Source to Stream 2024 Program
PRE-CONFERENCE TRAINING
March 25, 2024
TOPICS & PRESENTERS*
March 26 & 27, 2024
* Please note that program and guest speakers are subject to change.
DAY ONE:
Tuesday March 26, 2024
TRACK 1 (Hall A)
8:00 to 8:45 a.m.
REGISTRATION (Main Lobby)
8:45 to 9:00 a.m.
OPENING REMARKS (Hall A)
9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Urban Water Policies and Practices for a Changing Climate
Presenter:
Howard Neukrug, University of Pennsylvania Water Center
VIEW ABSTRACT
10:00 to 10:30 a.m.
What Line is it Anyway? Considerations for Climate Change and Stormwater Infrastructure in Floodplain Mapping
Presenter:
Shawna Chambers, City of London
VIEW ABSTRACT
10:30 to 11:00 a.m.
NETWORKING BREAK
11:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Stormwater Receiver Based Monitoring– A Partnership Between City of London and Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA)
Presenters:
Adrienne Sones, City of London; Laura Flynn, UTRCA
VIEW ABSTRACT
11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Assessing Impacts of Stormwater and Wastewater Inputs on Receiving Water Quality in a Rural Community: Lessons Learned from a Pilot Monitoring Program
Presenters:
Aisha Chiandet and Nikki Priestman, Severn Sound Environmental Association
VIEW ABSTRACT
12:00 to 1:15 p.m.
LUNCH BUFFET (Seating located in Halls B through E)
1:15 to 1:45 p.m.
Smart Blue Roof Implementation Project
Presenter:
James Cowan, Credit Valley Conservation (CVC)
VIEW ABSTRACT
1:45 to 2:15 p.m.
Engineering Green Roofs for Stormwater Management
Presenter:
Karen Liu, Next Level Stormwater Management
VIEW ABSTRACT
2:15 to 2:45 p.m.
Sustainability in Green Infrastructure Maintenance
Presenter:
Jen-Sion Tan, City of Toronto
VIEW ABSTRACT
2:45 to 3:15 p.m.
NETWORKING BREAK
3:15 to 3:45 p.m.
Dry Pond Optimization Through Sub-surface Infiltration Facility Integration – KD03 (Barrie, ON)
Presenters:
Chris Denich, Aquafor Beech Ltd.; Chandler Eves, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA)
VIEW ABSTRACT
3:45 to 4:15 p.m.
Evaluating the Effect of Residential Catchment Maturity on Phosphorus Export Coefficients in Ontario
Presenter:
Sheida Moin, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA)
VIEW ABSTRACT
4:15 to 6:30 p.m.
NETWORKING RECEPTION (Main Lobby)
TRACK 2 (Hall F)
8:00 to 8:45 a.m.
REGISTRATION (Main Lobby)
8:45 to 9:00 a.m.
OPENING REMARKS (Hall F)
9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Naturalization of the Don River Mouth: A Component of the Port Lands Flood Protection Project, Toronto, ON
Presenters:
Ken Dion and Netami Stuart, Waterfront Toronto
VIEW ABSTRACT
10:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Chedoke Creek Targeted Dredge Supporting Cootes Paradise Long-term Vision
Presenters:
Ron Scheckenberger, Scheckenberger and Associates Ltd; Tim Crowley, City of Hamilton)
VIEW ABSTRACT
10:30 to 11:00 a.m.
NETWORKING BREAK
11:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Managing Stormwater Ponds: A Comprehensive Approach to Fish “Rescues”
Presenter:
Danny McIsaac, GEMS
VIEW ABSTRACT
11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Ecosystem Restoration in Urban Stream Management Corridors to Stimulate Mental Health Recovery and Community Revival
Presenter:
David Bidelspach, RiverSHARED
VIEW ABSTRACT
12:00 to 1:15 p.m.
LUNCH BUFFET (Seating located in Halls B through E)
1:15 to 1:45 p.m.
Developing Stormwater Pond Sediment Accumulation Assessment Best Practices
Presenter:
David Lembcke, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA)
VIEW ABSTRACT
1:45 to 2:15 p.m.
An Urban Natural Channel Design Case Study: Converting Aging Concrete Infrastructure to a Natural Channel in Brampton
Presenter:
Jeremi Madsen, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)
VIEW ABSTRACT
2:15 to 2:45 p.m.
Can You Meet Numeric Turbidity Discharge Limits?
Presenter:
Eddie Snell, Applied Polymer Systems
VIEW ABSTRACT
2:45 to 3:15 p.m.
NETWORKING BREAK
3:15 to 3:45 p.m.
Lessons Learned from the Highway 407 ETR – How Coal Tar Free Asphalt and Street Sweeping Practices could Minimize Municipal SWM Pond Sediment Removal and Disposal Costs
Presenters:
Francine Kelly-Hooper, GHD; Jose Herrera, 407 ETR
VIEW ABSTRACT
3:45 to 4:15 p.m.
Innovations in Circular Economy for Stream Restoration and Navigational Sediment Dredging Projects
Presenter:
Meggen Janes, Geosyntec
VIEW ABSTRACT
4:15 to 6:30 p.m.
NETWORKING RECEPTION (Main Lobby)
DAY TWO:
Wednesday March 27, 2024
TRACK 1 (Hall A)
8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
REGISTRATION (Main Lobby)
9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Nature-Based Solutions as “Second Nature”
Presenter:
Joanna Eyquem, Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo
VIEW ABSTRACT
10:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Green Rainwater Infrastructure Performance Monitoring in the City of Vancouver
Presenter:
Cassandra Humes, City of Vancouver
VIEW ABSTRACT
10:30 to 11:00 a.m.
NETWORKING BREAK
11:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Aging Infrastructure
Presenter:
Marya Jetten, Jacobs
VIEW ABSTRACT
11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Data-Driven Stormwater Management for Climate Resilience (Using AI)
Presenter:
Abhijeet Patel, WSP
VIEW ABSTRACT
12:00 to 1:15 p.m.
LUNCH BUFFET (Seating located in Halls B through E)
1:15 to 1:45 p.m.
Underground Stormwater Management: Lessons Learned Through the Development of Policy, Procedure, and Standards for Non-Conventional Municipally Assumed Stormwater Management Facilities (SWMFs)
Presenters:
Rebecca Turbitt, Resilient Consulting Corporation; Saad Yousaf, City of Vaughan
VIEW ABSTRACT
1:45 to 2:15 p.m.
Orange Memorial Park Multi-Jurisdictional Storm Water Project, South San Francisco, CA
Presenter:
Linda Maley, Atlantis International Corporation Inc.
VIEW ABSTRACT
2:15 to 2:45 p.m.
Expanding Peel’s Asset Management Program – Undertaking a Green Infrastructure Inventory and Condition Assessment on Region of Peel Properties
Presenters:
Alexandra Veglio, Credit Valley Conservation (CVC); Chris Despins, Region of Peel
VIEW ABSTRACT
2:45 to 3:15 p.m.
NETWORKING BREAK
3:15 to 3:45 p.m.
Discovering the Value of Stormwater Green Infrastructure: Benefits, Costs, and Practical Implementation
Presenters:
Cassidy Morgan and Kailey Beckwith, Greenland Consulting Engineers
VIEW ABSTRACT
3:45 to 4:15 p.m.
Performance Results of Two New Technologies for Mitigating Storm Sewer Flooding
Presenters:
Abe Mouaket and Anisha Patel, City of Toronto
VIEW ABSTRACT
TRACK 2 (Hall F)
8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
REGISTRATION (Main Lobby)
9:00 to 9:30 a.m.
Resilience, Adaptation to Climate Change, and Natural Channel Design: Moving from Form-Based Design to Function-Based Design
Presenter:
Paul Villard, Geo Morphix Ltd.
VIEW ABSTRACT
9:30 to 10:00 a.m.
Channel Design, Erosion Mitigation Measures, and Implementation Approaches: Adaptive Management Since the 1990s
Presenters:
Mariëtte Pushkar, Chris Cummings, and Jeff Prince, Matrix Solutions
VIEW ABSTRACT
10:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Effective Strategies for Addressing Massive Erosion and Slope Instability in Riverine Environments: Insights from Successful Projects in the GTA
Presenters:
Anna Paris and Santino Tersigni, Maccaferri Canada Ltd.
VIEW ABSTRACT
10:30 to 11:00 a.m.
NETWORKING BREAK
11:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Constructing Streams – Changing Approaches and Lessons Learned from 10 years of Public Consultation
Presenters:
Heather Amirault, Stantec Consulting Inc.; Sarah Anderson, City of Kitchener
VIEW ABSTRACT
11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Bats, Bats, and More Bats! Stream Restoration and SWM Pond Rehabilitation Works under a Species-at-Risk Overall Benefit Permit
Presenters:
Robert Amos and Jacob Ursulak, Aquafor Beech Ltd.
VIEW ABSTRACT
12:00 to 1:15 p.m.
LUNCH BUFFET (Seating located in Halls B through E)
1:15 to 1:45 p.m.
Effective Small-Scale Stream Restoration Techniques
Presenter:
Kat Lucas, Ontario Streams
VIEW ABSTRACT
1:45 to 2:15 p.m.
Key Elements of an Urban Geomorphic Systems Master Plan Environmental Assessment
Presenters:
Daniel McCreery and Devin Coone, City of Toronto
VIEW ABSTRACT
2:15 to 2:45 p.m.
Successes and Lessons Learned from 5 Years of Monitoring Riverbank Bioengineering Projects in Calgary
Presenter:
Mike Gallant, Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd.
VIEW ABSTRACT
2:45 to 3:15 p.m.
NETWORKING BREAK
3:15 to 3:45 p.m.
Reading the Reach: A Novel, Systematic, GIS-Based Approach to Erosion Hazard Mapping in Asset Management
Presenters:
Maximillian Ornat, Stantec Consulting Inc.; Scott Cowan, Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd.
VIEW ABSTRACT
3:45 to 4:15 p.m.
Learning from LiDAR: Applications to Natural Channel Design
Presenter:
Robin McKillop, Palmer
VIEW ABSTRACT