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 Katrina Kessler - 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	Lower Bear Tributary water quality treatment train: Post project highlights Patrick Chavez - AMAFCA Green Infrastructure	Trenchless underground tunnel repair Tim Back - Back Municipal Consulting Drew OConnor - MCSP Transportation & Construction Stormwater Management	Implementation of the Stormwater Testing and Evaluation for Products and Practices (STEPP) Program Seth Brown - National Municipal Stormwater Alliance Jay Holtz - Oldcastle Stormwater NMSA	Baseflow, sediment, and surprises: Troubleshooting a downtown infiltration gallery Tracy Campbell - City of Missoula Industrial, Commercial, Residential Stormwater Management
11:05 AM - 11:45 AM	A summary of road salt research from Minnesota Andy Erickson - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory Transportation & Construction Stormwater Management	The long-term value of comprehensive infrastructure renewal: An economic argument for "taking it to the end of the line" Richard Brooks - Fayette County GA Industrial, Commercial, Residential Stormwater Management	The infrastructure crossroads: Managing urban systems in their mid-lifecycle stage Kristin Seaman - Woodbury Fred Rozumalski - Barr Engineering Heidi Quinn - City of Woodbury Green Infrastructure	National Legal and Stormwater Policy Seth Brown - National Municipal Stormwater Alliance Gary Belan - Clean Water Supply, American Rivers Anya Kwan (Invited) - Best, Best and Krieger, LLP NMSA
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Attendee Lunch
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM	Lessons learned: Long-term Maintenance of stormwater facilities Zoe Schroeder - City of Portland (OR) Bureau of Environmental Services Green Infrastructure	Applied Research for MS4s Andy Erickson - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory Ross Bintner - City of Edina Engineering Department Ryan Johnson (Invited) - City of Roseville, MN NMSA	Beyond compliance: Elevating stormwater management from permit tracking to strategic asset stewardship Shawn Alire - Kitsap County Michelle Perdue - Kitsap County Beth Schrayshuen - EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC Programs, Permits & Compliance	Mapping bacterial risk: A novel tool for bacteria TMDL compliance in Minneapolis Kyle Salek-Nyhus - City of Minneapolis Industrial, Commercial, Residential Stormwater Management
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM	Greening large-scale stormwater facilities: Addressing the baseflow treatment gap David Mora - Department of Ecology, Washington State Green Infrastructure	Cold Climate Stormwater Center of Excellence Updates and Overview Seth Brown - National Municipal Stormwater Alliance Andy Erickson - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory James Houle - University of New Hampshire NMSA	Bioretention basins and retired residents: A pilot project Lori Haak - City of Eden Prairie Industrial, Commercial, Residential Stormwater Management	Data-driven advocacy: Building Seattle’s RV wastewater program from pilot to policy Chris E. Wilkerson - Seattle Public Utilities Thomas Cornell - Seattle Public Utilities Programs, Permits & Compliance
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Panel Discussion 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 Ross Bintner - City of Edina Engineering Department Matt Vajdic - OptiRTC, Inc. Flood Modeling & Mitigation	HOAs: Friends or foes? Navigating post-stormwater compliance in a phase II NPDES community Bryan Keller - Fayette County Programs, Permits & Compliance	Monitoring to inform maintenance of underground infiltration trenches in urban residential streets for long-term project function Sarah Wein - Capitol Region Watershed District BMP Monitoring	Green stormwater infrastructure toolkits Steve Gebauer - MN Dept. of Transportation Peter MacDonagh - MN Dept.of Transportation Green Infrastructure
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Cold Climate Stormwater Center of Excellence MS4 Program Research Needs Listening Session John Bilotta - Univ. of Minnesota Water Resources Center Elizabeth Stout - City of Minneapolis James Houle - University of New Hampshire Andy Erickson - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory NMSA
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM	Long-term road salt application shapes distinct chloride transport dynamics across different land use types Kuan-Ying Lee - University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Green Infrastructure	Beyond basic treatment: Assessing technology performance for TAPE screening parameters Carla Milesi - University of Washington BMP Monitoring	Beyond the permit: Strengthening stormwater through outreach & education Marie Nelson - City of Missoula Maxine Winslow - City of Missoula Programs, Permits & Compliance	Smart stormwater management in the Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD) Forrest Kelley - Capitol Region Watershed District Matt Vajdic - OptiRTC, Inc. Flood Modeling & Mitigation
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Exhibit Hall Open
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM	Coffee Break
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Clean Streets = Cleaner Waters Initiative – Street Sweeping and Stormwater Research and Regulatory Feedback Session Seth Brown - National Municipal Stormwater Alliance Greg McPartlin - Urban Quarries Paula Kalinosky - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Mike Trojan - NMSA - STEPP Andrew Sheerin - University of Rhode Island, Fathom Solutions NMSA
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM	Using greeniInfrastructure designs for New York City cloudburst resiliency Roopesh Joshi - 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 - Capitol Region Watershed District Michael McKinney - Barr Engineering Co. Nate Zwonitzer - Capitol Region Watershed District Flood Modeling & Mitigation	Partners in grime: Stormwater facility maintenance collaboration Forrest Kelley - Capitol Region Watershed District Paige Ahlborg - Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District Gareth Becker - Barr Engineering Company Chris Kucek - Capitol Region Watershed District Programs, Permits & Compliance	When maintenance matters: Evaluating CDS unit performance in an urban lake watershed Carolyn Eckstein - Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board BMP Monitoring
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM	STEM on tap: Leveraging teacher networking as a BMP Lori Haak - City of Eden Prairie Eleanor Mahon - Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District Gael Zembal - Nine Mile Creek Watershed District Programs, Permits & Compliance	Urban trees influence stormwater quantity and quality from tree to watershed scales Diana Karwan - University of Minnesota Green Infrastructure	Mapping sediment to plan smarter: A practical bathymetric survey approach for urban stormwater ponds Jeremy Siudzinski - City of Minneapolis Public Works Surface Water & Sewers BMP Monitoring	Beyond passive outlets: The emerging era of digitally-optimized detention design Jon Rasmusson - Flood-Con Flood Modeling & Mitigation
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	Minnesota’s approach to increasing municipal stormwater compliance through using education, outreach, and technical assistance Kevin Strauss - MPCA Programs, Permits & Compliance	Creating a sustainable GSI program in Montana: From advisory council to action Tracy Campbell - City of Missoula Matthew Peterson - ERM Green Infrastructure	Capping rain garden underdrains to reduce nutrient export in urban stormwater systems Tony Graham - City of Minneapolis Public Works Surface Water & Sewers BMP Monitoring	Stormwater outreach: Bring real world STEM challenges to the classroom Kristin Homuth - Maricopa County Stormwater Quality Program Programs, Permits & Compliance
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM	Community as a BMP: Using art and storytelling to engage Minneapolis in stormwater stewardship Haley Foster - 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 - JEO Consulting Group, Inc Flood Modeling & Mitigation	Climate Resilience through Green Infrastructure: The Daniel Morgan Boone Park project Olivia Sims - Black & Veatch Matt Scott - Black & Veatch Lanie Carl - KC Water Green Infrastructure	Application of a stormwater pond assessment tool Poornima Natarajan - University of Minnesota BMP Monitoring
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Owámniyomni Okhódayapi – Friends of the Falls Tour Tours

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