- Monday, February 26, 2024
7:00 AM – 6:30 PM US PST
Registration Desk Hours
7:00 AM – 6:30 PM US PST
Registration Desk HoursLocation: Riverfront Lobby - Spokane Convention CenterRegistration
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM US PST
Opening Keynote & Breakfast: The Ice-Age Missoula Floods of the Channeled Scabland - Two Stories of Science
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM US PST
Opening Keynote & Breakfast: The Ice-Age Missoula Floods of the Channeled Scabland - Two Stories of ScienceLocation: 300ABKeynote Speaker: – U.S. Geological Survey
Opening Keynote & Breakfast
Jim O'Connor, PhD (he/him/his) – U.S. Geological Survey ### 2088066###Keynote Speaker###Geologist###U.S. Geological Survey###Keynote Speaker: – U.S. Geological Survey
### he/him/his9:40 AM – 10:40 AM US PST
Atlas Waterfront Beautification: Reclaiming Mill Site for New Riverfront Park and Housing Development. Challenges and Triumphs
9:40 AM – 10:40 AM US PST
Atlas Waterfront Beautification: Reclaiming Mill Site for New Riverfront Park and Housing Development. Challenges and TriumphsLocation: 401BPresenter: – Welch Comer & Associates, Inc.
Co-Presenter: – ACF West, Inc.
Co-Presenter: – ACF West, Inc.
Stormwater Management
Nathan Wright, P.E. – Welch Comer & Associates, Inc. ### 2088013###Presenter###Project Engineer###Welch Comer & Associates, Inc.###Presenter: – Welch Comer & Associates, Inc.
### @@@ Josh Venters, P.G. (he/him/his) – ACF West, Inc. ### 2083448###Co-Presenter###Geological Engineer (Engineered Product Specialist)###ACF West, Inc.###Co-Presenter: – ACF West, Inc.
### he/him/his @@@ Tim Staub, P.E. (he/him/his) – ACF West, Inc. ### 2083447###Co-Presenter###Civil engineer (Engineered Product Specialist)###ACF West, Inc.###Co-Presenter: – ACF West, Inc.
### he/him/his9:40 AM – 10:40 AM US PST
Benefits and Risks of Harnessing Artificial Intelligence-Powered Tools to Generate Stormwater and Environmental Compliance Documents
9:40 AM – 10:40 AM US PST
Benefits and Risks of Harnessing Artificial Intelligence-Powered Tools to Generate Stormwater and Environmental Compliance DocumentsLocation: 300CModerator: – Black and Veatch
Panelist: – Black & Veatch Corporation
Regulations/Compliance
John David England (he/him/his) – Black and Veatch ### 2088044###Moderator###Lead Environmental Scientist###Black and Veatch###Moderator: – Black and Veatch
### he/him/his @@@ Kayla Cottingham, Advanced Technical Certificate in Environmental Science and Technology (she/her/hers) – Black & Veatch Corporation ### 2088053###Panelist###Lead Environmental Compliance Specialist###Black & Veatch Corporation###Panelist: – Black & Veatch Corporation
### she/her/hers9:40 AM – 10:40 AM US PST
Infiltration – a Research Case Study of Stormwater Infiltration in the South East
9:40 AM – 10:40 AM US PST
Infiltration – a Research Case Study of Stormwater Infiltration in the South EastLocation: 401APresenter: – Estes Design Inc
Stormwater Management
Christopher Estes, Professional Landscape Architect and General Contractor – Estes Design Inc ### 269642###Presenter###President###Estes Design Inc###Presenter: – Estes Design Inc
### 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM US PST
Let’s Look at This 20+ Yrs Assumption! How Does Stokes’ Law Help Define Dimensions of a Sediment Basin? (Fifield 2011)
9:40 AM – 10:40 AM US PST
Let’s Look at This 20+ Yrs Assumption! How Does Stokes’ Law Help Define Dimensions of a Sediment Basin?Location: 402BPresenter: – Self Professional
Co-Presenter: – HydroDynamics Incorporated
Erosion and Sediment Control
Kwok Wing Leong, Engineer (he/him/his) – Self Professional ### 1186776###Presenter###Sole proprietor###Self Professional###Presenter: – Self Professional
### he/him/his @@@ Jerald S. Fifield, PhD, CISEC – HydroDynamics Incorporated ### 269712###Co-Presenter###President###HydroDynamics Incorporated###Co-Presenter: – HydroDynamics Incorporated
### 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM US PST
Nomination Committee Meeting
9:40 AM – 10:40 AM US PST
Nomination Committee Meeting Location: 304Chair: – S.I.G.S.A
Staff Liaison: – International Erosion Control Association (IECA)
Committee Meeting
Nicky Araujo, PE – S.I.G.S.A ### 1247571###Chair###CEO###S.I.G.S.A###Chair: – S.I.G.S.A
### @@@ Samantha A. Roe – International Erosion Control Association (IECA) ### 1247570###Staff Liaison###Chief Executive Officer###International Erosion Control Association (IECA)###Staff Liaison: – International Erosion Control Association (IECA)
### 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM US PST
Profile Products - 1 hour
9:40 AM – 10:40 AM US PST
A Deeper Dive - Three Western US Vegetation Establishment Case StudiesLocation: 402CPresenter: – Profile Products
Erosion and Sediment Control
Damon Sump, CPESC #8824 – Profile Products ### 1235024###Presenter###PNW Regional Sales Manager###Profile Products###Presenter: – Profile Products
### 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM US PST
Utilising Interception Ditches to Provide Passive, Rain Ready, Water Treatment on Linear Construction Sites - Case Studies Cited from Across the United Kingdom
9:40 AM – 10:40 AM US PST
Utilising Interception Ditches to Provide Passive, Rain Ready, Water Treatment on Linear Construction Sites - Case Studies Cited from Across the United KingdomLocation: 402APresenter: – Frog Environmental
Co-Author: – Frog Environmental
Erosion and Sediment Control
Leela O'Dea, MSc CEnv C.WEM MCIWEM (she/her/hers) – Frog Environmental ### 2088023###Presenter###Technical Director###Frog Environmental###Presenter: – Frog Environmental
### she/her/hers @@@ Richard Haine – Frog Environmental ### 2088034### Co-Author###Director###Frog Environmental### Co-Author: – Frog Environmental
### 9:40 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Morning Concurrent Education Sessions
9:40 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Morning Concurrent Education SessionsEducation
9:40 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Start Here: A Primer on Erosion and Sediment Control
9:40 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Start Here: A Primer on Erosion and Sediment ControlLocation: 300DPresenter: – Cal Poly Humboldt/Samara Restoration
Erosion and Sediment Control
Craig S. Benson, MS, CWS (he/him/his) – Cal Poly Humboldt/Samara Restoration ### 269626###Presenter###Faculty###Cal Poly Humboldt/Samara Restoration###Presenter: – Cal Poly Humboldt/Samara Restoration
### he/him/his10:50 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Advancing Flocculant Guidance for on Construction Site Applications
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Advancing Flocculant Guidance for Construction Site ApplicationsLocation: 402BPresenter: – Auburn University
Erosion and Sediment Control
Jannell E. Clampitt, EIT, CPESC-IT – Auburn University ### 1531577###Presenter###Graduate Research Assistant###Auburn University###Presenter: – Auburn University
### 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Barefoot Infrastructure in Shoeless Joe Jackson Park (Greenville, SC) How a Small Park Was Leveraged for Outsized Stormwater and Quality of Life Benefits
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Barefoot Infrastructure in Shoeless Joe Jackson Park (Greenville, SC) How a Small Park Was Leveraged for Outsized Stormwater and Quality of Life BenefitsLocation: 401ACo-Presenter: – Woolpert
Presenter: – Woolpert
Stormwater Management
Zach Smoot, PE (he/him/his) – Woolpert ### 2088018###Co-Presenter###Water Resource Engineer###Woolpert###Co-Presenter: – Woolpert
### he/him/his @@@ J.P. Johns, PE, IECA Southeast Chapter President – Woolpert ### 269661###Presenter###Water Market Director###Woolpert###Presenter: – Woolpert
### 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Enforcement Exchange - Inspector Roundtable
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Enforcement Exchange - Inspector RoundtableLocation: 300CModerator: – Deluge Consulting, Inc.
Erosion and Sediment Control
Sarah Haggard, CPESC, QSD/P (she/her/hers) – Deluge Consulting, Inc. ### 422765###Moderator###President###Deluge Consulting, Inc.###Moderator: – Deluge Consulting, Inc.
### she/her/hers10:50 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Holistic Evaluation of Inlet Protection Devices for Sediment Control on Road Construction Projects
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Holistic Evaluation of Inlet Protection Devices for Sediment Control on Road Construction ProjectsLocation: 402APresenter: – The Ohio State University
Co-Author: – The Ohio State University
Co-Author: – The Ohio State University
Erosion and Sediment Control
Alec Grimm (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University ### 1074606###Presenter###Graduate Research Associate###The Ohio State University###Presenter: – The Ohio State University
### he/him/his @@@ Ryan Winston, PhD, PE – The Ohio State University ### 269709### Co-Author###Assistant Professor###The Ohio State University### Co-Author: – The Ohio State University
### @@@ Andrew Tirpak, PhD, PE – The Ohio State University ### 2088040### Co-Author###Research Scientist###The Ohio State University### Co-Author: – The Ohio State University
### 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
IECA Committee Chair Meeting
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Committee Chair MeetingLocation: 304Chair: – Cardinal Strategies
Staff Liaison:
Committee Meeting
Sonny Johns, MSc, EP, REP, CPESC, CISEC, CESSWI, CESCP (he/him/his) – Cardinal Strategies ### 593815###Chair###Senior Stormwater Specialist###Cardinal Strategies###Chair: – Cardinal Strategies
### he/him/his @@@ Jan Rabern ### 1436072###Staff Liaison#########Staff Liaison:
### 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Inspecting Industrial Sites - An Overview for Folks New to Industrial Stormwater Compliance
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Inspecting Industrial Sites - An Overview for Folks New to Industrial Stormwater ComplianceLocation: 401BPresenter: – POWER Engineers, Inc.
Regulations/Compliance
Nathan T. Collier, CPESC, CESSWI, QISP – POWER Engineers, Inc. ### 593822###Presenter###Project Manager/Area Lead###POWER Engineers, Inc.###Presenter: – POWER Engineers, Inc.
### 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Revolutionizing Erosion Control: Siltworm's Eco-Friendly and High-Performing Solution
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Revolutionizing Erosion Control: Siltworm's Eco-Friendly and High-Performing SolutionLocation: 402CPresenter: – Siltworm Inc.
Erosion and Sediment Control
Joe Moore, CPESC, MS4 CECI – Siltworm Inc. ### 2083451###Presenter###Founder/Chief Brand Ambassador###Siltworm Inc.###Presenter: – Siltworm Inc.
### 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Solving a Regional Flood Problem; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM US PST
Solving a Regional Flood Problem; The Good, the Bad, and the UglyLocation: 401CPrimary Presenter: – City of Gaithersburg
Stormwater Management
Nancy Schumm, CPESC, CMS4, CWS – City of Gaithersburg ### 269674###Primary Presenter######City of Gaithersburg###Primary Presenter: – City of Gaithersburg
### 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US PST
IECA Awards for Environmental Excellence and Lunch
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US PST
IECA Awards for Environmental Excellence and LunchLocation: 300ABLunch
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM US PST
Bioretention Best Practices from the Ground Up
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM US PST
Bioretention Best Practices from the Ground UpLocation: 300CModerator: – Woolpert Inc
Panelist: – Clemson University
Panelist: – Washington State University
Panelist: – Woolpert
Panelist: – Trinkaus Engineering LLC
Stormwater Management
Jacob O. Burkey, PE – Woolpert Inc ### 279004###Moderator###Water Resources Engineer###Woolpert Inc###Moderator: – Woolpert Inc
### @@@ Calvin B. Sawyer, PhD – Clemson University ### 828785###Panelist###Professor###Clemson University###Panelist: – Clemson University
### @@@ Ani Jayakaran, Phd PE (he/him/his) – Washington State University ### 2088017###Panelist###Professor & Green Stormwater Infrastructure Specialist###Washington State University###Panelist: – Washington State University
### he/him/his @@@ Zach Smoot, PE (he/him/his) – Woolpert ### 2088018###Panelist###Water Resource Engineer###Woolpert###Panelist: – Woolpert
### he/him/his @@@ Steven D. Trinkaus, Professional Engineer (CT) – Trinkaus Engineering LLC ### 269690###Panelist###Civil Engineer###Trinkaus Engineering LLC###Panelist: – Trinkaus Engineering LLC
### 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM US PST
Chapter President Council Meeting
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM US PST
Chapter Presidents Council MeetingLocation: 304Committee Meeting
Jan Rabern ### 1436072###Staff Liaison#########Staff Liaison:
### 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM US PST
Dam Turbidity
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM US PST
Dam Turbidity - The pitfalls and struggles with constructions in a reservoirLocation: 402AWetland, Stream Bank, and Shoreline Restoration
Dan Strauss – Syman, LLC ### 828765###Presenter###Marketing and Training Director###Syman, LLC###Presenter: – Syman, LLC
### 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM US PST
Evaluation of ALDOT Erosion Control Practices Using Rainfall Simulation on Various Soil Types and Slope Gradients
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM US PST
Evaluation of ALDOT Erosion Control Practices Using Rainfall Simulation on Various Soil Types and Slope GradientsLocation: 402BPresenter: – Auburn University
Erosion and Sediment Control
Jack Cater, E.I.T. – Auburn University ### 2088052###Presenter###Graduate Research Assistant###Auburn University###Presenter: – Auburn University
### 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM US PST
Project Case Study of Practical Methods Carson Creek Village 11 Sewer Lift Station Excavation Access Bypass
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM US PST
Project Case Study of Practical Stormwater Methods - Carson Creek Waterway Excavation, Access, Bypass, and RestorationLocation: 401CPresenter: – Rokni Development Company
Wetland, Stream Bank, and Shoreline Restoration
Robert Davis Ghirardelli, QSP – Rokni Development Company ### 2088025###Presenter###Stormwater Program Manager###Rokni Development Company###Presenter: – Rokni Development Company
### 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM US PST
Utilizing Existing Stormwater Infrastructure to Effectively Reduce TSS and Phosphorus
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM US PST
Utilizing Existing Stormwater Infrastructure to Effectively Reduce TSS and PhosphorusLocation: 402CPresenter: – Clearflow Group US Inc
Stormwater Management
Brad Griko – Clearflow Group US Inc ### 1757792###Presenter###VP Sales & Marketing###Clearflow Group US Inc###Presenter: – Clearflow Group US Inc
### 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM US PST
What Happens Upstream, Matters Downstream – Are We Asking the Right Questions to Prevent Sediment Loss?
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM US PST
What Happens Upstream, Matters Downstream – Are We Asking the Right Questions to Prevent Sediment Loss?Location: 401APresenter: – Silt Saver, Inc.
Erosion and Sediment Control
Keith Potter, CPESC, CIH, CSP – Silt Saver, Inc. ### 2083450###Presenter###General Manager###Silt Saver, Inc.###Presenter: – Silt Saver, Inc.
### 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM US PST
Who? What? When? Where? Industrial Stormwater Monitoring Explained!
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM US PST
Who? What? When? Where? Industrial Stormwater Monitoring Explained!Location: 401BPresenter: – POWER Engineers, Inc.
Stormwater Management
Jimmy Greene – POWER Engineers, Inc. ### 1544954###Presenter###Environmental Specialist###POWER Engineers, Inc.###Presenter: – POWER Engineers, Inc.
### 1:30 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
Writing Public Works Environmental Specifications Workshop
1:30 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
Writing Public Works Environmental Specifications WorkshopLocation: 300DPresenter: – Port of Seattle, Retired
Regulations/Compliance
Dave Jenkins, CPESC, CESSWI, 40 hr Hazwoper – Port of Seattle, Retired ### 422729###Presenter###CPESC, CESSWI, Hazwoper 40###Port of Seattle, Retired###Presenter: – Port of Seattle, Retired
### 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM US PST
Afternoon Concurrent Education Sessions
1:30 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
Afternoon Concurrent Education SessionsEducation
2:40 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
A National Look at Industrial Stormwater No Exposure Exclusions: Can We Claim, “No Exposure”
2:40 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
A National Look at Industrial Stormwater No Exposure Exclusions: Can We Claim, “No Exposure”Location: 401BPresenter: – POWER Engineers, Inc.
Regulations/Compliance
Melissa Allen, CESCO, CESSWI – POWER Engineers, Inc. ### 1757798###Presenter###Environmental Specialist###POWER Engineers, Inc.###Presenter: – POWER Engineers, Inc.
### 2:40 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
Continuous Online TSS Measurement
2:40 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
Continuous Online TSS MeasurementLocation: 402CErosion and Sediment Control
Brian M. Mills, MSc (he/him/his) – Mote Ltd ### 2083449###Presenter###Consultant Scientist###Mote Ltd###Presenter: – Mote Ltd
### he/him/his2:40 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
Cost and Environmental Assessment of Department of Transportation Erosion and Sediment Control
2:40 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
Cost and Environmental Assessment of Department of Transportation Erosion and Sediment ControlLocation: 402BPresenter: – Oklahoma State University
Erosion and Sediment Control
Cheyenne Mata (she/her/hers) – Oklahoma State University ### 1852871###Presenter###Graduate Research Assisstant###Oklahoma State University###Presenter: – Oklahoma State University
### she/her/hers2:40 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
GSI Around the Country
2:40 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
GSI Around the CountryLocation: 300CModerator: – Ferguson Waterworks
Stormwater Management
Robert J. Woodman, PE, CPESC, NGICP – Ferguson Waterworks ### 593858###Moderator###Director - Engineering and Green Stormwater Infrastructure###Ferguson Waterworks###Moderator: – Ferguson Waterworks
### 2:40 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
Municipal and Construction Site Management of Stormwater Runoff into Class V Injection Wells
2:40 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
Municipal and Construction Site Management of Stormwater Runoff into Class V Injection WellsLocation: 401CPresenter: – City of Bowling Green
MS4 Management
Matt Powell, CFM – City of Bowling Green ### 1409009###Presenter###Environmental Manager###City of Bowling Green###Presenter: – City of Bowling Green
### 2:40 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
Opening the “Can of Worms” the Twin Ports Interchange Construction Project
2:40 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
Opening the “Can of Worms” the Twin Ports Interchange Construction ProjectLocation: 402APresenter: – Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.
Erosion and Sediment Control
Keri Aufdencamp, CPESC – Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. ### 1418677###Presenter###Senior Scientist###Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.###Presenter: – Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.
### 2:40 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
Soil Management in Leased Agricultural Areas: Challenges and Solutions for Renewable Development
2:40 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
Soil Management in Leased Agricultural Areas: Challenges and Solutions for Renewable DevelopmentLocation: 401APresenter: – Black & Veatch Corporation
Co-Presenter: – Black and Veatch
Erosion and Sediment Control
Kayla Cottingham, Advanced Technical Certificate in Environmental Science and Technology (she/her/hers) – Black & Veatch Corporation ### 2088053###Presenter###Lead Environmental Compliance Specialist###Black & Veatch Corporation###Presenter: – Black & Veatch Corporation
### she/her/hers @@@ John David England (he/him/his) – Black and Veatch ### 2088044###Co-Presenter###Lead Environmental Scientist###Black and Veatch###Co-Presenter: – Black and Veatch
### he/him/his2:40 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
Standards and Practices Committee Meeting
2:40 PM – 3:40 PM US PST
Standards and Practices Committee MeetingLocation: 304Chair: – Auburn University
Committee Meeting
Michael A. Perez, PhD, P.E., CPESC – Auburn University ### 933669###Chair###Assistant Professor | Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering###Auburn University###Chair: – Auburn University
### 3:45 PM – 6:30 PM US PST
Expo Hall Opening Reception
3:45 PM – 6:30 PM US PST
Expo Hall Opening ReceptionLocation: Riverfront Expo HallExpo Hall
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