Hawaii 2020 Protect Our Water Conference

The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) virtually hosted the 2020 Protect Our Water Conference on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, in consideration of current restrictions due to COVID-19. The Protect Our Water Conference is held annually to provide best practices and instruction on minimizing pollution from storm water runoff.

“Storm water controls and activities are crucial to protect our streams and ocean,” said Hawaii Department of Transportation Director Jade Butay. “HDOT hosts the Protect Our Water Conference annually to make sure those working on our Highways, Harbors, and Airports projects understand how important it is to minimize the discharge of pollutants from construction activities.”

Over 500 attendees, including state and federal employees, contractors, subcontractors, consultants, other municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permittees, and vendors, took part in the virtual event. Sessions included case studies on the Clean Water Act, protection of water quality through construction management, and information on inspections and enforcement.