UTRCA Hosts LID Workshop

On October 18th, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) in collaboration with the University of Western Ontario Water Centre hosted a half day workshop on “Storm Water Management (SWM) Low Impact Development (LID) Operation and Maintenance” at the UTRCA Watershed Conservation Centre (WCC). Fifty six people attended the workshop which included staff from consulting engineering firms, municipalities, local conservation authorities, First Nations and graduate students. The workshop included an outdoor session highlighting the LID features at the WCC and indoor presentations by Dr. Clare Robinson from Western University, Bill Trenouth from AECOM (London office), and Adrienne Sones and Christina Liu from the City of London. Special thank you to all of the presenters and Western Water Centre directors, Dr. Mita Ray and Dr. Erin Johnson.