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October 13, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dennis Brown - 509/335-2930 (office)
509/334-2297 (Home)

Stormwater Management Satellite Conference, Oct. 17

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State University will host a national satellite video conference from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 17 featuring a discussion on best practices to manage storm water resulting from flash floods or rapid snowmelt.

The broadcast "Stormwater Management from a Watershed Perspective: Extreme Western Climates" will feature case studies shot on location in Arizona and Alaska by a video team from the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences and a live panel discussion featuring guests from Alaska, Arizona and the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 10 office in Seattle.

The broadcast will originate in room T-101 of the Food Science and Human Nutrition Building. It is free and open to the public. If you would like to be a part of the studio audience, please plan to be in your seat by 8:50 a.m.

For more information, visit http://www.pnwwaterweb.com/initiatives/pnw_084.htm

For any other questions, contact Scott V. Fedale at (509) 335-2952 or fedale@wsu.edu.

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