| 7:30 - 5:30 |
Registration Desk |
| 8:00 - 7:30 |
Exhibits in Ballroom |
| 8:30 - 9:40 |
Plenary Session (Welcome and Opening Remarks - Scott Taylor, CASQA, Keynote Address) |
| 9:40 - 10:00 |
Break & Exhibits |
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Track A | Track B | Track C | Track D | Track E |
| Moderators |
Katherrine Wagner (Downey Brand) | Gerhardt Hubner (Ventura County Watershed Protection District) | Armand Ruby (Armand Ruby Consulting) | Richard Watson (RWA) | Carmel Brown (CKB Environmental Consulting) |
| Session 1 |
Regulations, Permits & Policies | Modifying Public Behavior | Scientific Advances | True Source Control | Construction Permit (Also in Webcast) |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Leveraging the Natural Environment as Treatment for Highway Runoff Within the Lake Tahoe Basin
Leslie Case : California Department of Transportation
Mark Rayback : Wood Rodgers
Jennifer Hanson : Wood Rodgers
| The Our Water Our World Program Still Making Changes After Fourteen Years
Annie Joseph : Ann Joseph Consulting
| Potential Impacts from Short-duration Exposures to Storm Water Runoff on the Rocky Intertidal Community of the La Jolla ASBS and Implications for Protecting Beneficial Uses
Steve Gruber : Weston Solutions
Dan McCoy : Weston Solutions
Ruth Kolb : City of San Diego
| A Stop on the Way to True Source Control
Kelly Moran : TDC Environmental, LLC
| Devil in the Details: Active Treatment Systems on Large Construction Projects
Khalil Abusaba : Brown and Caldwell
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| 10:35 - 11:05 |
Numeric Nutrient Criteria – Another Path to Preventing Eutrophication
Kristina Schneider : MACTEC
Ann Shortelle : MACTEC
| Influencing Others Through Actions (and the power of social media)
Stephen Groner : S. Groner Associates
| Mercury and Other Pollutants of Concern in Stormwater from the Guadalupe River Watershed, San Jose California: Findings from 5 Years of Loads Monitoring
Lester McKee : San Francisco Estuary Institute
Jennifer Hunt : San Francisco Estuary Institute
Ben Greenfield : San Francisco Estuary Institute
| True Source Control – After SB 346: Implications of Other Copper Sources
David Renfrew : Weston Solutions
| Rising to the Challenge – How Stanford University Enhanced Their Existing Storm Water Construction Program to Meet the New Construction General Permit in an Effective and Efficient Manner
Tracy Ingebrigtsen : Stanford University
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| 11:10 - 11:40 |
Developing an Effective Model Watershed Infiltration and Hydromodification Management Plan (WIHMP) for MS4 Compliance
Bruce Phillips : PACE
Richard Boon : County of Orange
| San José’s Odyssey - Reducing Single-Use Carryout Bags
Emy Mendoza : City of San Jose
| Stormwater Toxicity Challenges and Innovative Solutions – Case Study at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Chris Stransky : AMEC Earth & Environmental
| Clean Marinas, Clean Water: The Port of San Diego’s Model Program to Address Copper Pollution in Marinas
Stephanie Bauer : Port of San Diego
| Enforcement Leading to Compliance - The Saga Continues
Chandra Thomas : County of Riverside
Teresa Jakeway : County of Riverside
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| Alternates |
Ionic Strength Impacts to a Freshwater Creek
Steve Gruber : Weston Solutions
William Isham : Weston Solutions
| Doo Diligence: A Research Driven Approach to Pet Owner Outreach
Jennifer Nichols Kearns : City of San Diego
Jennifer Tabanico : Action Research
| Taking the Leap into Stressor Identification – Further Evaluation of Reduced Biological Integrity in a Large Northern California Urban Creek
Paul Randall : Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program
| | Challenges of Implementing the New Construction General Permit
James Honniball : AMEC Geomatrix
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| 11:40 - 12:00 |
Exhibitor Focus |
| 12:00 - 1:30 |
Lunch and CASQA Awards Program |
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Track A | Track B | Track C | Track D | Track E |
| Moderators |
Matt Lentz (AMEC) | Chris Crompton (County of Orange) | Scott Taylor (RBF Consulting) | Nicole West (LSA Associates) | Lisa Haney (Orange County Sanitation District) |
| Session 2 |
Industrial Permit | TMDLs in MS4 Permits | Program Assessment | Stormwater Treatment | Sustainable Development |
| 1:30 - 2:00 |
Sector-Specific Permit through Innovative Stakeholder Process
Michael Adackapara : Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board
Garry Brown : Orange County Coastkeeper
George Adams : SA Recycling
| Optimizing Municipal Operations and Maintenance: BMP Tools for Addressing PCBs and Hg TMDL Targets in the San Francisco Bay Area
Peter Mangarella : Geosyntec Consultants
| Are We Protecting Groundwater?
Mark Pumford : City of Oxnard
| Ozone: Effective Runoff Treatment or a Bunch of Hot Air?
Lisa Zawaski : City of Dana Point
| Design of Natural Infiltration System Under Updated MS4 Permit for Newport Beach City Hall and Park
Jessica Fosbrook : Arup
Mathew Bamm : Arup
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| 2:05 - 2:35 |
Sector-Specific Permit through Innovative Stakeholder Process
Michael Adackapara : Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board
Garry Brown : Orange County Coastkeeper
George Adams : SA Recycling
| Initial Implementation of the Truckee River Water Quality Monitoring Plan: Building a Baseline Dataset to Support MS4 and TMDL Compliance
Stefan Schuster : CDM
| Using Monitoring Data as an Assessment Tool to Guide the Iterative Process (or How to Avoid an NOV)
Arne Anselm : Ventura County Watershed Protection District
Mack Walker : Larry Walker Associates
| Improving the 4% Bio-Retention Size Criteria: A Flow/Volume Based Approach for Optimization without Compromising Water Quality
Luis Parra-Rosales : URS
| Hydromodification Management in the San Diego Region
Christina Arias : San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board
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| 2:40 - 3:10 |
Industrial Low Impact Development (ILID)
Ross Dunning : Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
| Bacteria TMDL Implementation Planning at an Enclosed Marine Beach
Gerhardt Hubner : Ventura County Watershed Protection District
Brandon Steets : Geosyntec Consultants
| Toxicity Identification Evaluations in Southern California Stormwater: Understanding the Role of Pyrethroid Impacts in the Receiving Environment
John Rudolph : Nautilus Environmental
| PCB Removal from Stormwater Using an Active Treatment System
Tim Bauters : Golder Associates
| San Francisco's Urban Watershed Framework - A decision-making process to support multi-benefit wastewater and stormwater projects
Joanne Siew : RMC Water and Environment
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| Alternates |
Compliance Implications of the Proposed Industrial General Permit: Case Studies from Southern California
John Quenzer : D-Max Engineering
Annika Kubischta : D-Max Engineering
| Mercury Erosion Control Study and TMDL Implementation at Former Mercury Mine, Santa Clara County, California
Bonnie de Berry : URS
| | Field Testing of Stormwater Treatment Devices: A Comparison of TARP and TAPE Requirements
Ryan Janoch : Terraphase Engineering
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| 3:10 - 3:45 |
Break and Exhibits |
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Track A | Track B | Track C | Track D | Track E |
| Moderators |
Katherine Wagner (Downey Brand) | Mack Walker (Larry Walker Associates) | Chris Sommers (EOA) | Kevin McGillicuddy (Roscoe Moss) | Daniel Apt (RBF Consulting) |
| Session 3 |
Regulations, Permits & Policies | TMDLs in MS4 Permits | Scientific Advances | Stormwater Treatment | Sustainable Development |
| 3:45 - 4:15 |
The New Draft NPDES Phase II Municipal Permit
Gerald Montgomery : Montgomery & Associates
Rebecca Winer-Skonovd : Larry Walker and Associates
Eric Bernsten : California State Water Resources Control Board
| Implementation of TMDLs in Stormwater Permits in the San Francisco Bay Region
Thomas Mumley : San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
| A Microbial Source Identification Project in the Lower San Luis Rey River and the Next Steps toward the Bacteria Phase I TMDL in Region 9
Alison Witheridge : City of Oceanside
Roshan Sirimanne : MACTEC
| Stormwater Retrofitting to Reduce Fine Sediment Load to Lake Tahoe: The Tahoe City Residential Water Quality Improvement Project.
Greg Porter : CDM
Stefan Schuster : CDM
Nova Lance-Seghi : County of Placer
| The City of Los Angeles Low Impact Development Handbook
Ken Susilo : Geosyntec Consultants
Chris Wessel : Geosyntec Consultants
Michael Scaduto : City of Los Angeles
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| 4:20 - 4:50 |
Stormwater Accounting at Lake Tahoe: Giving Credit for Effective Prioritization to Meet Effluent Limits in MS4 Permits
Jeremy Sokulsky : Environmental Incentives, LLC
Jacques Landy : US EPA
Karin Staggs : Nevada Tahoe Conservation District
| Satellite Remote Sensing Based Watershed Modeling for TMDL Implementation: Case Study – City of Torrance, CA
Samuel Darkwah : Carollo Engineers
Inge Wiersema : Carollo Engineers
John Dettle : City of Torrance
| Concentrations and Loads of Trace Contaminants in a Small Urban Tributary, San Francisco Bay, California
Alicia Gilbreath : San Francisco Estuary Institute
| Lessons Learned from San José’s Stormwater Treatment System Inspection Program
Jared Hart : City of San Jose
| Gearing Up for New LID Requirements in the San Francisco Bay Area
Jill Bicknell : Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program
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| 4:55 - 5:25 |
Orange and San Diego Counties: Same Minimum Threshold, Different Results. Reasons behind Differences in Peak Flow and Implications for Design
Luis Parra-Rosales : URS
| MS4 Permits and TMDLs: From MEP to Numeric Limits, the California Experience
Karen Cowan : Larry Walker Associates
| Evaluating First Flush Pump Station Discharges in San José
James Downing : City of San Jose
| Building and Testing Rain Gardens to Meet NPDES Retention and Hydromodification Management Requirements
Tom Dalziel : Contra Costa Clean Water Program
Dan Cloak : Dan Cloak Environmental Consulting
| Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development in Southern California Urban Retrofits
Edward Belden : Los Angeles & San Gabriel River Watershed Council
Kristy Morris : Los Angeles & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council
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| Alternates |
| Leveraging the MS4 Permit
Mark Pumford : City of Oxnard
| A Cost-Effective and Integrative Approach to Monitoring and Assessing Beneficial Use Impacts in Receiving Waters and Associated Solutions
Luch Buchan : EOA, Inc.
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| 5:30 - 7:30 |
Exhibitor Reception |
| 7:00 - 8:30 |
Construction QSD and QSP Forum |
| 7:30 - 12:00 |
Registration Desk |
| 8:00 - 1:30 |
Exhibits |
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Track A | Track B | Track C | Track D | Track E |
| Moderators |
Sandy Mathews (Larry Walker Associates) | Anna Lantin (RBF Consulting) | Karen Ashby (Larry Walker Associates) | Daniel Rourke (Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District) | Jennifer Krebs (San Francisco Estuary Partnership) |
| Session 4 |
Industrial Permit | TMDLs in MS4 Permits | Trash Talk | WERF BMP Tools | LID 2025 |
| 8:35 - 9:05 |
Stormwater Treatment Planning for an Industrial Permit with Numeric Limits
Michael Stenstrom : Universtiy of California, Los Angeles
Jon Jones : Wright Water Engineers
Robert Pitt : University of Alabama
| Clean Watersheds for a Clean Bay - Implementing the San Francisco Bay PCBs and Mercury TMDLs with a Focus on Urban Runoff
Jon Konnan : EOA, Inc.
| The San Francisco Bay Area Approach to Developing Baseline Trash Loads and Load Reductions
Chris Sommers : Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program
| Linking Stormwater BMP Systems Performance to Receiving Water Protection to Improve BMP Selection and Design
Christine Pomeroy : University of Utah
Charles Rowney : ACR, LLC
Larry Roesner : Colorado State University
| LID 2025 - The Path Forward
Jennifer Krebs : San Francisco Estuary Partnership
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| 9:10 - 9:40 |
A Panel Q&A on Stormwater Control Planning for Sites with NALs/NELs
Jon Jones : Wright Water Engineers
Robert Pitt : University of Alabama
Michael Stenstrom : University of California Los Angeles
| Malibu Creek Bioretention Pilot Study
Ewelina Mutkowska : County of Ventura
| MRP Controversy - LID and Trash
Dale Bowyer : San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
| Linking Stormwater BMP Systems Performance to Receiving Water Protection to Improve BMP Selection and Design
Christine Pomeroy : University of Utah
Charles Rowney : ACR, LLC
Larry Roesner : Colorado State University
| LID 2025 - The Path Forward
Allegra Bukojemsky : Landscape Architect
Eric Berntsen : State Water Resources Control Board
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| 9:45 - 10:15 |
The Draft Industrial Permit - Will the Additional Costs Achieve Desired Water Quality Results
Chandra Thomas : County of Riverside
| City of Richmond GIS Storm Drain Network: A key step to NPDES Permit and TMDL compliance
Lynne Scarpa : City of Richmond
Jason Drew : NCE
| Partnerships and Alliances: Creating Better Local Product Packaging Ordinances
Paul Ledesma : City of San Jose
Emy Mendoza : City of San Jose
| Linking Stormwater BMP Systems Performance to Receiving Water Protection to Improve BMP Selection and Design
Christine Pomeroy : University of Utah
Charles Rowney : ACR, LLC
Larry Roesner : Colorado State University
| LID 2025 - The Path Forward
Rosey Jencks : San Francisco Public Utilties Commission
Melody Tovar : City of San Jose
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| Alternates |
| Bacterial TMDLs – How a Little Bit Goes a Long Way
Gretel Roberts : Weston Solutions
Kelly Goodwin : NOAA
| | Design and Application of Storm Water Infiltration Wells
Kevin McGillicuddy : Roscoe Moss Company
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| 10:15 - 10:40 |
Break & Exhibits |
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Track A | Track B | Track C | Track D | Track E |
| Moderators |
Stephanie Reyna-Hiestand (City of Tracy) | Mark Grey (BIA of Southern California) | Matt Rich (AMEC) | Jason Uhley (Riverside County Flood Control & Water Conservation District) | Jennifer Krebs (San Francisco Estuary Partnership) |
| Session 5 |
Regulations, Permits & Policies | TMDLs in MS4 Permits | Scientific Advances | Management Tools | LID 2025 |
| 10:40 - 11:10 |
Watershed Permitting – Has The Time Arrived for Municipal Stormwater Permits?
Karen Ashby : Larry Walker Associates
Malcolm Walker : Larry Walker Associates
| Setting Numeric WLAs to Individual MS4s - Wisconsin's Approach
James Bachhuber : AECOM
| Development of Algal Indicators for Multiple Bioassessment Applications in Wadeable Streams
Betty Fetscher : Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
| Development of Technical Support for Hydromodification Assessment and Management in California
Eric Stein : Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
| LID 2025 The Path Forward
Scott Taylor : RBF Consulting
Greg Haet : University of California, Berkeley
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| 11:15 - 11:45 |
Watershed Permitting – Has The Time Arrived for Municipal Stormwater Permits?
Karen Ashby : Larry Walker Associates
Malcolm Walker : Larry Walker Associates
| Measuring Copper Loads from Urban Runoff – What are We Getting from all the Effort?
Garth Engelhorn : Weston Solutions
Matt Wartian : Weston Solutions
| Creek Watch: Citizen Science in the Palm of Your Hand
Christine Robson : IBM Almaden Research
| Developing a Local Policy for Selection of Treatment Control Best Management Practices (BMPs) Using Numerically Based Performance Criteria to Ensure Compliance with a Maximum Extent Practicable Regulatory Standard
James Nabong : City of San Diego
Cory-LaNeave Jones : URS
| LID 2025
Terri Fashing : County of Marin
Anne Cook : Bay-Friendly Landscaping & Gardening Coalition
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| Alternates |
| | Stormwater Sample Collection Methods Flow-Weighted Composites and Pollutograph
Sean Porter : SCS Engineers
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| 11:45 - 1:15 |
Break & Exhibits |
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Track A | Track B | Track C | Track D | Track E |
| Moderators |
Anna Lantin (RBF Consulting) | Sandy Mathews (Larry Walker Associates) | Stephanie Reyna-Hiestand (City of Tracy) | Kristina Schneider (AMEC) | Bill Flores (HDR Engineering) |
| Session 6 |
Regulations, Permits & Policies | Modifying Public Behavior | Program Assessment | Stormwater Treatment | Sustainable Development |
| 1:15 - 1:45 |
Challenges and Solutions for Developing TMDLs for Bioaccumulative Pollutants:
Karen Cowan : Larry Walker Associates
Stephen McCord : Larry Walker Associates
| Case Studies in Industrial/Commercial Enforcement in the City of San Diego
John Quenzer : D-Max Engineering
Joan Brackin : City of San Diego
| California Dreaming - Evaluation of Stormwater Pollution Prevention Audits Using the CASQA Effectiveness Assessment Guidance
Ellen Stewart : City of Seattle
Kevin Buckley : City of Seattle
Jessica Branom-Zwick : Cascadia Consulting Group
| Solutions for Mosquito Larval Control in Stormwater Systems with the Implementation of Mosquito Reducing Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Marty Scholl : Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District
| Integrated Water Resources Benefits from Prioritized Low Impact Development BMPs in New Development and Significant Redevelopment WQMPs
Steven Wolosoff : CDM
Don Schroeder : CDM
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| 1:50 - 2:20 |
Development of Water Quality Design Storm: Economic Consideration in Stormwater Quality Improvement Practices Under Extreme Flow Conditions
Youn Sim : Los Angeles County Flood Control District
| Bacterial Source Tracking in the Tijuana River – Moving from Monitoring to Restoration within a Trans-border Watershed
Damon Owen : Weston Solutions
Steve Gruber : Weston Solutions
Chris Helmer : City of Imperial Beach
| Demonstrating Success in Reducing Pollutant Concentrations at Stormwater Outfalls Regulated Under the Industrial Stormwater Program at Clean Water Services, OR
Steve Anderson : Clean Water Services
| Development of a Database and User-Friendly Fact Sheets for readily available Proprietary Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the City of San Diego, CA
James Nabong : City of San Diego
Cory-LaNeave Jones : URS
| Development of the Orange County Structural BMP Prioritization and Analysis to Support the OCTA Measure M2 – Tier 2 Grant Program.
Ken Susilo : Geosyntec Consultants
Charlie Larwood : Orange County Transportation Authority
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| 2:25 - 2:55 |
Southern California Bight Collaborative – Using Science and a Single Voice to Use Public Resources Effectively to Protect and Restore Areas of Biological Significance (ASBS)
Robert Stein : City of Newport Beach
David Pohl : Weston Solutions
| Case Studies on Inspection and Enforcement for Ineffective Treatment Control BMPs
Tad Nakatani : D-Max Engineering
James Hook : City of San Diego
| Dry Weather Flow Elimination and Storm Water Treatment BMP Effectiveness at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Matt Rich : MACTEC
Kimberly O'Connell : University of California San Diego
Jay Shrake : MACTEC
| Watershed Retrofit Opportunity Analysis: Developing Conceptual BMP Designs for the City of San Diego
Chad Helmle : Tetra Tech
| Advancing Conventional Stormwater Treatment with High Flow Rate Bioretention Design
Will Harris : Filterra Bioretention Systems
Mindy Ruby : Filterra Bioretention Systems
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| Alternates |
Implementing LID-Based Hydromodification Controls
Judd Goodman : Geosyntec Consultants
| A Fresh Approach to Tackle Litter
Erica Hooper : S. Groner Associates
| Taking the Leap into Stressor Identification – Further Evaluation of Reduced Biological Integrity in a Large Northern California Urban Creek
Paul Randall : Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program
| Lake Rehabilitation Options for the Machado Lake Ecosystem Rehabilitation Project
Carla Duncan : CDM
| Sustainable Void Space and Long Term Infiltration Performance For Porous Pavement Systems
Brad Miller : Environmental Concepts Company
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