Schedule

8:00 – 9:00 AM

Welcome Address, Stuart M. Stein, Conference Chair

Keynote Address – Managing Risk:  From Infrastructure to the Pandemic, Mr. Stuart M. Stein, President, GKY & Associates, Inc.

9:15 – 10:30 AM First Concurrent Sessions

Session 1A ∙ Stormwater 1

1. City of Portsmouth Olde Towne Pump Station, Juliana Cammarata, PE, Jacobs
2. Between a Rock and Hard Place: Rehabilitating a Storm System Around a Difficult Site, Amanda Johnson, Timmons Group; David Duncan, Timmons Group; Edward Heide, City of Suffolk Public Works Roadway Maintenance
3. What is “Positive Grade” – Draining Neighborhood Streets in Hampton Roads, David Duncan, PE, ENV SP, Timmons Group; Liz Scheessele, PE, CFM, ENV SP, Timmons Group; Rey Hernandez Jr., PE, City of Norfolk

Session 1B ∙ Data Collection and Management 1

1. As Time Goes By: Stormwater Facility Tracking and Management, Whitney Thomas, PE, CFM, WSP; Daniel Frisbee, WSP
2. How Stable is Your Site, A Drone’s Eye View, Jay Lemmerman, EIT, Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.
3. A Bird’s Eye View: Efficiencies of Drone Use on Large-Scale Construction Sites, Wyatt Jamerson, Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.

Session 1C ∙ Floodplain Management 1

1. Balancing Stream Restoration with Floodplain Ordinances, Alex C. Lucado, PE, CFM, Timmons Group; Katie E. Atkinson, EIT, Timmons Group
2. eLOMA – A Collaborative Tool for Licensed Professionals, Communities, and FEMA, David Mummert, Michael Baker International
3. NFIP Transformation Updates, Richard J. Sobota, CPCU, FEMA

Session 1D ∙ TMDLs

1. The Use of Nutrient Credit Acquisition Using Private Exchanges to “Buy” COVID-19 Recovery Time for MS4 Chesapeake Bay TMDL Pollution Reduction Compliance, J. Douglas Fritz, GKY & Associates, Inc.
2. Federal Funding Opportunities:  Case Studies Involving Chesapeake Bay TMDL and Resiliency, Pratik Desai, PE, CFM, ENV SP, HDR, Inc.
3. TMDL Sediment Sampling for Stream Restoration’s Protocols 1 and 5, Hannah Scholes, EIT, KCI Technologies, Inc.

Session 1E ∙ Ecosystem Restoration

1. Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank (NVSRB) – Wetland Success??  Case Study of an Urban Stream Priority 1 Restoration Project Restoring Riparian Wetlands, Frank Graziano, PE, Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.; Michael S. Rolband, PE, PWD, PWS. Emeritus, Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.
2. Engineered Ecosystems, a Cyborg Approach to Ecosystem Restoration – Grand Lake St. Mary’s Littoral Wetland Restoration, Joseph Pfeiffer, Jr. SPWS, KCI Technologies, Inc.
3. Snakeden Branch at Lake Audubon Stream Restoration:  A Tale of Constraints, Creativity, and Collaboration, Megan McCollough, PE, CFM, Stantec; Meghan Fellows, CERP, Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services; Dylan Constable, Environmental Quality Resources, LLC; James N. Grafe, EIT, Stantec

10:30 – 10:45 AM  Break

Please visit Virtual Exhibit Hall

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

Session 2A ∙ Stormwater 2

1. Stormwater Management Issues:  Are We Doing the Right Thing When Dealing with Seemingly Insignificant Increases in Impervious Areas?, Zachary Stacy, HDR Engineering; Kaitlin Helms, HDR Engineering; Seshadri Iyer, HDR Engineering
2. Well, That’s Disturbing…, Amity Dewey, PE, WSP; Melissa Simpson, PE, PMP, ENV SP, WSP
3. Making Waves in Stormwater Master Planning:  A Case Study on Project Prioritization in Linkhorn Bay, Amanda Medley, PE, City of Virginia Beach Public Works Stormwater Engineering Center; Samantha Illes, PE, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

Session 2B ∙ Data Collection and Management 2

1. Using Geofluvial Principles to Inform Sewer Stream Crossing Identification, Ryan O’Banion, Hazen and Sawyer; Junaid Malik, PE, Fairfax County; Magdalena Springer, Fairfax County; Paul Le Bel, PE, Hazen and Sawyer
2. Flood Watch Monitoring and Observations for a High Hazard Dam – a Microsoft O365 Solution, Jennifer McGee, PE, CFM, GISP, Wood PLC; Chris Stone, Loudoun County
3. Communication is Key, Andrew Gould, PE, Timmons Group

Session 2C • Floodplain Management 2

1. Environmental Services Strategic Plan Development and Implementation, Denise Nelson, PE, CFM, ENV SP, LEED AP, The Berkley Group
2. Master Planning for Flooding Improvement Opportunities, Sheila S. Reeves, PE, CFM, Timmons Group
3. Flood Mitigation in Roanoke’s Central Business District, Don Rissmeyer, PE, CFM, A. Morton Thomas & Associates, Inc. (AMT)

Session 2D ∙ Water Quality Modeling 1

1. Water Quality Modeling of an Urban Stream Using LSPC, Sen Bai, Tetra Tech, Inc.
2. Prescribing Runoff-Related BMPs in the Rock Creek Watershed of Washington, D.C., Ryan Corcoran, GKY & Associates, Inc.
3. Total Maximum Daily Load Analysis and Modeling:  ASCE Manual of Practice, Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., PE, F.ASCE, City of Chesapeake Department of Public Works

Session 2E ∙ Rural and Agricultural Issues 1

1. 2021 Update-Phase III of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan, Agricultural Sector Goals and Actions Part 1, Amanda S. Pennington, PE, VA DCR
2. 2021 Update-Phase III of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan, Agricultural Sector Goals and Actions Part II, Benjamin S. Chester, PE, Department of Concentration and Recreation

12:15 – 1:30 PM

Martin J. Firth – Lake Management Award

Engineered Ecosystems, a Cyborg Approach to Ecosystem Restoration – Grand Lake St. Mary’s Littoral Wetland Restoration, Joseph Pfeiffer, Jr. SPWS, KCI Technologies, Inc.

Honorable Mention

Invasive Water Chestnut:  Tracking as a First Step to Eradication, by Hannah Somers, GKY & Associates, Inc.; Eric Caldwell, Fairfax County, Maintenance and Stormwater Management Division

Keynote Address – Plastic Pollution in Virginia:  Many Sources, Many Solutions, Katie Register, Clean Virginia Waterways of Longwood University

1:30 PM Adjourn for the Day

9:00 – 10:15 AM  Third Concurrent Sessions

Session 3A ∙ Stormwater 3

1. Bringing a Stormwater Master Plan to Life – Challenges Faced During Design of Level 2 Wet Pond at USCG Base Portsmouth, Kerstin Geba, PE, AECOM; Noelle Slater, AECOM
2. Leveraging PCSWMM to Improve Neighborhood Floodplain Modeling, Iain T. Gordon, EIT, Timmons Group; Kelsey R. Redman, EIT, Timmons Group
3. Systematic Approach to Scrub BMP Data for a Successful Upload to VA DEQ BMP Warehouse, Priyanka Mohandoss, OE, Brown and Caldwell; Barbara Brumbaugh, City of Chesapeake; Stephanie MacDurmon, Brown and Caldwell

Session 3B ∙ Dam Safety 1

1. Dam Risk Reduction, Mark Schillinger, PE, CFM, Stantec
2. Dam Breach and Emergency Action Planning:  Selecting the Right Models, James Wade, PE, Straughan Environmental, Inc.
3. Improving a High Hazard Dam’s Safety with Difficult Site Access, Ethan Miller, EIT, Gannett Fleming, Inc.

Session 3C ∙ Floodplain Management 3

1. Floodplain Design, Construction, and Impacts on Flood Insurance, Kurt Luecke, CFM, Floodproofing.com (presented by Sean O’Leary, CFM, Floodproofing.com)
2. Limit of Moderate Wave Action (LiMWA) Updates in VA and the Impact to Communities, Heather Zhao, PE, CFM,PMP, AECOM; Benjamin Kaiser, AECOM
3. Compound Urban Flooding:  The Emerging Hazard for Large Metropolitan Areas Located Along Tidal Rivers, Selina Sumi, Ph.D., AECOM

Session 3D ∙ Water Quality Modeling 2

1. Radiological Water Quality Modeling for a Worst-Case Catastrophic Failure from Proposed Uranium Mine Site, Coles Hill, Virginia, David Weyant, Civil & Environmental Engineering/Old Dominion University/USN; Jaewan Yoon, Ph.D., Civil & Environmental Engineering/Old Dominion University
2. Estuarine Water Quality Response Modeling for Tidal Flooding Susceptibility, Stephen Greiling, Old Dominion University; Jaewan Yoon, Ph.D., Old Dominion University
3. Hydrilla-based Phytoremediation Water Quality Management Strategy to Reduce Lead Concentrations in an Urban Lake, Central Florida, Emily Wolff, Old Dominion University; Brian Dugan, Old Dominion University; Jaewan Yoon, Ph.D., Old Dominion University

Session 3E ∙ Rural and Agricultural Issues 2

1. An Interdisciplinary Approach for Determining Efficacy of Agricultural Best Management Practices, Joshua P. Mouser, Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ashley Dayer, Ph.D., Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Serena Ciparis, Ph.D., U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Field Office; Paul Angermeier, U.S. Geological Survey, Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2. Potential Impacts of Shared-Use Facilities on Conservation Programs, Taylor Evans, James Madison University; Rob Alexander, Ph.D., James Madison University
3. Effects of Acid Mine Drainage and Strategies to Remediate, William J. Leonetti, PE, CFM, RK&K

10:15 – 10:30 AM  Break

Please visit Virtual Exhibit Hall

10:30 – 11:45 AM  Fourth Concurrent Sessions

Session 4A ∙ Stormwater 4

1. Beyond the ERU – The Potential for a New Rate Structure Methodology for Virginia Stormwater Utilities, Douglas H. Moseley, AICP CFM, GKY & Associates, Inc.
2. Everything in Life Must Have Balance…Including Water Quality and Quantity, Fred N. Grogan Jr., PLA/ASLA, Michael Baker International; Michael S. Bumbaco, PE, City of Virginia Beach Stormwater; James Kelly, PE, Michael Baker International

Session 4B ∙ Dam Safety 2

1. Design Approach for Repair of Small Dams with Piping Failures, Christy Arllen, PE, GKY & Associates, Inc.; Brice Kutch, PE, GKY & Associates, Inc.
2. The Applicability of Filter Compatibility Evaluation Procedures for Existing Embankment Dams – Hearthstone Lake Dam Case Study and General Evaluation and Design Considerations, Corey Schaal, PE, Schnabel Engineering; Rebecca Evans, Virginia NRCS; Doug Wolfe, PE, CFM, Augusta County Virginia; Michael Jimenez, Headwaters Soil and Water Conservation District
3. How to Drain an Impoundment – Design, Repair and Replacement, Adrienne Shaner, PE, Gannett Fleming, Inc.

Session 4C ∙ Resiliency

1. Marsh Terrace Island Design and Permitting in Virginia Beach’s Back Bay, Alaurah Moss, Dewberry; Kristina Searles, City of Virginia Beach Public Works/Stormwater Engineering Center; Brian Batten, Dewberry
2. 2D Rain-on-Grid Modeling for an Urban Resilience Plan, Sean Bradberry, 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
3. Spring Creek Coastal Resiliency Hazard Mitigation Project, Srikanth Gorugantula, PE, CFM ENV SP, HDR, Inc.

Session 4D ∙ Water Quality

1. Water Quality Overview of Indirect Potable Reuse System in Northern Virginia, Dongmei Alvi, Occoquan Lab
2. Exploring Sulfate Sources and Transport Across and Land Use Gradient in the Piedmont, Cassandra Cosans, Johns Hopkins Dept. of Environmental Health and Engineering; Joel Moore, Towson University; Maya Gomes, Ph.D., Hopkins University; Ciaran Harman, Ph.D., Hopkins University
3. Epilimnetic Mixing Deepens Maximum Phytoplankton Biomass and Reduces Phytoplankton Biodiversity in a Eutrophic Reservoir, Mary E. Lofton, Virginia Tech Dept. of Biological Sciences; Dexter W. Howard, Virginia Tech Dept. of Biological Sciences; Ryan P. McClure, Ph.D., Virginia Tech Dept. of Biological Sciences; Heather L. Wander, Virginia Tech Dept. of Biological Sciences

12:00 – 1:15 PM

Dave Pearson Watershed Excellence Award

Radiological Water Quality Modeling for a Worst-Case Catastrophic Failure from Proposed Uranium Mine Site, Coles Hill, Virginia, by David Weyant, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Old Dominion University; Jaewan Yoon, Ph.D., Civil & Environmental Engineering, Old Dominion University

Honorable Mentions

2D Rain-on-Grid Modeling for an Urban Resilience Plan, by Sean Bradberry, GKY & Associates, Inc.; Crystal Bloom, City of Chesapeake, Public Works, Engineering; Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., PE, F.ASCE, City of Chesapeake, Public Works, Engineering

Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank (NVSRB) – Wetland Success??  Case Study of an Urban Stream Priority 1 Restoration Project Restoring Riparian Wetlands, by Frank Graziano, Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.; Michael S. Rolband, Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.

Everything in Life Must Have Balance…Including Water Quality and Quantity, by Fred N. Grogan Jr., Michael Baker International; Michael S. Bumbaco, City of Virginia Beach Stormwater; James Kelly, Michael Baker International

Estuarine Water Quality Response Modeling for Tidal Flooding Susceptibility, by Stephen Greiling, Old Dominion University; Jaewan Yoon, Ph.D., Old Dominion University

Keynote Address – Engineering with Nature to Create Water Resources Value, Todd S. Bridges, Ph.D., U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

1:15 PM Adjourn for the Day

9:00 – 10:15 AM  Fifth Concurrent Sessions

Session 5A ∙ Stormwater 5

1. We Need To Talk:  Coordinating Unavoidable Revisions to Approved SWM Plans with Approving Authorities, Jim Novak, PE, ENV SP, WSP; Melissa Simpson, PE, PMP, ENV SP, WSP
2. Delegating Well:  Examining Best Practices When Outsourcing Development Plan Review, Stephen Thun, PE, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

Session 5B ∙ Dam Safety 3

1. Dam Inspections – More than Filling Out a Form Once a Year, Mike Wilson, PE, Hurt and Proffitt, Inc.
2. Remote Monitoring on Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District Dams (Remote Monitoring is Easier Than You Think!), Charles T. Wilson, PE, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Soil and Water Conservation
3. Working with Dam Owners to Implement Virginia’s Special Criteria Reduction for High Hazard Dams, David P. Wilmoth, PE, CFM, PH, Hurt and Proffitt, Inc.

Session 5C ∙ H&H Modeling

1. Virginia Beach Stormwater Master Modeling Update, Melissa Lindgren, PE, City of Virginia Beach Public Works/Stormwater Engineering Center; Tarig Omer, PE, City of Virginia Beach Public Works/Stormwater Engineering Center
2. A Hard Look at Hardware and Software:  Reducing the Cost of Modeling, John Paine, PE, PH, CFM, GKY & Associates, Inc.
3. Solving Urban Drainage Problems Using XPSWMM 2D, Andrew Sarcinello, PE, GKY & Associates, Inc.

Session 5D ∙ Green Infrastructure

1. Keeping Visible and Invisible BMPs Beautiful, Shelly Frie, PE, ENV SP, Jacobs Engineering
2. Oregon Avenue Watershed Green Streets, Oliver Boehm, RLA, ENV+SP, LEED-AP, ASLA, Volkert; Carolyn Mitchell, WSP
3. Rapid Assessments and Cost Estimates for Stormwater Management Facility Maintenance, Matthew Webb, PE, CBLP, Timmons Group (presented by Leandra Colella, Timmons Group)

10:15 – 10:30 AM  Break

Please visit Virtual Exhibit Hall

10:30 – 11:45 AM  Sixth Concurrent Sessions

Session 6A ∙ Stormwater 6

1. Problem to Product:  Evaluating the Use of Stormwater Pond Algae to Bioremediate Ponds and Generate Compost, Phoebe Murrell, Virginia Wesleyan University; Elizabeth Malcolm, Ph.D., Virginia Wesleyan University; Maury Howard, Ph.D., Virginia Wesleyan University; Noah Craft, Virginia Wesleyan University
2. Porous Paver/Pavement Best Management Practices (BMPs):  Long-Term Performance Tracking and Analysis, April O’Donnell, GKY & Associates, Inc.; Maxwell Kuker, GKY & Associates, Inc.; Eric Caldwell, Fairfax County, Maintenance and Stormwater Management Division
3. Invasive Water Chestnut:  Tracking as a First Step to Eradication, Hannah Somers, GKY & Associates, Inc.; Eric Caldwell, Fairfax County, Maintenance and Stormwater Management Division

Session 6B ∙ Dam Safety 4

1. Greenbrier State Park Dam – Not Your Average Walk in the Park, Wesley Hollenbach, PE, CFM, AECOM
2. Brighton Dam Rehabilitation Eric Wenz, PE, AECOM

Session 6C ∙ Climate Change

1. Stormwater Pump Stations:  An Alternative Solution to Urban Flooding, Josh Maurer, EIT, CBLP, Timmons Group; David Duncan, PE, ENV SP, Timmons Group; Crystal Bloom, PE, LEED GA, City of Chesapeake; C. W. Gaskill, Jr., PE, City of Norfolk
2. Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Stream Restoration and Asset Protection, Tracey L. Marshall, Hazen and Sawyer
3. The Development of Climate Change Indicator Maps to Improve Estimates of the Design Storm Across Virginia, Daniel Wilusz, CFM, Ph.D., Dewberry; Joel Plummer, CFM, Dewberry; Mathew Mampara, PE, Dewberry; Siamak Esfandiary, PE, Ph.D., Dewberry

Session 6D ∙ Watershed Management

1. One Water:  Vision, Planning and Getting it Done!, Enrique Lopezcalva, Jacobs
2. High Definition Stream Surveys:  A New Process for Managing Rivers and Streams, Brett Connell, Trutta Environmental Solutions; James E. Parham, Ph.D., Trutta Environmental Solutions
3. “Weir” Here to Fix Your Flooding!, Matthew Richardson, PE, City of Virginia Beach; Rachel Friend, PE, CSM, RK&K; Bonnie Zuidema, PE, RK&K; Taylor Adams, EIT, CBLP, RK&K

12:00 – 1:15 PM

VLWA Business Meeting – All Registrants are Welcome!

VLWA Committee Reports

VLWA Vote for Board Members

Closing Address – VLWA President

1:15 PM Adjourn