Presenters:
Aziz Ahmed, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks; Derek Smith, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks; David Lembcke, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA)

12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

LUNCH BUFFET (Seating located in Halls B through E)

1:00 to 1:30 p.m.

How to Avoid Green Elephants: Governance as a Driver for Resilient Green Infrastructure

Presenters:
Jennifer Court, GHD; Shekar Sharma, City of Vancouver

1:30 to 2:00 p.m.

New Guidance and Specifications for Manufactured Stormwater Treatment Technologies

Presenters:
Tim Van Seters, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA); Shad Hussain (City of Toronto)

2:00 to 2:30 p.m.

A Circular Argument: Can Ponds be Parks/Can Parks be Ponds? Combining SWM Infrastructure and Social Infrastructure

Presenters:
Chris Denich and Joel Sypkes, Aquafor Beech Ltd.

2:30 to 3:00 p.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

3:00 to 3:30 p.m.

An Alternate Public-Private Approach to Stormwater Management

Presenters:
Phil James, Credit Valley Conservation; Ron Scheckenberger, Scheckenberger & Associates Ltd.

3:30 to 4:00 p.m.

Influence of Winter De-icing Salts on Phosphorus Retention in Bioretention Systems

Presenter:
Amanda Pinto, C.F. Crozier and Associates

4:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Establishing Permanent Vegetation in Urban Green Infrastructure

Presenter:
Britta Hansen, Emmons & Olivier Resources

4:30 to 8:00 p.m.

NETWORKING RECEPTION (Main Lobby)

TRACK 2 (Hall F)

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

TRADE SHOW FLOOR OPEN
(Halls B through E)

8:00 to 8:45 a.m.

REGISTRATION (Main Lobby)

8:45 to 9:00 a.m.

OPENING REMARKS (Hall F)

9:00 to 9:30 a.m.

A Stormwater Wetland’s Journey: 20 Years and Counting

Presenters:
Duke Bitsko and Jason Bobowski, Hatch

9:30 to 10:00 a.m.

Stream Restoration and Sediment Dredging Projects – Guidance on the New Soil Regulation and Climate Benefits of Beneficial Reuse

Presenter:
Hannah Chessell, Geosyntec Consultants

10:00 to 10:30 a.m.

“Complete Corridors” – Moving Water, Wildlife, and People

Presenter:
Shawna Chambers, City of London

10:30 to 11:00 a.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

11:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Forced Field-fits: When Site Conditions Change Before Natural Channel Designs Get Constructed

Presenters:
Robin McKillop and Max Osburn, Palmer

11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

After the Landslide – A Field Fit Creek Restoration Project

Presenter:
Heather Amirault, Stantec Consulting Ltd.

12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

LUNCH BUFFET (Seating located in Halls B through E)

1:00 to 1:30 p.m.

Big Salmon Dreams for a Small Vancouver Stream: Integrating Watershed and Land Use Planning

Presenter:
Chelsea Emerson and Chris O’Donnell, City of Vancouver

1:30 to 2:00 p.m.

Effective Small-Scale Stream Restoration Techniques

Presenter:
Kat Lucas, Ontario Streams

2:00 to 2:30 p.m.

Design-Build Stream Restoration: Lessons Learned

Presenters:
Brad Fairley, 5 Smooth Stones Restoration; Ed Gazendam, Water’s Edge

2:30 to 3:00 p.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

3:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Natural Channel Design Solutions and Municipal Infrastructure: They Can Co-exist

Presenters:
Mariëtte Pushkar, Matrix Solutions; Adrienne Sones, City of London

3:30 to 4:00 p.m.

Case Study 50 Years in the Making – Rehabilitation of the Royal Oak Municipal Drain

Presenter:
JJ Breede, Terrafix; Stephen Brickman, Headway

4:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Stormwater Pond Volume Measurement Methods: A Comparison of RTK 9 Beam Sonar versus Geodetic Survey with Disk and Rod

Presenters:
Chandler Eves, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA); William Dainty, Ecometrix Inc.

4:30 to 8:00 p.m.

NETWORKING RECEPTION (Main Lobby)

DAY TWO:
Thursday March 23, 2023

TRACK 1 (Hall A)

8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

TRADE SHOW FLOOR OPEN
(Halls B through E)

8:00 to 9:00 a.m.

REGISTRATION (Main Lobby)

9:00 to 9:30 a.m.

PLANTing for Success! School Rain Garden Design

Presenter:
Amy Lejcar, Into the Woods Landscape Architecture & Arboriculture

9:30 to 10:00 a.m.

Green Infrastructure Initiatives in Thunder Bay – A Northern Approach

Presenter:
Aaron Ward, City of Thunder Bay

10:00 to 10:30 a.m.

Livin’ LID

Presenters:
Brett Emmons and Karli McCawley, Emmons & Olivier Resources

10:30 to 11:00 a.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Panel Presentation: Improving Conditions for Street Trees: Challenges, Opportunities, and New City of Toronto Standards

Presenters:
Kristina Hausmanis, Diane Leal, and Abe Mouaket, City of Toronto

12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

LUNCH BUFFET (Seating located in Halls B through E)

1:00 to 1:30 p.m.

New Information to Support SWM Pond Sediment Beneficial Reuse Under O.Reg. 406/19 Excess Soil Rules

Presenter:
Francine Kelly-Hooper, GHD

1:30 to 2:00 p.m.

Quantifying Asset Criticality for Prioritization of Green Rainwater Infrastructure Assets for Strategic Asset Management

Presenter:
Shekar Sharma, City of Vancouver

2:00 to 2:30 p.m.

The LID Stormwater Wiki – A One-Stop Shop

Presenters:
Dean Young and Daniel Filippi, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)

2:30 to 3:00 p.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

3:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Sewershed and Overland Flow Route Delineation with ArcHYDRO

Presenter:
James Cowan, Credit Valley Conservation (CVC)

3:30 to 4:00 p.m.

Assessing the Function of Stormwater Management Facilities in a Changing Climate

Presenters:
Kevin Stevens, Wilfrid Laurier University and Amanda Pinto, C.F. Crozier and Associates

TRACK 2 (Hall F)

8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

TRADE SHOW FLOOR OPEN
(Halls B through E)

8:00 to 9:00 a.m.

REGISTRATION (Main Lobby)

9:00 to 9:30 a.m.

Belfountain Dam and Headpond Class EA and Construction

Presenters:
Brian Bishop, WSP E&I Canada Ltd.; Scott Cafarella, Credit Valley Conservation (CVC)

9:30 to 10:00 a.m.

Duncan Creek Full Natural Channel Restoration

Presenter:
Niloufar Mohajerani, City of Toronto

10:00 to 10:30 a.m.

Balancing Act – Watercourse Restoration Beside a Closed Landfill

Presenter:
Mark Bassingthwaite, Resilient Consulting Corporation

10:30 to 11:00 a.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

11:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Kettleby Creek Barrier Mitigation Project

Presenters:
Peter Shuttleworth, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) and Ed Gazendam, Water’s Edge

11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Saving a Lake, a Neighborhood Landmark

Presenter:
Britta Hansen, Emmons & Olivier Resources

12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

LUNCH BUFFET (Seating located in Halls B through E)

1:00 to 1:30 p.m.

Unique Implementation Challenges of Installing Large Corridor Channel Realignments: Too Much Dirt, Too Much Water, and Not Enough Time

Presenters:
Lindsay Davis and Michael Lawson, Geo Morphix

1:30 to 2:00 p.m.

Erosion Control Infrastructure – Asset Operation and Management Plans

Presenters:
Matt Johnston and David Gingerich, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)

2:00 to 2:30 p.m.

An Economical Approach to ESC: Observations from My First Year as a CISEC

Presenters:
Michael Dhanraj, Stantec Consulting Ltd.

2:30 to 3:00 p.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

3:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Integration of Fluvial Geomorphologic and Hydraulic Principles for Sizing of Watercourse Crossings

Presenters:
Kathy Robitaille-Feick and Andres Rodrigues, AECOM

3:30 to 4:00 p.m.

Application of 3D High-resolution Combined DC Resistivity and Induced Polarization (DC-IP) Geoelectrical Imaging to Improve Interpretation of Streambed Heterogeneity and Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions

Presenter:
Kyle Robinson, Matrix Solutions

Conference Program

Source to Stream 2023 Program

PRE-CONFERENCE TRAINING March 21, 2023

TOPICS & PRESENTERS* March 22 & 23, 2023

DAY ONE: Wednesday March 22, 2023

TRACK 1 (Hall A)

TRACK 2 (Hall F)

DAY TWO: Thursday March 23, 2023

TRACK 1 (Hall A)

TRACK 2 (Hall F)

PRE-CONFERENCE TRAINING
March 21, 2023

TOPICS & PRESENTERS*
March 22 & 23, 2023

DAY ONE:
Wednesday March 22, 2023

DAY TWO:
Thursday March 23, 2023