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Monday, March 2, 2026
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
CT
Registration Desk Hours
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
CT
Registration Desk Hours
Location: Fort Worth Convention Center Lobby
Registration
8:00 AM - 9:30 PM
CT
Opening Keynote Breakfast: People Like Us Do Things Like This
8:00 AM - 9:30 PM
CT
Opening Keynote Breakfast: People Like Us Do Things Like This
Location: Ballroom
Keynote Speaker: Barry Fagan, PE/PLS, ENV SP, CPESC, CPMSM – Fagan Consulting, LLC
Opening Keynote
Sponsored By
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
CT
Road Salt: The Silent Killer of Green Stormwater Infrastructure
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
CT
Road Salt: The Silent Killer of Green Stormwater Infrastructure
Location: 202D
Primary Presenter: Wei Zhang, n/a – The Institute of Soil Genomics for Healthy Community Forests
MS4 Management (USA Only)
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
CT
Basics of BMP Installation
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
CT
Basics of BMP Installation
Location: 202C
Primary Presenter: Sonny Johns, MSc, REP, CPESC, CISEC, CESSWI, CESCP (he/him/his) – Profile Products LLC
Erosion and Sediment Control
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
CT
Boredom Proofing Stormwater Training: Making Construction Stormwater Trainings More Engaging
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
CT
Boredom Proofing Stormwater Training: Making Construction Stormwater Trainings More Engaging
Location: 201A
Primary Presenter: Drew Gamble, CPESC, CESSWI (he/him/his) – Christopher B. Burke Engineering LLC
MS4 Management (USA Only)
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
CT
CGP Chaos: Why Every State Plays by Different Rules and What to Do About It
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
CT
CGP Chaos: Why Every State Plays by Different Rules and What to Do About It
Location: 201B
Primary Presenter: Amesha L. Morris, MS, CFM, CPESC – Acorn EnviroComply LLC
Stormwater Management
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
CT
Chitosan Biocoagulants – Improving the Safety, Economics, and Environmental Impacts of an Open-Air Activated Sludge System in Georgia
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
CT
Chitosan Biocoagulants – Improving the Safety, Economics, and Environmental Impacts of an Open-Air Activated Sludge System in Georgia
Location: 202A
Primary Presenter: Jenn Wood, BS, MA (she/her/hers) – Tidal Vision
Stormwater Management
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
CT
Evaluating Floating Surface Skimmer Flowrates Through Experimental Testing
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
CT
Evaluating Floating Surface Skimmer Flowrates Through Experimental Testing
Location: 203A
Primary Presenter: Caroline G. Harrison (she/her/hers) – Auburn University
Erosion and Sediment Control
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
CT
From Compost to Clean Water: The Evolution and Environmental Impact of Siltworm’s Filter Sock Technology
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
CT
From Compost to Clean Water: The Evolution and Environmental Impact of Siltworm’s Filter Sock Technology
Location: 203C
Primary Presenter: Joe Moore, CPESC, MS4 CECI – Erosion & Construction Solutions
Erosion and Sediment Control
Sponsored By
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
CT
Innovative Erosion Control: Flexamat® in Urban Waterway Stabilization
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
CT
Innovative Erosion Control: Flexamat® in Urban Waterway Stabilization
Location: 202B
Primary Presenter: Sean Stallo, n/a – IECA
Secondary Presenter: Clay Cashatt – Hanes
Primary Presenter: Matt Motz – Flexamat
Secondary Presenter: Greg Osendorf – Hanes
Erosion and Sediment Control
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
CT
Profile Products – Building Fast and Effective Custom Erosion Control and Revegetation Specifications
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
CT
Profile Products – Building Fast and Effective Custom Erosion Control and Revegetation Specifications
Location: 204A
Primary Presenter: Lauren M. Deem, MS, CPESC, CESSWI – Profile Products LLC
Erosion and Sediment Control
Sponsored By
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
CT
Seamless BMP Transition: Collaborating from Construction to Post-Construction for Long-Term Success
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
CT
Seamless BMP Transition: Collaborating from Construction to Post-Construction for Long-Term Success
Location: 201C
Primary Presenter: Andrew J. Lake, CESSWI, CPESC (he/him/his) – Wake County
Primary Presenter: Jeevan Neupane, PE, CPESC, CESSWI (he/him/his) – Wake County
Stormwater Management
9:40 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
Bridging the gap: Collaborative problem solving for erosion and sediment control
9:40 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
Bridging the gap: Collaborative problem solving for erosion and sediment control
Location: 203B
Primary Presenter: Erin Rivers, PhD – North Carolina State University
Secondary Presenter: Donald R. Pearson, Jr., CPESC, CESSWI, EI, – Summit Design and Engineering
Erosion and Sediment Control
9:40 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
Morning Concurrent Sessions
9:40 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
Morning Concurrent Sessions
Location: Second Floor Convention Center
Education
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
A Vegetated Solution to Slope Erosion Using Percussion Anchors and Turf Reinforcement Mats
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
A Vegetated Solution to Slope Erosion Using Percussion Anchors and Turf Reinforcement Mats
Location: 204A
Primary Presenter: Jeff King, CPESC – American Excelsior Co
Erosion and Sediment Control
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
“E&SC and Stormwater Professionals! Let’s do something new…
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
“E&SC and Stormwater Professionals! Let’s do something new…
Location: 203A
Primary Presenter: Kellyn Campbell, CPESC – Campbell ESC
Erosion and Sediment Control
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
Designing and Delivering Functional Sediment Basins: A Team-Based Approach
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
Designing and Delivering Functional Sediment Basins: A Team-Based Approach
Location: 202D
Primary Presenter: Jeevan Neupane, PE, CPESC, CESSWI (he/him/his) – Wake County
Erosion and Sediment Control
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
Engineered Media Removal of Nutrients
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
Engineered Media Removal of Nutrients
Location: 201B
Primary Presenter: Grace K. Kerr, E.I.T. – Auburn University
Stormwater Management
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
Harnessing Social Media for Effective MS4 Public Education under NPDES
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
Harnessing Social Media for Effective MS4 Public Education under NPDES
Location: 201A
Primary Presenter: Maryella Begley-Garmon, PE – Digital Stormwater
MS4 Management (USA Only)
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
Polymer Flocculants used for Erosion and Sediment Control and Water Treatment: A Fundamentals Review
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
Polymer Flocculants used for Erosion and Sediment Control and Water Treatment: A Fundamentals Review
Location: 202B
Primary Presenter: Seva Iwinski Bray – Applied Polymer Systems
Erosion and Sediment Control
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
Quarry Reclamation with All-Natural Rolled Erosion Control Products
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
Quarry Reclamation with All-Natural Rolled Erosion Control Products
Location: 202C
Primary Presenter: Craig A. Shultz, CPESC (he/him/his) – American Excelsior Company
Erosion and Sediment Control
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
Responsible Use of Cationic and Anionic Polyacrylamides in Sediment and Erosion Control: Application, Detection, and Neutralization Strategies
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
Responsible Use of Cationic and Anionic Polyacrylamides in Sediment and Erosion Control: Application, Detection, and Neutralization Strategies
Location: 203C
Primary Presenter: Jerry Hanna – Clearflow Group US Inc.
Stormwater Management
Sponsored By
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
The National Trend Of Urban Runoff Mitigation Through Infiltrating Pavements - How and Why
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
The National Trend Of Urban Runoff Mitigation Through Infiltrating Pavements - How and Why
Location: 201C
Primary Presenter: Chris Estes, Landscape Architect & General Contractor – Estes Design Inc
Stormwater Management
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
Ultra-Urban Ecosystem Restoration - Chicago's Northerly Island
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
CT
Ultra-Urban Ecosystem Restoration - Chicago's Northerly Island
Location: 202A
Primary Presenter: Jonathan Koepke, CPESC – The C-HAWQ Initiative
Wetland, Stream Bank, and Shoreline Restoration
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM
CT
IECA Awards for Environmental Excellence and Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM
CT
IECA Awards for Environmental Excellence and Lunch
Location: Ballroom
Lunch
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
CT
IECA Annual Meeting
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
CT
IECA Annual Meeting
Location: Ballroom
IECA Annual Meeting
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
CT
IECA Awards for Environmental Excellence
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
CT
IECA Awards for Environmental Excellence
Location: Ballroom
Awards
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
Chapter Presidents Committee Meeting
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
Chapter Presidents Committee Meeting
Location: 101
Committee Meetings
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
Considerations when Permitting Construction Projects at Existing Facilities
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
Considerations when Permitting Construction Projects at Existing Facilities
Location: 202A
Primary Presenter: Kenneth A. Gouvion, CPESC – Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.
Stormwater Management
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
Designing Smarter Subsurface Stormwater Storage Systems: A Comprehensive Approach
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
Designing Smarter Subsurface Stormwater Storage Systems: A Comprehensive Approach
Location: 201C
Primary Presenter: Jason Bailey, PE – Ferguson Waterworks
Stormwater Management
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
Installation and Maintenance Lessons of Green Stormwater Infrastructure in the Upper Trinity Basin at the TRWD Rainscapes
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
Installation and Maintenance Lessons of Green Stormwater Infrastructure in the Upper Trinity Basin at the TRWD Rainscapes
Location: 201B
Primary Presenter: Michelle Wood-Ramirez, MWM (she/her/hers) – Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD)
Stormwater Management
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
Mass Grading: Preventing Our Waterbodies from Becoming Sediment Basins
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
Mass Grading: Preventing Our Waterbodies from Becoming Sediment Basins
Location: 203C
Primary Presenter: Karyn Pageau, EI, CPESC, CESSWI – Wake County
Co-Presenter: Julie Coco, PE – NCDEQ
Panelist: Tyray d. Lewis (he/him/his) – Sullivan Eastern
Panelist: Jonathan McNeill
Panelist: Marisa Hodes
Erosion and Sediment Control
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
Overview of Combined RUSLE/RUSLE2 Modeling Approach for Large Linear Projects
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
Overview of Combined RUSLE/RUSLE2 Modeling Approach for Large Linear Projects
Location: 203A
Primary Presenter: Brandon Klenzendorf, P.E. – Geosyntec Consultants
Regulations/Compliance
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
Soil Genomics Reveals The Relationship of Soil Microbiome, Vegetation Establishment and Soil Erosion
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
Soil Genomics Reveals The Relationship of Soil Microbiome, Vegetation Establishment and Soil Erosion
Location: 202C
Primary Presenter: Wei Zhang – The Institute of Soil Genomics for Healthy Community Forests
Secondary Presenter: Helen Levy – The Institute of Soil Genomics for Healthy Community Forests
Secondary Presenter: Rachael Zhang – The Institute of Soil Genomics for Healthy Community Forests.
Erosion and Sediment Control
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
The Vital Importance of Disruptive Technology to Erosion Professionals and How You Can Respond
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
The Vital Importance of Disruptive Technology to Erosion Professionals and How You Can Respond
Location: 202B
Primary Presenter: DAVID B. MORGAN, BE (hons) MCTP Dip Ed LGE (he/him/his) – Slegah Holdings Pty Ltd
Erosion and Sediment Control
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
Walk a Mile in My Boots: Swapping Roles Between Inspectors and Developers to Build Collaboration
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
Walk a Mile in My Boots: Swapping Roles Between Inspectors and Developers to Build Collaboration
Location: 202D
Primary Presenter: Michael Petrizzo – Giant Development Inc.
Erosion and Sediment Control
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
Your Management Toolbox of BMPs for a Successful Sediment Pond
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
CT
Your Management Toolbox of BMPs for a Successful Sediment Pond
Location: 203B
Primary Presenter: James W. Spotts, n/a – IECA
Erosion and Sediment Control
1:45 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
A Basic Understanding of the MS4 Requirements
1:45 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
A Basic Understanding of the MS4 Requirements
Location: 201A
Primary Presenter: Heather Buck, CPMSM, CESSWI, CISEC (she/her/hers) – Christopher B Burke Engineering, LLC
Secondary Presenter: Drew Gamble, CPESC, CESSWI (he/him/his) – Christopher B. Burke Engineering LLC
MS4 Management (USA Only)
1:45 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
1:45 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
Location: Second Floor Convention Center
Education
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
CT
From Paper Logs to Permafrost: Stormwater Compliance in the Far North (30 min. workshop)
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
CT
From Paper Logs to Permafrost: Stormwater Compliance in the Far North
Location: 203C
Primary Presenter: Tracy Coon – Alaska Department of Transportation
Erosion and Sediment Control
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
AI Stormwater: Better Prompting = Better Results
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
AI Stormwater: Better Prompting = Better Results
Location: 202A
Primary Presenter: Ty Garmon, LEED AP – Digital Stormwater
Stormwater Management
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
Dust Off Your BMPs: Modern Strategies for NPDES-Compliant Dust Control
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
Dust Off Your BMPs: Modern Strategies for NPDES-Compliant Dust Control
Location: 203B
Primary Presenter: Brian M. Free, CPESC, CPSWQ, QSD/P, CPAg – Applied Polymer Systems, Inc.
Erosion and Sediment Control
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
Enforcement Exchange
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
Enforcement Exchange
Location: 203A
Primary Presenter: Karyn Pageau, EI, CPESC, CESSWI – Wake County
Panelist: Michael J. Frankcombe, n/a – Aurelia Metals
Panelist: Courtenay W. Howell, CESSWI – City of Bowling Green, KY
Panelist: Danielle T. Rudisill, CPESC, CESSWI – Lincoln County Development Services- Natural Resources Division
Erosion and Sediment Control
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
From risk to resilience: managing erosion on mined landscapes
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
From risk to resilience: managing erosion on mined landscapes
Location: 202D
Primary Presenter: Michael J. Frankcombe, n/a – Aurelia Metals
Erosion and Sediment Control
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasting for Resilient Waterways
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasting for Resilient Waterways
Location: 201C
Primary Presenter: J.P. Johns, PE – Woolpert, Inc.
Stormwater Management
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
Implementation of LID Stormwater Practices across Lee County, AL.
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
Implementation of LID Stormwater Practices across Lee County, AL.
Location: 202C
Primary Presenter: Michael A. Perez, PhD, PE, CPESC – Auburn University
Erosion and Sediment Control
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
Quantifying Erosion Control Blanket Water “Absorption” Via Different Methodologies
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
Quantifying Erosion Control Blanket Water “Absorption” Via Different Methodologies
Location: 202B
Primary Presenter: Mark Fiore, n/a (he/him/his) – American Excelsior Company
Erosion and Sediment Control
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
Standards and Practices Committee Meeting
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
Standards and Practices Committee Meeting
Location: 101
Committee Meetings
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
Streamlining Compliance and Communication with Construction Dashboards
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
CT
Streamlining Compliance and Communication with Construction Dashboards
Location: 201B
Primary Presenter: Amanda C. Pierce, n/a (she/her/hers) – Burns & McDonnell
Primary Presenter: Arden Brewer, n/a (she/her/hers) – Burns & McDonnell
Stormwater Management
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CT
Expo Hall Opening Reception
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CT
Expo Hall Opening Reception
Location: Expo Hall
Expo
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