Agenda
August 1, 2024 07:00
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Room 323 A/B
August 1, 2024 08:00
Opening Remarks and Keynote address
Mayor Rick Blangiardi
Mayor, City and County of Honolulu
Room 323 A/B/C
Director and Chief Engineer, Department of Facility Maintenance, City and County of Honolulu
August 1, 2024 08:20
Transition time between sessions
August 1, 2024 08:30
Nature-based Solution: a Community-driven green infrastructure initiative makes positive change
Daniel Dinell
Trees for Honolulu's Future
Daniel Dinell is President of Trees for Honolulu's Future, a nonprofit umbrella group that envisions a tree-filled city of Honolulu that preserves and enhances our quality of life, especially in the face of climate change. He serves on the Mayor’s Arborist Advisory Committee, several nonprofit boards, and is principal of a consulting firm. Prior to joining Trees for Honolulu's Future, Dan held leadership roles in both private and government sectors. Born and raised in Honolulu, a product of the Hawaii public schools, Dan holds a BA in political science from Colorado College and attended graduate school as a Monbusho Scholar at the University of Tokyo.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieldinell/
Iman Mansoor
Room 319 A
August 1, 2024 08:30
City-Scale Implementation of Green Stormwater Infrastructure
Room 319 B (Virtual Speaker Room)
August 1, 2024 08:30
Prioritizing, Targeting, and Measuring the Outcomes of Agricultural Conservation Practices in Watersheds on Oahu
Miguel Castrence
Oahu Resource Conservation and Development Council/Island UAV
Miguel Castrence is a project coordinator at Oahu Resource Conservation and Development Council (ORCD). He has a Master’s degree in Geographic Information Sciences from Clark University and has worked on a wide variety of natural resource management issues in the Asia-Pacific region and Latin America over the last 2 decades. His work at ORCD combines his experience in conservation, expertise in geospatial technologies, and passion for local food security to promote climate smart agriculture.
321 A/B
August 1, 2024 09:00
BREAK
Room 323 A/B/C
In-person only Exhibitor Presentation
August 1, 2024 09:30
Cloudburst Resiliency Planning For Coastal New England
Room 319 A
August 1, 2024 09:30
Leverage the Most Accurate Site-Specific Rain Data to Effectively Comply
Room 319 B (Virtual Speaker Room)
August 1, 2024 09:30
6PPD-quinone - When the Rubber Meets the Road
Ross W. Dunning
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
Ross Dunning is Kennedy Jenks' stormwater practice leader and senior technical resource for Clean Water Act permit support and drainage and treatment design based in Federal Way, WA. Ross is an accomplished project manager with a broad range of civil engineering experience specifically focused on the fields of stormwater conveyance and treatment and he is abreast of the stormwater regulatory climate across the country. His primary focus is helping transportation sector agencies and municipalities to navigate the maze of federal, state, and local regulations to find sound engineering solutions benefitting business and the environment.
321 A/B
August 1, 2024 10:00
Transition time between sessions
August 1, 2024 10:15
Post Construction BMP Design Standards of Hawaii
Jon Lowry
CDM Smith
Jon Lowry has over 23 years of experience developing and implementing innovative solutions for water resource projects and programs. He specializes in stormwater management, hydrologic assessment, and design of low impact development (LID) and non-LID stormwater treatment Best Management Practices (BMPs). He also has extensive experience with the development and implementation of stormwater management programs for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permit compliance. Mr. Lowry’s other areas of engineering practice includes potable water and sewer system planning and design, construction management, asset management systems, MS4 maintenance programs, watershed studies, and environmental permitting and compliance.
Room 319 A
August 1, 2024 10:15
Threading A Green Ribbon - Weaving Green Infrastructure into the Public Right-of-Way
Room 319 B (Virtual Speaker Room)
August 1, 2024 10:15
Who’s involved in your ESCP compliance? The different roles of your inspection team
Ponciana Quindica
City and County of Honolulu, DFM-SWQ/Jacobs Engineering
Has been Civil Engineer for 24 years first working in the private industry and presently government (C&C of Honolulu since 2006).
Career started in the construction industry as a carpenter and mason in the military while attending the University of Hawaii at Manoa majoring in Civil Engineering. Before graduating worked as a Hydrologic Technician for 2 years at USGS.
Presently working in the Storm Water Quality Division (DFM) as the Construction BMP Inspection Section Leader. Duties include working and communicating with other departments, agencies, and companies regarding BMP inspections, reporting and resolving discrepancies, and addressing issues on active construction sites. And works on and manages CIPs (capital improvement projects) for the NPDES Small Erosion Prone Areas program.
Branden Ibara
City and County of Honolulu, DFM-SWQ/Jacobs Engineering
Branden Ibara is an environmental scientist at Jacobs here in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is currently an inspector with the Third-Party Construction Inspection Program directed by the Department of Facility Maintenance Storm Water Quality Division of the City and County of Honolulu. His area of inspection covers Kapolei, Ewa Beach, Royal Kunia, and Mililani.
He has over 15 years of environmental science experience in Hawaii. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Global Environmental Science from the University of Hawaii: Manoa. He also has a Master of Divinity from Wayland Baptist University: Hawaii.
Branden was born and raised here on Oahu and is a life-long resident of Kaneohe, Hawaii. He is married and is the father of two. Branden enjoys watching sci-fi and anime, gardening, working out, and coin collecting.
321 A/B
August 1, 2024 10:45
Transition time between sessions
August 1, 2024 11:00
Green Stormwater Infrastructure Pilots for the Ala Wai Watershed
Melanie Lander
University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program
Melanie Lander is a Community Planning & Design Extension Agent with the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program. She focuses on mitigating climate change-induced impacts on coastal urban areas, stormwater runoff and wastewater system failures. Melanie has recently contributed to Hawaii-based planning resources, including the Hawaii Cesspool Prioritization Tool and Maui Environmentally Sensitive Areas Atlas. She is currently co-leading the project Ola Waikīkī, which will bring green stormwater infrastructure demonstration sites to the Ala Wai Watershed.
Room 319 A
August 1, 2024 11:00
Permeable Subbase: A Permeable Pavement Problem Solver
Chandni Dhamija
321 A/B
August 1, 2024 11:00
City of San Diego WIFIA program
Room 319 B (Virtual Speaker Room)
August 1, 2024 11:30
Lunch
Room 323 A/B
In-person only Exhibitor Presentation
August 1, 2024 12:30
WCIECA - Organization Update
Danny Reynaga, CPESC, QSD
Profile Products
Danny Reynaga is the Western Regional Business Manager for Profile Products LLC, of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA. His territory includes the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada. He has 24 years of experience in erosion and sediment control, geosynthetics, and stormwater. Danny is a Certified Professional in Erosion & Sediment Control (CPESC) and is a Qualified Storm Water Pollution Prevention Developer/Practitioner (QSD/P). Danny has extensive knowledge in sales, distribution, and technical specifications of various erosion control, sediment control, geosynthetic, and stormwater products. Danny works closely with engineers, landscape architects, contractors, municipal and state agencies, and federal regulators to educate them on solutions for vegetation establishment, erosion control, soil modification, and water quality.
Danny serves on the Board of Directors for the Western Chapter International Erosion Control Association (WCIECA) and has been a board member since 2017.
Danny received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California State University, San Marcos. He is a native of San Diego, CA, and lives in Cardiff- by-the-Sea, CA.
Room 319 A
August 1, 2024 12:30
Designing for Sheet Flow and Shallow Concentrated Flow Transitions
Room 319 B (Virtual Speaker Room)
August 1, 2024 12:30
Pre-treatment BMPs: The Impact of Sizing and Design on Performance
321 A/B
August 1, 2024 13:15
Transition time between sessions
August 1, 2024 13:30
Sediment Retention Device Testing: Achieving Better Results in the Field
Room 319 A
August 1, 2024 13:30
Rainwater Resources: Storm Water Program's Summer Internship Project
Grace Tanuvasa
City and County of Honolulu, DFM SWQ Interns
Charlize Adrienne Agag
City and County of Honolulu, DFM SWQ Interns
Gabrielle Tapat
City and County of Honolulu, DFM SWQ Interns
Jeyan Cornelio
City and County of Honolulu, DFM SWQ Interns
Room 319 B (Virtual Speaker Room)
August 1, 2024 13:30
City and County of Honolulu New Gray and Green Infrastructure Details and Specifications
321 A/B
August 1, 2024 14:15
BREAK
Room 323 A/B/C
In-person only Exhibitor Presentation
August 1, 2024 15:00
Panel 1: The SWQ Hui: A glimpse into the Storm Water Quality Division
Ponciana Quindica
City and County of Honolulu, DFM-SWQ/Jacobs Engineering
Has been Civil Engineer for 24 years first working in the private industry and presently government (C&C of Honolulu since 2006).
Career started in the construction industry as a carpenter and mason in the military while attending the University of Hawaii at Manoa majoring in Civil Engineering. Before graduating worked as a Hydrologic Technician for 2 years at USGS.
Presently working in the Storm Water Quality Division (DFM) as the Construction BMP Inspection Section Leader. Duties include working and communicating with other departments, agencies, and companies regarding BMP inspections, reporting and resolving discrepancies, and addressing issues on active construction sites. And works on and manages CIPs (capital improvement projects) for the NPDES Small Erosion Prone Areas program.
Kylie Tom
Department of Facility Maintenance - Storm Water Quality
Room 323 A/B/C
August 2, 2024 07:00
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Room 323 A/B/C
August 2, 2024 08:00
Panel 2 - Storm Water Fee Update
Room 323 A/B/C
August 2, 2024 09:00
August 2, 2024 09:30
Using Modeling to Identify Priority Areas of Concern for Storm Drainage Failure
Chloe Obara
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Climate Resilience Collaborative
Chloë Obara is a Graduate Research Assistant in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. As a member of the Climate Resilience Collaborative, she is interested in the intersections of climate change and coastal communities. For her master's research, she developed a comprehensive flood model of Waikīkī that accounts for sea level rise, precipitation, and storm drain backflow.
Room 319 A
August 2, 2024 09:30
Your #1 BMP is Planning and Budgeting
Room 319 B (Virtual Speaker Room)
August 2, 2024 10:00
Transition time between sessions
August 2, 2024 10:15
Update to State of Hawaii 2006 LID Practitioner's Guide
Room 319 A
August 2, 2024 10:15
Long-Term Agency Use of Anchored High Performance Turf Reinforcement Mats (HPTRMs) – (1) Four Successful CA Projects and (2) How the Conversation Has Evolved
Room 319 B (Virtual Speaker Room)
August 2, 2024 10:15
Lahaina Drainline Inspections
321 A/B
August 2, 2024 10:45
Transition time between sessions
August 2, 2024 11:00
An overview of origins, updates and interpretations of the Hawaii Water Quality Standards with respect to Stormwater
Room 319 A
August 2, 2024 11:00
Conserving and Celebrating Water – Built Examples of Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Public Vertical Construction
Room 319 B (Virtual Speaker Room)
August 2, 2024 11:00
Marymoor Park - Stormwater retrofit project
321 A/B
August 2, 2024 11:30
Lunch
Room 323 A/B/C
In-person only Exhibitor Presentation
August 2, 2024 12:30
Designing Stormwater Capture in an Iconic LA Park – Lessons Learned
Room 319 A
August 2, 2024 12:30
Storm Water NPDES Permitting in Hawaii
Rhea Quezon
CDM Smith
Rhea Quezon is an Environmental Engineer with CDM Smith. She has two and half years of experience spanning Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, utility ratemaking, Lead and Copper Rule Revision compliance, source water planning, and stormwater design and permitting. She received a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from the University of San Francisco and holds a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from Stanford University.
Iman Mansoor
August 2, 2024 12:30
Reuse Stormwater by Utilizing Natural Forces
321 A/B
August 2, 2024 13:15
Transition time between sessions
August 2, 2024 13:30
A Fundamental Approach to Successful Revegetation on Construction Sites
Danny Reynaga, CPESC, QSD
Profile Products
Danny Reynaga is the Western Regional Business Manager for Profile Products LLC, of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA. His territory includes the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada. He has 24 years of experience in erosion and sediment control, geosynthetics, and stormwater. Danny is a Certified Professional in Erosion & Sediment Control (CPESC) and is a Qualified Storm Water Pollution Prevention Developer/Practitioner (QSD/P). Danny has extensive knowledge in sales, distribution, and technical specifications of various erosion control, sediment control, geosynthetic, and stormwater products. Danny works closely with engineers, landscape architects, contractors, municipal and state agencies, and federal regulators to educate them on solutions for vegetation establishment, erosion control, soil modification, and water quality.
Danny serves on the Board of Directors for the Western Chapter International Erosion Control Association (WCIECA) and has been a board member since 2017.
Danny received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California State University, San Marcos. He is a native of San Diego, CA, and lives in Cardiff- by-the-Sea, CA.
Room 319 A
August 2, 2024 13:30
BMP’s for Protecting and Maintaining Tree Health
321 A/B
August 2, 2024 13:30
Creating a Stormwater Credit Program to Improve Surface Water Quality and Flood Resilience
Jeff Herr
Brown and Caldwell
Jeff Herr joined Brown and Caldwell as their National Stormwater Leader in 2008. He has 40 years of consulting experience throughout the US in stormwater retrofit treatment, watershed improvement and MS4 and TMDL compliance, and stream and lake restoration, from planning through design and implementation. Jeff has also performed substantial research on stormwater BMP performance efficiencies used to refine local and state stormwater regulations. Jeff is a registered Professional Engineer in multiple states.
321 A/B
August 2, 2024 14:00
Transition time between sessions
August 2, 2024 14:15
PANEL 3: Community Based Storm Water Projects
Room 323 A/B/C