Schedule

7:00 – 8:00 AM

Registration and Check-In (Conference Reception Desk)

7:30 AM

Coffee and Pastries

8:00 – 9:00 AM

Welcome to the Conference, Stuart Stein, Conference Chair (Shenandoah Ballroom)

Keynote Address: Stuart Stein, GKY

Track A–Chesterfield Track B–Parlor B Track C–Parlor F Track D–Parlor G Track E–Parlor E

9:15 – 10:30 AM – First Concurrent Sessions

Session 1A, Dam Safety 1

Moderator – Kristin Owen, AICP, CFM, Henrico County

1. Lake Jefferson Dam Safety Improvements, Sean Mowery, PE and Brice Kutch, PE, GKY & Associates
2. Johns Creek 2 – Access Road Project (If at first you don’t succeed, build the road again), Charles Wilson, PE, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Soil and Water Conservation
3. From Exercise to Action: Enhancing Dam Safety and Flood Emergency Response in Henrico County, Kristin Owen, AICP, CFM, Henrico County

Session 1B, Lake Management

Moderator – Nancy Roth, TetraTech

1. Navigational Dredging in Hampton Roads, Caroline Odell, CPWD, VSWD, and Emily Czelusniak, PE, Kimley-Horn
2. Long-term Trends in Temperature, Clarity and Trophic State of Virginia Lakes, Paul A. Bukaveckas, PhD , Virginia Commonwealth University
3. Something’s Fishy About Holland Pines Pond: Finding The Clues Nancy Roth and Shannon Brattebo, PE, Tetra Tech, Tarig Omer, PE, PMP, CFM, and Jim Milliken, City of Virginia Beach

Session 1C, Hydrology and Hydraulic Modeling 1

Moderator – Steve Godfrey, PE, CFM, Woolpert

1. Pixels, Parameters, and Precision: The Role of Deep Learning in Watershed Modeling, Glen Mitchell, Hazen and Sawyer
2. Tackling Aging Stormwater Systems in Coastal Communities: Lessons from Queens Point, Erin Cartner, Timmons Group
3. Planning Level System-Wide Pipe System Evaluations Using a GIS Rational Method Approach, Steve Godfrey, PE, CFM, Woolpert

Session 1D, Stormwater 1

Moderator – James Die, PE, RK&K

1. PONDering on Flood Mitigation in Coastal Plain Neighborhoods, Alston Willard, PE, and Jacob Wines, Timmons Group, Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE, F. EWRI and Sean C.Marsden, PE, City of Chesapeake
2. Maximizing Retention: Using E-Learning to Deliver PriSMM Stormwater Management Training, Lauren Galloway, Fairfax County MSMD, Allegra Eyles, GKY & Associates, Paul Bonaventura, WSP USA, Max Kuker, GKY & Associates
3. 1 for 2: Consolidating Aging SWM Assets via Retrofit, James Die, PE, and Mike Hogan, PE, RK&K, Darryl Cook, PE (retired) and Barry Moses, PE James City County General Services Dept.

Session 1E, Ecosystem Restoration 1

Moderator – Megan E. Foreman, EIT, Timmons Group

1. The Outfall Glam Squad Strikes Again: The Rostormel Outfall Restoration, Michele Sieb, PE, Loudoun County, Casey Kight, LA, Kimley-Horn
2. Invasive Plants are Out: Loudoun County’s $2 million initiative to restore native plants, Leah Sattler, MS, LSWCD, Loudoun Soil and Water Conservation District
3. Construction Administration: Riffles, RFIs, and Rethinking Life Choices, Megan E. Foreman, EIT and Jessica A. Slagle, PE, Timmons Group

10:30 – 10:45 AM

Coffee Break

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM – Second Concurrent Sessions

Session 2A, Dam Safety 2

Moderator – Wyatt Lantz, PE, Schnabel Engineering

1. The Importance of Breach Analysis for BMPs Not Regulated by the State Of Virginia Jacob Messner, EIT and Emma Blythe, Timmons Group
2. Arresting Dam Failure: Polyurethane Grouting for Spillways and Embankments, Tyler Kaplan, PE and Kirk Roberts, CJGeo
3. Cobbs Creek Regional Water Supply Reservoir (Virgil R. Hazelett Reservoir) – Monitoring One of Virginia’s Largest High Hazard Dams, Wyatt Lantz, PE and Mark Landis, PG, PE, Schnabel Engineering

Session 2C, Hydrology and Hydraulic Modeling 2

Moderator – Alex Partridge, GKY

1. Upper Town Run Stormwater Master Plan, Kelly Henshaw, PE, CFM, City of Winchester, Jared Hodes, PE, CFM, and Chrystal Delius Cordova, EIT, Kimley-Horn
2. Assessing Charlottesville’s Stormwater Network Capacity through Increasing Rainfall Intensities: A 1D-2D H&H Study, Lesley Brewer, PE and Matthew Zelin, PE, Hazen and Sawyer, Donald Schrager, City of Charlottesville
3. The Whole Hydrograph: Stormwater Resilience with SWMM, Alex Partridge, GKY

Session 2D, Stormwater 2

Moderator – Mike Tippin, PE, City of Virginia Beach Department of Public Works

1. The Newport News Approach to Managing All Things Stormwater, Kathie Angle, PE, CFM, City of Newport News Department of Engineering, John Paine, PE, PH, CFM, GKY & Associates
2. Four Mile Run Storm Sewer Upgrades – City of Alexandria, VA, James Kelly, PE, Arcadis US, Inc., Juliana Cammarata, PE, Jacobs
3. Operationalizing Engineering: A Strategic Partnership for Flood Protection, Mike Tippin, PE and Jonas Alered, PE, City of Virginia Beach Dept of Public Works, Shelly Frie, PE and Leisha Pica, PE, Jacobs Engineering

Session 2E, Ecosystem Restoration 2

Moderator – Justin J. Park, PLA, ASLA, WEDG, Biohabitats, Inc

1. Slopes, Streams, & Shorelines; A Presentation of Recent Construction Projects in the City of Suffolk, VA, Iain T Gordon, Timmons Group
2. Ecosystem Restoration, Lake Management, and Resiliency: Integrated Strategies for Sustainable Water Infrastructure, Joe Wagner, Black & Veatch
3. Why living breakwaters are shoreline superheroes: Repairing shoreline degradation through nature-based design, Justin J. Park, PLA, ASLA, WEDG, Biohabitats, Inc

12:15 – 1:15 PM – Luncheon

Martin J. Firth – Lake Management Award

Scholarship Recipient Announcements

Keynote Address – TITLE – Michael S. Rolband, PE, PWD, PWS Emertius, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality