2008 Conference program

 

Thursday February 21, 2008
7.45 a.m. Registration formalities. Coffee, juice, muffins, croissants, danishes, etc. Exhibits.
8.25 a.m. Opening remarks and introduction of exhibits. William James, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario.

 

Session 1       
8.35 a.m. A Proposal for a New Research Direction. Roger C. Sutherland and Gary R. Minton, Pacific Water Resources, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon
 
8.53 a.m. A Multi-Objective Optimization Decision Support Model for Renewal Planning of Sewer Networks. Mahmoud Halfawy, Leila Dridi, and Samar Baker, National Research Council of Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan.
 
9.11 a.m. HSPF Application to Microbial Indicator Data. Trent Schade, Delta Q Partners, Orin Shanks and Matthew A. Morrison, USEPA, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Kate Field, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
 
9.29 a.m. The Use of Decision Analysis and Watershed Modeling to Investigate E.coli Potential Sources and Solutions in the Lake Tuscaloosa Watershed, Alabama. Laith Alfaqih and Robert Pitt, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Alabama. (before Friday PM)
 
9.47 a.m. Leveraging computational grids and multi-core CPUs with PCSWMM.NET. W. Robert C. James, William James and Tiehong Xiao. Computational Hydraulics International, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
 
10.05 a.m. Coffee and Exhibits
Session 2       
10.48 a.m. Advance topics on Urban Water Systems Modeling – General Introduction. M. Reda, CanadElectrochem, Cayuga, Ontario
 
11.06 a.m. The Role of Phnom Penh's Wetlands in Sustainably Treating Sewage Discharges to the Mekong/Bassac/Tonle Sap River System. Kim Irvine, Buffalo State, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York.
 
11.24 a.m. Update on the Status of Sanitary Sewer Overflow Analysis and Planning (SSOAP) Toolbox. Srini Vallabhaneni, CDM, Indianapolis, Indiana; Fu-hsiung Lai, USEPA, Edison, New Jersey; Carl Chan, Edward H. Burgess and Rod Moeller, CDM, Cincinnati, Ohio.
 
11.42 a.m. Identify Wet-Weather Sanitary System Problems by Combining Field Investigation with Computer Modeling. Fang Cheng, CDM, Columbus, Gregory R. Barden, City of Columbus, Julie A. McGill, John P. Schroeder, and Edward H. Burgess, CDM, Columbus, Ohio.

 
12.00 noon Lunch break (lunch not included)
1.00 p.m. Exhibits
Session 3       
1.30 p.m. Anatomy of an adaptive stormwater management strategy at UniverCity supported with continuous monitoring and detailed modeling. Gabor Vasarhelyi and Mauricio Herrera, CH2M HILL Canada, Vancouver, Canada and Dale Mikkelsen, SFU Community Trust, Vancouver, Canada.
1.48 p.m. GIS Applications for Regulatory Compliance. Uzair (Sam) Shamsi, Michael Baker Jr., Inc., Moon Township, Pennsylvania.
 
2.06 p.m. Integration of SWMM into a Dam Break, Hurricane, and Extreme Flood Modeling and Damage Assessment Framework. David R. Judi, University of Utah and Los Alamos National Laboratory, Alfred J. Kalyanapu and Amanda Gilliland, University of Utah, Timothy McPherson, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Steven J. Burian, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
 
2.24 p.m. Video Processing Techniques for Assisted CCTV Inspection and Condition Rating of Sewers. Nima Sarshar, University of Regina, Mahmoud Halfawy, National Research Council of Canada, and Jantira Hengmeechai, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan.
 
2.42 p.m. Integrated Web-Based Automated Radar Acquisition, Flow Monitoring and Real-time Hydraulic and Hydrologic Modeling for Flow and Flood Forecasting in Toronto, Ontario and Erie County, New York W. Robert C James, Tiehong Xiao and William James, Computational Hydraulics, Int., Guelph, Ontario.
 
 
3.00 p.m. Coffee and Exhibits
Session 4       
3.30 p.m. A simple model for predicting future channel planform from historical aerial photographs. Paul Villard, Geomorphic Solutions, Mississauga, William Snodgrass, Toronto Water, Toronto, and Bishnu Gyawali, Geomorphic Solutions, Mississauga, Ontario.
 
3.48 p.m. An Evaluation of Stormwater Management Practices to Provide Flood Protection for Watershed-Based Targets. Aaron Farrell, Philips Engineering, Burlington, Ontario
 
4.06 p.m. Western New York Stormwater Coalition: Compliance Through Collaboration. Mary C. Rossi and Thomas R. Hersey, Jr., Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, Kim Irvine and Stephen Vermette, Buffalo State, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York
 
4.24 p.m. The Case for Flow Duration Modeling. Roger Sutherland, PE, Phillip Pommier, PE and Seth Jelen, Pacific Water Resources, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon
 
4.42 p.m. Urban Flood Management and Hydrometeorologic Alert System, Rio Sabinal, Mexico. Óscar Fuentes M., Juan Ansberto Cruz, Faustino De Luna & J. L. Aragón, National University of Mexico.
   
   
5.00 p.m. Closing Remarks. End of Sessions

 

 

 

 

Friday February 22, 2008

7.45 a.m.

Coffee, Refreshments and Exhibits

Session 5       

8.30 a.m.

Storm Drainage System Modelling of the Edmonton’s Clareview and Pilot Sound Storm Basins. Steven Chan, City of Edmonton, Michelle Yu, Earth Tech (Canada) Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Scott Neuman, Earth Tech (Canada) Inc., Burnaby, British Columbia, and Magdy Hashem, Earth Tech (Canada) Inc., Edmonton, Alberta.
 

8.48 a.m. Characterization of Urban Green Roof Stormwater Runoff. Jieyun Chen, Environment Canada, James Li, Ryerson University, and Barry J. Adams, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
 
9.06 a.m. Compost Biofilters for Highway Stormwater Runoff Treatment. Karen Finney, Vahid Taleban, Bahram Gharabaghi, Ed McBean and Ramesh Rudra, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
 

9.24 a.m.

A Methodology for Modeling LID to Best Manage Stormwater Runoff and Maintain Water Quality. Camylyn Lewis, Fairfax County, Fairfax, Virginia and Michael Wang, Hazen and Sawyer, P.C., Raleigh, North Carolina.
 

9.42 a.m.

Scour in Stormwater Catchbasin Devices – Experimental Results from a Physical Model. Humberto Avila and Robert Pitt, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

 

 

10.00 a.m.

Coffee and Exhibits

Session 6       

10.30 a.m.

Structural BMPs for Stormwater Treatment Control – Selection and Design Criteria for Urban Drainage System. Hong Lin, Fariar Kohzad and Walt Stein, CONTECH Stormwater Solutions, California

10.48 a.m.

Revising a Combined Sewer System Design for Improved Results. Phil Brink, CDM and Larry Witt, Detroit Water and Sewerage Dept., Detroit, Michigan 
 

11.06 a.m.

Evaluating Surge Potential in CSO Tunnels. Karen Ridgway, Applied Science, Inc., Detroit, Michigan
 

11.24 a.m.

Mechanisms of Flow Regime Transition in Rapidly Filling Stormwater Storage Tunnels. James W. Lewis, Calvin Creech, Steven J. Wright, and Jose G. Vasconcelos, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Michigan. 
 

11.42 a.m.

Manhole incidence on transient flow modelling during storm sewer flooding event. Mathurin Daynou, Musandji Fuamba and Tew-Fik Mahdi, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec

 

 

12.00 p.m.

Lunch break (lunch not included)

1.00 p.m.

Exhibits

Session 7       

1.30 p.m.

Implementation of Flushing Tanks in Combined Sewer Networks to Comply with Optimum Self-cleaning Properties. Reza H.S.M. Shirazi, Raf Bouteligier and Jean Berlamont, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
 

1.48 p.m.

Physical Model Study, CSO Diversion through Bottom Outlet Slot, Site DS-4 Upper Rouge Tunnel System. James W. Lewis and Steven J. Wright, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and James Sherrill and Mark Pribak, Wade Trim Associates, Detroit Michigan.
 

2.06 p.m.

Hydraulic Design of Drop Structures. Mohamed Abdel-Latif, HA-m Corporation, Worthington, and Heather Ivory, URS Corporation, Columbus, Ohio
 

2.24 p.m.

Current Technologies for On-line Monitoring of Quality of Water in Distribution Systems. Mirnader Ghazali and Edward McBean, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
 

2.42 p.m.

A Network Learning Approach for Asset Management in Water Distribution Infrastructure, Zoe J. Y. Zhu and Edward A. McBean. University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario.

 

 

3.00 p.m.

Coffee and Exhibits

Session 8       

3.24 p.m.

A Simulation Study on Using Inverse Transient Analysis for Leak Detection in Water Distribution Networks. Bryan Karney and David Khani, University of Toronto, Toronto, and Mahmoud Halfawy, National Research Council of Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan and Osama Hunaidi, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

3.42 p.m.

Giving Life To Failed Un-Reinforced Masonry Foundations By Controlling Surface Drainage And Sub-Surface Moisture. Ashwin Beosumbar, Beosumbar and Associates, Durban. South Africa.

4.00 p.m.

Implications of Snowmelt on Urban Water Quantity Quality: Experience from the City of Toronto. Nandana Perera and Bahram Gharabaghi, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario

4.18 p.m.

Removal Efficiency of Dry Diffuse Pollutant through Street Sweeping and Rainfall. Saadat Ashraf, University of Engineering &Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan,and Azam Khan, SunWater, Brisbane, Australia.

4.36 p.m.

Urban Water Management Problems: Bangladesh Perspective. Chowdhury Mohammad Farouque, Md. Abu Noman and Kamal Hossain, Institute for Environment and Development Studies-IEDS, Bangladesh.

4.54 p.m.

Climate change impact on hydrological extremes along Rivers in Belgium, O. Boukhris, Hydraulics Laboratory, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, P. Willems, Hydraulics Laboratory, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, P. Baguis, The Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, E. Roulin, The Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium.

   

5.12 p.m.

Awards, CEU certificates and Conference Closure

 

For further information

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