STORMCON 2026 I CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Monday, August 24, 2026
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM	Registration Open
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Registration Open
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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 - 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	Trenchless underground tunnel repair Tim Back - Principle Engineer - Back Municipal Consulting Drew OConnor - CEO - MCSP Transportation & Construction Stormwater Management	Lower Bear Tributary water quality treatment train: Post project highlights Patrick Chavez - Storm Water Quality Engineer - AMAFCA Green Infrastructure	Implementation of the Stormwater Testing and Evaluation for Products and Practices (STEPP) Program Seth Brown, PE, PhD - Executive Director - National Municipal Stormwater Alliance Jay Holtz - Director of Water Quality Technology - Oldcastle Stormwater Greg Williams - Director of Water Quality Technology - StormTrap NMSA
11:05 AM - 11:45 AM	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	A summary of road salt research from Minnesota Andy Erickson - Research Manager - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory Transportation & Construction Stormwater Management	The infrastructure crossroads: Managing urban systems in their mid-lifecycle stage Kristin Seaman - Environmental Resources Coordinator - Woodbury Fred Rozumalski - Landscape Architect & ecologist - Barr Engineering Heidi Quinn - Environmental Resources Specialist - City of Woodbury Green Infrastructure	National Legal and Stormwater Policy Seth Brown, PE, PhD - Executive Director - National Municipal Stormwater Alliance Gary Belan - Senior Director - Clean Water Supply, American Rivers David Smith - Principal - Water Innovation Services Anya Kwan (Invited) - Associate - Best, Best and Krieger, LLP NMSA
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Attendee Lunch
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM	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	Applied Research for MS4s Andy Erickson - Research Manager - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory Ross Bintner - Engineering Services Manager - City of Edina Engineering Department Ryan Johnson (Invited) - Environmental Manager, Engineering Div. - City of Roseville, MN NMSA	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
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM	Cold Climate Stormwater Center of Excellence Updates and Overview Seth Brown, PE, PhD - Executive Director - National Municipal Stormwater Alliance Andy Erickson - Research Manager - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory James Houle - Director/Vice Chair - University of New Hampshire NMSA	Bioretention basins and retired residents: A pilot project Lori Haak - Water Resources Coordinator - 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 - Pollution Prevention Operations Supervisor - Seattle Public Utilities Thomas Cornell - RV Wastewater Program Coordinator - Seattle Public Utilities Programs, Permits & Compliance	Greening large-scale stormwater facilities: Addressing the baseflow treatment gap David Mora - Municipal Stormwater Grant Project Manager - Department of Ecology, Washington State Green Infrastructure
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	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	Adaptive real-time control of urban stormwater ponds: A multi-objective approach to flood mitigation and water quality Ross Bintner - Engineering Services Manager - City of Edina Engineering Department Matt Vajdic - Senior Solution Engineer - OptiRTC, Inc. Flood Modeling & Mitigation	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	Green stormwater infrastructure toolkits Steve Gebauer - Senior Engineer - MN Dept of Transportation Peter MacDonagh - Green Infrastructure Coordinator - 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 - Stormwater Research and Extension Coordinator - Univ. of Minnesota Water Resources Center Elizabeth Stout (Invited) - Water Resources Regulatory Manager - City of Minneapolis- Public Works James Houle - Director/Vice Chair - University of New Hampshire Andy Erickson - Research Manager - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory NMSA
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM	Beyond the permit: Strengthening stormwater through outreach & education Marie Nelson - Program Specialist - City of Missoula Stormwater Utility Maxine Winslow - Program Coordinator - City of Missoula Stormwater 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	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	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
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, PE, PhD - Executive Director - National Municipal Stormwater Alliance Greg McPartlin - Presient - Urban Quarries Paula Kalinosky - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Mike Trojan - STEPP Technical Lead - NMSA - STEPP Andrew Sheerin - University of Rhode Island, Fathom Solutions NMSA
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM	When maintenance matters: Evaluating CDS unit performance in an urban lake watershed Carolyn Eckstein - Water Resources Specialist - Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board BMP Monitoring	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 Programs, Permits & Compliance	Using greeniInfrastructure 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
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM	Urban trees influence stormwater quantity and quality from tree to watershed scales Diana Karwan - Associate Professor - University of Minnesota Green Infrastructure	Beyond passive outlets: The emerging era of digitally-optimized detention design Jon Rasmusson - President & CEO - Flood-Con Flood Modeling & Mitigation	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 BMP Monitoring	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	Passport Prize Giveaway		SWS Top Project Awards
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM	Minnesota’s approach to increasing municipal stormwater compliance through using education, outreach, and technical assistance Kevin Strauss - MPCA Municipal Stormwater Inspector - MPCA Flood Modeling & Mitigation	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	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 Jeremy Siudzinski - Environmental Inspector II - City of Minneapolis BMP Monitoring	Stormwater outreach: Bring real world STEM challenges to the classroom Kristin Homuth - Stormwater Outreach Coordinator - 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 Paul Chellsen - Supervising Engineering Technician - City of Minneapolis Surface Water & Sewers Division Haley Foster - Communications & Outreach Coordinator - City of Minneapolis Surface Water & Sewers Division Programs, Permits & Compliance	Climate Resilience through Green Infrastructure: The Daniel Morgan Boone Park project Olivia Sims - Design Engineer - Black & Veatch Laura Adams - Communities & Ecosystems Solution Lead - Black & Veatch Matt Scott - Central US Watershed & Stormwater Practice Lead - Black & Veatch Green Infrastructure	Taming the flow: The Maple Canyon story of erosion to restoration through nature-based design and community collaboration Ash Paranthaman - Associate Project Engineer/Manager - Rick Engineering Company Flood Modeling & Mitigation	Application of a stormwater pond assessment tool Poornima Natarajan - Research Professional - University of Minnesota BMP Monitoring

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