 Hi everyone, my name is Nell Orslin and I'm the Utilities Communication Coordinator for Columbia Water. I'm here today to talk to you about our annual 2019 Blue Thumb Landscape Reconference that Columbia Water puts on annually with Richland County Stormwater Department. We think one of the primary wins for our annual Blue Thumb Landscape Reconference is the quality of our speakers. We always have an amazing lineup and this year is no different. This year we have speakers from Sustainable Carolina USC, we have local landscaping companies, we have our experts at Clemson Extension and South Carolina Sea Grant, and we have speakers from specialty landscaping companies from as far away as Charleston. Some topics we're especially excited about this year are our permaculture as a way of reducing stormwater runoff. We also have a local extension agent coming to talk about local invasive species and one that we're really excited about is local business who's coming to speak about not compromising your profit margin when you're installing sustainable infrastructure. One reason we love to have a diverse array of people attend is that we can get new ideas and really give you in the community what you really want to know and so every topic this year is from usually more than one person requesting it from 2018. And another reason is this event is always free and it includes an opportunity to get continuing education requirements for your pesticide applicator license so this is another opportunity to have a free chance to get those CEUs if you need them. We do encourage everyone who's interested to sign up as soon as you can to reserve your spot and you can find the link by searching under Blue Thumb 2019 in Eventbrite or by finding the link on Columbia Waters social media platforms. So the Blue Thumb Landscaper Conference is only one aspect of Columbia Waters Blue Thumb Landscaper Campaign. You may have seen us around town doing rain barrel workshops and composting workshops and those all have to do with our Blue Thumb Program. So basically the Blue Thumb Campaign is about reducing stormwater runoff from either local businesses landscaping or especially the homeowner. So that's why we do composting workshops to learn how to recycle your garden to use your food scraps instead of using purchased fertilizers and rain barrel workshops to slow down that rain before it runs off your property and can reduce stormwater pollution. Well thank you so much for listening to me talk about our 2019 Blue Thumb Landscaper Conference. It truly is a pleasure for us to help the experts meet the experts since we love serving professionals in the Midlands that have a story to tell and love to hear the experience from their colleagues. The event will be Thursday, February 21st from 8 30 until 3 30 at the Eau Claire Print Building and you can find registration details on Columbia Waters social media platforms as well as searching under Blue Thumb 2019 under Eventbrite. So thanks again and we hope to see you there.