new Stormwater Utility Program: what it means for you.
• What is a TMDL and why does it matter to me?

Click on the links below to see the slides used for each presentation at the summit.

This was the first conference hosted by VLAWMO. Responses were all very positive and we hope to hold more of these types of events in the future. If you have any comments or suggestions for future conferences, please email us at office@vlawmo.org.

• Summit Agenda
• State of the Watershed: The Present and the Future– Stephanie McNamara, VLAWMO Administrator
• Stormwater Utility Program Presentation – Jeanne Vogt, City of Vadnais Heights Finance Director
• Proactive Shore Protection – Kristine Lampert, VLAWMO Project Coordinator
• Local Water Management Plans – Stephanie McNamara, VLAWMO Administrator & Della Young, HDR Engineering Inc.
• 2007 VLAWMO Summit Keynote Speech – John Jaschke, BWSR Executive Director
• VLAWMO as a BATHTUB – Della Young, HDR Engineering Inc.
• Wetland Conservation Act: 2007 Changes – Lynda Peterson, BWSR
• Sustainable Lake Management Planning – Paul Nelson, Scott County
• Planning for Extreme Events: Surface Water Management for Watersheds – Suresh Hettiarachchi, HDR Engineering Inc.
• Shallow Lake Ecology – Steve McComas, Blue Water Science
• Setting the Course for Improved Water Quality – Tim Larson, PCA
• So I have a TMDL… Now What? – Mike Trojan, PCA
• Stormwater Rules & Impaired Waters – Mike Trojan, PCA