The focus of this workshop is to ensure participants understand current issues and advancements in the national NPS Program and evolving national, regional, and local NPS pollution concerns. The workshop will foster coordination among NPS program practitioners and partners by bringing together state, Tribal, Nation, territorial, federal, and other interested stakeholders involved with program activities under section 319 of the CWA. The event will also provide technical training on NPS management practices, emerging tools, best practices for tracking and accounting for NPS pollution, and strategies for implementation of NPS tracking and management into watershed-informed drinking source water protection plans.
The workshop is funded under a cooperative agreement with NEIWPCC from the U.S. EPA’s NPS Management Branch.
Area
The Hyatt Regency Minneapolis is a hotel established on Nicollet Mall, in the heart of downtown Minneapolis. Nicollet Mall is a twelve-block concentrated gathering of restaurants, pubs, parks, businesses, and retail shops. Nicollet Mall offers a green, colorful, pedestrian-friendly experience to discover Downtown Minneapolis and the Mississippi Riverfront.
Transportation
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis is located 12.5 miles from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport which is roughly a 20-minute drive.
The 2018 National Nonpoint Source Training Workshop was held in November 2018 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was funded under a cooperative agreement to NEIWPCC from the U.S. EPA’s Nonpoint Source Control Branch, and co-sponsored by U.S. EPA Region 8. Attendees included state, territorial and tribal Nonpoint Source Program Managers; EPA Regional and Headquarters Nonpoint Source Program Coordinators; NRCS Regional and State Conservationists, as well as NRCS Headquarters staff; and selected speakers and presenters.
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