March 13-14, 2019
Embassy Suites by Hilton
East Peoria Riverfront
Hotel & Conference Center
East Peoria, Illinois
Conference Presentations
Tuesday March 12, 2019
Pre-Conference Workshop
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
9:00 am Plenary
A Natural History of a Working River
10:30 am Concurrent Session 1
1A Stormwater Master Planning
- Partnerships for Resilient Communitites: MWRDGC's New Program for Stormwater Master Planning (60 min,)
- On To 2050: Stormwater Strategies for a More Resilient and Inclusive Chicago Region
1B Stormwater Regulations
- Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping Plan Minimum Elements: What is Needed to Comply with the ILR40 Permit
- Stormwater 101 and Statewide County Stormwater Authority for Urbanized Areas (60 min.)
1C Loss Avoidance
- Jersey County Loss Avoidance Study
- Are you SAFR not? A Flood Risk Identification GIS Web Mapping Application
- Upper Mississippi River Inundation Damage Assessment
1D Case Studies
- Stormwater Study Using Optimizer
- Ensuring the Resiliency of the Electrical Grid
- North Sandwich Stormwater Conveyance Analysis Study
Lunch
2A Urban Flooding
- Real-Time Operations of Busse Woods Reservoir in the Flood of February 2018
- Flooding Outside the Lines: Applying TWI to the Problem of Urban Flooding
- Common Causes of Residential Flooding: Glenview’s Local Drainage Inspection Program
2B Stormwater Planning
- A New Look at a Timeworn Problem: Southwest Harriet Feasibility Study
- Des Plaines River Watershed Plan and WebApp
- Development of the DuPage River Feasibility Study
2C Erosion & Stream Restoration
- Engineering Natural Streams with the Built Environment: How the Greater Peoria Sanitary District Weathered Mother Nature
- Saving a Sanitary Sewer: A Stream Restoration Story
- Stream Restoration Case Studies
2D Applications & Tools
- A Introduction to Free Open Source GIS
- Decision Modeling: Data Analytics for Stormwater Project Selection and Risk Analysis
- MMSD’s Green Infrastructure Plant Selection Tool
3A Stormwater Management
- Evaluating Release Rates for Specific Watersheds in Cook County
- Stormwater Management for Solar Farms
- Sustainable Urban Stormwater Volume Reduction
3B Regulatory
- The Path from State Statutes to Department Regulations to Free-Flowing Streams
- IDNR/OWR Temporary Construction and Permit Revision Requirements
- Hydrology Documentation for IDNR/OWR: Getting it Right the First Time
- Handouts
3C Green Infrastructure
- Green Infrastructure: Lessons From the Field
- Opportunities for Biosolids Compost for Green Storm Infrastructure (GSI) in the Chicago Area
- The Rock Island Drainage Assistance Program (RIDAP)
3D 2D Modeling
- Hydraulic Design & Permitting of a 5,000-ft Long Crossing of the Illinois River utilizing 1D (HEC-RAS) and 2D (SRH-2D) Modeling
- Improving Floodplain Accuracy with a HEC-RAS Combined 1D/2D Model
- Taming the Tanana: Complex River Modeling of a 3,300-ft Bridge over a Braided River in Interior Alaska.
Thursday, March 14, 2019
9:00 am Plenary
4A Large-Scale Projects
- The Albany Park Stormwater Diversion Tunnel: A Construction Management Perspective
- The Estabrook Dam Removal
- A River Runs Through It: A Look at the Flood Protection System for Cedar Rapids, Iowa
4B Local Officials
- 2017 Community Rating System Coordinator’s Manual: Updates, Outreach, & Insurance
- Overcoming Common Obstacles for Entry into the CRS Program
- A Scarlet Letter: NFIP Floodplain Compliance in Illinois
4C Wetlands
- The Status of the 2015 Clean Water Rule in Illinois: A Never-Ending Saga
- Top 10 Lessons Learned in Native Vegetation Management, From Design to Sign-Off
- Floodplain and Stream Enhancement in an Urban Watershed: A Case Study
4D Low-Impact Design
- Low Impact Design When Your Offsite Tributary Area Dwarfs the Project Area
- Trees & Water-Sensitive Urban Design
- Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy’s Urban Stormwater Working Group: A Collaborative way to Improve State-Wide Water Quality
Lunch
5A 2D Modeling Round Table
5B Mitigation
- IDNR/OWR Mitigation Program
- Lessons Learned from Twenty-Plus Flood Response Plans
- The Transitory Island of Ottawa
5C Applications & Tools
- Smart Tools for MS4s: Integrating Ecological Restoration and GIS Platforms
- Highs and Lows: GIS Applications
- Illinois StreamStats: Status and Current Projects (presentation will not be posted)
5D Mapping