SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2024
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Registration/Check-in for Virginia Dam Owner Training Seminar
10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Virginia Dam Owner Training Seminar (1st Floor, Parlors, E, F, and G)
SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2024
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Dam Engineer’s Forum (Anna Room)
1:30 – 5:00 PM
Exhibitor’s Display Set Up (Exhibitors’ Area)
2:00 – 5:00 PM
Registration (Conference Reception Desk)
4:00 – 5:00 PM
Meeting of VLWA Board of Directors (Chesterfield Room)
5:30 – 7:00 PM
Exhibitor and Early Registrants’ Reception (James River Ballroom, Parlor H)
MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 2024
7:00 – 8:00 AM
Registration and Check-In (Conference Reception Desk)
7:30 AM
Coffee and Pastries
7:45 – 9:00 AM
Keynote Address – Entropy in Cyberspace: Challenges of the Virtual Work Environment
Welcome to the Conference, Stuart Stein, Conference Chair (Shenandoah Ballroom)
Track A – Parlor A 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 – Charles T. Wilson, PE, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Fairfax County PL-566 Dams – Improvements to Aging Infrastructure, Shannon Bell, Fairfax County MSMD; Sean Mowery; Brice Kutch, GKY & Associates, Inc.
- From Paper to Digital, DCR SWC’s Modernization of Dam Impact Data, Dean Thomas, VA DCR SWC; David P. Wilmoth, PE, CFM, PH, VA ESC/SWM PR, VA DCR SWC
- Remote Monitoring on Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District Dams – Part 3 (You Can’t Handle the Data!), Charles T. Wilson, PE, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Soil and Water Conservation
Session 1B, Resilience 1
Moderator – Sherwin Zahirieh, PE, ENV SP, AECOM
- The Greening of Lincoln and Its Long Road to Resiliency, Joe Arizzi, PE, Kimley-Horn
- Town of Ashland Flood Resiliency Plan, Alice Ortman, PE, JMT
- Raising Resilience for Washington, DC with an Integrated Flood Model, Sherwin Zahirieh, PE, ENV SP, AECOM; Christine Estes, PE, PMP, CFM, AECOM
Session 1C, Data Collection and Management 1
Moderator – Jared Hodes, PE, CFM, Kimley-Horn
- Enhancing Urban Drainage and Infrastructure Management with Mobile LIDAR, James Quirin, WSSI
- Real-Time Data Insights for Environmental Protection: Lessons from Two Regions, Everett Adams, Aquatic Informatics
- Accotink Creek Stream Stability Assessment and Prioritization within the City of Fairfax, Jared Hodes, PE, CFM, Kimley-Horn; Michelle Manfrey, EIT, Kimley-Horn; Patrick Remson, City of Fairfax
Session 1D, Stormwater 1
Moderator – Fernando Pasquel, Arcadis
- Illicit Discharge, Detection and Elimination (IDDE) Process, Michael Donnelly, Engineering Technician II, Loudoun County – Department of General Services; Jamie Fultz, EIT, Loudoun County – Department of General Services
- Journey Through Time: The Evolution of Virginia’s Stormwater BMPs, Erin Fitzpatrick, AECOM; Nikki Comber, PE, AECOM
- The New Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook’s Process and Content Update, Fernando Pasquel, Arcadis; Rebeccah W. Rochet, P.E., VDEQ
Session 1E, TMDLs 1
Moderator – Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, City of Chesapeake, Public Works Department, Engineering Division
- Organized Chaos: Tracking Water Quality Improvements from Concept to Completion, Jim Milliken, PE, City of Virginia Beach
- Land Use Conversions: An Effective Tool for TMDL Compliance, Kyle Settle, GKY & Associates, Inc.
- Total Maximum Daily Load Analysis and Modeling Advances: Connecting Climate Resilience, Socio-Environmental Systems, and Holistic Watershed Management, Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, City of Chesapeake, Public Works Department
10:30 – 10:45 AM
Coffee Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM – Second Concurrent Sessions
Session 2A, Dam Safety 2
Moderator – Sophia Hassan, EIT, Freese and Nichols, Inc.
- How Do We Deal with Tricky Dams? A Discussion of Strategies for Mitigating Dam Failures, Iain Gordon, EIT, Timmons Group; Jacob Messner, Timmons Group
- Stacking the Storms: Comparing the Probable Max Precipitation (PMP) Studies from the Mid-Atlantic to Inform Better Dam Design, Daniel Papa, PE, CFM, Hazen and Sawyer; Jeff Powers, PE, Hazen and Sawyer
- The Least NRCS NRCS Dam: Using HEC-RAS to Evaluate a Unique NRCS Dam., Sophia Hassan, EIT, Freese and Nichols, Inc.; Kyle Jacobs, PE, Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Session 2C, Ecosystem Restoration 1
Moderator – Whitney Thomas, PE, CFM, ENV SP, Timmons Group
- Ballston Pond Retrofit,Brian Finerfrock, P.E., RK&K
- Revitalizing an EPA Brownfield: Substantial Completion, Hailey Fry, Timmons Group; Jessica Slagle, Timmons Group
- Urban Stream Design for Interactivity, Whitney Thomas, PE, CFM, ENV SP, Timmons Group
Session 2D, Stormwater 2
Moderator – Saurabh Raje, Fairfax County Stormwater
- Beyond Rainfall: Advanced Modeling for Resilient Stormwater Solutions in Aberdeen Gardens, Scott Smith, PE, City of Hampton; Natale Carollo, PE, ENV SP, Hazen and Sawyer
- Show Me the Value! Virginia Beach’s Flood Model Visualization and Exposure Tool, C.J. Bodnar, PE, City of Virginia Beach Department of Public Works; Shelly Frie, PE, ENV SP, Jacobs Engineering
- Flood Assessments with GIS Flood Risk Tools, Saurabh Raje, Fairfax County Stormwater; Paul Reynolds, Fairfax County Stormwater
Session 2E, TMDLs 2
Moderator – Joseph Parfitt, VDOT
- Roads, Water, and Living Shorelines, A.J. Tiefenback, PE, Stantec; Joe Felton, Virginia
- Managing Meadows: VDOT ROW Strategies for Pollinators and Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reductions, Ashley Hall, PE, PMP, Stantec; Amy Golden, VDOT; Joe Parfitt, VDOT
- Delivering Pollution Reductions, Ecological Uplift and Axillary Benefits through Stream Restoration, Joseph Parfitt, VDOT; Bob Siegfried, RES
12:15 – 1:15 PM – Luncheon
Martin J. Firth – Lake Management Award
Scholarship Recipient Announcements
Keynote Address – Moving Forward with the Chesapeake Bay Program, Martha Shimkin, Director of the Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO)
MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 4, 2024
1:30 – 2:45 PM – Third Concurrent Sessions
Session 3A, Dam Safety 3
Moderator – Jon Keeling, PE, CFM, Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
- Beyond Speculation: HydroTurf’s Proven Efficacy Examined through Village Creek Overtopping Data, Randy Thompson, PE, WatershedGeo
- Protecting Critical Infrastructure: Addressing Dam Safety and Cybersecurity Risks, Bobby Bermudez, MSc Computer Information Systems & Cybersecurity, Symposit LLC
- So You Have a Dam EAP……Now What??? Tips and Best Practices on EAP Enhancements for Dam Owners, Jon Keeling, PE, CFM, Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
Session 3C, Ecosystem Restoration 2
Moderator – Kathy Hoverman, PE, RES
- Effects of Tree Shelters on Tree Seedling Microclimate and Seedling Chlorophyll Production: Two-Year Results, Christina Henriksen, OSE, MS Candidate, James Madison University; Dr. Bruce Wiggins, PhD, James Madison University
- Ecosystem Restoration of Glade Creek, Phillip Todd, Freese & Nichols, Inc.
- The Need for Resilient Road Stream Crossings; A Call to Action, Kathy Hoverman, PE, RES
Session 3D, Stormwater 3
Moderator – Kelsey Redman, EIT, CFM, Timmons Group
- Hybrid Solutions for DOT Applications for Proactive Road Flooding Alerts, Charles Kozora, OTT Hydromet
- Developing an Actionable Stormwater Platform, Alex Carlson, PE, Arcadis, U.S., Inc.
- Case Study: Stormwater and Community Considerations in CIP Design, Kelsey Redman, EIT, CFM, Timmons Group; Marlene McGraw, EIT, Timmons Group
Session 3E, Watershed Management 1
Moderator – Laura Gill, PE, Hazen and Sawyer
- Recommendations for Chesapeake Bay-wide Indicators of Physical Stream Health, Mark Southerland PhD, Senior Ecologist, Tetra Tech; Richard Starr, Senior Water Resources Scientist, Ecosystem Planning & Restoration; Nancy Roth, Senior Watershed Scientist, Tetra Tech
- Challenges and Issues in a Coastal Watershed from Model Calibration to Master Drainage Planning, Sean Bradberry, GKY & Associates, Inc.; Seshadri S. Iyer, Ph.D., PE, CFM, F.ASCE, GKY & Associates, Inc.; Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, City of Chesapeake
- Flooding Analysis and Resiliency Improvement Planning Across Diverse Watershed Characteristics, Laura Gill, PE, Hazen and Sawyer
2:45 – 3:15 PM
Coffee Break
3:15 – 4:30 PM – Fourth Concurrent Sessions
Session 4A, Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Floodplain Management 1
Moderator – Steve Godfrey, PE, CFM, Woolpert
- Tackling a Monster SWM Model: A Charlottesville Case Study, Alex Partridge, EIT, GKY & Associates, Inc.
- A Delicate Balance of Stormwater Management Upstream and Downstream of Lake Whitehurst: 1D-2D H&H Study, Lesley Brewer, EIT, Hazen and Sawyer; Michael Barbachem, PE, BCEE, Hazen and Sawyer; Justin Shafer, City of Norfolk
- Watershed Modeling: Isn’t Hydrology Supposed to be the Simple Task?, Steve Godfrey, PE, CFM, Woolpert
Session 4B, Resilience 2
Moderator – Jason Murnock, CPESC, CPSWQ, OptiRTC, Inc.
- The Reality of Planning for Climate Change: A Modeler’s Take, Caroline Kersey, EIT, GKY & Associates, Inc.
- Planning for Climate Change: Approach to Estimating and Adapting Flooding Exposure for HRSD Facilities, Robert J. Martz, P.E., Hampton Roads Sanitation District
- A Journey to a Smart Watershed, Jason Murnock, CPESC, CPSWQ, OptiRTC, Inc.
Session 4C, Ecosystem Restoration 3
Moderator – Andrew R. Harrison, PG, Schnabel Engineering
- Stream Restoration and Pollutant Removal in McIntire Park: Integrating Environmental and Community Goals, JTy Smith, Hazen
- Lynnhaven River Basin Ecosystem Restoration Project Phase 1 Overview, Tarig Omer, PE, CFM, City of Virginia Beach; Jim Milliken, PE, City of Virginia Beach; Heather Lockwood, US Army Corps of Engineers
- Sediment Characterization and Disposal, Andrew R. Harrison, PG, Schnabel Engineering
Session 4D, Stormwater 4
Moderator – Michael W. Mundy, City of Virginia Beach Public Works
- City of Fairfax, Virginia’s Stormwater Utility Implementation: Successes & Lessons Learned, Ann de la Torre, City of Fairfax Department of Public Works – Administration & Engineering; Douglas H. Moseley III, AICP, CFM, ENV SP, GKY & Associates, Inc.
- Ashville Park Drainage Improvements Phase I – The One with Construction, Brad Vanderwarker, PE , City of Virginia Beach, City of Virginia Beach; Christopher Woods, EIT, WSP, WSP; Jim Novak, PE, ENV SP, WSP
- Successfully Communicating Stormwater Management with the Public (Part II), Michael W. Mundy, City of Virginia Beach Public Works
Session 4E, Water Quality Modeling 1
Moderator – Aubree Johnon, Old Dominion University, Department Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Investigation of Seasonal Changes in Microbial Communities in the Alabama River Ecosystem, M Imam Ul Khabir, Alabama State University
- Landfill Leachate Fate and Transport within Estuarine Flux, and Implications for Air Sparging Remedial Activities, Steamboat Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, Kyle Quick, Old Dominion University, Department Civil and Environmental Engineering; Kyle Merchant, Old Dominion University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Jaewan Yoon, Ph.D., Old Dominion University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Analysis of Loadings and Transport Modelling of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Northwest River, Chesapeake, Virginia, Aubree Johnon, Old Dominion University, Department Civil and Environmental Engineering; Laura Cook, Old Dominion University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Jaewan Yoon, Ph.D., Old Dominion University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 2024
4:45 – 6:00 PM
Reception (James River Ballroom Parlor H)
6:00 – 6:30 PM
Virginia Lakes and Watershed Association Business Meeting, (Parlor F)
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 2024
7:30 AM
Coffee and Pastries
8:30 – 9:45 AM – Fifth Concurrent Sessions
Session 5A, Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Floodplain Management 2
Moderator – David Mummert, Michael Baker International
- Municipality Impacts Due to Local Watersheds, Dominick Kohnke, EIT, AECOM
- Revitalizing Historic Downtown in a Flood Safe Way, David Duncan, PE, ENV SP, Timmons Group; Alston Willard, EI, Timmons Group
- Unlock Efficiency by Using eLOMA for Streamlined LOMA Applications, David Mummert, Michael Baker International
Session 5B, Resilience 3
Moderator – Rebecca S. Francese, Waterway Surveys & Engineering, Ltd.
- Developing a Flooding Resilience Plan for Watersheds of the City of Chesapeake, Virginia, Crystal V. Bloom, P.E., LEED GA, City of Chesapeake, Public Works Department; Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, City of Chesapeake, Public Works Department; Liz Scheessele, P.E., CFM, ENV SP, Timmons Group
- Neighborhood Coastal Stormwater Design: A Building Block for Resilient Communities, Ian Kaliakin, PE, ENV SP, Arcadis U.S., Inc.; Alex Carlson, PE, Arcadis, U.S., Inc.; James Kelly, PE, Arcadis U.S., Inc.
- Historical Shoreline Management’s Long Term Lessons in Coastal Resiliency in Hampton, Virginia, Rebecca S. Francese, Waterway Surveys & Engineering, Ltd.
Session 5C, Green Infrastructure/LID 1
Moderator – Jacob Dorman, Contech Engineered Solutions
- High Impact Green Infrastructure Retrofit, Megan Foreman, Timmons Group; Aislinn Creel, PE, Timmons Group
- Erosion Control Challenges on Virginia Utility Scale Solar Sites, Joe Belmonte, Environmental Construction Solutions
- Question Everything, Learn Something: Evaluating Filter Fabric Wrapped Chamber System Mass Load Capacity and Longevity, Jacob Dorman, Contech Engineered Solutions; Craig Fairbaugh, Contech Engineered Solutions
Session 5D, Stormwater 5
Moderator – Howard Lusk PE, LEED AP, ENV SP, Jacobs
- Maintaining and Upgrading Aging Stormwater Infrastructure: The Tale of an Underground CMP Stormwater Storage Facility and the Lessons Learned, Michele Seib, PE, Loudoun County VA; Chris Stone, Loudoun County VA
- City of Alexandria Flood Mitigation Grant Program, Jessica Lassetter, City of Alexandria
- Flood Mitigation in Historic Douglass Cemetery, Howard Lusk PE, LEED AP, ENV SP, Jacobs; Qiaojue Yu, City of Alexandria; Eleanor Breen, City of Alexandria; Michael Johnson, Douglass Cemetery Descendant Advisory Group
Session 5E, Water Quality 1
Moderator – Carly Maas, US Geological Survey
- Water Quality Influences on Community Composition and Toxin Production in Lake Anna, VA, Aliyah Downing, ODU; Margaret Mulholland, ODU; Leah Gibala-Smith, ODU; Peter Bernhardt, ODU
- HAB a Good Summer!: Integrated Site Improvements to Address Algal Blooms at a Major Recreation Lake, Christina Hughes, PE, CFM, ENV SP, Ramboll
- An Investigation of the Drivers of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Virginia, Carly Maas, US Geological Survey
9:45 – 10:15 AM
Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:30 AM – Sixth Concurrent Sessions
Session 6A, Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Floodplain Management 3
Moderator – John N. Paine, PE, PH, CFM, GKY & Associates, Inc.
- City of Annapolis – 2D stormwater modeling of low-lying tidally influenced area, Effie McMillan, AECOM
- Willisburg Lake Dam Spillway Design – How Much Value Does CFD Modeling Provide?, Jesse M. Pope, PE, CFM, Stantec Consulting Services, Inc
- AI in Flood Engineering: Hype, Heuristic, or Hot Mess?, John N. Paine, PE, PH, CFM, GKY & Associates, Inc.
Session 6B, Resilience 4
Moderator – Melissa Bernardo Hess, PE, CFM, ENV SP
- Partnering for Military Installation Resilience (Panel Discussion), Melissa Bernardo Hess, PE, CFM, ENV SP; Peggy Tadej, Northern Virginia Regional Commission; Chris Landgraf, Marine Corps Base Quantico; Andrea Sweigart, AICP, AECOM
Session 6C, Green Infrastructure/LID 2
Moderator – Amity Dewey, PE, WSP
- Rainwater Harvesting – Why Not?, Robert R. Connelly II CPESC, NGICP, Ferguson Waterworks
- Leveraging Existing Right-of-Way to Improve Stormwater Quality and Aesthetics, Daniel Wiebke, McAdams
- Green Street Retrofit with a side of scattered, smothered, and covered Utilities, Amity Dewey, PE, WSP
Session 6D, Stormwater 6
Moderator – James Dishner, EIT, JMT
- Alleviating Neighborhood Flooding’s Real-World Design, Seshadri S. Iyer, Ph.D., PE, CFM, F.ASCE, GKY & Associates, Inc.; Christy Arllen, PE, LEED AP, GKY & Associates, Inc.; Alexa Reed, GKY & Associates, Inc.; Mohammad H. Shar, Ph.D,, PE, CFM, CCE, City of Hampton
- Bow Creek Stormwater Park-Built to Flood, Jeff VanFossen, P.E., City of Virginia Beach; Fred N. Grogan, Jr.. P.L.A/ASLA, Michael Baker International
- Flooding at Dulles: A Thorough Drainage Investigation, James Dishner, EIT, JMT
Session 6E, Water Quality 2
Moderator – Chris Stone, CFM, PG, Loudoun County
- Can You Meet Numeric Turbidity Discharge Limits?, Brian Free, Applied Polymer Systems
- Hauling 11,000 CY of Sediment – The Dredging of Lake Ashburn, Chris Stone, CFM, PG, Loudoun County; Joe Arizz, PE, Kimley-Horn; Amir Barnett, EIT, Kimley-Horn
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM – Luncheon
VLWA Dam Safety Committee Dam Award
Dave Pearson Watershed Excellence Project Award
Rockin’ the Centre Ridge BMP: Elevating Function and Enhancing Benefits through Retrofit Design, by Megan McCollough, PE, CFM, Stantec and Ken Trinh, Fairfax County
Dave Pearson Watershed Excellence Study Award
Keynote Address – Climate Change in Virginia: The Reality, the Inevitable, and Hope for the Future, James Kinter, Director, Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies, George Mason University
The full/final schedule will be updated once all of the abstracts have been received.
Saturday, March 4, 2023
9:00 – 10:00 AM: Registration/Check-in for Virginia Dam Owner Training Seminar
10:00 – 4:00 PM: Virginia Dam Owner Training Seminar (1st Floor, Parlors, E, F, and G)
Sunday, March 5, 2023
1:00 – 3:00 PM: Dam Engineer’s Forum
1:30 – 5:00 PM: Exhibitor’s Display Set Up (Exhibitors’ Area)
2:00 – 5:00 PM: Registration (Conference Reception Desk)
4:00 – 5:00 PM: Meeting of VLWA Board of Directors (Chesterfield Room)
5:30 – 7:00 PM: Exhibitor and Early Registrants’ Reception (James River Ballroom, Parlor H)
Monday Morning, March 6, 2023
7:00 – 8:00 AM: Registration and Check-In (Conference Reception Desk)
7:30 AM: Coffee and Pastries
7:45 – 9:00 AM: Welcome to the Conference, Stuart Stein, Conference Chair (Shenandoah Ballroom)
Keynote Address
9:15 – 10:30 AM: First Concurrent Sessions
10:30 – 10:45 AM: Coffee Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM: Second Concurrent Sessions
12:15 – 1:15 PM: Luncheon
Martin J. Firth – Lake Management Award
Stumpy Lake Dam Spillway Capacity Improvement Alternatives, Martin Malone, PE, CDM Smith; Derek Etkin, PE, CDM Smith; John Briand, PE, CDM Smith; David She, PE, Env. SP, City of Virginia Beach
Scholarship Recipient Announcements
Keynote Address
Monday Afternoon, March 6, 2023
1:30 – 2:45 PM: Third Concurrent Sessions
2:45 – 3:15 PM: Coffee Break
3:15 – 4:30 PM: Fourth Concurrent Sessions
Monday Evening, March 6, 2023
4:45 – 6:00 PM: Reception (James River Ballroom Parlor H)
6:00 – 6:30 PM: Virginia Lakes and Watershed Association Business Meeting, (Parlor F)
Tuesday Morning, March 7, 2023
7:30 AM: Coffee and Pastries
8:30 – 9:45 AM: Fifth Concurrent Sessions
9:45 – 10:15 AM: Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:30 AM: Sixth Concurrent Sessions
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM: Luncheon
VLWA Dam Safety Committee Dam Award
Dave Pearson Watershed Excellence Project Award
Dave Pearson Watershed Excellence Study Award
Honorable Mentions
Keynote Address