<< Back 5/22/02 Conference to cover control of water erosion, sediment runoff SMN What: Sediment/Erosion/Stormwater Technology Conference When: May 31, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: NC Arboretum, Asheville For more information, call 828.252.8474, extension 114 or visit online at www.riverlink.org and click “Events” for a link to brochure information. A Sediment/Erosion/Stormwater Management conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 31 at the N.C. Arboretum. This is, in part, being funded by a grant received by the City of Asheville Engineering Department from the N.C. Sedimentation Control Commission. Logistics are being handled by RiverLink’s French Broad Riverkeeper Program. Organizers of the event include Buncombe County Soil and Erosion Control, Land Of Sky Regional Council, Clean Water of NC, Civil Design Concepts, and North Carolina State University’s SWEAT program. Conference speakers include Charles Worley, mayor, City of Asheville; Bill Hunt, N.C. State University; Mell Nevils, N.C. Division of Land Resources; Ann Valentine, Luther Smith & Associates; Rich McLaughlin, N.C. State University; Bradley Bennett, N.C. Division of Water Quality; Boyd Devane, N.C. Division of Water Quality; Jon Calabria, N.C. State University; Phillip Gibson, RiverLink; Bill Eaker, Land of Sky Regional Council; Elizabeth Teague, Town of Fletcher; and Linda Blue, N.C. State University; For more information, call 828.252.8474, ext. 114.