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May 20, 2004 Storm runoff workshop to cover regulations and planningWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - When water from summer storms disappears down the drain, that's not the end of the problem. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service is co-sponsoring a video seminar designed to help community officials address the many issues swirling around stormwater runoff. Planning for Rural and Urban Stormwater Runoff can be viewed at 11 sites across Indiana starting at 7 p.m. June 3. The session is free, but preregistration is encouraged. "Stormwater runoff is a problem for rural and urban communities and can cause flooding and property erosion," said Mike Ferree, Purdue Extension educator and member of the Purdue land use team. He said many communities must comply with new stormwater regulations that require local officials to address the concerns. Topics to be covered during the session include the dynamics of drainage, regulatory requirements, best management practices, decision-making tools and methods for integrating stormwater management into local planning and zoning. The program can be viewed at the following locations: • Adams County, Purdue Extension office, 313 W. Jefferson St., Decatur. • Delaware County, Purdue Extension East District office, 1100 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Muncie. • Elkhart County, Purdue Extension office, 17746 E. CR 34, Goshen. • Hamilton County, Purdue Extension office, 2003 E. Pleasant St., Noblesville. • Harrison County, Purdue Extension office, 124 S. Mulberry St., Corydon. • Hendricks County, Purdue Extension office, 955 E. Main St., Danville. • Jennings County, Southeast Purdue Ag Center, 4425 E. 350 N., Butlerville. • Marshall County, Purdue Extension office, 112 W. Jefferson St., Plymouth. • Tippecanoe County, Purdue University, Stewart Center, Room G-52, West Lafayette. • Vanderburgh County, Purdue Extension office, 13301 Darmstadt Road., Evansville. • Whitley County, Purdue Extension office, 115 S. Line St., Columbia City. To register, contact the Indiana Land Resources Council at (317) 232-1362 or register online. The seminar is sponsored by Purdue Extension, the ILRC, Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning, the Indiana Planning Association and Indiana Farm Bureau Inc. Writer: Beth Forbes, (765) 494-2722, forbes@purdue.edu Source: Mike Ferree, (812) 379-1665, ferreel@purdue.edu Ag Communications: (765) 494-8396; Beth Forbes, (765) 494-2722forbes@purdue.edu
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