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
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 Award
Honorable Mentions
Keynote Address –
9:15 – 10:30 AM: First Concurrent Sessions
Session 1A, Hydrology and Hydraulics Modeling 1
Moderator – Alice Ortman, JMT
- CFD Modeling – More Than Just a Pretty Picture, Eric Snavely, PE, Schnabel Engineering
- Flood Forecast Alerting based on NOAA’s National Water Model, Jennifer McGee, PE, CFM, GISP, Wood PLC
- Otterdale Road Drainage Improvement Project, Alice Ortman, JMT; Nate Mathis, Chesterfield County
Session 1B, Watershed Management
Moderator – Nancy Roth, Tetra Tech
- 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
- Drainage Improvements Choreography, Matthew Richardson, PE, City of Virginia Beach; Rachel Friend, PE, CSM, RK&K; Taylor Adams, PE, RK&K
- 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
- Recognizing Risk – The Prioritization of High Hazard Potential Dams, Barrett Slate, EIT, Freese and Nichols, Inc.; Tony Grubbs, PE, Freese and Nichols, Inc.
- 20 Years of Dam Rehab, How We Made It Work in Virginia, Mathew Lyons, PE, USDA NRCS; Alica Ketchem, PE, USDA NRCS
- 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
- Making a Clean Sweep: Lessons for PPGH Program Development & Implementation, Stephanie MacDurmon, Brown and Caldwell
- The MS4 General Permit Outside Virginia: A Look at Its Evolution Nationwide, Doug Fritz, CPESC, GKY & Associates, Inc.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- What’s The Big Difference? – A Descriptive Analysis of Common Hydrologic Modeling Programs, Iain Gordon, EIT, Timmons Group; Kelsey Redman, EIT, Timmons Group
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Greening Southside Richmond at Branch’s Baptist Church, Donald J. Rissmeyer, PE, CFM, A. Morton Thomas and Associates
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Bifurcation at South River: Using HEC-RAS to Evaluate Unique Flow Conditions, Kyle Jacobs, EIT, Freese and Nichols, Inc.
- 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
- 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
- Bringing Environmental and Stormwater Benefits to a Tidal Channel, David Duncan, PE, ENV SP, Timmons Group; Scott Smith, PE, City of Hampton
- Bioengineering Solution for Infrastructure Protection and Stream Stability in Blackwater Creek, Emily Burgess, AECOM
- 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
- 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
- Vertebrate Community Trajectory in Regenerative Stream Conveyance (RSC) Restoration, Mark Southerland, PhD, Tetra Tech
- 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
- Analysis of The Historic Brandywine Creek Flood of 2021, Andrew Sarcinello, PE, GKY & Associates, Inc
- 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.
- Next Generation Stormwater Master Planning to Address Evolving Needs, Matthew Jones, PhD, PE, Hazen and Sawyer; Ryan O’Banion, Hazen and Sawyer
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Resilient Stormwater Pump Station Systems in Virginia Beach, Glenn Bottomley, PE, Fellow ASCE, WSP USA, Inc.; Brad Vanderwarker, PE, Virginia Beach Public Works Stormwater
- 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.
- Stepping Out From Behind the Desk: A Look Into Stream Restoration Construction Oversight, Alex Lucado, PE, CFM, Timmons Group; Katie Atkinson, PE, Timmons Group
- Living Shorelines and Fairfax County: Striving to Balance New Laws with Outdated Stabilization Practices, Katie Hermann, GISP, CFM, Fairfax County
- 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
- Applications of Reality Capture – UAVs, LIDAR, and Beyond, James Quirin, LSIT, Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.
- Streamlining Stormwater Structure Condition Assessments with Technology, Chris Stone, Loudoun County; Chris Gerecke, Timmons Group
- The VA IFLOWS Program – The Path Forward, Peter Corrigan, Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Session 5B, Resiliency 2
Moderator – Kevin Smith, Ramboll
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Optimizing CIP for Enhanced Climate Resiliency in the Watershed, Tess Sprague, PhD, Brown and Caldwell; Ted Douglass, Brown and Caldwell
- Web App for Analysis of Future Climate Extreme Precipitation, Thomas Williams, PE, Wood
- 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.
- Finding the Elusive Sites for Hydrodynamic Separators Using Stormwater Master Plan Models, Priyanka Mohandoss, Brown and Caldwell; Angela N. Rivas, City of Virginia Beach
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Utilizing GIS for Master Planning of Lakes and Stormwater Maintenance, Daniel Papa, EIT, CFM, A. Morton Thomas
- 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
- 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
- Implementing a Resilient Structure to Protect Coastal and Historic Resources at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson, Phillip Todd, Atlantic Reefmaker
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Significance of Field Inspections and Application of Findings, Jessica Slagle, EIT, Timmons Group; Hailey Fry, Timmons Group
- Creating a Stormwater Utility Web App, Ryan Corcoran, GKY & Associates, Inc; Satoshi Eto, CPM, City of Fairfax, Department of Public Works
- 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
- Retrofitting Abandoned Lots for A “Paws-itive” Use, Daniel Frisbee, WSP; Amity Dewey, PE, WSP
- 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