Welcome to the webpage for the Smart Growth for Clean Water Conference, held on February 24, 2005, in East Lansing, MI.

On this site, you'll find:

1. A Conference Summary

2. Downloadable versions of many of the conference presentations:

• Water Resources Protection and the Planning Process:
  - Amy Mangus, SEMCOG (from the session, Linking Water Quality and Growth - Elected Officials and Regulators)
  
  
• Building Relationships to Advance Projects:
  - Gary Belan, American Rivers
  - Ron Thomas: Executive Vice President, MAVDevelopment
  
  
• Coordination Between Planning and Water Agencies, a Case Study
  - Kurt Heise: Wayne County Department of the Environment
  
  
• Community Outreach and Education
  - Conan Smith: Executive Director, Michigan Suburbs Alliance
  
  
• Financing Tools: Conserving Land and Protecting Water Quality, a Case Study
  - Cynthia Whiteford: Trust for Public Land
  
  
• Linking Water Quality and Growth - Elected Officials and Regulators
  - Dave Drullinger: Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
  
  
• Linking Water Quality and Growth - Advocates and Practitioners
  - Fred Cowles:Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr and Huber
  
  
• Managing Stormwater Through Smart Growth
  - Geoff Anderson: Acting Chief of Staff, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  
  
• Economic Development and Financing Options
  - Vicky Putala: Orchard, Hiltz and McCliment

3. Biographies of the Conference Speakers

4. Additional resources, including:

a. "Smart Growth Techniques for NPDES Phase II Stormwater Management Compliance in Michigan" - Research Paper, Final Draft

b. Polling results about density and community development in Michigan

c. Consuming Land, Losing Character: research about the negative environmental impacts of large-lot zoning