The Conservation Foundation presents our Beyond the Basics conference 2021 for community leaders and stormwater professionals.. Our theme this year is “Innovative Approaches to Stormwater Challenges.” With increased storm events, water quality issues, erosion and invasive species, what innovative programs, policies and projects are the solutions to these and other stormwater related issues?
This year, because of our current gathering restrictions and for everyone’s safety, we are going to have a virtual conference. We will start with a keynote speaker and then follow with three presentations. The webinar will run from 8:00 – 11:30 AM on Thursday, February 25.
Get the information you need to make a difference in your community!!!
This conference is perfect for engineering consultants, landscape architects, installation contractors, plan commissioners, elected officials, and municipal or county staff members in engineering, public works, planning, building or zoning. 3.5 PDHs are being offered for those who complete the virtual conference.
AGENDA
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8:00am to 8:15am
Welcome Remarks
DuPage County Stormwater Management
8:15am to 9:00am
Waterway Restoration & Climate Resiliency
David Kraft, PE, CFM, Hey and Associates, Inc.
Tim Pollowy, PLA, ASLA, Hey and Associates, Inc.
9:00am to 9:15am
Questions & Break
9:15am to 9:50am
Watershed planning: Enhancing a Stakeholder-Driven Process Aimed at Improving and Protecting Watershed Health Through Meaningful Partnerships, Watershed Modeling, and Innovative Prioritization Tools
Kelsey Pudlock, Associate Planner, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Karoline Qasem PhD, EIT, Senior Staff Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants
9:50am to 10:00am
Questions & Break
10:00am to 10:35am
Chloride In Northeast Illinois: Connecting Land Use to Contamination in Groundwater
Cecelia Cullen, M.S., Hydrogeologist Specialist, Illinois State Water Survey
Devin Mannix, M.A., Hydrogeologist, Illinois State Water Survey
10:35am to 10:45am
Questions & Break
10:45am to 11:20am
Buffalo Creek Reservoir Expansion
Tim Pollowy, PLA, ASLA, Senior Landscape Architect, Hey and Associates, Inc.
Justin Kirk, PE, CFM Senior Civil Engineer, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD)
11:20am to 11:30am
Questions & Closing
This program is sponsored in partnership with DuPage County Stormwater Management.
