Featured Presenter - Low Impact Development Workshop

Larry Coffman is considered one of the nation’s leading experts on Low Impact Development technology for water resource and ecosystem protection and restoration. As Associate Director of Prince George’s County, Maryland’s Department of Environmental Resources, he was responsible for the oversight of numerous County programs, including NPDES stormwater.

Author of numerous papers and articles on stormwater management, Larry pioneered the innovative stormwater management practice Bioretention, or ‘Rain Gardens.’ He currently operates his own consulting firm specializing in Low Impact Development Technologies training and educational services.

Mr. Coffman is a scientist with an educational background with degrees in biology and chemistry. He is a member of American Society of Civil Engineer’s, EWRI, Urban Water Resources Research Council and serves on the Water Environment Research Federation’s Stormwater Technical Advisory Committee. He was one of the founding members of the non-profit Low Impact Development Center, Inc. He serves on numerous watershed restoration and water resources protection committees for the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River. Mr. Coffman is considered one of the nation’s leading experts on Low Impact Development technology for water resources and ecosystem protection and restoration.