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  • Monday, February 24, 2025
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
    CISEC Certification Training*
  • Tuesday, February 25, 2025
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
    CISEC Certification Training & Exam*
  • 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    Registration Desk Hours
  • 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    Field Tour | Flood Wall and Green Infrastructure Walking Tour*
  • 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    Field Tour: Stormwater Solutions for a Healthier James River: A Tour of Green Infrastructure Projects in Richmond's East End
  • 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    Downtown Richmond/Capitol Square Scavenger Hunt*
  • 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    IECA Young Professionals | Exploration and Discovery: A Scavenger Hunt Adventure at the Richmond Science Museum
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    International Meet & Greet
  • 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET
    IECA Annual Conference Welcome Reception Hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of IECA*
  • Wednesday, February 26, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET
    Registration Desk Hours
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    Opening Keynote & Breakfast: The Geography of Environmental Inequity: Richmond and Beyond
  • 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    Considerations for Sustainable and Resilient Coal Ash Cover Systems
  • 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    Creating a Stormwater Utopia
  • 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    Flobond ‘Anti-Capping’ Polymers Significantly Increase Emergence, Stand Establishment and Yield in High Value Horticultural Crops
  • 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    Get Dirty: A Hands-on Soil Texture Workshop
  • 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    Maximizing Solar Success: Innovative Vegetation and Construction Strategies for Utility Scale Projects
  • 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    Navigating Waters: Assessing the Ripple Effect of Local Regulation Enforcement on Water Quality
  • 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    Nomination Committee Meeting
  • 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    Product Presentation (Title To Be Announced)
  • 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Siloing
  • 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    SWPPP Development, Compliance & Overcoming Common Challenges
  • 9:40 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    Start Here: A Primer on Erosion and Sediment Control
  • 9:40 AM – 11:50 PM ET
    Morning Concurrent Education Sessions
  • 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    Advancing Flood Predictive Models: A Machine Learning Approach for Live Modeling for Resiliency
  • 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    Approved Flocculant Lists and Why More States Need Them
  • 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    Building (or Rebuilding) an Effective Construction and Post-Construction Program
  • 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    Environmental Protection Techniques When Working in Water - Case Studies Cited from Across the UK
  • 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    Fostering Excellence: Embracing the Significance of the Individual in Erosion and Sediment Control/Stormwater Management Industry
  • 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    IECA Committee Chair Meeting
  • 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    Modernizing Photo Documentation: Leveraging Actionable Imagery
  • 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    Post Construction - Municipal and Private Stormwater Repairs
  • 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    Updates from the IECA Standards and Practices Committee
  • 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    Using Geotechnical Engineering Reports for Erosion and Sediment Control Design
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    IECA Awards for Environmental Excellence and Lunch
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    IECA Awards for Environmental Excellence
  • 12:30 PM – 12:45 PM ET
    IECA Annual Meeting
  • 1:30 PM – 3:50 PM ET
    Afternoon Concurrent Education Sessions
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM ET
    Chapter President Council Meeting
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM ET
    Employing a Large-Scale Field Study to Assess Establishment of Native and Pollinator Seed Mixes for Solar Site Applications
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM ET
    Greening Greater Fulton
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM ET
    How Solar Can Be a Better Neighbor - Ways to Manage Risk, Save Money, and Keep All Stakeholders in Support of the Project
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM ET
    Mass Grading: Preventing Our Waterbodies from Becoming Sediment Basins
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM ET
    Percussion Earth Anchors
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM ET
    Regulated (contaminated) Soil/groundwater Dewatering, and Interrelated Stormwater Interaction Controls
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM ET
    Rethinking SWPPP Success: Using Sustainable BMPs to Achieve Results & the Role BioWorm™ Plays in This Effort
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM ET
    Slash Mulch Berms in Sediment Barrier Applications
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM ET
    Strategies for Addressing Massive Erosion and Slope Instability in Riverine Environments: Insights from Successful Projects in the Greater Toronto Area (Canada)
  • 1:45 PM – 3:55 PM ET
    The Fundamentals of Managing Water for Effective Stormwater Treatment
  • 2:55 PM – 3:55 PM ET
    A Reedy River Renaissance: How Greenville County Is Transforming Flood Risk into Community Assets
  • 2:55 PM – 3:55 PM ET
    Determining a Runoff Curve Number for Ground Mounted Solar Arrays
  • 2:55 PM – 3:55 PM ET
    Enforcement Exchange
  • 2:55 PM – 3:55 PM ET
    Large-Scale Performance Evaluation of Various Rock Check Dam Installations
  • 2:55 PM – 3:55 PM ET
    Matching Products to Projects - Asking Better Questions to Prevent Sediment Loss
  • 2:55 PM – 3:55 PM ET
    Part II: Let’s Look at This 20+ Yrs Assumption! How Does Stokes’ Law Help Define Dimensions of a Sediment Basin? (Fifield 2004)
  • 2:55 PM – 3:55 PM ET
    Permeable and Porous Surfaces; Unicorns or a Complex Solution in Disguise?
  • 2:55 PM – 3:55 PM ET
    Standards and Practices Committee Meeting
  • 2:55 PM – 3:55 PM ET
    Stormwater Infiltration – Reversing Urban Hydrology
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    Expo Hall Opening Reception
  • Thursday, February 27, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM ET
    IECA Committee Leader Breakfast*
  • 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    Light Continental Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
    Registration Desk Hours
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    Clearing up the Water and Any Questions Surrounding Chemical Treatments
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    Education Committee Meeting
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    Exploring Challenges and Opportunities in Stormwater Management for Solar Development Projects
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    Going Paperless: Transitioning Your Program to Electronic Methods for Plans Review, Inspections, and Documentation Lessons Learned Discussion
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    Inspecting and Maintaining State DOT Post-Construction Stormwater BMPs
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    Navigating Change: Reviving the Construction Stormwater Program in a Small Community
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    Soil Health Practices and Field Assessment - Benefits for Vegetation Establishment and Stormwater Management
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    Stormwater Management Emergency Response
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    The Strategies and Challenges of Implementing an Industrial Stormwater Compliance Program for Multiple Facilities
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    You Can’t Perform What You Don’t Know: Industrial Stormwater Management Overview
  • 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Morning Concurrent Education Sessions
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
    Expo Hall Hours
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
    Fuel Up & Connect: Coffee, Tea and Coco Bar
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    Asset Protection with Appropriate Erosion Control Strategies in Flashy Streams
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    Coastal Erosion Control Management Through Thin Layer Placement for Sustained Living Shorelines
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    Double Compliance: Implementing Construction Stormwater Compliance During Industrial Facility Expansions
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    Finance Committee Meeting
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    Incorporating Wildlife-Friendly Stormwater BMPs with Construction Activities
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    Mile High Tree Canopy
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    Nature-based Innovations for Wise and Enduring Environmental Solutions
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    Successfully Navigating the Increasing Complexities of Stormwater Regulations for Solar Construction Projects
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    The Process and Challenges of Meeting Water Quality & Erosion Control Standards in Construction: A Case Study Approach on Civil Construction Projects in Colorado
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    Utilizing Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Sludge as a Reclamation Plan
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    Wet Weather, Dry Weather, & Illicit Discharges: Let’s Discuss the Basics of IDDE
  • 10:10 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    90% TSS with the Rymar Water Quality Filter
  • 10:20 AM – 11:20 AM ET
    Coastal Protection Under a Changing Climate
  • 10:20 AM – 11:20 AM ET
    Compliance Collaboration for Success in Erosion and Sediment Control Implementation
  • 10:20 AM – 11:20 AM ET
    Cost-Effective Innovation to Enhance Sediment Control Efficiency and Environmental Friendliness
  • 10:20 AM – 11:20 AM ET
    Developing SWPPPs Across Multiple Jurisdictions
  • 10:20 AM – 11:20 AM ET
    Green Stormwater Infrastructure: Does It Work?
  • 10:20 AM – 11:20 AM ET
    Municipal Stormwater Retrofits: The Unique Planning, Design, Construction, Budgeting and Maintenance Challenges
  • 10:20 AM – 11:20 AM ET
    Protecting Watersheds Through Erosion Control Methods
  • 10:20 AM – 11:20 AM ET
    Stability Challenges on Solar Sites in the Northeast
  • 10:20 AM – 11:20 AM ET
    Temporary Construction Dewatering in Utah
  • 10:20 AM – 11:20 AM ET
    Young Professionals Committee Meeting
  • 10:50 AM – 11:20 AM ET
    Environmentally Friendly Dust Control Solutions
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    Electrification in the Hydroseeding Industry
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM ET
    Lunch in the Expo Hall
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    A Visual Approach to Estimating Sediment Discharge by Erosia
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    University Partner Student Poster Presentations
  • 12:10 PM – 12:40 PM ET
    Active Treatment Systens Explained: Treating Stormwater & Monitoring Compliance
  • 12:50 PM – 1:20 PM ET
    Post Construction Turbidity - How a Skimmer Can Be Used to Meet Water Quality Requirements
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    Active Treatment Systens Explained: Treating Stormwater & Monitoring Compliance
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Awards Committee Meeting
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Bioretention Basins and Buffer Strips for PFAS Reduction/removal
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Del-Mar-Va-lous Water Quality Results on Construction Projects in the Mid-Atlantic Region
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Do Sediment and Erosion Control Checklist Requirements Provide Accurate Information for Designers and Reviewers?
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    ECBVerdyol Product Case Study (Title to Be Announced)
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Functional Equivalence and NPDES Implications to Groundwater Discharges
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Hands on Workshop for Underground Modular Detention Design & Build
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Stabilization of a Severely Eroding Streambank on Lake Waramaug Brook
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Sunshine & Soil: Navigating Vegetation Management and Erosion Issues on Mid-Atlantic Solar Sites
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    The Benefits and Operational Capability of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Conducting Stormwater and Environmental Inspections
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    The Neal Middle School Bioretention Pond Project: Combining Stormwater Management with Educational Opportunities
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM ET
    Afternoon Concurrent Education Sessions
  • 2:40 PM – 3:40 PM ET
    Combining Geospatial Approaches, Early Site Assessment, and a Prescriptive Solutions to Address Erosion and Vegetation Establishment on Renewable Energy Sites
  • 2:40 PM – 3:40 PM ET
    Engineered Percussion Anchor and Turf Reinforcement Mat Systems for Vegetated Slope Stabilization, Erosion Control, and Revegetation Solutions
  • 2:40 PM – 3:40 PM ET
    Erosion in a Changing Climate
  • 2:40 PM – 3:40 PM ET
    Green Stormwater Infrastructure in the Urban Environment
  • 2:40 PM – 3:40 PM ET
    Moving a State Department of Environmental Quality Towards Electronic Permitting
  • 2:40 PM – 3:40 PM ET
    Professional Development Committee Meeting
  • 2:40 PM – 3:40 PM ET
    Providing Stormwater Education and Outreach to Underserved Communities
  • 2:40 PM – 3:40 PM ET
    Stormwater Recharged: Innovating with Electrical Flocculation
  • 2:40 PM – 3:40 PM ET
    The Nexus of Stormwater and Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Compliance
  • 2:40 PM – 3:40 PM ET
    Using Drones for Erosion and Sediment Control Inspections
  • 3:50 PM – 4:20 PM ET
    A New Era of Flow - The Royal Oak Municipal Drain Transformation Story
  • 3:50 PM – 4:20 PM ET
    Combination of Traditional Knowledge and Industrial Techniques to Successfully Control Erosion in a Mountainous Environment in Guinea, West Africa
  • 3:50 PM – 4:20 PM ET
    Editorial Committee Meeting
  • 3:50 PM – 4:20 PM ET
    Erosion Control Concepts Related to Agriculture
  • 3:50 PM – 4:20 PM ET
    Lessons Learned from Solar Development in Georgia: Insight on Effective Erosion and Sedimentation Practices and Policies
  • 3:50 PM – 4:20 PM ET
    Sediment Basin Outflow Influence on Stream Water Quality During Highway Construction
  • 3:50 PM – 4:20 PM ET
    Sustainable Slope Stabilization Post-Cyclone Gabrielle
  • 3:50 PM – 4:20 PM ET
    Unpredictable Weather Doesn’t Allow for Gambling with Erosion Control BMPs
  • 3:50 PM – 4:20 PM ET
    Use of Plant Based Dust Control in Reducing Fugitive Dust Emissions
  • 3:50 PM – 4:20 PM ET
    Using GCCM Specified to ASTM D8364 to Mitigate Erosion and Storm Water Control Issues
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    Australasia Chapter Meeting
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    Canada Chapter Meeting
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    Great Lakes Chapter Meeting
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    Great Rivers Chapter Meeting
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    Iberoamerica Chapter Meeting
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    IECA Regional Chapter Meetings
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    Mountain States Chapter Meeting
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    Northeast Chapter Meeting
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    Pacific Northwest Chapter Meeting
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    South Central Chapter Meeting
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    Southeast Chapter Meeting
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    Western Chapter Meeting
  • Friday, February 28, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
    Registration Desk Hours
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    Hammer and Eggs Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Expo Hall Hours
  • 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Morning Concurrent Education Sessions
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    Empowering the Next Generation of Women: Career Advancement and Self-Advocacy
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    Navigating the Terrain: IECA Collaborative Conversations
  • 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Fuel Up & Connect: Coffee, Tea and Coco Bar
  • 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    An Industrial Hygienist’s Approach to Erosion and Sediment Control
  • 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    Behind the Curb: A Comparison of Back-of-curb Sediment Control Practices
  • 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    Considering Carbon in Stormwater Infrastructure
  • 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    Elliot Bay Seawall Project – Working Within Strict Regulations to Provide Efficiency in Stormwater Treatment Amid a Large-scale Waterfront Construction Project
  • 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    How to Use LID for Solar Farms from Clearing to Completion Protecting Sediment and Stormwater Runoff
  • 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    The Power of Polyacrylamide
  • 9:40 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    Unveiling Sector-Specific Strategies: Navigating the MSGP Permit
  • 10:50 AM – 11:20 AM ET
    High Performance Turf Reinforced Matting and Hard Armor Erosion Systems Used for Culvert Rehabilitation on Auburn's Storm Water Facility Grounds
  • 10:50 AM – 11:20 AM ET
    Overcoming a Challenge with a Challenge: Gwinnett County Walking the Talk
  • 10:50 AM – 11:20 AM ET
    Reformation and Revegetation of Two Steep Cut Slopes Using Jute Bags, on a Road in Tayacaja, Peru
  • 10:50 AM – 11:20 AM ET
    Reinforced Soil Structure for Stream Bank Restoration Project in U.S.A
  • 10:50 AM – 11:20 AM ET
    Soil Testing and Amendments for Successful Revegetation