As New England’s suburban population grows, so do our problems with stormwater runoff. A group of planners, public works managers, environmental engineers, regulatory professionals and watershed association representatives will convene at the University of New Hampshire this week, Oct. 12 and 13, to assess ways to turn this runoff into a renewable resource.

The symposium is sponsored by the University of New Hampshire’s Stormwater Center and organized by the New England Water Works Association and the Ground Water Protection Council. The group says in a press release that polluted stormwater runoff is the single greatest threat to water quality nationwide.

“Population growth has made the future of water resources a hot topic in New England,” says Robert Roseen, the UNH Stormwater Center’s director, in the press release. “With the right technologies and management strategies in place, we can redirect stormwater runoff so that it replenishes water supplies, rather than damaging water quality.”

For more information, visit the NEWWA www.newwa.org.