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Lake Pontchartrain Area/New Orleans (Louisiana) Meetings & Events

April 2017

The partnership held a meeting on April 19th focused on "Citizen-driven Small Scale Restoration and Habitat Projects." Projects from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, and the Gulf Restoration Network were showcased. 

January 2017

The locally run partnership held an all-partners meeting. Public access was the theme of the meeting. Project updates were also given on various on-going projects, including the Lafitte Greenway. The next meeting will be in April.

November 2015

The Strategic and Transition Planning Workshop #3 has outlined the next steps of the New Orleans/Lake Pontchartrain Urban Waters Federal Partnership. The goal of the workshop was to finalize ideas for developing a strategic plan to implement the following transition processes:

  1. Identify local leadership to take over coordination of the partnership
  2. Identify themes, process, and structure of workgroups moving forward

Bill Honder, Division Director for EPA Region 6 Water Quality Protection Division, attended this final workshop. The workshop was held November 3rd at the New Orleans BioInnovation Center.

Strategic and Transition Planning Workshop #3 (November 3, 2015) at the New Orleans BioInnovation Center  

July 2015

July 2015 Workshop #2

  • Meeting Notes from the July 2015 Local/State/Federal Partners Discussion
  • Agenda for the July 2015 Local/State/Federal Partners Meeting on the New Orleans/Lake Pontchartrain Urban Waters Location
  • Potential Themes from the May 2015 Meeting on the New Orleans/Lake Pontchartrain Urban Waters Partners Location

May 2015

  • May 2015 Workshop # 1
    • Agenda for the May 2015 Local/State/Federal Partners Discussion
    • Meeting Notes from the May 2015 Local/State/Federal Partners Discussion 

March 2015

  • March 2015 Partnership Meeting:
    • Agenda for the March 2015 New Orleans/Lake Pontchartrain Urban Waters Location Partnership Meeting
    • Presentation for the March 2015 New Orleans/Lake Pontchartrain Urban Waters Partnership Meeting

September-October 2014

  • 2014 WEF Community Service Project (September 27 – October 1, 2014)
  • September 2014 Partnership Meeting:
    • Agenda from the September 2014 Partnership Meeting for the New Orleans/Lake Pontchartrain Urban Waters Location
    • Sewage and Water Board of New Orleans Green Infrastructure  Water Quality Monitoring Project
    • Go Jump in the Lake!  Restoring Access to New Orleans Lakefront to Increase Recreation, Learning
    • Enhancing the Green Slice: Addressing Community Concerns through Interdisciplinary Research, Education, and Engagement
    • Evaluating the Impact of Stormwater Mitigation on Mosquito Populations, Water Quality, and Quality of Life in New Orleans, Louisiana
    • Presentation from Water Wise NOLA
    • Citizen-Led Monitoring of Urban Wetland Restoration in New Orleans

March 2014

  • 2014 Water Challenge (March 24, 2014)
  • State of the Coast (March 18-20, 2014) – Several UW partners presenting

December 2013

  • December 2013 Meeting Notes
  • New Orleans/Lake Pontchartrain Urban Waters Partnership Meeting Slides - December 17, 2013
  • Agenda: Federal Partners Face-to-Face Meeting - December 17, 2013

November 2013

Summary of the 2013 Smart Growth Summit in Baton Rouge — Urban Waters Panel on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 1:15 PM

H2O Overview: How to Learn from the New Orleans Urban Waters Partnership

Panel:

  • Dr. John Lopez, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation: Reconnecting Urban Communities with our Waterways
  • Cedric S. Grant, Deputy Mayor of Facilities, Infrastructure and Community Development, City of New Orleans
  • Danny Wiegand, EPA Urban Water Ambassador to New Orleans: How to Learn from the New Orleans Urban Waters Partnership
  • Ramiro Diaz, Waggonner & Ball Architects: How to Learn from the New Orleans Urban Waters Partnership
  • MODERATOR: Jeanne-Marie Ganucheau, Smart Growth Coordinator, U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu's Office

Purpose:

  • This panel discussion covered the exciting urban waters movement taking place in New Orleans including the EPA led Urban Waters Partnership launched in 2011 and the Greater New Orleans Urban Water Plan released in September 2013. The panel discussed these two ongoing efforts that are interconnected in their objectives to increase connection to urban waters in New Orleans and ultimately improve water quality and revitalize communities.

October 2013

  • October 2013 Meeting Notes
  • New Orleans/Lake Pontchartrain Urban Waters Partnership Meeting - October 30, 2013
  • Agenda: Partnership Face-to-Face Meeting - October 30, 2013

June 2013

  • New Orleans/Lake Pontchartrain Urban Waters Partnership Meeting - June 5, 2013
  • Agenda: Partnership Face-to-Face Meeting - June 5, 2013
  • Agenda: Federal Partners Face-to-Face Meeting - June 5, 2013
  • Transcript Of New Orleans/Lake Pontchartrain Urban Waters Pilot Federal Partners, Agencies, and Stakeholders Meeting - June 5, 2013

January 2013

  • January 2013 Meeting Notes

Urban Waters Partnership

  • About the Urban Waters Partnership
  • 21 Designated Urban Waters Locations
    • Anacostia Watershed (DC/MD)
    • Blue River (Kansas City, MO)
    • Bronx and Harlem River Watersheds (NY)
    • Caño Martín Peña (PR)
    • Grand River / Grand Rapids (MI)
    • Greater Philadelphia Area / Delaware River Watershed (PA, NJ, DE)
    • Green-Duwamish Watershed (Washington)
    • Lake Pontchartrain Area / New Orleans (LA)
    • Los Angeles River Watershed (CA)
    • The Meramec River and Big River (Missouri)
    • Middle Rio Grande / Albuquerque (NM)
    • Mystic River Watershed (MA)
    • Northwest Indiana (IN)
    • Passaic River / Newark (NJ)
    • Patapsco Watershed / Baltimore Region (MD)
    • Proctor Creek Watershed / Atlanta (GA)
    • Rio Reimagined-Rio Salado Project
    • San Antonio River Basin within Bexar County (Texas)
    • South Platte Watershed, Headwaters to Denver Metropolitan Area (CO)
    • Walnut Creek Watershed / Raleigh (NC)
    • Western Lake Erie Basin, near Toledo (OH)
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