Active Treatment Systems: General Basics and Expectations

Kristine Sommer, CPESC, QISP, QSD and Nathan Hardebeck

Stormwater treatment BMPs are becoming more relevant in Oregon as regulation tightens and stormwater discharge benchmarks become lower. This session will review the existing regulatory framework around stormwater treatment BMPs and how they are perceived in Oregon as affective source control management. This session will also outline what to expect when requesting a stormwater treatment BMP when it comes to: sizing, design, equipment and cost.

• Learning Objective:
  Create an understanding of stormwater treatment BMPs, how they operate and when to utilize them.

Kristine Sommer

Co-Presented by: Kristine Sommer, CPESC, QISP, QSD & Nathan Hardebeck

Ms. Sommer is currently the IECA PNW Chapter President. She received her B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara and is presently the Marketing Manager and Project Manager at Clear Water Services. Ms. Sommer is a Qualified Industrial Stormwater Practitioner (QISP) and Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) with 8 years of environmental consulting experience in industrial and construction; specifically related to water treatment and erosion and sediment control. Her stormwater experience includes National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater permit compliance, treatment system selection, development and design, site assessment, as well as the implementation and operation of various water treatment systems along the west coast. She’s also a national rugby player and plays for the USA Women’s rugby team.