Events

December 20 - Land UseWOTUS 2.0: Implications of this week’s Trump Administration proposal to revise the definition of the term “waters of the United States” for the purposes of the Clean Water Act. *FREE FOR IMLA MEMBERS!  CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. $99.00 for Non-IMLA Members On December 11, 2018, the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers issued a proposed rule revising the definition of the term “waters of the...

January 7 - TelecommunicationsNew FCC Small Cell Zoning Rules Recap *120 Minutes*  *FREE FOR IMLA MEMBERS!  CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. The FCC will soon be issuing orders regarding "small" cell towers and towers in the rights of way, and to some extent cell tower zoning generally. Municipal rights and authority are expected to significantly affected. The program will provide a summary of the orders with suggestions on how to proceed...

January 10 - PersonnelDisaster Planning This presentation will discuss the personnel aspects of disaster planning and the aftermath of human-caused disasters. This will include a discussion of employee training, response by emergency personnel and other city staff members, providing assistance to the victims of the disaster, and addressing post-disaster human resources and legal issues. Speakers: Marc Zafferano & Robin Cross Click here to register.

March 11 - Health & EnvironmentPFAS Update PFAS have been discovered in dozens of drinking waters supplies throughout the country resulting in multimillion-dollar clean-up projects or construction of drinking water filtration systems. The PFAS contamination is often linked to a manufacturing facility that stored, used or disposed PFAS-containing materials on-site or an airport or fire-fighting training facility that utilized fire-fighting foam containing PFAS. In response to the growing awareness of this contamination and the public outcry over health effects associated...