He will speak at the California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) Seminar on Bacteria. His copresenter is Melissa Thorme from Stoel Rives.
Brandon is a Senior Principal Engineer based in California with more than 25 years of experience focused on National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) regulations, pollutant source investigations, watershed water-quality modeling, stormwater best-management practice planning and design, and green-infrastructure design. He serves clients as technical expert on NPDES-related litigation and enforcement response and is a subject-matter expert on issues involving bacteria and pathogens.
The CASQA Seminar Series is an educational program that offers one-day virtual seminars that provide accessible, up-to-date training and insights on key stormwater topics. These sessions bring together a range of speakers and participants to share knowledge on current issues, including water reuse, pollution prevention, and regulatory developments that help professionals stay informed and better manage stormwater challenges.
CASQA is a professional organization focused on advancing effective stormwater management practices and improving water quality through collaboration, education, and regulatory support.
“San Francisco BayKeeper v. Cities of Sunnyvale and Mountain View: Technical and Legal Perspectives”
As the lead counsel and as a testifying expert on the San Francisco Baykeeper v. Cities of Sunnyvale and Mountain View case, Melissa and Brandon will present on legal, technical, and regulatory elements of the case, the judge’s decision, implications for stormwater permittees statewide, and suggested actions and needs moving forward. The Clean Water Act complaint focused on Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) compliance based on alleged exceedances of fecal indicator bacteria water quality standards and levels of human waste marker (HF183) during dry and wet weather.
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For more information about stormwater management in California, contact Brandon at BSteets@Geosyntec.com.
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