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Sustainable Stormwater Symposium

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Every two years, the Environmental Water Resources Group (EWRG) hosts the Sustainable Stormwater Symposium in Portland, Oregon. The event connects attendees with one another and with current stormwater topics. The conference closes with a popular Bike Tour of local stormwater efforts.

The 2025 Stormwater Symposium will be held September 16th and 17th at OMSI. Early bird registration is open.

The deadline to submit abstracts has been extended to 5pm PST on July 23rd. Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words. You are welcome to submit more than one abstract. For questions on abstracts please contact the program coordination team at program@stormwatersymposium.org. We look forward to seeing you in September!

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2025 Keynote Speakers

Kansas State University

Dr. Cynthia Annette

Dr. Annette is a Research Associate Professor at Kansas State University and will be launching the Nature Based Solutions Federal Flood Standards.

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University of Washington in Tacoma

Carla Milesi

Carla Milesi is the Emerging Stormwater Technologies Coordinator at the Center for Urban Waters at the University of Washington in Tacoma and partners with the Department of Ecology on the evolution of Technology Assessment Protocol (TAPE) program.

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Bike Tour

We will host a guided bike tour in the afternoon of the second day of the symposium. The bike tour will visit stormwater projects, with site-specific speakers, followed by a happy hour at a nearby eatery.

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