2010

ASCE-EWRG & APWA
2010 Sustainable Stormwater Symposium
and the ASCE-EWRG 5th Annual Willamette River Boat Tour
(Please note this agenda is subject to revisions and modifications)
 
September 14-16, 2010
World Forestry Center, Portland, OR

 
Day 1 – Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010
 
3:00 pm Willamette River Boat Tour (Separate Registration Fee)
Board at the OMSI Boat Dock

6:30 pm Return from Boat Tour

Day 2 – Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010

8:00 am Symposium Registration and Continental Breakfast (Provided)

8:30 am Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:45 am Municipal Stormwater Permits and the Implications Associated with the 2010 Permit Renewal
Krista Reininga, PE – Supervising Engineer, Brown and Caldwell

9:30 am Portland’s Tabor to the River Program
Bill Owen, PE – Senior Engineer, City of Portland BES

10:00 am BREAK

HYDROMODIFICATION AND FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT
Moderator: TBD

 
10:30 am Making Stormwater Management Systems Reduce Flood Damages
Les Miller, PE – Flood Preparedness Program Manager, Portland District US Army Corps of Engineers

11:00 am A Toolbox of Hydromodification Strategies for Oregon
Marjorie Wolfe, PE. CFM – Director Northwest Water Group, ESA/Adolfson

11:30 am The Orange County Water District Riverbed Filtration Pilot Project
Jason Keller – Hydrogeologist, GeoSystems Analysis, Inc.

12:00 pm Development of an Alternative Flow Control Standard for the Mill Creek Basin
Gary Wolff, PE – Senior Engineer, Otak, Inc.

12:30 pm LUNCH (Provided)

DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE
Moderator: TBD

 
1:15 pm Overview of Portland’s Topsoil for Stormwater Facilities
Henry Stevens and Valerie Joachim – City of Portland, BES

1:45 pm Innovative Use of Porous Pavement for Treatment of Roadway Runoff
Everett Gupton, PE and Ron Horres, PE – Parsons Brinkerhoff

2:15 pm Developing Green Stormwater Design Solutions for UIC Compliance
Adam Zucker, PE – Stormwater Resources Engineer, Vigil Agrimis

2:45 pm BREAK

BMP SIZING AND MODELING
Moderator: TBD

 
3:15 pm A Simplified Sizing Tool for LID Practices
Alice Lancaster, PE – Senior Engineer, Herrera Environmental Consultants

3:45 pm Case Studies in Stormwater Management
Phil Pommier – President, Pacific Water Resources, Inc.

4:15 pm Hydromodification and LID Sizing Tool for Clackamas County
Janice Keeley, PE – Engineer, Brown and Caldwell

4:45 pm Hydrologic and Hydraulic Analysis of the City of Portland’s Green Street
Ruben Gonzalez-Baird, PE – Engineering Associate, City of Portland BES

5:15 pm POSTER SESSION AND HAPPY HOUR (Included w/ Registration)

Day 3 – Thursday, Sept.16, 2010

EMERGING CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Moderator: TBD

 
7:30 am Continental Breakfast (Provided)

8:00 am Session Introduction

8:15 am Designing for Stormwater Sustainability
Dr. Robert Traver, PhD, PE, D.WRE – Villanova University

9:00 am Understanding Stormwater Discharges to the Portland Harbor Superfund Site
Dawn Sanders – Portland Harbor Technical Manager, City of Portland. Bureau of Environmental Services

9:30 am Stormwater Challenges of Urban Development
Mark Reuland, PE – Associate Civil Engineer, KPFF Consulting Engineers

10:00 am New Directions in Real-Time Control for Green Infrastructure
Marcus Quigley, PE, Aaron Poresky, PE and Dan Pankani, PE – Geosyntec Consultants

10:30 am BREAK

PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
Moderator: TBD

 
11:00 am Oregon Outreach on Stormwater Solutions
Rob Emanuel – Water Resources and Community Development Specialist, OSU Sea Grant

11:30 am A Traditional vs. Ecosystem Services Approach to Surface Water Management
Carol Murdock – Surface Water Program Coordinator, Clackamas County Water Environmental Services

12:00 pm LUNCH (Provided)

1:30 pm Bike-BMP-n-Brew (B3) Tour (Included w/ Registration)
Around Southeast Portland

5:00 pm Happy Hour at East Burn (Included w/ Registration