2025 Abstracts – Virginia Lakes and Watersheds Association

Session 1A – Dam Safety 1

Efficient Dam Safety Portfolio Delivery through the Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) Delivery Model

Since 2013, ODNR has led a Dam Safety Initiative to reduce the…

Managing a State’s Worth of Dam Data

Alabama is the only state in the United States without a state…

Remote Monitoring on Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District Dams – Part 4 (Hurricane Debby vs. Hurricane Helene)

Remote monitoring is a crucial tool for dam owners to track water…

Session 1B – TMDLs 1

Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Planning by Modeling Best Management Practices and Green Infrastructures

In this presentation, a review of advances in total maximum daily…

Meeting TMDL Objectives with Continuous Monitoring and Adaptive Control (CMAC) Technology in Lynchburg, VA

Located in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, the City of Lynchburg,…

City of Fairfax – Leveraging Small Public Spaces for TMDL Credits

In 2024, the City of Fairfax and GKY & Associates, Inc. (GKY)…

Session 1C – Resilience and Climate Change 1

Beneficial Use of Dredged Material in Virginia Panel Discussion on Purpose, Need, Challenges and Implementation

Waterbodies throughout Virginia require regular dredging to support…

Session 1D – Stormwater 1

Partnerships for Sustainability

The Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) is in the process…

You built the BMP, now what? Inspections, DEQ reporting, and tracking after installation

As the calls for green infrastructure and resiliency increase,…

Honor Park Stormwater Park – Meeting Multiple Goals with One Solution

Hampton is among the most vulnerable communities in the nation…

Session 1E – Ecosystem Restoration 1

If You Build It, They Will Come: The Unexpected Community Benefits of a Stormwater Pond Retrofit

The Ben Brenman Stormwater Pond is so much more than just a BMP. …

Nutrient Truth: Best Practices in Developing Accurate and Realistic Nutrient Removal Rates from Stream Restoration and Stabilization

In many localities where nutrient management and nutrient removal…

Westmoreland State Park Slope Stabilization

A massive failure of the horsehead cliff at Westmoreland state…

Session 2A – Dam Safety 2

Blending Risk Based Analysis with traditional dam hazard analysis for urban dams

Dam Breach Analysis has for many years focused on determining…

Chasing the Moving Target: Emergency Planning in a Rapidly Changing Landscape

The community of Wesley Chapel, FL has experienced growth in…

Helene Vs Historical: Exploring how Hurricane Helene Compared to Other Hurricanes and the Probable Maximum Precipitation

Virginia Dam Safety requires that high hazard dams are designed…

Session 2C – Resilience and Climate Change 2

Planning for The Future: Coastal Resilience Modeling of Vulnerabilities

Vital assets and infrastructure are often located in coastal…

Bringing a Cemetery to Life: Constructing of a Living Shoreline for Riverside Memorial Cemetery

Riverside Memorial Park cemetery, owned and maintained by the…

Stormwater Extension and Building a Resilient Community

The City of Virginia Beach's Stormwater Extension Program focuses…

Session 2D – Stormwater 2

Flood Mitigation Trends and Subsequent Implications

While stormwater management efforts are more and more focused…

Concerned Citizen Cases: Reporting and Response Procedures

Loudoun County is regulated under the NPDES Phase II MS4 permit,…

Session 2E – Ecosystem Restoration 2

Beneficial Uses of Dredged Material Around the US: From Land Building to Marsh Restoration

Dredging of lakes, rivers, and other waterways is a necessity…

Dam removal to reconnect native fish to historical habitats across the Rapidan – Rappahannock River Basin, Virginia

American Climate Partners in collaboration with the National…

Stream Stabilization for Emergency Sewer Repairs in Fairfax County

Stream Stabilization for Emergency Sewer Breaks in Fairfax County Edward…

Session 3A – Dam Safety 3

Thinking Critically about EAPs – An Open Panel Discussion on How to Improve your EAP (90-minute session)

Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) are critical to helping dam owners…

Session 3C – Resilience and Climate Change 3

Upgrading Historic Sewer Systems to Prevent Flooding from Increasing Rainfall and Elevated Tailwater Conditions – An NYC Case Study

Urban areas located near shorelines and/or tidally influenced…

Catch the King 2024: Documenting Floods With Community Science

Catch the King is a Guinness World Record-breaking community…

How to Build a Stormwater Flood Resilience Plan: Fram Mapping to Mitigation

Communities are facing an increase of stormwater flood risk driven…

Session 3D – Stormwater 3

Smart Strategies for Sustainable Watersheds: Community-Driven Solutions in Aberdeen Gardens

This presentation will review the collaborative effort with the…

College Park Stormwater Improvements in Lynchburg, VA

In 2021, GKY and Associates, Inc. (GKY) assisted the City of…

To Infinity… Inlet Study and Beyond: How Thousands of Storm Drain Inlets were Analyzed to Support Stormwater Planning and Flood Mitigation within the City of Alexandria

Two of the City of Alexandria’s largest watersheds have almost…

Session 3E – Ecosystem Restoration 3

GYPSY HILL PARK STREAM RESTORATION: SPRING IT ON

The Gypsy Hill Park Stream Restoration project is centered on…

Free OUTfallin’: Incorporating Outfalls into Resilient Stormwater Solutions

Timmons Group has had the opportunity within the last year to…

Session 4A – Dam Safety 4

Integrating CFD modeling into your dam design workflow

Dam rehabilitation projects are commonly constrained by existing…

What’s Going On at Lake Barcroft? Gearing Up For an Armoring Alteration.

The Lake Barcroft dam, a pass-through facility located in Fairfax…

Dam, Right! Using Screening Level Risk Analysis for Dam Risk Reduction and Safer Communities.

In 2016, the Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation…

Session 4B – TMDLs 2

Delivering Projects using Community Based Partnership to meet Chesapeake Bay TMDL Requirements in Prince George’s County, MD and Key Lessons Learned

Prince George’s County, MD is located within the 80,000 square…

Integrating GIS into Dry Weather Screening Data Collection and Management

The City of Fairfax recently incorporated ArcGIS into its Dry-Weather…

Mining for Phosphorus! One City’s Approach for TMDL Implementation

In previous years, the City of Virginia Beach has shared information…

Session 4C – Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Floodplain Management 1

Advancing Flood Predictive Models Using A Machine Learning Approach for Stage Forecasting in Streams

Forecasting stream flows and flood depths is an essential task…

Floodplain Management and Dam Safety modeling applications in Fairfax County

In this presentation, an overview of Fairfax County’s floodplain…

Session 4D – Stormwater 4

Digging Out: Wetland Permitting for Dam and Stormwater Pond Dredging

Sediment and debris commonly collect within drainage infrastructure…

Innovative Stormwater for a Small Flood Resiliency Project

The Slash Cottage Drainage Improvement project exists to solve…

Navigating Regulatory Requirements: Hampton’s MS4 Compliance Strategies

The City of Hampton's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)…

Session 4E – Water Quality 1

The State of the James: Cheers to 50 Years of Watershed Progress!

As the foremost nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting…

Integrating Resiliency and Water Quality in Site Design at The James A Buzzard River Education Center

Built to educate and welcome grade school students and community…

Improving Community Safety, Water Quality, and Storm Resilience Through Long Term Investments

By happenstance, two communities in two cities were the subjects…

Session 5A – Dam Safety 5

The use of Computational Fluid Dynamics in Spillway Design

Not all spillway upgrade projects fit standard design methods.…

Bridging the Gap: Collaboration Between Engineers and Contractors

Effective collaboration between engineers, owners, and contractors…

Community-Driven Success: A POA’s Approach to Rehabilitating Lake Louisa Dam

Lake Louisa Dam, located six miles north of Louisa, Virginia,…

Session 5B – Green Infrastructure/LID 1

Nature-based Solutions – Communicating the “Why”

“Hi, we are here to do a project in your community to help…

Changing Standards in Virginia Stormwater

On July 1, 2024, VDEQ released a new Stormwater Management Handbook,…

Comparative Study of Conventional Gravel vs. Oyster Shell Filtration LID BMP Efficiency for Stormwater Pollutants Removal

This research examines the alternative utilization strategy for…

Session 5C – Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Floodplain Management 2

FROM MODELS TO CONSTRUCTION: REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS OF H&H MODELING FOR CULVERT SYSTEMS & DAM IMPROVEMENTS

As water resource engineers & designers, we know that hydrologic…

Options for Urban Flooding Visualization

This presentation will introduce a cost-effective approach to…

Modeling on the Beach: Stormwater Master Planning for Coastal Resiliency

The City of Virginia Beach is a low-lying, coastal area subject…

Session 5D – Stormwater 5

Making it Rain: A Stormwater Story

The City of Havelock is in the coastal plain of eastern North…

Floodplains & Floodway & Wetlands, Oh My! Navigating SWM Challenges for the Henricus Park Access Road Project

Under contract with Chesterfield County, JMT designed a new access…

Ballston Pond Revitalization through Enhanced Design and Construction Planning

During the construction of I-66 through Arlington County in 1980,…

Session 5E – Water Quality 2

George Mason University Water Quality Monitoring Project

George Mason University (Mason) Land Development (LD) office…

ModelMuse USGS MODFLOW 6.5 MT3DMS Near-Field Model for a Deep Geological Repository in Georgian Kaolin (White Clay)

A study of the hydraulic, advection, mass transfer, porosity,…

Longitudinal variability in a small, unidirectional reservoir

Lakes and reservoirs exhibit substantial spatial variability,…

Session 6A – Data Collection and Management 1

Enhancing the City of Oaks: An interactive approach to Raleigh Rainwater Rewards

The Raleigh Rainwater Rewards (R3) program, officially named…

Getting Our Act Together; Why Text Mining Matters

We are storing more digital information than we ever thought…

Session 6B – Green Infrastructure/LID 2

Court Street Green Street – A Love Story

Once upon a time, in the City of Portsmouth, there was an ordinary…

It Takes a Village: Partnership in Project Design and Implementation

This presentation focuses on the stormwater engineering components…

Session 6C – Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Floodplain Management 3

Master Drainage Planning Challenges of a Large Coastal Plain Watershed in Virginia Using 1D-SWMM

The City of Chesapeake (City) has systematically studied major…

The Development of a Flood Risk Framework Plan for Washington D.C.

As part of the effort to build a more flood resilient city, Washington…

Assessing Opportunities for Regional CRS Support in Hampton Roads

The Community Rating System (CRS) is a voluntary incentive program…

Session 6D – Stormwater 6

Fitting an MTD into a Developed Neighborhood – Challenges and Solutions

Salem Village, a developed neighborhood in Virginia Beach, currently…

Polymer Solutions for Sensitive, Linear and Large-Scale Projects

Increased erosion and sedimentation are a leading cause of numerous…

Session 6E – Water Quality 3

Beyond the Panels: Ensuring Environmental Compliance for Solar Development

Driven by the state's growing renewable energy goals, the largest…

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Session 1A – Dam Safety 1

Session 1B – TMDLs 1

Session 1C – Resilience and Climate Change 1

Session 1D – Stormwater 1

Session 1E – Ecosystem Restoration 1

Session 2A – Dam Safety 2

Session 2C – Resilience and Climate Change 2

Session 2D – Stormwater 2

Session 2E – Ecosystem Restoration 2

Session 3A – Dam Safety 3

Session 3C – Resilience and Climate Change 3

Session 3D – Stormwater 3

Session 3E – Ecosystem Restoration 3

Session 4A – Dam Safety 4

Session 4B – TMDLs 2

Session 4C – Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Floodplain Management 1

Session 4D – Stormwater 4

Session 4E – Water Quality 1

Session 5A – Dam Safety 5

Session 5B – Green Infrastructure/LID 1

Session 5C – Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Floodplain Management 2

Session 5D – Stormwater 5

Session 5E – Water Quality 2

Session 6A – Data Collection and Management 1

Session 6B – Green Infrastructure/LID 2

Session 6C – Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Floodplain Management 3

Session 6D – Stormwater 6

Session 6E – Water Quality 3

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