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Featured: One (1) Hour Campfire Discussion

Stormwater Management

Green Stormwater Infrastructure in the Urban Environment

Thursday, February 27, 2025
2:40 PM – 3:40 PM ET
Location: E11A
CE: 1 PDH
ECI Approved PDH Ecopliant Approved PDH
Level of Presentation: Advanced

    Moderator(s)

  • John Moss

    VP Business Development
    Greenrise Technologies
    Houston, Texas, United States

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    • Panelist(s)

  • David Batts, LEED AP

    President
    Convergent Water Technologies
    Houston, Texas, United States

  • Corey Simonpietri

    VP Business Development
    Exact Stormwater Management
    Midlothian, Virginia, United States

Audience Participation: HighJoin three industry veterans in an interactive session presenting and discussing compelling examples of successful Green Stormwater Infrastructure Initiatives around the country. The panel will demonstrate advances in managing runoff and improving stormwater quality from rooftops, to grade level, underground and beyond. This session will illuminate the most promising innovations in addressing the challenges posed when urban density meets historic rainfall events. Interested attendees will be engineers, architects, contractors, MS4 operators and other stormwater professionals with a passion for improving our urban habitat.

Full Abstract: Complete Proposal for Your Session: Green Stormwater Infrastructure in the Urban Environment

For most of the United States, urban stormwater runoff continues to be a challenging issue. With our extreme weather patterns and frequent “historic” rain events, we are seeing property damage as a result of these events rise as fast as the stormwater does. Historically, our stormwater measures have been in the form of large detention ponds for slowing water, but as we promote density and urban centers, there is just no room for these outdated techniques. Green Stormwater Infrastructure offers another option. One that meets the stormwater management needs in tight urban spaces, but also one that prevents downstream pollution, solves tough engineering challenges, creates amenity spaces and habitat, prevents downstream erosion and habitat loss, reduces heat island effect and can be a major participant in carbon sequestration.

A panel consisting of David Batts, John Moss and Corey Simonpietri will share their experiences managing urban runoff from the rooftop utilizing Green, Blue and Purple roofs, to the sidewalks implementing Permeable Pavements, Structural Tree Cells and Bioretention Planters to the storm drain using Underground Detention Systems, Water Quality Systems and Rainwater Harvesting systems. This session will be a look at urban redevelopment throughout the country, highlighting the projects that are exemplary in the design of stormwater management with significant positive impact.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this presentation, attendees will:
  • Understand more completely the challenges of Urban Stormwater runoff.
  • Learn about the innovation in Green Stormwater Infrastructure and its benefit to the urban habitat.
  • Become more conversant and resourceful in the evaluation and implementation of GSI initiatives.