Schedule

Saturday, March 5, 2022 

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 6, 2022 

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 7, 2022 

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 – Universal Computing and the Human Condition, Stuart M. Stein, President of GKY & Associates, Inc.

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

Session 1A, Hydrology and Hydraulics Modeling 1
Moderator – Alice Ortman, JMT

1. CFD Modeling – More Than Just a Pretty Picture, Eric Snavely, PE, Schnabel Engineering
2. Flood Forecast Alerting based on NOAA’s National Water Model, Jennifer McGee, PE, CFM, GISP, Wood PLC
3. Otterdale Road Drainage Improvement Project, Alice Ortman, JMT; Nate Mathis, Chesterfield County

Session 1B, Watershed Management
Moderator – Nancy Roth, Tetra Tech

1. Using an Interdisciplinary Approach to Assess Effects of Agricultural Best Management Practices on Stream Health, Joshua B. Mouser, Virginia Tech; Ashley A. Dayer, PhD, Virginia Tech; Serena Ciparis, PhD, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Virginia Tech; Paul L. Angermeier, PhD, U.S. Geological Survey; Virginia Tech
2. Drainage Improvements Choreography, Matthew Richardson, PE, City of Virginia Beach; Rachel Friend, PE, CSM, RK&K; Taylor Adams, PE, RK&K
3. Assessing the Condition and Vulnerability of Healthy Watersheds Across the Chesapeake Region, Nancy Roth, Tetra Tech; Brian Pickard, Ph.D., Tetra Tech; Renee Thompson, USGS / Chesapeake Bay Program

Session 1C, Dam Safety 1
Moderator – Aaron George, PE, Fairfax County MSMD

1. Recognizing Risk – The Prioritization of High Hazard Potential Dams, Barrett Slate, EIT, Freese and Nichols, Inc.; Tony Grubbs, PE, Freese and Nichols, Inc.
2. 20 Years of Dam Rehab, How We Made It Work in Virginia, Mathew Lyons, PE, USDA NRCS; Alica Ketchem, PE, USDA NRCS
3. Lake Barton – Improvements to Aging Infrastructure, Aaron George, PE, Fairfax County MSMD; Brice Kutch, PE, GKY & Associates, Inc.; Paul Reynolds, PE, Fairfax County MSMD

Session 1D, Stormwater 1
Moderator – Ian Kaliakin, PE, ENV SP, Kimley-Horn

1. Making a Clean Sweep: Lessons for PPGH Program Development & Implementation, Stephanie MacDurmon, Brown and Caldwell
2. The MS4 General Permit Outside Virginia: A Look at Its Evolution Nationwide, Doug Fritz, CPESC, GKY & Associates, Inc.
3. Municipal-Level Climate Change Adaptation Framework for Stormwater, Ian Kaliakin, PE, ENV SP, Kimley-Horn; Uday Khambhammettu, PE, CFM, Kimley-Horn

Session 1E, TMDLs and Water Quality Modeling 1
Moderator – Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, City of Chesapeake Department of Public Works

1. Cost-Effective MS4 Strategies for Multiple Needs: TMDL Compliance & Resiliency Planning, Sheila Reeves, PE, CFM, Timmons Group; Whitney Thomas, PE, CFM, ENV SP, Timmons Group
2. Total Maximum Daily Load Development and Implementation: Models, Methods, and Resources, Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, City of Chesapeake Department of Public Works

10:30 – 10:45 AM: Coffee Break

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

Session 2A, Hydrology and Hydraulics Modeling 2
Moderator – C.J. Bodnar, P.E., City of Virginia Beach, Department of Public Works, Stormwater Engineering Center

1. Interior Drainage Hydrology & Hydraulics for the Design of a Federal Flood Risk Management Project in Downtown Norfolk, Arash Niroomandi, PhD, PE, Moffatt & Nichol; Brian Joyner, PE, Moffatt & Nichol; Kyle Spencer, City of Norfolk
2. What’s The Big Difference? – A Descriptive Analysis of Common Hydrologic Modeling Programs, Iain Gordon, EIT, Timmons Group; Kelsey Redman, EIT, Timmons Group
3. Lessons Learned from Updating a Stormwater Master Plan, C.J. Bodnar, P.E., City of Virginia Beach, Department of Public Works, Stormwater Engineering Center

Session 2C, Dam Safety 2
Moderator – Jim Nadeau, Ferguson Waterworks

1. A Case Study of Dam Overtopping Protection with an Engineered Turf Revetment in Loudoun County, VA, Chris Timpson, MS, Watershed Geo; Brad Cooley, PE, Watershed Geo; Bryan Scholl, Ph.D, PE, Watershed Geo
2. Current Best Design Practices Using Articulating Concrete Blocks (ACBs) in Super Critical Flow Conditions, Jim Nadeau, Ferguson Waterworks; Christopher I Thornton P.E. PhD, Colorado State University

Session 2D, Stormwater 2
Moderator – Kristina Kowalski, Brown and Caldwell

1. So You Implemented a Stormwater Utility During a Pandemic…?, Doug Moseley, AICP CFM, GKY & Associates, Inc.; Satoshi Eto, CPM, City of Fairfax, Department of Public Works
2. Greening Southside Richmond at Branch’s Baptist Church, Donald J. Rissmeyer, PE, CFM, A. Morton Thomas and Associates
3. A Stormwater Facility by Any Other Name Would Still Need I&M: Establishing a SWMF Inspection and Maintenance Program, Kristina Kowalski, Brown and Caldwell; Radhika Patel, Brown and Caldwell

Session 2E, TMDLs and Water Quality Modeling 2
Moderator – Kayla Rutherford, Old Dominion University

1. Characterization of Advective Dominant Ammonia Transport from Mining Facility, Catawba Creek, VA, Chris Bui, Old Dominion University; Patrick McCrady, Old Dominion University; Jaewan Yoon, Ph.D., Old Dominion University
2. Development of Finite Segment Estuarine Total Phosphorous Flux Model, Kayla Rutherford, Old Dominion University; Shashank Khatiwada, Old Dominion University; Jaewan Yoon, Ph.D., Old Dominion University

12:15 – 1:15 PM: Luncheon

Martin J. Firth – Lake Management Award

Scholarship Recipient Announcements

Keynote Address – DEQ Transformation Vision, Mike Rolband, DEQ Leadership

Monday Afternoon, March 7, 2022

1:30 – 2:45 PM: Third Concurrent Sessions

Session 3A, Floodplain Management 1
Moderator – Richard J. Sobota, CPCU, FEMA

1. Northwest Florida Base Level Engineering (BLE) Data Viewer: Providing Online Access to Complex Data Rich Flood Hazard Information through a Simple Visualization Utility to Support Community Resilience Activities, Justin Bridwell, GISP, CFM, Dewberry
2. NFIP Risk Rating 2.0 Overview/Implementation Update, Richard J. Sobota, CPCU, FEMA

Session 3C, Dam Safety 3
Moderator – Adrienne Shaner, PE, Gannett Fleming, Inc.

1. Bifurcation at South River: Using HEC-RAS to Evaluate Unique Flow Conditions, Kyle Jacobs, EIT, Freese and Nichols, Inc.
2. Challenges in Active Dam Rehabilitation, Jeff Powers, PE, Hazen and Sawyer; Glenn F. Rogers III, PE, CCCA, Hazen and Sawyer; John Derby, CCM, Hazen and Sawyer; Farrell Owens, City of Winchester
3. Potential Failure Modes & Risk Evaluation in Dam Safety, Adrienne Shaner, PE, Gannett Fleming, Inc.

Session 3D, Stormwater 3
Moderator – Fred Wilkins, PE, Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services Stormwater Planning Division

1. Bringing Environmental and Stormwater Benefits to a Tidal Channel, David Duncan, PE, ENV SP, Timmons Group; Scott Smith, PE, City of Hampton
2. Bioengineering Solution for Infrastructure Protection and Stream Stability in Blackwater Creek, Emily Burgess, AECOM
3. Leigh Meadow/Towlston Basin Stream Restoration and BMP Retrofits: A Tale of Constraints, Creativity, and Collaboration, Fred Wilkins, PE, Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services Stormwater Planning Division; Joseph Vaughn, Stantec; Megan McCollough, PE, CFM, Stantec

Session 3E, Ecosystem Restoration 1
Moderator – Joe Howard, CEP, CCM, AMT Engineering

1. Assessing the Pre-Dam Removal Ecological Functions of Blackwater Creek, 90 Years after the Construction of College Lake Dam: A High Hazard Dam, Brandon Alderman, AECOM; Erin Hawkins, CFM, City of Lynchburg Department of Water Resources
2. Vertebrate Community Trajectory in Regenerative Stream Conveyance (RSC) Restoration, Mark Southerland, PhD, Tetra Tech
3. Stream Restoration Site Selection – Balancing Competing Goods, Joe Howard, CEP, CCM, AMT Engineering

2:45 – 3:15 PM: Coffee Break

3:15 – 4:30 PM: Fourth Concurrent Sessions

Session 4A, Floodplain Management 2
Moderator – Allison Bryan, PE, Moffatt & Nichol

1. Analysis of The Historic Brandywine Creek Flood of 2021, Andrew Sarcinello, PE, GKY & Associates, Inc
2. Pulling It All Together: How the City of Norfolk is Rewriting the Floodplain Management Plan Script, Allison Bryan, PE, Moffatt & Nichol; Matthew Simons, AICP, CZA, CFM, City of Norfolk

Session 4B, Resiliency 1
Moderator – Caroline Kersey, EIT, GKY & Associates, Inc.

1. Next Generation Stormwater Master Planning to Address Evolving Needs, Matthew Jones, PhD, PE, Hazen and Sawyer; Ryan O’Banion, Hazen and Sawyer
2. Developing Comprehensive Neighborhood Solutions in Southern Virginia Beach Feels Like Chasing Your Tailwater, Tarig Omer, PE, CFM, City of Virginia Beach Public Works Stormwater Engineering Center; Melissa Lindgren, PE, City of Virginia Beach Public Works Stormwater Engineering Center; Stephen Thun, PE, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
3. Improving Our Understanding of Surface Flooding with 1D-2D SWMM Modeling: Elbow Road Drainage Study, Caroline Kersey, EIT, GKY & Associates, Inc.; Crystal Bloom, PE, City of Chesapeake, Public Works, Engineering; Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., PE, F.ASCE, City of Chesapeake, Public Works, Engineering

Session 4C, Dam Safety 4
Moderator – Jesse Pope, PE, CFM, Stantec

1. Remote Monitoring on Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District Dams – Part 2 (Remote Monitoring not as Hard as You Think!), Charles Wilson, PE, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Soil and Water Conservation
2. Emergency Detection, Evaluation, and Response at Little Creek Dam, Jesse Pope, PE, CFM, Stantec; Leah O’Neil, Newport News Waterworks

Session 4D, Stormwater 4
Moderator – Chuck Kozora, OTT Hydromet

1. Evaluation and Selection of Gate Type for a Tide Gate, Dennis Dunham. P.E., Michael Baker International; Michael S. Bumbaco, P.E., Department of Public Works, City of Virginia Beach; Nicole Dane, P.E., CCM, Michael Baker International
2. Resilient Stormwater Pump Station Systems in Virginia Beach, Glenn Bottomley, PE, Fellow ASCE, WSP USA, Inc.; Brad Vanderwarker, PE, Virginia Beach Public Works Stormwater
3. Proactive Data Collection for Flood Warning, Chuck Kozora, OTT Hydromet; Dan Penczak, OTT Hydromet

Session 4E, Ecosystem Restoration 2
Moderator – Steven Church, MSCEE, KCI Technologies, Inc.

1. Stepping Out From Behind the Desk: A Look Into Stream Restoration Construction Oversight, Alex Lucado, PE, CFM, Timmons Group; Katie Atkinson, PE, Timmons Group
2. Living Shorelines and Fairfax County: Striving to Balance New Laws with Outdated Stabilization Practices, Katie Hermann, GISP, CFM, Fairfax County
3. Integrating Beaver Dam Analogues (BDAs) in Stream Restoration Projects, Steven Church, MSCEE, KCI Technologies, Inc.

Monday Evening, March 7, 2022

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 8, 2022

7:30 AM: Coffee and Pastries

8:30 – 9:45 AM: Fifth Concurrent Sessions

Session 5A, Data Collection and Management 1
Moderator – Peter Corrigan, Virginia Department of Emergency Management

1. Applications of Reality Capture – UAVs, LIDAR, and Beyond, James Quirin, LSIT, Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.
2. Streamlining Stormwater Structure Condition Assessments with Technology, Chris Stone, Loudoun County; Chris Gerecke, Timmons Group
3. The VA IFLOWS Program – The Path Forward, Peter Corrigan, Virginia Department of Emergency Management

Session 5B, Resiliency 2
Moderator – Kevin Smith, Ramboll

1. Ecological Resiliency & Transportation Infrastructure in an Urban Environment – Interstate 895 over Herring Run in Eastern Baltimore City, Maryland, David W. Black, P.E., RK&K, LLP
2. Challenges in Developing a Resilience Plan for Coastal Zone Urban Watershed, Seshadri Iyer, PhD, PE, F.ASCE, GKY & Associates, Inc.; John Paine, PE, PH, CFM, GKY & Associates, Inc.; Kathie Angle, PE, City of Newport News; Hai Tran, PE, City of Newport News
3. Climate Adaptation and Preparing for Long-Term Resilience – Living Breakwaters and Other Relevant Projects, Kevin Smith, Ramboll; Bob Bowers, Ramboll; Johan Anestad, Ramboll

Session 5C, Climate Change
Moderator – Amity Dewey, PE, WSP

1. Optimizing CIP for Enhanced Climate Resiliency in the Watershed, Tess Sprague, PhD, Brown and Caldwell; Ted Douglass, Brown and Caldwell
2. Web App for Analysis of Future Climate Extreme Precipitation, Thomas Williams, PE, Wood
3. Make Time for the Little Things: Balancing Future Deeds with Current Needs, Amity Dewey, PE, WSP; Melissa Simpson, PE, PMP, ENV SP, WSP

Session 5D, Stormwater 5
Moderator – April O’Donnell, GKY & Associates, Inc.

1. Finding the Elusive Sites for Hydrodynamic Separators Using Stormwater Master Plan Models, Priyanka Mohandoss, Brown and Caldwell; Angela N. Rivas, City of Virginia Beach
2. Oakdale Drainage Improvement Project: Overcoming Flood Mitigation Challenges in a Century Old Neighborhood, Carlos Toro-Escobar, PE, Brown and Caldwell; Deva K. Borah, PhD, PE, F.ASCE, City of Chesapeake Department of Public Works
3. Loudoun County Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) Program Methods for Long Term Tracking and Follow-up of Outfalls with Suspect Discharges, April O’Donnell, GKY & Associates, Inc.; Maxwell Kuker, GKY & Associates, Inc.

Session 5E, Green Infrastructure/LID 1
Moderator – Aislinn T. Creel, PE, Timmons Group

1. Aging Sustainably and Effectively: Evaluating the Long-Term Performance of Proprietary Biofiltration, Jacob Dorman, AICP, Contech Engineered Solutions LLC; Mindy Hills, CPSWQ, Contech Engineered Solutions LLC
2. Building a Comprehensive GI Maintenance Program for Over a Thousand Assets from the Ground Up, Felipe Leite, EIT, RK&K; Nischal Mishra, PE, RK&K; Laura V Bendernagel, RK&K; Jo-Elle Burgard, District Department of Transportation
3. Seeking Sustainable Stormwater Solutions One Step at a Time, Aislinn T. Creel, PE, Timmons Group; Justin Doyle, James River Association; Justin Doyle, James River Association

9:45 – 10:15 AM: Coffee Break

10:15 – 11:30 AM: Sixth Concurrent Sessions

Session 6A, Data Collection and Management 2
Moderator – Brett Connell, Trutta Environmental Solutions

1. Utilizing GIS for Master Planning of Lakes and Stormwater Maintenance, Daniel Papa, EIT, CFM, A. Morton Thomas
2. Whitehurst Dredged Material Management Area – A Successful Implementation of Management Planning for the Long-Term Disposal of Dredged Material in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Rebecca S. Francese, Waterway Surveys & Engineering, Ltd.; Daniel F. Adams, PE, City of Virginia Beach, Public Works Engineering
3. Chattahoochee River High Definition Stream Survey (HDSS): Delivering Powerful Data for Water Resource Management, Brett Connell, Trutta Environmental Solutions

Session 6B, Resiliency 3
Moderator – Mary Roman, PE, CFM, GHD

1. Implementing a Resilient Structure to Protect Coastal and Historic Resources at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson, Phillip Todd, Atlantic Reefmaker
2. How Can You Effectively Plan if the Goalposts Keep Changing? An Overview of Adaptive Pathways Planning Process, Mary Roman, PE, CFM, GHD

Session 6C, Water Supply
Moderator – David S. Rosenthal, CLM, City of Norfolk, Department of Utilities

1. Effects of a Large Swimming Event in a Drinking Water Reservoir, Dexter W. Howard, Virginia Tech; Austin D. Gray, Ph.D., Virginia Tech; Cayelan C. Carey, Ph.D., Virginia Tech
2. The Historical Development of a Reliable System of Water Supply for the City of Norfolk, David S. Rosenthal, CLM, City of Norfolk, Department of Utilities

Session 6D, Stormwater 6
Moderator – Mina Shahed Behrouz, Virginia Tech

1. Significance of Field Inspections and Application of Findings, Jessica Slagle, EIT, Timmons Group; Hailey Fry, Timmons Group
2. Creating a Stormwater Utility Web App, Ryan Corcoran, GKY & Associates, Inc; Satoshi Eto, CPM, City of Fairfax, Department of Public Works
3. Assessment of Sources Affecting and Prediction of Event Mean Concentrations (EMCs) of Nutrients and Sediment in Urban Runoff Using Supervised Machine Learning Approaches, Mina Shahed Behrouz, Virginia Tech; Mohammad Nayeb Yazdi, Ph.D., Ohio State University; David Sample, Ph.D., P.E., Virginia Tech

Session 6E, Green Infrastructure/LID 2
Moderator – Melissa Bernardo Hess, PE, CFM, AECOM

1. Retrofitting Abandoned Lots for A “Paws-itive” Use, Daniel Frisbee, WSP; Amity Dewey, PE, WSP
2. Using Green Infrastructure at the Pentagon for TMDL Compliance, Melissa Bernardo Hess, PE, CFM, AECOM

11:45 – 1:00 PM: Luncheon

VLWA Dam Safety Committee Dam Award

Best Major Construction or Rehabilitation Project – North River #77 Dam (Hearthstone Dam) – Project Design by Schnabel Engineering – Client is Michael Jimenez of Headwaters SWCD

Dave Pearson Watershed Excellence Award

Bringing Environmental and Stormwater Benefits to a Tidal Channel, by David Duncan, PE, ENV SP, Timmons Group; and Scott Smith, PE, City of Hampton

Honorable Mentions

Seeking Sustainable Stormwater Solutions One Step at a Time, by Aislinn T. Creel, PE, Timmons Group; and Justin Doyle, James River Association

Leigh Meadow/Towlston Basin Stream Restoration and BMP Retrofit: A Tale of Constraints, Creativity, and Collaboration, by Fred Wilkins, PE, Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services Stormwater Planning Division; Joseph Vaughn, Stantec; and Megan McCollough, PE. CFM, Stantec

Otterdale Road Drainage Improvement Project, by Alice Ortman, JMT, Nate Mathis Chesterfield County

Keynote Address – Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan, Matt Dalon, Program Manager, Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan for the Department of Conservation and Recreation