2010 CASQA Conference Technical Program Agenda
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
8:00 - 7:30 Exhibits (Exhibitor Ballroom)
7:30 - 5:30 Registraion Desk
8:30 - 9:40 Plenary Session (Welcome and Opening Remarks - Scott Taylor, Chair, CASQA; Keynote Address)
9:40 - 10:00 Break
Moderators Stephanie Reyna-Hiestand, City of TracyBill Flores, HDR EngineeringArlene Chun, RCFC&WCDKelly Moran, TDC EnvironmentalGerhardt Hubner, Ventura County
Session 1 TRACK A, ConstructionTRACK B, Stormwater TreatmentTRACK C, Program AssessmentTRACK D, True Source ControlTRACK E, Sustainable Development
10:00 - 10:30
CGP Compliance on the Front Line, Case Studies from America’s Fourth Largest Contractor
Kim Williams : Geosyntec Consultants
Allen Gershenson : Kiewit West Infrastructure Co.
Hansen Dam Wetlands Restoration Project
Daniel Lee : Malcolm Pirnie
Where Science Meets Reality - Implementing Effective Street Sweeping Supported by the Public
Clement Brown : City of San Diego
Jennifer Nichols Kearns : City of San Diego
"True Source Control for TMDL Compliance - How to Achieve Compliance, Save Billions in Treatment Costs, and Be a Hero" and "California 303(d) List - The Tsunami of TMDLs and How True Source Control Could Help"
Kelly Moran : TDC Environmental
Fred Krieger : Consultant
Meeting the 2011 Harvesting-and-Use Mandate Today
Tom Dalziel : Contra Costa Clean Water Program
Dan Cloak : Dan Cloak Environmental Consulting
10:35 - 11:05
Enforcement Leading to Compliance
Chandra Thomas : County of Riverside
Rebecca Stewart : California Regional Water Quality Control Board San Diego
Infiltration BMP Design: The Elmer Avenue (Sun Valley, CA) Demonstration Project
Edward Belden : Los Angeles & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council
Martin Spongberg : AMEC Geomatrix, Inc
Designing an Automated Regional Water Quality Monitoring System - Los Angeles County Flood Control District
Oliver Galang : Los Angeles County Flood Control District
Lisa Skutecki : Brown and Caldwell
Source Control: Two Approaches - "In-Depth Approach" and "Quick Prioritization Approach"
Armand Ruby : Armand Ruby Consulting
Kelly Moran : TDC Environmental
Creative Solutions to Complex Stormwater Problems Include Rethinking Funding Options
Michael Drennan : Weston Solutions, Inc.
Stephanie Gaines : County of San Diego
11:10 - 11:40
Public Enforcement of Contractor Compliance
Jason Sprague : PermiTrack
Green Infill for Clean Stormwater
Nicole David : San Francisco Estuary Institute
Development of the City of Santa Monica’s Measure V Program and Assessment of Its Early Successess
Rick Valte : City of Santa Monica
Hala Titus & Jim Rasmus : Black & Veatch
Implementing True Source Control - Interactive Example of Identifying Pollutant Sources & Control Strategies
Panel Moderator, Scott Taylor : RBF Consulting
Panelists :
Fred Krieger, Consultant
Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental
Armand Ruby, Armand Ruby Consulting
Los Angeles County Flood Control District’s Innovative Decision Support System for Complex Urban Runoff and Stormwater Management
Youn Sim : Los Angeles County Flood Control District
Alternates
Contractual Issues, Change Order Growing Pains and Solutions to Reduce the Immediate Financial Impacts of the New Construction General Permit
Shawn Hagerty : Best Best & Krieger
Andre Monette : Best Best & Krieger
 
Toxicity identification evaluations in Southern California stormwater: understanding the role of pyrethroid impacts in the receiving environment.
John Rudolph : Nautilus Environmental
 
Southern California College Water Reuse Feasibility Study
Daniel Apt : RBF Consulting
Jeremy Hohnbaum : RBF Consulting
11:40 - 12:00 Exhibitor Focus (Exhibitor Ballroom)
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch and CASQA Awards Program
Session 2 TRACK A, Modifying Public BehaviorTRACK B, Scientific AdvancesTRACK C, IndustrialTRACK D, True Source ControlTRACK E, Sustainable Development
Moderators Ziad Mazboudi, City of San Juan CapistranoDaniel Apt, RBFClaudio Padres, RCFC&WCDKelly Moran, TDC EnvironmentalLisa Austin, Geosyntec
1:30 - 2:00
City Inspection Program for Private Residential, Commercial, and Inudstrial Structural Best Management Practices for Water Quality Control
Richard Haimann : GHD
Jim Hook : City of San Diego
Implications and Applications of Nanomaterials for Stormwater Management
Ganesh Rajagopalan : Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
Auto Dismantling Facilities: Junkyards or Environmentalists?
Martha Cowell : State of California Auto Dismantlers Association (SCADA)
Metals TMDL Compliance - Making True Source Control the Basis of Long-term TMDL Compliance-Two Examples From the Los Angeles Region
Richard Watson : Richard Watson & Associates
Green and Localized Alemany Strategies – An analysis of the feasibility of using LID techniques to alleviate flooding in a San Francisco watershed.
Phoebe Grow : RMC Water and Environment
2:05 - 2:35
Developing Local Water Resources Classroom Materials that Align with State Educational Science Standards
Daniel Rourke : Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District
Is it Safe to Swim? A new WERF-funded Study of Pathogen Discharges
Dustin Bambic : AMEC Earth & Environmental
Port of Long Beach Industrial Storm Water Program
James Vernon : Port of Long Beach
Why True Source Control Should Be Part of Your Permit and TMDL Strategy - the Dollars and "Sense" of Source Control
David Pohl : Weston Solutions
New Trends in 401 Permitting: The San Marcos Creek Specific Plan Master Water Quality Technical Report
Erica Ryan : City of San Marcos
Mikhail Ogawa : MOE
2:40 - 3:10
SB 310 and other Emerging Approaches to Revenue for Stormwater Management
John Bliss : SCI Consulting Group
Thomas Brightbill : SCI Consulting Group
Evaluation of Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Control Best Management Practices to Meet Total Maximum Daily Load Requirements
Mark Grey : Construction Industry Coalition on Water Quality
Stormwater Compliance Challenges at Industrial Sites
Matthew Lentz : AMEC Geomatrix
Integrating True Source Control into TMDLs and NPDES Permits - The Bay Area Experience
Geoff Brosseau : BASMAA
Rainwater Harvesting Pilot Project Demonstrates Capture and Reuse of Roof Runoff in Urbanized Los Angeles
Catherine Tyrrell : Malcolm Pirnie
Wing Tam : City of Los Angeles
Alternates  
Stream Susceptibility Assessment System (SSAS) – A Tool for Assessing the Impacts and Mitigation for Urbanization on Stream Systems
Chris Bowles : cbec, inc., eco engineering
Eric Berntsen : State Water Resources Control Board
Industrial Stormwater Management in California
Claire Tonry : StormwateRx LLC
  
3:10 - 3:45 Break (Exhibitor Ballroom)
Moderators Gerhardt Hubner, Ventura CountyMark Grey, CICWQJill Bicknell, EOAScott McGowen, CaltransRichard Boon, County of Orange
Session 3 TRACK A, Regulations, Permits & PoliciesTRACK B, Scientific AdvancesTRACK C, Stormwater TreatmentTRACK D, Program AssessmentTRACK E, Sustainable Development
3:45 - 4:15
The New TMDL Model: The “ Voluntary “ Lake San Marcos Project
Erica Ryan : City of San Marcos
John J. Lormon : Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves, & Savitch
Maximizing Use of Technology to Reduce Travel Time for Flow Weighted Composite Sampling of Stormwater
Bill Carey : Ventura County Watershed Protection District
Santa Monica Bay Beaches Bacteria TMDL Implementation for Jurisdictional Groups 5 and 6: Structural BMP Feasibility and Effectiveness Evaluation
Julie Stephenson : Geosyntec Consultants
Source Reductions as a Focal Point of Municipal Stormwater Management
Jon Van Rhyn : County of San Diego
Karen Ashby : Larry Walker Associates
Stormwater Analysis for Renewable Solar Energy Sites: Compliance with New Development Stormwater Requirements
Anna Lantin : RBF Consulting
4:20 - 4:50
Pimples to Dimples: A Perspective on Calfornia's Stormwater Regulatory Landscape and its Quest for a More Sustainable Hydrology
Greg Gearheart : CA SWRCB
A Geographic Information System (GIS)-Based Assessment of Nutrient Sources and Transport in the Rainbow Creek Watershed
Sheri Dister : Weston Solutions, Inc.
Scott Norris : County of San Diego
Hermosa Strand Infiltration Trench: Alternative to Low Flow Diversions
Kathleen McGowan : Consulting Environmental Engineer
Frank Senteno : City of Hermosa Beach
Water Quality Monitoring in Downtown San Diego
Ruth Kolb : City of San Diego
LID Retrofit Pilot Project Captures Roof Runoff in Urbanized Los Angeles
Vik Bapna : California Watershed Engineering
Wing K. Tam : City of Los Angeles
4:55 - 5:25
A BMP Tool Box for Reducing PCBs and Hg in Municipal Stormwater
Lester McKee : San Francisco Estuary Institute
Peter Mangarella : Geosyntec
Effects of Southern California Wildfires on Storm Water Contaminant Runoff
Eric Stein : Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Jeff Brown : Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Bacteria TMDL Project Implementation: Key Experiences from the City of Los Angeles Westchester Stormwater BMP Project
Ken Susilo : Geosyntec Consultants
Wing Tam : City of Los Angeles
Beyond Inspections- Evaluating Properties and Businesses
Cherlyn Cac : City of San Diego
Mikhail Ogawa : MOE
Quantifying Hydromodification Impacts and Developing Mitigation Using a Four Factor Approach
Judd Goodman : Geosyntec Consultants
Alternates
Prioritizing Bacteria Sources, Management Areas and Effective BMPs – The Newport Bay Experience
Chris Sommers : EOA Inc.
Amanda Carr : County of Orange
 
Cost Analysis Study - TMDL Compliance Through Engineered Solutions
Anthony Cotts : Weston Solutions
City-Wide Assessment of Synthetic Pyrethroids in the City of San Diego
Dave Renfrew : Weston Solutions, Inc.
Ruth Kolb : City of San Diego
 
5:30 - 7:30 Exhibitor Reception (Exhibitor Ballroom)
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
8:00 - 1:30 Exhibits
7:30 - 12:00 Registration Desk
Moderators Scott Taylor, RBFArlene Chun, RCFC&WCDRebecca Winer-Skonovd, LWAKaren Ashby, LWALisa Austin, Geosyntec
Session 4 TRACK A, ConstructionTRACK B, Scientific AdvancesTRACK C, Stormwater TreatmentTRACK D, Program AssessmentTRACK E, Sustainable Development
8:35 - 9:05
Will Conventional BMPs Meet NAL/NELs? A Decision Support Tool for BMP Selection
Brian Currier : Office of Water Programs, Sacramento State University
The Natural (and Unnatural) World of Enterococci in Storm Drains
Gretel Roberts : Weston Solutions
Ruth Kolb : City of San Diego
Hidden Treasure of Garvanza – Facility to Capture, Treat, Infiltrate, and Reuse Stormwater
Vik Bapna : California Watershed Engineering
Chollas Creek Mobile Trash Collection: How do we stop illegal dumping?
Stephanie Bracci : City of San Diego
Low Impact Development Design Guidance for the City of San Diego
Sumer Hasenin : City of San Diego
Jason Wright : Tetra Tech
9:10 - 9:40
An Overview of Active Treatment Systems: Applications, Design, Operations, and Costs
Joe Gannon : Clear Creek Systems, Inc.
Pyrethroid Analysis in Field Samples: Measuring nanograms per Liter in Matrix
Peter Halpin : Caltest Analytical Laboratory
Innovative Multistage Stormwater Treatment in High Profile Regulatory Setting
Bronwyn Kelly : MWH Americas
David Collins : MWH Americas
Implementation of a Phase II Small MS4 Desert Community Annual Program Effectiveness Assessment
Jason Pereira : California Watershed Engineering
Dan K. Ilkay : County of San Bernardino
Southern California's First Approved Hydromodification Management Plan
Eric Mosolgo : Brown and Caldwell
Sara Agahi : County of San Diego
9:45 - 10:15
Active Treatment Systems
Patrick Schwer : Brown and Caldwell
The BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition - a new receiving waters monitoring collaborative in the San Francisco Bay Area
Chris Sommers : EOA, Inc.
Arleen Feng : Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program
Forester Creek Restoration: Achieving Multiple Benefits in an Urban Stream
John Quenzer : D-Max Engineering, Inc.
Julie Procopio : City of Santee
Storm Water Strategic Business Planning Using the Principles of Asset Management– A New Way of Planning for the Future
Ed Othmer : URS Corporation
Drew Kleis : City of San Diego
Feasibility of Stormwater Harvesting in California
Richard Lucera : RBF Consulting
Alternates
Lessons Learned from the Front
Shaun Flater : Whitson Contracting and Management
Wayne Rosenbaum : Foley & Lardner LLP
GIS Hydromodification Susceptibility Mapping/Analysis for Watershed Planning
Bruce Phillips : PACE
   
10:15 - 10:40 Break (Exhibitor Ballroom)
Moderators Kevin McGullicuddy, Roscoe Moss Co.Anna Lantin, RBFDaniel Apt, RBFRebecca Winer-Skonovd, LWARichard Watson, RWA
Session 5 TRACK A, Regulations, Permits & PoliciesTRACK B, Scientific AdvancesTRACK C, Stormwater TreatmentTRACK D, BioassessmentTRACK E, Sustainable Development
10:40 - 11:10
Better Metals TMDLs through Development of Metals Translators using Site-Specific Data
Marty Stevenson : Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc.
Identifying Sources of Toxicity to Hyalella in the Santa Margarita River Watershed
Matt Rich : MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc.
Designing an Effective Sediment Containment System
Jerald S. Fifield : HydroDynamics Incorporated
Collaborative bioassessment of streams in Southern California: The Regional Program of the Stormwater Monitoring Coalition
Raphael D. Mazor : Southern California Coastal Water Research Program
Importance of Verifying Soil Types in LID Implementation - Accuracy of Reported USDA NRCS Hydrologic Soil Group in Urbanized Areas of Los Angeles County
Jason Wright : Tetra Tech
Steve Carter : Tetra Tech
11:15 - 11:45
Bacterial Indicator TMDL Compliance Activities in the Middle Santa Ana River Watershed
Richard Meyerhoff : CDM
How Rapid Methods For Measuring Indicator Bacteria Will Change Monitoring
Kenneth Schiff : Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Baseline Trash Loading Estimates from MS4s within Santa Clara Valley
Paul Randall : EOA, Inc.
Chris Sommers : EOA, Inc.
Limitations on the Biotic Integrity of the Benthic Macroinvertebrate Assemblages of Tecolote Creek
Bill Isham : Weston Solutions
You've Built it Now What? Operation, Maintenance, and Functionality of Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Stormwater Management
Jennifer J. Walker : Watearth, Inc.
Alternates  
Solids and Particulate Dynamics in a Stormwater Detention Basin
Kelly Havens : Geosyntec Consultants
   
11:45 - 1:15 Exhibitor Focus & Lunch
Moderators Stephanie Reyna-Hiestand, City of TracyAnna Lantin, RBFMark Grey, CICWQRichard Watson, RWANone
Session 6 TRACK A, Regulations, Permits & PoliciesTRACK B, Modifying Public BehaviorTRACK C, Stormwater TreatmentTRACK D, Sustainable DevelopmentNone
1:15 - 1:45
Phase II General Storm Water Permit Draft Overview
Gerald R. Montgomery : Interwest Consulting Group
Rebecca Winer-Skonovd : Larry Walker Associates
Beyond the Booth – Meaningful Assessment at Community Events
Jennifer Nichols Kearns : Think Blue, City of San Diego
Jennifer Tabanico : Action Research
Santa Monica Bay Beaches Bacteria TMDL Implementation for Jurisdictional Groups 5 and 6: Dry Weather Source Characterization
Megan Patterson : Geosyntec Consultants
A Framework for Effective and Feasible Implementation of LID and Hydromodification Controls in Orange County
Richard Boon : County of Orange
Eric Strecker : Geosyntec Consultants
 
1:50 - 2:20
Yesterday's Load: The Big Bear Lake Nutrient TMDL for the Dry Hydrologic Condition
Khalil P. Abusaba : Brown and Caldwell
Nancy E. Gardiner : Brown and Caldwell
Using Online Media to Get Your Messages Flowing
Erica Hooper : S. Groner Associates, Inc.
Design Storm Selection - Cost vs. Benefit
Martin Spongberg : AMEC Geomatrix
A Framework for Effective and Feasible Implementation of LID and Hydromodification Controls in Orange County
Richard Boon : County of Orange
Eric Strecker : Geosyntec Consultants
 
2:25 - 2:55
Monitoring Status and Findings at the La Jolla Area of Special Biological Significance, San Diego, CA
Dan McCoy : Weston Solutions
Steve Gruber : Weston Solutions
The Message vs. the Messenger; what is most important
Stephen Groner : S. Groner Associates, Inc.
Nitrogen Selenium Management Program BMP Strategic Plan
Daniel Apt : RBF Consulting
Remi Candaele : RBF Consulting
Low Impact Development and the Approach to Site Design
Cynthia Gabaldon : URS Corporation
Tom Sweet : URS Corporation
 
Alternates
You Want Me To Retrofit What? The Legal, Political and Engineering Challenges To Storm Water Retrofits
Shawn Hagerty : Best Best & Krieger LLP
Focusing Educational Outreach Towards Children K-12 Through Awareness Survey Results
Arne Anselm : Ventura County Watershed Protection District