Detroit, Michigan – October 9, 2015 – Lawrence Technological University hosted the nearly 300 attendees of Michigan’s Third Annual Stormwater Summit, organized by Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash and Pure Oakland Water (POW), along with Lawrence Technological University in Southfield.
This year local and out of state presenters were on board to broaden the information from Urban Space to Grass Roots green sustainability and infrastructure. Interested businesses, government, and environmental advocates were on hand to hear presentations from local and out of state experts give the latest information on developmental technology, successful programs, funding opportunities, as well as regional collaborations, and climate impact updates.
This included Palencia Mobley, P.E., who spoke with Carol Hufnagel of TetraTech, to a standing room only audience on “Implementing DWSD’s Green Infrastructure Program”. Originally the CIP Planning Manager for DWSD, Mobley was nominated by Mayor Duggan on October 5th and approved on the 7th to Deputy Director and Chief Engineer.
Palencia Mobley, P.E. and noted 2014 Emerging Leader Award recipient by the University of Michigan Detroit Center, earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from U of M in 2001 and Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Wayne State.
“Implementation of green infrastructure practices is important to the City of Detroit to rebuild the cities landscape and create a mores sustainable and resilient City,” states Mobley. “Today it was important to network with peers across Southeastern Michigan to learn what we are all doing in this space and how we can best leverage each other’s knowledge.”
Other presenters at the Summit were Keynote r. Patrick Lawrence of the University of Toledo, Michelle Selzer of the Michigan Office of the Great Lakes, Julie Stein of HDR Engineering, NYC, Valerie Strassberg, Director of Urban Conservation, The Nature Conservancy, Rick Burns of NTH, Greg Kacvinsky of OHM, Stacy Hissong from the MACDC, Jeff Klein of Detroit Farm & Garden, Dr. Don Carpenter of LTU and Greg Kacvinsky OHM. John Zawiskie of the Cranbrook Institute of Science wrapped up the speaker line-up with a history of how the great lakes were formed.
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