STORMCON 2026 I CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Monday, August 24, 2026
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM	Registration Open
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	CISEC Certification Course (Day 1 of 2) Pre-Conference Workshops
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Registration Open
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Wilderness Inquiry - Mississippi River Day Canoe Trip Tours
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	CISEC Certification Course (Day 2 of 2) Pre-Conference Workshops
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM	St. Anthony Falls Laboratory and Water Works Tour Tours
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Annual Public NMSA Meeting NMSA
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Opening Reception
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration Open
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Keynote Address: Weathering the Stormwater: Challenges and Opportunities in 2026 and Beyond Katrina Kessler, Commissioner - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Keynote
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM	Coffee Break
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM	Exhibit Hall Open
10:15 AM - 10:55 AM	Baseflow, Sediment, and Surprises: Troubleshooting a Downtown Infiltration Gallery Tracy Campbell, Superintendent - City of Missoula Industrial, Commercial, Residential Stormwater Management	Implementation of the Stormwater Testing and Evaluation for Products and Practices (STEPP) Program Seth Brown, Executive Director - National Municipal Stormwater Alliance Jay Holtz, Director of Water Quality Technology - Oldcastle Stormwater NMSA	Lower Bear Tributary Water Quality Treatment Train: Post Project Highlights Patrick Chavez, Storm Water Quality Engineer - AMAFCA Green Infrastructure	Trenchless Underground Tunnel Repair Tim Back, Principle Engineer - Back Municipal Consulting Drew OConnor, CEO - MCSP Transportation & Construction Stormwater Management
11:05 AM - 11:45 AM	The Infrastructure Crossroads: Managing Urban Systems in Their Mid-Lifecycle Stage Kristin Seaman, Environmental Resources Coordinator - Ciity of Woodbury Fred Rozumalski, Landscape Architect & ecologist - Barr Engineering Heidi Quinn, Environmental Resources Specialist - City of Woodbury Green Infrastructure	A Summary of Road Salt Research from Minnesota Andy Erickson, Research Manager - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory Transportation & Construction Stormwater Management	National Legal and Stormwater Policy Seth Brown, Executive Director - National Municipal Stormwater Alliance Gary Belan, Senior Director - Clean Water Supply, American Rivers Ryan Baron, Partner - Best, Best and Krieger NMSA	The Long-Term Value of Comprehensive Infrastructure Renewal: An Economic Argument for “Taking it to the End of the Line” Richard Brooks, Project Manager - Fayette County GA Industrial, Commercial, Residential Stormwater Management
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Attendee Lunch
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM	Lessons Learned: Long-term Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities Zoe Schroeder, Botanic Technician II - City of Portland (OR) Bureau of Environmental Services Green Infrastructure	Beyond Compliance: Elevating Stormwater Management from Permit Tracking to Strategic Asset Stewardship Shawn Alire, Retrofit and Asset Manager - Kitsap County Michelle Perdue, Stormwater Program Manager - Kitsap County Beth Schrayshuen, Asset Management Program Manager - EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC Programs, Permits & Compliance	Applied Research for MS4s Andy Erickson, Research Manager - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory Ross Bintner, Engineering Services Manager - City of Edina Engineering Department Ryan Johnson, Environmental Manager, Engineering Div. - City of Roseville, MN NMSA	Mapping Bacterial Risk: A Novel Tool for Bacteria TMDL Compliance in Minneapolis Kyle Salek-Nyhus, Water Resource Specialist - City of Minneapolis Industrial, Commercial, Residential Stormwater Management
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM	Data-Driven Advocacy: Building Seattle’s RV Wastewater Program from Pilot to Policy Chris E. Wilkerson, Pollution Prevention Operations Supervisor - Seattle Public Utilities Thomas Cornell, RV Wastewater Program Coordinator - Seattle Public Utilities Programs, Permits & Compliance	Cold Climate Stormwater Center of Excellence Updates and Overview Seth Brown, Executive Director - National Municipal Stormwater Alliance Andy Erickson, Research Manager - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory James Houle, Director/Vice Chair - University of New Hampshire NMSA	Greening Large-Scale Stormwater Facilities: Addressing the Baseflow Treatment Gap David Mora, Municipal Stormwater Grant Project Manager - Department of Ecology, Washington State Green Infrastructure	Bioretention Basins and Retired Residents: A Pilot Project Lori Haak, Water Resources Coordinator - City of Eden Prairie Industrial, Commercial, Residential Stormwater Management
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Panel Discussion: State and City Perspectives on Stormwater Collaboration John Paulson, Administrator - MCSC Duane Duncanson, Municipal Stormwater Program Supervisor - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Randy Neprash, Stormwater specialist - Stantec Consulting Rick Baird, Environmental Services Coordinator - City of Mankato Sarah Kominek, Head of Content - Stormwater Solutions General Session
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Networking Reception
Thursday, August 27, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
7:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Registration Open
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM	Adaptive Real-Time Control of Urban Stormwater Ponds: A Multi-Objective Approach to Flood Mitigation and Water Quality Matt Vajdic, Senior Solution Engineer - OptiRTC, Inc. Flood Modeling & Mitigation	Monitoring to Inform Maintenance of Underground Infiltration Trenches in Urban Residential Streets for Long-Term Project Function Sarah Wein, Water Resource Project Manager - Capitol Region Watershed District BMP Monitoring	Green Stormwater Infrastructure Toolkits Steve Gebauer, Senior Engineer - MN Dept. of Transportation Peter MacDonagh, Green Infrastructure Coordinator - MN Dept.of Transportation Green Infrastructure	HOAs: Friends or Foes? Navigating Post-Stormwater Compliance in a Phase II NPDES Community Bryan Keller, Director of Environmental Management - Fayette County Programs, Permits & Compliance
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Cold Climate Stormwater Center of Excellence MS4 Program Research Needs Listening Session John Bilotta, Stormwater Research and Extension Coordinator - Univ. of Minnesota Water Resources Center Elizabeth Stout, Principal Professional Engineer - City of Minneapolis James Houle, Director/Vice Chair - University of New Hampshire Andy Erickson, Research Manager - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory NMSA
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM	Smart Stormwater Management in the Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD) Forrest Kelley, Facility Management Division Manager - Capitol Region Watershed District Matt Vajdic, Senior Solution Engineer - OptiRTC, Inc. Flood Modeling & Mitigation	Beyond the Permit: Strengthening Stormwater Through Outreach & Education Marie Nelson, Program Specialist - City of Missoula Maxine Winslow, Program Coordinator - City of Missoula Programs, Permits & Compliance	Beyond Basic Treatment: Assessing Technology Performance for TAPE Screening Parameters Carla Milesi, Emerging Stormwater Technologies Technical Manager - University of Washington BMP Monitoring	Long-Term Road Salt Application Shapes Distinct Chloride Transport Dynamics Across Different Land Use Types Kuan-Ying Lee, PhD student - University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Green Infrastructure
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Exhibit Hall Open
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM	Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM	Using Green Infrastructure Designs for New York City Cloudburst Resiliency Roopesh Joshi, Assistant Commissioner - New York City Department of Environmental Protection Green Infrastructure	Integrated Flood Planning: Utilizing Detailed Modeling to Inform Prioritization of Urban Flood Mitigation Projects Rachel Funke, Water Resource Project Manager - Capitol Region Watershed District Michael McKinney, Senior Water Resources Engineer - Barr Engineering Co. Nate Zwonitzer, Planning, Projects, and Grants Division Manager - Capitol Region Watershed District Flood Modeling & Mitigation	Partners in Grime: Stormwater Facility Maintenance Collaboration Forrest Kelley, Facility Management Division Manager - Capitol Region Watershed District Paige Ahlborg, Assistant Administrator - Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District Gareth Becker, Senior Civil Specialist - Barr Engineering Company Chris Kucek, Facilities Operation Specialist - Capitol Region Watershed District Programs, Permits & Compliance	When Maintenance Matters: Evaluating CDS Unit Performance in an Urban Lake Watershed Carolyn Eckstein, Water Resources Specialist - Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board BMP Monitoring
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Clean Streets = Cleaner Waters Initiative – Street Sweeping and Stormwater Research and Regulatory Feedback Session Seth Brown, Executive Director - National Municipal Stormwater Alliance Greg McPartlin, Presient - Urban Quarries Paula Kalinosky, Hydrologist - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Mike Trojan, STEPP Technical Lead - NMSA - STEPP NMSA
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM	Mapping Sediment to Plan Smarter: A Practical Bathymetric Survey Approach for Urban Stormwater Ponds Jeremy Siudzinski, Environmental Inspector II - City of Minneapolis Public Works Surface Water & Sewers Tony Graham, Environmental Inspector I - City of Minneapolis Public Works Surface Water & Sewers Michael Spies, Environmental Inspector - City Of Minneapolis BMP Monitoring	Beyond Passive Outlets: The Emerging Era of Digitally-Optimized Detention Design Jon Rasmusson, President & CEO - Flood-Con Flood Modeling & Mitigation	Urban Trees Influence Stormwater Quantity and Quality from Tree to Watershed Scales Diana Karwan, Associate Professor - University of Minnesota Green Infrastructure	STEM on Tap: Leveraging Teacher Networking as a BMP Lori Haak, Water Resources Coordinator - City of Eden Prairie Eleanor Mahon, Community Engagement Coordinator - Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District Gael Zembal, Education and Outreach Coordinator - Nine Mile Creek Watershed District Programs, Permits & Compliance
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Attendee Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	SWS Top Project Awards		Passport Prize Giveaway
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM	Creating a Sustainable GSI Program in Montana: From Advisory Council to Action Tracy Campbell, Superintendent - City of Missoula Matthew Peterson, Civil Engineer - ERM Green Infrastructure	Stormwater Outreach: Bring Real World STEM Challenges to the Classroom Kristin Homuth, Stormwater Outreach Coordinator - Maricopa County Stormwater Quality Program Programs, Permits & Compliance	Capping Rain Garden Underdrains to Reduce Nutrient Export in Urban Stormwater Systems Tony Graham, Environmental Inspector I - City of Minneapolis Public Works Surface Water & Sewers BMP Monitoring	Minnesota’s Approach to Increasing Municipal Stormwater Compliance Through Using Education, Outreach, and Technical Assistance Kevin Strauss, MPCA Municipal Stormwater Inspector - MPCA Programs, Permits & Compliance
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM	Application of a Stormwater Pond Assessment Tool Poornima Natarajan, Research Professional - University of Minnesota BMP Monitoring	Community as a BMP: Using Art and Storytelling to Engage Minneapolis in Stormwater Stewardship Haley Foster, Engagement & Outreach Coordinator - City of Minneapolis Surface Water & Sewers Division Programs, Permits & Compliance	Reimagining for a Flood Resilient Community Utilizing Multiple Funding Sources in Fremont, NE Kevin Kruse, Senior Project Manager - JEO Consulting Group, Inc Flood Modeling & Mitigation	Climate Resilience Through Green Infrastructure: The Daniel Morgan Boone Park Project Olivia Sims, Green Infrastructure Engineer - Black & Veatch Matt Scott, Central US Watershed & Stormwater Practice Lead - Black & Veatch Lanie Carl, Project Engineer - KC Water Green Infrastructure
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Owámniyomni Okhódayapi – Friends of the Falls Tour Tours

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