Full Schedule

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM CT

Welcome and Morning Announcements
Room: Ballroom C & D

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT

Keynote Presentation: “Managing Water and Wastewater at the Watershed Scale”
Room: Ballroom C & D

Keynote Speaker: Kevin Shafer, P.E. – Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

8:30 AM – 3:00 PM CT

Registration (Closed for lunch from 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.)
Room: Ballroom B Foyer

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT

Transition Break

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT

Advances in Streamflow Forecasting at Hourly to Seasonal Scales Under Current Climate and/or Changing Climate
Room: S 103 C

Moderator: Yoshihiko Iseri, Ph.D. – University of California, Davis

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CT

556 - WEHY Modeling and Calibration of Sacramento River Basin’s Sub-watersheds for their Use in a Hydrological Forecasting System
Room: S 103 C

Author: Felipe E. Ulloa Henriquez (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis

Co-Author: M. Levent Kavvas – University of California, Davis

Co-Author: Michael Anderson, Ph. D., P.E. – California Department of Water Resources

Co-Author: Yoshihiko Iseri, PhD – University of California, Davis

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT

357 - An Ensemble Approach Using Recurrent Dynamic Artificial Neural Network Models to Forecast Net Inflow to Lake Okeechobee, Florida
Room: S 103 C

Author: Calvin Neidrauer, MSCE, PE (FL & NC) (he/him/his) – US Army Corps of Engineers - Jacksonville District

Co-Author: Andrew Neidrauer

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM CT

87 - The Relative Importance of Model Type Versus Input Features for Water Supply Forecasting in Snow-Dominated River Basins of the Southwest US
Room: S 103 C

Author: Madeline Pernat – University of Colorado Boulder

Co-Author: Ben Livneh, Ph.D. – University of Colorado Boulder

Co-Author: Edith Zagona

Co-Author: Joseph R. Kasprzyk, Ph.D. – University of Colorado Boulder

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT

AI and Machine Learning for Water Quality Management
Room: S 101 B

Moderator: Namita Shrestha

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CT

379 - Water Quality Assessment of Muddy Run, Pennsylvania, USA
Room: S 101 B

Author: Bryson Osborne

Co-Author: Kushal Adhikari (he/him/his) – Juniata College

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT

191 - Clarifying the Clarity of Dirty Stormwater
Room: S 101 B

Author: Michael A. Gregory, PE (he/him/his) – Computational Hydraulics Int. (CHI)

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CT

343 - Application of Machine Learning Algorithms for the Estimation of the Concentration of Total Suspended Solids in the Colorado River Using Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager Data
Room: S 101 B

Author: Godson Ebenezer Adjovu – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Co-Author: Haroon Stephen, M.ASCE (he/him/his) – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Co-Author: Sajjad Ahmad, M.ASCE – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

10:15 PM – 10:30 AM CT

321 - Investigating the Effects of BAC- and Monochloramine-based Disinfectants in Premise Plumbing Systems on the Inactivation of Viruses
Room: S 101 B

Author: Brooke Mayer – Marquette University

Co-Author: Jennifer Lavin

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT

Curve Number Hydrology - I
Room: Ballroom A

Moderator: John J. Ramirez Avila, Ph.D., Ing., P.H., M.ASCE – Mississippi State University

Watershed

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CT

103 - Usage of Curve Numbers for Pre and Post Fire Hydrology in Mountainous Regions
Room: Ballroom A

Author: Gerald Blackler

Watershed

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT

493 - Evaluating the Effect of Initial Abstraction Ratio Variation on Curve Number Accuracy
Room: Ballroom A

Author: Katie Ayers

Co-Author: John J. Ramirez Avila, Ph.D., Ing., P.H., M.ASCE – Mississippi State University

Watershed

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM CT

381 - An explanation of "TR-20 Computer Program for Project Formulation Hydrology" Soil Conservation Service Feb. 1992
Room: Ballroom A

Author: Ken Timpson – The Ken Timpson Company

Watershed

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CT

643 - Stormwater Retention of Green Roofs in the Southeastern USA Represented by Curve Number Values
Room: Ballroom A

Author: John J. Ramirez Avila, Ph.D., Ing., P.H., M.ASCE – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: Sandra Ortega Achury

Co-Author: Tim Schauwecker

Watershed

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT

Cybersecurity and Water-infrastructure
Room: S 102 A

Moderator: Ramanitharan Kandiah, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, PH, ENV SP – Central State University

Renewables and Secured Water Infrastructure

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CT

83 - Securing Smart Water Distribution Systems Against Deceptive Data Injections: A Chance-Constrained Cyberattack Localization Approach
Room: S 102 A

Author: Nazia Raza (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University

Co-Author: Faegheh Moazeni (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University

Co-Author: Javad Khazaei (he/him/his) – Lehigh University

Renewables and Secured Water Infrastructure

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT

428 - A Holistic Cybersercurity Framework Against False Data Injection Attacks in Smart Water Distribution Systems Employing Auto-Encoders
Room: S 102 A

Author: Nazia Raza (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University

Co-Author: Faegheh Moazeni (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University

Co-Author: Javad Khazaei (he/him/his) – Lehigh University

Renewables and Secured Water Infrastructure

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM CT

138 - Risks and Uncertainties When Retrofitting Existing Low Head Dams with Hydroelectric Turbines
Room: S 102 A

Author: Ushakar Jha – Rye Development

Co-Author: Andrew Blystra

Renewables and Secured Water Infrastructure

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CT

530 - Minor Losses Due to Obstructions in Gravity Sewers
Room: S 102 A

Author: Nelson Anaya

Co-Author: Thomas Walski

Co-Author: Brian Whitman – Wilkes Univ.

Co-Author: Claire Wynne

Co-Author: Jeraldo Deago

Co-Author: Logan Seling

Co-Author (not attending): Paul Binner

Renewables and Secured Water Infrastructure

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT

Debris, Sediment, and Stormwater System Maintenance
Room: S 101 C

Moderator: Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, CFM – City of Huntsville, Texas

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CT

519 - Does Pond Pretreatment Performance Matter? Analysis of Pretreatment Effectiveness on Long-Term Maintenance Costs and Frequency
Room: S 101 C

Author: Craig Fairbaugh, A.M. ASCE (he/him/his) – Contech Engineered Solutions

Co-Author: Chris Allen

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT

290 - Laboratory Evaluation of Screens for Filtering Debris from Stormwater Inlets
Room: S 101 C

Author: Troy C. Lyons, Ph.D., P.E. – University of Iowa

Co-Author: Tony Loeser – IIHR Hydroscience & Engineering

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM CT

312 - A Tale of How Regional BMPs in SoCal Have Evolved to Be More Accessible and Maintenance Friendly
Room: S 101 C

Author: Courtney Semlow (she/her/hers) – Craftwater Engineering, Inc.

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CT

489 - Rapid Assessment of Green Infrastructure to Identify Factors that Affect System Longevity
Room: S 101 C

Author: Mari Danz (she/her/hers) – USGS

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT

Development and Application of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI) Techniques in Computational Hydraulics - I
Room: S 101 D

Moderator: Xiaofeng Liu, Ph.D. – Pennsylvania State University

Hydraulics & Waterways

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT

Ecosystem Services and Co-Benefit Evaluation
Room: Ballroom B

Moderator: Sarah Waickowski, P.E., A.M.ASCE (she/her/hers) – Clemson University

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CT

469 - Framework for Connecting Simplified Methods of Environmental Co-benefits Estimation with Specified Design Criteria and Future Plans for Validation and Depository of Empirical Results
Room: Ballroom B

Author: Steve Auger, M.Sc., P.Eng. – Toronto Region Conservation Authority

Author (not presenting): Sheida Moin, Ph.D. – Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

Co-Author (not attending): David Lembcke, B.A. (Honours) Geography – Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

Co-Author (not attending): Bil Thompson, M.Sc. – Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

Author (not presenting): Andrea Bradford, Ph.D., P.Eng – University of Guelph

Co-Author (not attending): John Kazilis, MCIP, RPP – Regional Municipality of York

Co-Author (not attending): Gerard Sullivan – Capital Planning and Delivery, Transportation Operations, Public Works

Co-Author (not attending): Julia Marko – Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

Steve Auger, M.Sc., P.Eng. – Toronto Region Conservation Authority ### 230416###Author###Senior Manager, Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program###Toronto Region Conservation Authority###
Author: Steve Auger, M.Sc., P.Eng. – Toronto Region Conservation Authority
### @@@ Sheida Moin, Ph.D. – Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority ### 2218982###Author (not presenting)###Stormwater Management Specialist###Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority###
Author (not presenting): Sheida Moin, Ph.D. – Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
### @@@ David Lembcke, B.A. (Honours) Geography – Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority ### 2317947###Co-Author (not attending)###Manager, Environmental Science and Monitoring###Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority###
Co-Author (not attending): David Lembcke, B.A. (Honours) Geography – Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
### @@@ Bil Thompson, M.Sc. – Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority ### 2317948###Co-Author (not attending)###Manager, Watershed Plans and Strategies###Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority###
Co-Author (not attending): Bil Thompson, M.Sc. – Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
### @@@ Andrea Bradford, Ph.D., P.Eng – University of Guelph ### 230426###Author (not presenting)###Associate Professor###University of Guelph###
Author (not presenting): Andrea Bradford, Ph.D., P.Eng – University of Guelph
### @@@ John Kazilis, MCIP, RPP – Regional Municipality of York ### 2317949###Co-Author (not attending)###Manager, Transportation Planning###Regional Municipality of York###
Co-Author (not attending): John Kazilis, MCIP, RPP – Regional Municipality of York
### @@@ Gerard Sullivan – Capital Planning and Delivery, Transportation Operations, Public Works ### 2317950###Co-Author (not attending)###Environmental Specialist###Capital Planning and Delivery, Transportation Operations, Public Works###
Co-Author (not attending): Gerard Sullivan – Capital Planning and Delivery, Transportation Operations, Public Works
### @@@ Julia Marko – Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority ### 2317951###Co-Author (not attending)###Natural Heritage Ecologist###Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority###
Co-Author (not attending): Julia Marko – Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
###

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT

125 - Assessing Multiple Ecosystem Services for Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Room: Ballroom B

Author: Christina Cheng

Co-Author: Jalayna Antoine

Co-Author: Lauren McPhillips, PhD – Penn State University

Co-Author: Simon Sauvageau

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM CT

396 - Throughfall and Stemflow Measurements of Three Different Sized Trees
Room: Ballroom B

Author: Thomas Patrick O'Connor – U S Environmental Protection Agency

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CT

111 - Quantifying Terrestrial Ecosystem Function to Improve Bioretention Design
Room: Ballroom B

Author: (Raleigh) Dwayne Myers – Villanova University

Co-Author: Bridget Wadzuk, Ph.D. – Villanova University

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT

Emerging and Innovative Technologies in Water Treatment and Energy Infrastructure - I
Room: S 103 D

Moderator: Lily S. Baldwin (she/her/hers) – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CT

540 - Turbidity Control and Optimization of Rural Water Treatment and Distribution Systems in Puerto Rico
Room: S 103 D

Author: Rajib Sinha, PE – Trihydro Corporation

Co-Author: Daniel Williams – US Environmental Protection Agency

Co-Author: Page Jordan, MEn – US Environmental Protection Agency

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM CT

622 - Climate Adaptation Solutions: Retrofitting Non-Powered Dams for Hydropower
Room: S 103 D

Author: Emmanuel U. Nzewi – Prairie View A&M University

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CT

386 - An Innovative Technology for Water Treatment with Sustainable Energy Implications
Room: S 103 D

Author: David Rigby

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT

Floodplain & Levee Restoration
Room: S 101 E

Moderator: Kelly M. Kibler, Ph.D. – University of Central Florida

River Restoration (Hydraulics & Waterways)

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CT

624 - From Reservoir to Riverine - Long Canyon Diversion Improvements
Room: S 101 E

Author: Darren D. Hinton, Ph.D., P.E. – NHC

Co-Author: Kyle Dushane

River Restoration (Hydraulics & Waterways)

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT

171 - Application of Airborne Geiger Mode Lidar to Routine Inspection of Vegetated Levees
Room: S 101 E

Author: F. Douglas Shields, Jr. – cbec eco engineering

Co-Author: Dale Fried

River Restoration (Hydraulics & Waterways)

9:45 AM – 10:10 AM CT

Greenseams® and Working Soils®: Regional Efforts to Protect Headwater Floodplains, Hydric Soils, and Farmland
Room: Ballroom B & C

Author: Kristin Schultheis – Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD)

Local Program

10:10 AM – 10:45 AM CT

City of Milwaukee Green Storm Water Infrastructure Planning and Implementation: A Tale of Two Departments
Room: Ballroom B & C

Author: Kurt Sprangers – City of Milwaukee

Author: Erick Shambarger – City of Milwaukee

Local Program

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT

Modeling Success: Strategies for Effective Water Quality Management
Room: S 102 C

Moderator: Chittaranjan Ray, PhD – Nebraska Water Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CT

319 - CFD Simulation of Aeration and Mixing Process in a Waste Water Treatment Plant
Room: S 102 C

Author: Linlong Bian – Florida International University

Co-Author: Arturo S. Leon (he/him/his) – Florida International University

Co-Author: Beichao Hu – Florida International University

Co-Author: Yovanni Catano, PhD, PE, DWRE, ENV SP – Black and Veatch

Co-Author: Zeda Yin – Florida International University

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT

468 - Evaluating the Effect of Residential Catchment Maturity on Phosphorus Export Coefficients in Ontario
Room: S 102 C

Co-Author: Steve Auger, M.Sc., P.Eng. – Toronto Region Conservation Authority

Author (not presenting): Sheida Moin, Ph.D. – Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

Author (not presenting): David Lembcke, B.A. (Honours) Geography – Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM CT

120 - Mapping Lake Arlington Water Quality Parameters (Chlorophyll-a, Phycocyanin, and Turbidity) at a Regional Scale Integrating Sentinel-2 (S2) Observations with ArcGIS Pro
Room: S 102 C

Author: Sneha Singh

Co-Author: Jhanvi Soni

Co-Author: Khawaja Hasnain Iltaf

Co-Author: Nabila Khandaker

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CT

224 - The Application of UV-LED as an Alternative to LP-UV for Virus Inactivation in Potable Water Reuse
Room: S 102 C

Author: Samantha Juedemann – Marquette University

Instructor: Brooke Mayer – Marquette University

Co-Author: Shadi Tavakoli Nick

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT

New Approaches to Estimation of the Probable Maximum Precipitation
Room: S 102 D

Moderator: Emily D. Snider – UC Davis

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CT

130 - Delineating Meteorologically Homogenous Regions for Use in Stochastic Storm Transposition
Room: S 102 D

Author: Benjamin FitzGerald – UW-Madison

Co-Author: Daniel B. Wright, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – University of Wisconsin-Madison

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT

318 - Rainfall Frequency Analysis from the Point to the Watershed Scale
Room: S 102 D

Author: Mohammad A. Hussain (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Co-Author: Daniel B. Wright, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Co-Author: John Norton, Jr., Phd, PE – Great Lakes Water Authority

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM CT

431 - A Semi-dynamic Model of Rainstorms and Rainfall Frequency Up to the Probable Maximum Precipitation for Continental River Basins
Room: S 102 D

Author: Yuan Liu – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Co-Author: Daniel B. Wright, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Co-Author: Dave Lorenz

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CT

475 - Maximum Flooding in the American River Watershed: Can Atmospheric Rivers be Optimized to Intensify Precipitation and Flooding
Room: S 102 D

Author: Emily D. Snider – UC Davis

Co-Author: M. Levent Kavvas – University of California, Davis

Co-Author: Michael Anderson, Ph. D., P.E. – California Department of Water Resources

Co-Author: Yoshihiko Iseri, PhD – University of California, Davis

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT

Trends and Variations in Hydroclimatic Variables: Links to Climate Variability and Change - I
Room: S 103 A

Moderator: Hongyi Li (he/him/his) – University of Houston

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CT

517 - Analyzing Drought Hazard Under Changing Climate for Semi-Arid Central Gujarat Region, India
Room: S 103 A

Author: Geeta S. Joshi, PhD – Civil Engg. Dept., Faculty of Technology & Engineering, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Co-Author: Daksh Soni

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT

65 - Historical Reconstruction of Precipitation and Temperature Fields over British Columbia
Room: S 103 A

Author: Naditha Imbulana (she/her/hers) – UC Davis

Co-Author: Angela M. Duren, P.E., P.H. – Northwest Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Co-Author: M. Levent Kavvas – University of California, Davis

Co-Author: Riki Ogawa

Co-Author: Yoshihiko Iseri, PhD – University of California, Davis

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM CT

265 - Resilient Stormwater Infrastructure and Water Quality Improvements City of Naples, Florida
Room: S 103 A

Author: Justyce Dixon

Co-Author: Jim Hansen

Co-Author: Olivia Barksdale

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CT

494 - Impacts of Climate Change on Hydrodynamics and Thermal Structure of Green Bay, Lake Michigan
Room: S 103 A

Author: Sajad Ahmad Hamidi – Slippery Rock University

Co-Author: Bahram Khazaei – Coast Survey Development Lab, National Ocean Service, NOAA

Co-Author: Hector R. Bravo, P.E., M.ASCE – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT

Water Resources Modeling, Management, and Policy - III
Room: S 103 B

Moderator: Lina Sela, Ph.D. – The University of Texas at Austin

Planning & Management

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CT

44 - Harnessing Water Utility Customer Reporting for Robust Operations and Effective Management
Room: S 103 B

Author: Helena Tiedmann (she/her/hers) – Wisconsin Sea Grant/Coastal Management Program

Co-Author: Kasey M. Faust, PhD – The University of Texas at Austin

Co-Author: Lina Sela, PhD – The University of Texas at Austin

Planning & Management

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT

46 - Status of 2009 – 2022 Water Consumption Across Massachusetts Public Water Suppliers
Room: S 103 B

Author: Katherine Schlef – Western New England University

Co-Author: Ericka Nunez Rios

Co-Author: Keara Mooney

Author: Lindsey Carey

Planning & Management

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM CT

432 - Regional Water Availability Changes Resulting from Human Interferences in Hydrology
Room: S 103 B

Author: Anav Vora – University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign

Co-Author: Donghui Li – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Co-Author (not attending): Ximing Cai – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Co-Author: Yanan Chen – University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Planning & Management

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CT

58 - Towards Improved Understanding of Water Services in Rural Alaska
Room: S 103 B

Author: Rebecca Cantrell

Co-Author: Lina Sela, PhD – The University of Texas at Austin

Planning & Management

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT

Water Resources Modeling, Management, and Policy - IV
Room: S 102 E

Moderator: Avi Ostfeld, Ph.D., D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Planning & Management

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CT

134 - Enhancing Many Objective Robust Decision Making in the Colorado River Basin through Robust Optimization and Comparative Analysis
Room: S 102 E

Author: Madeline Pernat – University of Colorado Boulder

Co-Author: Edith Zagona

Co-Author: Joseph R. Kasprzyk, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder

Planning & Management

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT

259 - A Combined Operations and Planning Decision Support Tool for the Klamath Basin in Oregon and California
Room: S 102 E

Author: David Neumann (he/him/his) – Univ of Colorado Boulder - CADSWES

Co-Author (not attending): Baker Mcdonald

Co-Author (not attending): Edith Zagona

Co-Author (not attending): Jordan Lanini

Co-Author (not attending): Marketa McGuire

Co-Author (not attending): Timothy Clarkin

Planning & Management

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM CT

572 - Multi-sector Multi-purpose Adaptation of Alpine water Systems in a Changing World
Room: S 102 E

Author: Matteo Giuliani, Ph.D. – Politecnico di Milano

Co-Author (not attending): Alessandro Castagna

Co-Author (not attending): Andrea Castelletti, Ph.D. – Politecnico di Milano

Co-Author (not attending): Claudio Gandolfi

Co-Author (not attending): Matteo Sangiorgio – Politecnico di Milano

Planning & Management

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CT

555 - Physics-informed Operator Learning for Real-time High-resolution Flood Simulation
Room: S 101 D

Author: Haochen Li

Co-Author: Mohamed Shatarah

Hydraulics & Waterways

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT

187 - Comparative Study of Machine Learning Techniques for Prediction of Scour Depth around Spur Dikes
Room: S 101 D

Author: Balraj Singh

Co-Author: Vijay Minocha

Hydraulics & Waterways

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM CT

159 - Hydraulic Routing in Stormwater Collection Systems Using Physics-Informed Graph Neural Networks
Room: S 101 D

Author: Caleb Buahin – EPA Office of Research and Development

Co-Author: Corinne Wiesner-Friedman

Hydraulics & Waterways

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CT

177 - Generalizability of Neural Network Models for Hindcasting Maximum River Flood Depths in Coastal Watersheds
Room: S 101 D

Author: Maryam Pakdehi – Florida State University

Co-Author: Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf – Florida State University

Hydraulics & Waterways

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM CT

539 - Differentiable Modeling for Computational Hydraulics: Bridging Physics-based and Data-driven Modeling
Room: S 101 D

Author: Xiaofeng Liu, Ph.D. – Pennsylvania State University

Hydraulics & Waterways

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT

Irrigation and Drainage Council Awards Presentations
Room: S 102 C

Irrigation & Drainage

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT

Julian Hinds Award and Lecture
Room: S 101 C

Author: Steven G. Buchberger, PhD., PE – University of Cincinnati

Planning & Management

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT

Planning & Management Council Award Presentations
Room: S 101 C

Planning & Management

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT

Royce J. Tipton Award and Lecture
Room: S 102 C

Author: Ayse Kilic

Irrigation & Drainage

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT

Ven Te Chow Award and Lecture
Room: S 103 C

Author: Ana P. Barros, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – University of Illinois Urbana-Champion

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT

Watershed Council Awards Presentations
Room: S 103 C

Watershed

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM CT

Luncheon
Room: Ballroom C & D

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM CT

Keynote Presentation: "Engineering the Future"
Room: Ballroom C & D

Keynote Speaker: Marsia Geldert-Murphey, P.E., F.ASCE – Regional Director, Lochmueller Group

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Two-phase Flows in Urban Water Systems
Room: S 102 A

Moderator: Jose G. Vasconcelos, Ph.D., M.ASCE – Auburn University

Hydraulics & Waterways

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM CT

400 - New Insights on Geyser Processes in Sewer Systems Through Laboratory Experimentation and Numerical Modeling
Room: S 102 A

Author: Arturo S. Leon (he/him/his) – Florida International University

Co-Author: Abbas Sharifi (he/him/his) – Florida International University

Co-Author: Pratik J. Mahyawansi – Florida International University

Hydraulics & Waterways

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT

511 - A CFD Analysis to Manage Air Entrainment and Settling of Solids in an Inverted Siphon Conveying Wastewater
Room: S 102 A

Author: Shinjiro Miyawaki (he/him/his) – Jacobs Engineering

Co-Author: Daniel Morse – Jacobs Engineering

Co-Author: Kevin Nielsen – Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

Co-Author: Tony Melcher

Hydraulics & Waterways

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT

200 - Unveiling the Symphony of Sewer Geysers: A Call for Increasing Research to Address the Replacement and Retrofitting of our Aging Stormwater and Combined Sewer Infrastructure
Room: S 102 A

Author: Sumit R. Zanje (he/him/his) – Florida International University

Co-Author: Arturo S. Leon (he/him/his) – Florida International University

Hydraulics & Waterways

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CT

424 - Case Study: CFD Modeling of Two-Phase flow within a Vortex Drop Structure
Room: S 102 A

Author: Jillian Whiting – WSP

Hydraulics & Waterways

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CT

340 - Numerical Investigation of the Physical Mechanisms Behind Geysers in Storm Sewer Systems: A Slug Analysis Based on a Computational Study of Geyser Eruptions
Room: S 102 A

Author: Abbas Sharifi (he/him/his) – Florida International University

Co-Author: Arturo S. Leon (he/him/his) – Florida International University

Co-Author: Pratik J. Mahyawansi – Florida International University

Co-Author: Sumit R. Zanje (he/him/his) – Florida International University

Hydraulics & Waterways

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT

Advances in Hydrology, Sediment, and Pollution Research
Room: S 103 B

Moderator: Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE (he/him/his) – City of Chesapeake, Department of Public Works, Engineering Division

Watershed

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT

240 - Soil Erodibility at Bridge Construction Sites
Room: S 103 B

Author: Qazi Ashique E Mowla (he/him/his) – University of Texas at Arlington

Co-Author: Habib Ahmari, Ph.D., P.E. – University of Texas at Arlington

Co-Author: Mohammad Moradi

Watershed

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT

9 - Experimental Study on Erosion of Opposing Bank at the Confluence of a Culvert and a Channel
Room: S 103 B

Author: Sajad Ahmad Hamidi – Slippery Rock University

Co-Author: Christian Torres

Co-Author: Karah Donahey

Watershed

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CT

444 - A Study to Estimate the Pier Scours by a Triaxial Accelerometer – A Case Study on Baibufan Bridge of Taiwan
Room: S 103 B

Author: Dong-Sin Shih – National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Watershed

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CT

300 - Critical Sources Areas for Stormwater Runoff in Urban Watersheds
Room: S 103 B

Author: Aida Yahyavi Rahimi (she/her/hers) – Florida International University

Co-Author: Ali Ebrahimian, PhD, A.M.ASCE – Florida International University

Watershed

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT

460 - Post-fire Hydrologic and Water Quality Response in Unmanaged Watersheds
Room: S 103 B

Co-Author: Stacey S. Blersch, Ph.D. – US Army Corps of Engineers

Co-Author: John J. Ramirez Avila, Ph.D., Ing., P.H., M.ASCE – Mississippi State University

Author (not presenting): Kathleen Inman

Co-Author (not attending): Jodi Ryder (she/her/hers)

Co-Author: Lauren Melendez

Watershed

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT

Curve Number Hydrology - II
Room: Ballroom A

Moderator: Paulo Tarso Oliveira – Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Watershed

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT

656 (repeat) - Drainage Area Limitations of Single Watershed, Peak Flow Estimates with NRCS Methods (this is a repeat presentation)
Room: Ballroom A

Author: Rollin H. Hotchkiss, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE – Brigham Young University

Co-Author: Timothy Maughan – Brigham Young University

Watershed

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT

306 - Curve Number Estimation for 57 Brazilian Catchments
Room: Ballroom A

Author: Paulo Tarso Oliveira – Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Co-Author: Jose G. Vasconcelos, PhD, M.ASCE – Auburn University

Co-Author (not attending): André Almagro

Co-Author (not attending): Murilo Cesar Lucas

Co-Author (not attending): Victor Faria Pezan

Watershed

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CT

629 - Flood Discharge Estimation Methods for Ungauged Basins in Michigan
Room: Ballroom A

Co-Author: David W. Watkins, Jr., Ph.D., P.E. – Michigan Technological University

Author: Susanna Toivonen – Michigan Technological University

Co-Author: Veronica Webster, PHD, PE, MASCE – Dept of Civil & Environ Engr

Watershed

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CT

146 - Quantify Post Wildfire Curve Numbers in Arid Watersheds
Room: Ballroom A

Author: Jennifer Duan – University of Arizona

Co-Author: Ali Arjmandi

Watershed

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT

146 - Quantify Post Wildfire Curve Numbers in Arid Watersheds
Room: Ballroom A

Co-Author: Ali Arjmandi

Author: Jennifer Duan – University of Arizona

Watershed

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT

Design and Operations using Digital Twins
Room: S 102 D

Moderator: Abhiram Mullapudi – University of Michigan

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT

557 - Assessment of LID Performance through Integration of Permeable Pavements with Digital Twins.
Room: S 102 D

Co-Author: Marcio Hofheinz Giacomoni

Author (not presenting): Jose Artur Teixeira Brasil

Co-Author: Athanassios T. Papagiannakis, n/a – University of Texas at San Antonio

Co-Author: Christy Tupas

Co-Author: Drew William Johnson

Co-Author: Eduardo Mario Mendiondo

Co-Author: Vida Mohagheghpour

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT

564 - Digital Twin of Aerated Stabilization Basin: Navigating Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Goals for Industrial Facilities
Room: S 102 D

Author: Fatima Iqbal – Georgia Southern University

Co-Author: Fatemeh Naeijian

Co-Author: Francisco Cubas

Co-Author: George Fu

Co-Author: Lewis Rowles

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CT

601 - The City of Gothenburg’s Digital Twin – Helping Address Emerging Challenges Within its Sewerage System
Room: S 102 D

Author: Venu Kandiah

Co-Author: Douglas Lumley

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CT

326 - CSOs - You’re Going Down! The St. Louis Journey to Utilize Optimization and RTC to Improve Operations and Water Quality
Room: S 102 D

Author: Priyadarshini Balasubramanian

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT

33 - Small Shovel Big Hole: The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District's Small Contractor Program
Room: S 102 D

Author: Michael T. Buechter, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE (he/him/his) – Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT

Development and Application of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI) Techniques in Computational Hydraulics - II
Room: S 101 D

Moderator: Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf – Florida State University

Hydraulics & Waterways

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT

506 - Near Real-Time Flood Inundation Prediction using Sentinel-1 Imagery and Deep Learning
Room: S 101 D

Author: Ali Ebrahimian, PhD, A.M.ASCE – Florida International University

Co-Author: Hossein Hosseiny

Co-Author: Nasim Mohamadiazar – Florida International University

Hydraulics & Waterways

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT

141 - Enhancing Near Real-Time Flood Forecasting Using Spatial Distributed PERSIANN Datea in an Automatic H&H Framework
Room: S 101 D

Author: Linlong Bian – Florida International University

Co-Author: Arturo S. Leon (he/him/his) – Florida International University

Co-Author: Beichao Hu – Florida International University

Co-Author: Zeda Yin – Florida International University

Hydraulics & Waterways

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CT

423 - Developing Surrogate Models for Efficient Levee Breach Flow Estimation
Room: S 101 D

Author: Shivakumar Balachandran

Co-Author: Erfan Goharian, Ph.D., EIT, A.M.ASCE – University of South Carolina

Co-Author: Ezzat Y. Elalfy (he/him/his) – University of South Carolina

Co-Author: M. Hanif Chaudhry

Co-Author: Jani Fathima Jamal – University of South Carolina

Co-Author: Jasim Imran – University of South Carolina

Co-Author: Mahdi Erfani – University of South Carolina

Hydraulics & Waterways

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT

231 - Analyzing Heavily Censored Surface Water Pesticide Concentration Data Using Innovative Statistical Techniques
Room: S 101 D

Author: Aditya Tyagi, PhD, PE (he/him/his) – Jacobs

Co-Author: Charles Holbert

Hydraulics & Waterways

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM CT

415 - Transferability of Data-Driven Models to Enhance the Water Level Prediction in Basins with Scarce Data
Room: S 101 D

Author: Shrouq Abuismail – Lehigh University

Co-Author: Ethan Yang, Ph.D., GISP – Lehigh University

Hydraulics & Waterways

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT

Emerging and Innovative Technologies in Water Treatment and Energy Infrastructure - II
Room: S 103 D

Moderator: Emmanuel U. Nzewi – Prairie View A&M University

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT

583 - Efficiency and Microbial Community Analysis of Domestic Sewage Treatment by Biological Aerated Filter
Room: S 103 D

Author: Li Bin – China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT

80 - Applications of Graphene Sand Composites in Water Treatment
Room: S 103 D

Author: Abdulla Nusair – University of Mississippi

Co-Author: Hunain S. Alkhateb, Civil Engineering, Materials Design – University of Mississippi

Co-Author: Madelyn Barber

Co-Author: Matteo D'Alessio

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CT

448 - Poultry Litter Biochar for Pb(II) adsorption
Room: S 103 D

Author: Yulai Yang

Co-Author: Dong hee Kang – Morgan State University

Co-Author: Kayla Brown

Co-Author: Sam Oludayo Alamu

Co-Author: Seong W. Lee – Morgan State University

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CT

447 - Research on How the Poultry Litter Biochar Production Conditions Affect the Final Yield, and Properties of Biochar
Room: S 103 D

Author: Yulai Yang

Co-Author: Dong hee Kang – Morgan State University

Co-Author: Kayla Brown

Co-Author: Sam Oludayo Alamu

Co-Author: Seong W. Lee – Morgan State University

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT

47 - Performance of Compost-Biochar Amended Soils in the terms of Vegetation, Water Quality, and Hydraulic Properties
Room: S 103 D

Co-Author: Allen P. Davis – University of Maryland

Co-Author: Aydilek Aydilek

Co-Author: Cetin Bora

Author: Sai Thejaswini Pamuru – University of Maryland

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT

Emerging Technologies in Irrigation Water Management
Room: S 101 C

Moderator: Anastasia M. Chirnside, Ph.D, M.ASCE (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware

Irrigation & Drainage

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT

542 - Evaluating Drainage Water Recycling for Crop Production and Water Quality in Iowa
Room: S 101 C

Co-Author: Matthew Helmers

Co-Author: Spencer Pech

Co-Author: Tyler Myer

Author (not presenting): Christopher Hay – Iowa Soybean Association

Irrigation & Drainage

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT

64 - Evaluating Rain-Garden Bands: Filtration Properties and Implications for Urban Water Management
Room: S 101 C

Author: Rostyslav Sipakov, Ph.D. & ENV SP, M.ASCE – CoastalQuant, Inc.

Co-Author: Maryna Kravchenko

Co-Author: Oleksii Tkachenko, M.Sc. – Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

Co-Author: T Tkachenko

Co-Author: Vo Mileikovskyi

Co-Author: Voloshkina Olena

Irrigation & Drainage

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CT

569 - Use of Portable Ultrasonic Flow Meters on Pipelines in Non-Ideal Conditions
Room: S 101 C

Author: Sierra Layous, MS, PE – ITRC Cal Poly

Co-Author: Stuart W. Styles, D.Eng., PE – ITRC Cal Poly

Irrigation & Drainage

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CT

333 - Effects of Recovered Wastewater Nutrients and Sorbents on Corn Growth – Experimental Studies
Room: S 101 C

Author: Veera Gnaneswar Gude

Co-Author: David Brand

Co-Author: Jackson Sauers

Co-Author: KJ.R. Reddy

Irrigation & Drainage

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT

630 - Prediction of Crop Water Stress Index using Machine Learning Algorithms
Room: S 101 C

Author: Likith Muni Narakala – Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (SNIoE)

Co-Author: Aditi Yadav – Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Greater Noida

Co-Author: Gopal Das Singhal – Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Greater Noida

Co-Author: Hitesh Upreti – Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Greater Noida

Irrigation & Drainage

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT

Environmental Permitting, Compliance and Standards
Room: S 102 E

Moderator: Carolyn LaFleur

Environmental

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT

233 - Challenges of Conducting Trend Analysis for Environmental Regulatory Compliance
Room: S 102 E

Author: Aditya Tyagi, PhD, PE (he/him/his) – Jacobs

Environmental

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT

573 - Are Low-Level PFAS Treatment Regulations and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals Compatible?
Room: S 102 E

Author: Marjorie Bedessem, P.E., Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Trihydro Corporation

Co-Author: Mitchell Olson

Co-Author (not attending): Ben McAlexander

Environmental

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CT

568 - Perspectives on Permitting and Environmental Review of Nature-Based Solutions
Room: S 102 E

Author: Marina Howarth – US Army Corps of Engineers

Co-Author (not attending): Jacob Berkowitz

Environmental

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CT

462 - Optimizing Water Quality Monitoring Locations for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s)
Room: S 102 E

Author: A. Debora Piemonti

Co-Author: Bob Baumgartner

Co-Author: Doug Lager

Co-Author: Jamie Hughes – Clean Water Services

Co-Author: Julia Crown – Clean Water Services

Co-Author: Scott Mansell, PhD, PE – Clean Water Services

Environmental

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT

647 - The Case for Sustainable Management of Nanoparticle Use
Room: S 102 E

Author: Lynal Albert – Tarleton State University

Environmental

1:15 PM – 1:55 PM CT

The Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern (AOC) Dredged Material Management Facility (DMMF) – Enabling $450M in Industrial Legacy Contaminated Sediment Cleanup
Room: Ballroom B & C

Author: Bridget S. Henk – Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD)

Local Program

1:55 PM – 2:20 PM CT

Public Engagement for the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern (AOC) Projects: Developing a Consistent Public Engagement Theme for Seemingly Unrelated Projects Spanning Multiple Rivers and Counties
Room: Ballroom B & C

Author: Christina Taddy – Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD)

Local Program

2:20 PM – 2:45 PM CT

Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern (AOC) Restoration Projects: Aquatic Habitat Restoration, Fish Passage, and More
Room: Ballroom B & C

Author: Beth Wentzel (she/her/hers) – Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD)

Local Program

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT

Panel Discussion: Navigating Your Career
Room: S 102 C

Moderator: Alisha Saduova

New Professionals

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT

Navigating Your Career
Room: S 102 C

Panelist: Jason Baguet – Sci-Tek Consultants, Inc.

Panelist: Caroline Smith – Georgia Association of Water Professionals

Panelist: Saki Handa, P.E. – Optimatics, a SUEZ Company

Panelist: Heather Polivka – Awesome People Leaders

New Professionals

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT

River Restoration
Room: S 101 E

Moderator: Kelly M. Kibler, Ph.D. – University of Central Florida

River Restoration (Hydraulics & Waterways)

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT

280 - An Integrated and Multidisciplinary Approach in Fish Passage Barrier Removal and Stream Restoration in Washington State
Room: S 101 E

Author: Henry Hu

Co-Author: Brett Hess – HNTB Corporation

River Restoration (Hydraulics & Waterways)

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT

503 - Environmental Management of In-River Construction: Understudied and Mismanaged?
Room: S 101 E

Author: Gregory Courtice – Applied Ecohydraulics

River Restoration (Hydraulics & Waterways)

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CT

421 - Comparing Stream Network from High-Resolution 3DEP DEM with NHDPlus HR Flowline: A Case Study in a West Tennessee HUC12 Subwatershed
Room: S 101 E

Author: Md Nowfel Mahmud Bhuyian – Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

Co-Author: David Blackwood – West Tennessee River Basin Authority

Co-Author: Kris Gordon

River Restoration (Hydraulics & Waterways)

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CT

229 - Integrating Physics-based Hydrological Model with Deep Neural Network for predicting the River Morphological Parameters
Room: S 101 E

Author: Syed Usama Imtiaz – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

Co-Author: Nasrin Alamdari – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

River Restoration (Hydraulics & Waterways)

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT

Smart Solutions: Harnessing AI for Water Management
Room: S 101 B

Moderator: Jong-Yeop Kim, PhD, PE – Florida Gulf Coast University

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT

244 - Converting Low-Fidelity to High-Fidelity Flood Inundation Map using Super Resolution Techniques
Room: S 101 B

Author: Zeda Yin – Florida International University

Co-Author: Arturo S. Leon (he/him/his) – Florida International University

Co-Author: Linlong Bian – Florida International University

Co-Author: Sumit R. Zanje (he/him/his) – Florida International University

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT

264 - Surface Water Quality Modeling in the Gwynns Falls Watershed, Powder Mills Run Subwatershed using Deep Learning Algorithm
Room: S 101 B

Author: Edward Brown

Co-Author: Dong hee Kang – Morgan State University

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CT

395 - Predicting the Urban Stormwater Drainage Network State Using Graph Neural Networks
Room: S 101 B

Author: Mengru Li – The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Co-Author: Zhongming Lu – Division of Environment and Sustainability, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CT

584 - Physics-informed Deep-learning Model Architecture Design for Time Series Forecasting
Room: S 101 B

Author: Abhiram Mullapudi – Xylem Inc.

Co-Author: Gregory Ewing

Co-Author: Nick Mills

Co-Author: Richard Loeffler

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT

497 - Advanced Tools and Techniques for Setting Stormwater Utility Fee
Room: S 101 B

Author: Pandiyan Kesavan

Author: Vivek Reddy (he/him/his) – Waggoner Engineering

Co-Author: Jejal Reddy Bathi, Aff.M.ASCE – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Co-Author: Mohamed Kacem

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT

Systems Thinking and Decentralized Modeling for Complex Adaptive Systems
Room: S 103 C

Moderator: Chung-Yi Lin (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech

Planning & Management

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT

370 - Modeling Socio-technical Transitions in Water Systems: Applying an Agent-based Model to Simulate Transitions to Dual Systems
Room: S 103 C

Author: Theodore Markham (he/him/his) – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: Emily Z. Berglund, Ph.D. – North Carolina State University

Planning & Management

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT

126 - Using the Multidisciplinary Design Analysis and Optimization Framework for Adaptation Planning and Resilience in the Umatilla River Basin
Room: S 103 C

Author: Sudip Gautam (he/him/his) – Oregon State University

Co-Author: Samuel J. Rivera, Ph.D. – Oregon State University

Co-Author (not attending): Meghna Babbar-Sebens, Ph.D. – Oregon State University

Planning & Management

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CT

37 - Can Incentive Programs for Green Infrastructures be a Win-Win for City and Property Owners?
Room: S 103 C

Author: Qiaochu Sun – Lehigh University

Co-Author: Ethan Yang, Ph.D., GISP – Lehigh University

Co-Author: Shrouq Abuismail – Lehigh University

Planning & Management

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CT

97 - How are Alaska Water Systems Interdependent with Other Infrastructure? A Systematic Literature Review
Room: S 103 C

Author: Haniye Safarpour (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)

Co-Author: Lauryn A. Spearing, Ph.D. – The University of Illinois Chicago

Co-Author: Paiwa Acero – University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)

Planning & Management

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT

248 - Development of a Sociotechnical Network for Green Stormwater Infrastructure Systems
Room: S 103 C

Author: Nicole Roberts

Planning & Management

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT

Trends and Variations in Hydroclimatic Variables: Links to Climate Variability and Change - II
Room: S 103 A

Moderator: Hongyi Li (he/him/his) – University of Houston

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT

188 - Assessing Climate Change's Short - and Long-Term Effects on Meteorological Variables and Their Influence on Runoff and Nutrient Loads in Agricultural Watersheds
Room: S 103 A

Author: Mitra Nasr Azadani – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

Co-Author: Nasrin Alamdari – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT

79 - Unveiling Connections Between Shifting Reservoir Inflows Trend and Climate Variables in West and Southwest United States
Room: S 103 A

Author: Eunsaem Cho

Co-Author: Amir AghaKouchak – University of California Irvine

Co-Author: Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf – Florida State University

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CT

310 - Investigating Temporal and Spatial Long-Term Trends of Precipitation, Temperature, and Atmospheric Pressure over the Conterminous United States (CONUS)
Room: S 103 A

Co-Author: Kasra Naseri

Author (not presenting): Farhad Hassani

Co-Author: Aydin Bakhtar

Co-Author: Mahsa Samadi Darafshani

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Technical Tour: Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Greanseams® Walking and Bus Tour (ticketed event)
Room: Offsite Tour

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM CT

Transition Break

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Advances in Stormwater Management - I
Room: S 103 B

Moderator: Bill Selbig – USGS

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT

459 - Provably Safe Dual-mode Controller for a Stormwater Software Model Using a Linear, Time-invariant System Approximation
Room: S 103 B

Author: Travis A. Dantzer, MSE, MS, EIT – University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Co-Author: Branko Kerkez, Ph.D. – University of Michigan

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CT

368 - A Decision-support Tool to Assess Highway Runoff Impacts in North Carolina
Room: S 103 B

Author: Charles Stillwell (he/him/his) – U.S. Geological Survey

Co-Author (not attending): Andy McDaniel

Co-Author (not attending): Brian Lipscomb

Co-Author (not attending): Greg Granato

Co-Author (not attending): J. Curtis Weaver

Co-Author (not attending): Ryan Mullins

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM CT

397 - Death by Sewer Pipe: Understanding Safety Needs for Infrastructure in a Changing Landscape
Room: S 103 B

Author: Thomas Patrick O'Connor – U S Environmental Protection Agency

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CT

363 - Assessment of the Experimental Rain Garden Infiltration Rate Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques
Room: S 103 B

Author: Sandeep Kumar – National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra

Co-Author: Krishna Kumar Singh – National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Advances in Watershed Modeling and Applications - I
Room: S 102 E

Moderator: Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf – Florida State University

Watershed

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT

619 - Estimating Ecohydrological Changes at the Vinton Furnace State Experimental Forest, Ohio
Room: S 102 E

Author: Ramanitharan Kandiah, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, PH, ENV SP – Central State University

Co-Author: Danao Davis

Watershed

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CT

655 - Urban Hydrologic Modeling using NOAA’s Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor Quantitative Precipitation Estimation Data
Room: S 102 E

Author: Masoud Mahdisoltani – CDM Smith, Inc.

Co-Author (not attending): Lauren Dwyre

Co-Author (not attending): Mitchell Heineman, PE, BC.WRE, BCEE – CDM Smith

Co-Author (not attending): Cindy Huang

Watershed

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM CT

42 - Incorporating Spatial Variabilities of Land Use and Soil Properties in Depression-Controlled Watershed-Scale Hydrologic Modeling
Room: S 102 E

Author: Tiansong Qi (he/him/his) – North Dakota State University

Co-Author: Xuefeng Chu, F.EWRI, A.M.ASCE – North Dakota State University

Watershed

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CT

270 - Numerical Modeling of Flow, Sediment and Nutrients in Upland Watersheds and Downstream Channel Networks
Room: S 102 E

Author: Xiaobo Chao, PhD – University of Mississippi

Co-Author: Luc Rémi Rébillout, Mississippi – National Center For Computational Hydroscience and

Co-Author: Mohammad Al-Hamdan – University of Mississippi

Co-Author: Ronald Bingner

Co-Author: Yaoxin Zhang – University of Mississippi

Watershed

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT

301 - Separating Infiltration and Runoff from Precipitation over Anacostia River Watershed, Maryland
Room: S 102 E

Author: Atieh Hosseinizadeh (she/her/hers) – Morgan State University

Co-Author: Zhuping Sheng, P.E., PH, FASCE (he/him/his) – Morgan State University

Co-Author: Sean Z. Qian, Ph.D. – Carnegie Mellon University

Co-Author: Yi Liu – Morgan State University

Watershed

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT

AI and Generative AI in Water Resources Engineering: A Revolution in Process
Room: S 101 B

Moderator: Lily S. Baldwin (she/her/hers) – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT

95 - Implement AI on Image Processing for Stormwater Control Measures Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-Acquired Imagery
Room: S 101 B

Author: Kayla Brown

Co-Author: Dong hee Kang – Morgan State University

Co-Author: Yulai Yang

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CT

160 - Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change on Harmful Algal Blooms in Coastal Estuaries Integrating Data-Driven and Downscaling Approaches
Room: S 101 B

Author: Zhengxiao Yan – Florida State University

Co-Author: Nasrin Alamdari – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM CT

183 - Coupling Machine Learning with the National Water Model to Account for the Impacts of Water Resources Infrastructure: Improving Streamflow Prediction Skill to Enhance Great Salt Lake Management.
Room: S 101 B

Author: Ryan Johnson – Alabama Water Institute

Co-Author: Md Shahabul Alam (he/him/his) – Alabama Water Institute

Co-Author: Savalan Naser Neisary (he/him/his) – The University of Alabama

Co-Author: Steven J. Burian, P.E – Alabama Water Institute

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT

420 - Advancing Camera-Based Monitoring for Operational Water Resource Applications
Room: S 101 B

Author: Sierra N. Young, PhD (she/her/hers) – Utah State University

Co-Author: Erfan Goharian, Ph.D., EIT, A.M.ASCE – University of South Carolina

Co-Author (not attending): Jeffery Horsburgh

Co-Author (not attending): Mehdi Hatami Goloujeh

Co-Author (not attending): Razin Bin Issa

Co-Author (not attending): Safran Khan

Co-Author (not attending): Sajan Neupane

Co-Author (not attending): Seyed Mohammad Hassan Erfani

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM CT

614 - Maximize the Effectiveness of Existing Wet-Weather Infrastructure through Operational Optimization
Room: S 101 B

Author: Anjulie Cheema – Confluency

Author: Andrew Erikson

Co-Author: Saki Handa, P.E. – Optimatics, a SUEZ Company

Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT

480 - Proposal of a New Flood Season in the Korea under Changing Climate
Room: S 101 E

Author: Jaehwang Lee – Seoul National University

Co-Author: Joohyung Lee – Seoul National University

Co-Author: Young-Oh Kim – Seoul National University

International Issues

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CT

164 - Towards Democratized Flood Risk Management: An Advanced AI Assistant Enabled by GPT-4 for Enhanced Interpretability and Public Engagement
Room: S 101 E

Author (not presenting): Rafaela Martelo (she/her/hers) – Rutgers University

Co-Author: Ruo-Qian Wang – Rutgers University

International Issues

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM CT

588 - Adapting the Water Evaluation and Planning Model for Analyzing Flash Flooding Impacts in Rural El Salvador
Room: S 101 E

Author: John S. Gierke, P.E., M.ASCE – Michigan Technological University

Co-Author: David Yates

Co-Author: Hannah Lukasik

Co-Author: Luke Bowman – Michigan Technological University

Co-Author: Shannon McAvoy

Co-Author: Susanna Toivonen – Michigan Technological University

Co-Author: Vanessa Bailey

International Issues

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CT

13 - Enhancing the Efficacy of Meliorative Systems in Southern Ukraine During Post-War Reconstruction
Room: S 101 E

Author: Rostyslav Sipakov, Ph.D. & ENV SP, M.ASCE – CoastalQuant, Inc.

Co-Author: Daniil Marshall

Co-Author: Olena Zhukova, Ph.D. – Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

Co-Author: Sergey Telyma

Co-Author: T Tkachenko

Co-Author: Voloshkina Olena

International Issues

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT

502 - Defining the US Urban Flood Challenge
Room: S 101 E

Author: Virginia Smith, PhD, A.M.ASCE – Villanova University

Co-Author: Achira Amur

Co-Author: Bridget Wadzuk, Ph.D. – Villanova University

Co-Author: Emma Olson

Co-Author: Eric Devlin

Co-Author: Madeline Scolio

Co-Author: Peleg Kremer

International Issues

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Lake and Reservoir Hydraulics
Room: S 102 D

Moderator: Jie Zeng, Ph.D., P.E. – South Florida Water Management District

Hydraulics & Waterways

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT

298 - Declining Reservoir Storage Capacity in the US – What can Existing Data Tell Us?
Room: S 102 D

Author: Carly Hansen, PhD – Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Co-Author: Ganesh R. Ghimire (he/him/his) – Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Co-Author: Mirko Musa

Hydraulics & Waterways

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CT

602 - Using a Gravel Quarry for Raw Water Storage: A Water Quality Modeling Case Study of the Rock Hill Quarry Reservoir
Room: S 102 D

Author: Adam Witt – Stantec

Co-Author: Dendy Lofton

Co-Author: Vanessa Martinez

Hydraulics & Waterways

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM CT

416 - Potential Liabilities Created by Dam Safety Improvements
Room: S 102 D

Author: George McMahon – Arcadis

Co-Author: Brian Bandy, P.E.

Hydraulics & Waterways

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CT

121 - Assessing Data Gaps on Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Prediction Models using Similarity Analysis Approach
Room: S 102 D

Author: Wiji Astuti

Co-Author: Rao Govindaraju

Hydraulics & Waterways

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Levee and Dam Breach Modeling
Room: S 102 A

Moderator: Brian M. Hall, P.E. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Hydraulics & Waterways

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT

350 - Laboratory Investigation on the Breaching of Biopolymer-Treated Dams and Embankments
Room: S 102 A

Author: Matthew J. Czapiga (he/him/his) – University of South Carolina

Co-Author: Edwin Kotey

Co-Author: Enrica Viparelli – University of South Carolina

Co-Author: Ezzat Y. Elalfy (he/him/his) – University of South Carolina

Co-Author: M. Hanif Chaudhry

Co-Author: Oru-Ntui Nkiri

Hydraulics & Waterways

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CT

352 - Comparison Between TELEMAC-2D/SISYPHE and a Slumping Failure Model to Simulate Breaching of Earthen Embankments
Room: S 102 A

Author: Mohamed R. Torkomany (he/him/his) – University of South Carolina

Co-Author: Ezzat Y. Elalfy (he/him/his) – University of South Carolina

Co-Author: Jasim Imran – University of South Carolina

Co-Author: M. Hanif Chaudhry

Hydraulics & Waterways

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM CT

353 - Modeling Planar Breaching of Biopolymer Treated Earthen Dams Caused by Overtopping
Room: S 102 A

Author: Ezzat Y. Elalfy (he/him/his) – University of South Carolina

Co-Author: Edwin Kotey

Co-Author: Enrica Viparelli – University of South Carolina

Co-Author: M. Hanif Chaudhry

Co-Author: Matthew J. Czapiga (he/him/his) – University of South Carolina

Hydraulics & Waterways

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CT

487 - 1D Hydrodynamic Modeling performance evaluation of MIKE Hydro and HEC-RAS
Room: S 102 A

Author: FNU Komal – National Institute of Technology

Co-Author: Krishna Kumar

Hydraulics & Waterways

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT

MMSD’s Green Storm Water Infrastructure Implementation Goals and How Implementation has Benefited from a Public Private Partnership (P3)
Room: Ballroom B & C

Author: Bre Plier – Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD)

Local Program

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT

MMSD Climate Resilient Watersheds Metrics Tracking Program
Room: Ballroom B & C

Author: Bre Plier – Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD)

Author: Megan R. Bender, PE, CFM (she/her/hers) – Geosyntec

Local Program

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Menomonee River Flood Management
Room: Ballroom B & C

Author: Mark Mittag, P.E., CFM – Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD)

Local Program

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Managing Water Quality in Distribution Systems
Room: S 101 D

Moderator: Jonathan B. Burkhardt – US Environmental Protection Agency

Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT

116 - State Estimation-Based Placement of Water Quality Sensors in Water Distribution Systems
Room: S 101 D

Author: Mohammadreza Moeini – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Ahmed A. Abokifa, PhD – University of Illinois Chicago

Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CT

197 - Reducing Information Overlap in Sampling Locations during a Contamination Event in Real-Size Networks
Room: S 101 D

Author: Camilo Salcedo (he/him/his) – The University of Arizona

Co-Author: Dominic L. Boccelli – The University of Arizona

Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM CT

55 - On Placement of Water Quality Sensors for Nonlinear Multi-Species Models in Drinking Networks
Room: S 101 D

Author: Ahmad F. Taha, PhD – Vanderbilt University

Co-Author: Mohamad Kazma

Co-Author: Salma M. Elsherif (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University

Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CT

344 - Residual Chlorine and Trihalometanes Analysis in Optimal Desings for Minimum Cost Potable Water Distribution Systems
Room: S 101 D

Author: Juan Saldarriaga, M.Sc. (he/him/his) – Universidad de los Andes

Co-Author: Daniel Álvarez

Co-Author: Laura Gonzalez, MSc (she/her/hers) – Universidad de los Andes

Co-Author: María González

Co-Author: Sergio Serrano Diaz

Co-Author: Valeria Rodríguez

Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT

147 - Robust Booster Disinfection Scheduling Using Non-uniform Mixing Water Quality Models
Room: S 101 D

Author: Sriman Pankaj Boindala – KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Co-Author: Reza Yousefian

Co-Author: Sophie Duchesne – INRS

Co-Author: Robles Juliana

Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Nature-Based Solutions in Detail
Room: Ballroom B

Author: Troy M. Dorman, M.ASCE – Halff

Author: Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, CFM – City of Huntsville, Texas

Author: Karen Cuff Kabbes, P.E., ENV SP, D.WRE, F.ASCE – Kabbes Engineering, Inc. (KEI)

New Professionals

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Resilience in Sustainability
Room: S 101 C

Moderator: Allisa Hastie – Stanford University

Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT

266 - Jointly on Stormwater Pipe Joints
Room: S 101 C

Author: Jake Brunoehler, P.E., M.ASCE – Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS)

Co-Author: Cate Thompson

Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CT

401 - Exploring Three-Dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling for Microclimatic Wind and Urban Thermal Environment: A Case Study of the Miami Design District in Miami, Florida
Room: S 101 C

Author: Arturo S. Leon (he/him/his) – Florida International University

Co-Author: Ali Ebrahimian, PhD, A.M.ASCE – Florida International University

Co-Author: Ben Kirtman

Co-Author: Harshin Kamal Asok

Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM CT

148 - Extreme Weather in South Korean Urban Areas: An Analysis of Environmental Data and Filter Media Resilience
Room: S 101 C

Author: Miguel Enrico Robles – Kongju National University

Co-Author (not attending): Chiny Vispo – Kongju National University

Co-Author (not attending): Franz Kevin Geronimo – Kongju National University

Co-Author: Lee-Hyung Kim, Ph.D – Kongju National University

Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CT

107 - Deep Residential Building Efficiency as a Resilience Strategy
Room: S 101 C

Author: Emily Grubert (she/her/hers) – University of Notre Dame

Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT

646 - Sustainable Employment of MICP for Engineering Applications - Current Trends and Future Perspectives
Room: S 101 C

Author: Lynal Albert – Tarleton State University

Co-Author: Fei Wang

Co-Author: Tanna Morquecho

Co-Author: Trevor Pierce

Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Social Equity in Water and Environmental Infrastructure Systems - I
Room: S 102 C

Moderator: Diana M. Byrne, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – University of Kentucky

Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT

113 - Impact of Water and Sanitation Access on Quality-of-life Outcomes in Informal Settlements
Room: S 102 C

Author: Hassaan Furqan Khan – Tufts University

Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CT

516 - Incorporating Household-level Susceptibilities and Capacities in Flood Risk Assessment
Room: S 102 C

Author: Haley Selsor – Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, UGA

Co-Author: Brian Bledsoe, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, University of Georgia

Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM CT

342 - In Our Own Backyards: Assessing Septic Failures in the Rural South Through Community Engaged Research
Room: S 102 C

Author: Allisa Hastie – Stanford University

Co-Author (not attending): Brandon Hunter

Author (not presenting): Khalid K. Osman, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University

Co-Author (not attending): Lorelay Mendoza Grijalva

Co-Author (not attending): William Tarpeh

Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CT

366 - Urban Rainfall Flood Risk Equity in Southeast Michigan
Room: S 102 C

Author: Jessica Alger – Michigan Technological University

Co-Author: David W. Watkins, Jr., Ph.D., P.E. – Michigan Technological University

Co-Author: Mary Ellen Miller, PhD – Michigan Tech Research Institute

Co-Author: Michael Battaglia – Michigan Tech Research Institute

Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Stormwater Management in MS4 Communities
Room: S 103 D

Moderator: Lauren McPhillips, Ph.D. – Penn State University

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT

166 - City of Duluth Stormwater Management Plan
Room: S 103 D

Author: Angly Ulschmid, P.E., M.ASCE – SEH, Inc.

Co-Author (not attending): Jeremy Walgrave

Co-Author (not attending): Mark Christenson

Co-Author (not attending): Rose Kopecky

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CT

305 - DC’s Stormwater Decade: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Room: S 103 D

Author: Travis Ostrom

Co-Author: Greg Hoffmann

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM CT

282 - From Management Program to Meaningful Projects – How Pasadena Created an Implementable Pathway to Progress Towards MS4 Compliance
Room: S 103 D

Author: Brianna Datti – Craftwater Engineering Inc.

Co-Author: Dawn Petschauer – City of Pasadena

Co-Author: Merrill Taylor

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CT

515 - The Financial Face of Clean Water: Phase I MS4 Municipality's Stormwater Utility Experience in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Room: S 103 D

Author: Adriélli Bonfanti Pagnoncelli (she/her/hers) – Morgan State University

Co-Author: James G. Hunter, Jr. – Morgan State University

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT

106 - Understanding and Managing Impacts of Solar Farms on Landscape Hydrology: Insights from Field Monitoring in Central Pennsylvania
Room: S 103 D

Author: Lauren McPhillips, PhD – Penn State University

Co-Author: Cibin Raj

Co-Author: Rouhangiz Yavari, S.M.ASCE – Penn State University

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Trends and Variations in Hydroclimatic Variables: Links to Climate Variability and Change - III
Room: S 103 A

Moderator: Hongyi Li (he/him/his) – University of Houston

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT

618 - An Assessment of Precipitation Trends at the St. Louis Lambert Airport and Columbia, Missouri Climatological Stations
Room: S 103 A

Author: Thomas Juen

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CT

204 - Extending Monthly Flow Back to 1872 for the Watersheds in the Central Valley of California and Assessing Historical Change and Variability Using Seasonal Decomposition and Regression
Room: S 103 A

Author: Yuchuan Lai

Co-Author: Paul Hutton

Co-Author: Sujoy Roy

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM CT

549 - Modeling the Impacts of Hydroclimatic Variability on Floods Using Regional Shifts in Peak Streamflow Seasonality
Room: S 103 A

Author: Nancy A. Barth – U.S. Geological Survey

Co-Author: Padraic O'Shea

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

3:45 PM – 4:15 PM CT

869 - Predicting Harmful Algal Blooms in Freshwater Lakes across FL: A Remote Sensing Approach to Water Quality and Cyanobacteria Analysis
Room: S 103 A

Author: Zhengxiao Yan – Florida State University

Co-Author: Nasrin Alamdari – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Urban Flood Simulation - II
Room: S 102 B

Moderator: Rollin H. Hotchkiss, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE – Brigham Young University

Hydraulics & Waterways

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT

315 - Sensitivity of Flood Inundation Mapping to DEM Resolution and Urban Features in the Amite River Basin
Room: S 102 B

Author: Reza Saleh Alipour

Co-Author: Junho Song

Co-Author: Steven J. Burian, PE – Alabama Water Institute

Hydraulics & Waterways

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CT

66 - Unravelling the Complexities of Urban Flooding Amidst Drainage Surcharge: Insights from Experimental Research
Room: S 102 B

Author: Radhakrishnan Reshma (she/her/hers) – Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Co-Author: Soumendra Nath Kuiry (he/him/his) – Indian Institute of Technology Madras (Tamil Nadu, India)

Hydraulics & Waterways

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM CT

163 - Urban Flooding Patterns: An Experimental Investigation of Flow Dynamics and Implications
Room: S 102 B

Author: Radhakrishnan Reshma (she/her/hers) – Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Co-Author: Soumendra Nath Kuiry (he/him/his) – Indian Institute of Technology Madras (Tamil Nadu, India)

Hydraulics & Waterways

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CT

242 - Accumulation of Woody Debris at Urban and Suburban Stream Crossings: Consequences for Flash Flood Risks
Room: S 102 B

Author: Qizhong (George) Guo, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE – Rutgers University

Hydraulics & Waterways

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT

488 - Comparison of Urban Flood susceptibility Maps of MIKE+ and AHP with GIS Integration: A Case Study of Rohtak City, India
Room: S 102 B

Author: Divyanshi Pandey (she/her/hers) – National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra

Co-Author: Krishna Kumar Singh – National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Hydraulics & Waterways

3:00 PM – 4:45 PM CT

Water Demand Management Strategies in the Digital Era
Room: S 103 C

Moderator: Jorge Pesantez – California State University, Fresno

Planning & Management

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT

439 - Deep Learning for Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Future Water Demand at the University of British Columbia
Room: S 103 C

Author: Sabrina Draude (she/her/hers) – The University of British Columbia

Co-Author: Barbara Lence, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of British Columbia

Planning & Management

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CT

322 - Predicting Future Water Demand Using Machine Learning Models with Water, Energy, Climate, and Social Features
Room: S 103 C

Author: Sangmin Shin – Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Co-Author: Amrit B. Ghimire (he/him/his) – Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Co-Author: Binod Ale

Co-Author: Kriti Acharya

Planning & Management

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM CT

433 - Analysis of Urban Water Usage for Small and Mid-sized Cities in the CONUS
Room: S 103 C

Author: Hari Dave (he/him/his) – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Co-Author: Jacob Futrell

Co-Author (not attending): Ximing Cai – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Planning & Management

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CT

507 - Designing and Deploying Internet-of-things Enabled Water Diaries to Observe Personal End Uses
Room: S 103 C

Author: Brent Vizanko – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: Cade Karrenberg (they/them/theirs) – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: Elias Zauscher (he/him/his) – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: Emily Z. Berglund, Ph.D. – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: Kingston Armstrong

Planning & Management

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT

452 - Unlocking Water Demand Patterns and Outdoor Consumption Insights for Targeted Conservation Strategies
Room: S 103 C

Author: Jorge Pesantez – California State University, Fresno

Co-Author: Angela Maldonado Alfaro

Co-Author: Ashlynn S. Stillwell, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Co-Author: Shivani Ramesh

Planning & Management

3:00 PM – 6:15 PM CT

Two-Dimensional Modeling of Structures for Detailed Hydraulic and Sediment Transport Analyses
Room: Ballroom A

Author: Scott Hogan – FHWA Resource Center

Co-Author: Alan Zundel

Co-Author: Yong G. Lai, PhD – US Bureau of Reclamation

Technical Workshop

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM CT

Transition Break

4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT

Advances in Stormwater Management - II
Room: S 103 B

Moderator: Vaikko Allen – Contech Engineered Solutions

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT

29 - Identify Potential BMP Tools to Reduce Bacteria Loading Caused by On-site Sewage Facilities (OSSFs) in the Lower Neches River Watershed
Room: S 103 B

Author: Qin Qian (she/her/hers) – Lamar University

Co-Author: Anish Jantrania

Co-Author: Jian Fang

Co-Author: Thinesh Selvaratnam (he/him/his) – Lamar University

Co-Author: Yu Zhang – U of Texas at Arlington

Co-Author (not attending): Gabriele Bonaiti

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM CT

314 - Influence of Historic and Current Land Use Practices on PCB Contamination of Soils and Stormwater Sediments in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Room: S 103 B

Author: Yongcheng Cao (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland, College Park

Co-Author: Allen P. Davis – University of Maryland

Co-Author: Birthe Kjellerup – University of Maryland

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

5:15 PM – 5:30 PM CT

285 - Sediment Removal and Recovery in Fabric Wrapped Chamber Pretreatment Systems
Room: S 103 B

Author: Vaikko Allen – Contech Engineered Solutions

Co-Author: Craig Fairbaugh, A.M. ASCE (he/him/his) – Contech Engineered Solutions

Co-Author: Lindsey Blaire

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM CT

302 - Impervious Cover Characterization in Urban Watersheds: Effects of Spatial Data Resolution and Availability
Room: S 103 B

Author: Aida Yahyavi Rahimi (she/her/hers) – Florida International University

Co-Author: Ali Ebrahimian, PhD, A.M.ASCE – Florida International University

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

5:45 PM – 6:00 PM CT

105 - Evaluation of Infiltration Rate Changes with Age in Stormwater Infiltration Basins
Room: S 103 B

Author: Eimienwanlan Ibhagui

Co-Author: Anthony Parolari – Marquette University

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT

Advances in Watershed Modeling and Applications - II
Room: S 101 D

Moderator: Xiaobo Chao, Ph.D. – University of Mississippi

Watershed

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT

297 - Harmful Algal Blooms in Bay-Estuary Systems Under Future Climate: The Case of Apalachicola Bay, Florida
Room: S 101 D

Author: Sumon Hossain Rabby (he/him/his) – Florida State University

Co-Author: Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf – Florida State University

Co-Author: Jason Garwood

Co-Author: Ming Ye – Florida State University

Co-Author: Xiuming Sun

Co-Author: Samiul Kaiser

Watershed

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM CT

403 - Evaluating a Conceptual Hydrological Model Using Machine Learning Based Limits-of-Acceptability and Hydrological Signatures
Room: S 101 D

Author: Abhinav Gupta

Co-Author: Mohamed M. Hantush, Ph.D. – U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development

Co-Author: Rao Govindaraju

Watershed

5:15 PM – 5:30 PM CT

267 - Land Cover Change Impacts on Hydrology and Water Quality of the Southeast United States
Room: S 101 D

Author: Anjali Kumari

Co-Author: Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf – Florida State University

Co-Author: Leila Rahimi

Watershed

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM CT

560 - A New Hydrologic Connectivity-based Index for Peak-flow Prediction in Ungauged Urban Basins
Room: S 101 D

Author: Francesco Dell'Aira, MSc – University of Memphis

Co-Author: Claudio I. Meier – University of Memphis

Watershed

5:45 PM – 6:00 PM CT

430 - Assimilating Remote Sensed Data in a Physically Based Models to Determine Salinity in the Vadose Zone of a Pecan Orchard
Room: S 101 D

Author: Saman Ebrahimi

Co-Author: Mahdis Khorram

Co-Author: Saurav Kumar

Watershed

4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT

Comprehensive Stormwater Monitoring
Room: S 101 E

Moderator: Chris Olson, Ph.D., P.E. – Wright Water Engineers

Moderator: Stacy Wilson – Wright Water Engineers, Inc.

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT

104 - Designing a Comprehensive Monitoring Plan of the Long-term Performance of Various Types of Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Southeast Florida
Room: S 101 E

Author: Lesmes A. M. Jerez

Co-Author: Ali Ebrahimian, PhD, A.M.ASCE – Florida International University

Co-Author: Arturo S. Leon (he/him/his) – Florida International University

Co-Author: Harshin Kamal Asok

Co-Author: Leonard Scinto

Co-Author: Prince Mahmood

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM CT

610 - Performance Monitoring of Roadside Green Infrastructure: The Different Stories that Alternate Metrics Tell
Room: S 101 E

Author: Charles Burgis – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Co-Author: Derek Henderson

Co-Author: Gail Hayes

Co-Author: James Smith

Co-Author: Wuhuan Zhang, Ph.D. candidate – University of Virginia

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

5:15 PM – 5:30 PM CT

262 - Remediation of Urban Stormwater using Best Management Practices and Low-Impact Development Green Infrastructures
Room: S 101 E

Author: Edward Brown

Co-Author: Dong hee Kang – Morgan State University

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM CT

25 - Monitoring the Hydrologic Performance and Stormwater Storage of Urban Prairies
Room: S 101 E

Author: Colleen O'Brien (she/her/hers) – Northwestern University

Co-Author: Aaron Packman

Co-Author: Emilie Pfeiffer

Co-Author: Jennifer Jenkins

Co-Author: Jordan Gurneau

Co-Author: Karl Gnaedinger

Co-Author: Liliana Hernandez Gonzalez

Co-Author: Martha Lopez-Salazar

Co-Author: Shane Tripp

Co-Author: Vivien Rivera

Co-Author: William Miller

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

5:45 PM – 6:00 PM CT

521 - Monitoring the Effectiveness of Receiving Pervious Areas and Implications for Future Design, Construction and Evaluation
Room: S 101 E

Author: Chris Olson, PhD, P.E. – Wright Water Engineers

Co-Author: Jane Clary

Co-Author: Stacy Wilson – Wright Water Engineers, Inc.

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT

Environmental Health and Water Quality
Room: S 102 E

Moderator: Carolyn LaFleur

Environmental

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT

571 - Developing a Comprehensive Water Quality Master Plan: A Teton County, Wyoming, Case Study
Room: S 102 E

Author: Marjorie Bedessem, P.E., Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Trihydro Corporation

Co-Author: Chris Colligan

Co-Author: Travis Evans, P.E.

Environmental

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM CT

327 - Critical Evaluation of Environmental Factors Influencing the Microbial Bioremediation of Hydrocarbons in the Arctic Region
Room: S 102 E

Author: Kyla N. Rollo (she/her/hers) – Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Rowan University

Co-Author: Jagadish Torlapati (he/him/his) – Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Rowan University

Co-Author: Shaini Aluthgun Hewage (she/her/hers) – Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems, Rowan University

Environmental

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM CT

536 - Trends in Microplastic Methodologies from Database of Environmental Microplastic Observations (DEMO)
Room: S 102 E

Author: Julianne Chan (she/her/hers) – Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Rutgers University

Co-Author: Danielle Antoine

Co-Author: Fabian Amurrio

Co-Author: Georgia Arbuckle-Keil

Co-Author: Lilia Ochoa

Co-Author: Nicole Fahrenfeld

Co-Author: Nityharini Suresh

Environmental

5:45 PM – 6:00 PM CT

398 - Selective Recovery and Recycling of Lithium from Produced Water Bakken Oilfield in North Dakota
Room: S 102 E

Author: Mousa Almousa

Co-Author: Tomomewo Olusegun

Co-Author: Yeo Howe Lim, Ph.D., M.ASCE – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of North Dakota

Environmental

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT

22 - Flood Risk Assessment Using Flood Risk Map and Grid Based Data
Room: S 102 B

Author: Taewoo Lee, Master (he/him/his) – Department of Civil Engineering/Inha university

Co-Author: Hung Soo Kim, PhD (he/him/his) – Depart of Civil Engineering/Inha university

Co-Author: Kyunghun Kim, Master – Department of Civil Engineering/Inha university

Co-Author: Won-joon Wang, Ph.D – Center for Hydrology and Ecology/Inha university

Co-Author: Yujin Kang, Master – Department of Civil Engineering/Inha university

International Issues

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM CT

153 - Identifying Teleconnections for the Precipitation of Karachi, Pakistan
Room: S 102 B

Author: Katherine Schlef – Western New England University

Co-Author: Hassaan Furqan Khan – Tufts University

International Issues

5:15 PM – 5:30 PM CT

441 - An Improved Bayesian Model for Dam Break Risk Assessment
Room: S 102 B

Author: Mauricio Dziedzic

Co-Author: Reza Ghanatian

International Issues

4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT

Going Green: Innovations in Sustainable Water Infrastructure
Room: S 101 B

Moderator: Kaitlin Vacca, Ph.D., PE, LEED AP – Brown and Caldwell

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT

652 - City and County of Honolulu New Gray and Green Infrastructure Details and Specifications
Room: S 101 B

Author: Jay Stone, P.E., BCEE, CFM, CPESC, CPSWQ, LEED AP – Bowers + Kubota Consulting

Co-Author: Kristen Yoshida

Co-Author: Mike Nishimura

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM CT

410 - Air Entrainment in Dropshaft on Air-Water Interactions along Transportation Tunnel
Room: S 101 B

Author (not presenting): Nian Ye (he/him/his) – Zhejiang University

Co-Author: Chenhao Yang – Zhejiang University

Co-Author: Yiyi Ma

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

5:15 PM – 5:30 PM CT

609 - Denver's Pluvial Predicament: A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Publicly-Reported Street Flooding
Room: S 101 B

Author: Stacie DeSousa (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado - Boulder

Co-Author: Aditi Bhaskar

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM CT

190 - Drivers of Water Level Fluctuations in Stormwater Detention Ponds and their Relation to Ecosystem Services
Room: S 101 B

Author: Hannah Curtis (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Co-Author: Steven Loheide III

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT

Groundwater Management and Modeling
Room: S 103 D

Moderator: Xiaolong Geng

Groundwater Symposium

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT

53 - Groundwater Potential Assessment and Sustainable Management Approaches and Strategies in Ethiopia, Africa
Room: S 103 D

Author: Ebissa Gadissa Kedir, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – Wayne State University

Co-Author: Carol J. Miller, P.E. – Wayne State University

Groundwater Symposium

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM CT

56 - Utilizing Public-Domain Models and Datasets for Resolving Interstate Groundwater Disputes: A Mississippi v. Tennessee Case Study
Room: S 103 D

Author: Nimisha Wasankar (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama

Co-Author (not attending): Frank T.-C Tsai, Ph.D. – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: Rafin Hasan

Co-Author: T. Prabhakar Clement

Groundwater Symposium

5:15 PM – 5:30 PM CT

653 - Evaluating Risk to Infrastructures as a Result of Groundwater Extraction
Room: S 103 D

Author: Hillol Guha – Bechtel Corporation

Groundwater Symposium

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM CT

86 - An Empirical Framework for Calculating Recharge within the Contiguous United States
Room: S 103 D

Author: Fatemeh Saedi

Co-Author: Mukesh Kumar

Co-Author: T. Prabhakar Clement

Groundwater Symposium

5:45 PM – 6:00 PM CT

256 - Approaches for Fostering Resilience, Sustainability, and Equity in the Mississippi River Basin
Room: S 103 D

Author: Qizhong (George) Guo, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE – Rutgers University

Groundwater Symposium

4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT

Hydro-Climate Prediction for Effective Management of Water Resources
Room: S 103 C

Moderator: Paul Block, Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Planning & Management

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT

45 - Hydroclimatic Forecasting to inform Anticipatory Action for Dengue Burden in Colombia
Room: S 103 C

Author: Max R. Beal – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Co-Author: Jorge Osorio

Co-Author: Juan Pablo Hernandez-Ortiz

Co-Author: Karl Ciuoderis

Co-Author: Paul Block, PhD University of Colorado-Bolder – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Planning & Management

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM CT

426 - Leveraging Season-ahead Forecasts of Lake Water Quality to Predict Fish Stress and Vulnerability
Room: S 103 C

Author: Emma Blackford

Co-Author: Paul Block, PhD University of Colorado-Bolder – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Planning & Management

5:15 PM – 5:30 PM CT

510 - Climate Conditioned Season Ahead Streamflow Forecast Development for the Upper Colorado River Basin
Room: S 103 C

Author: Kaitlynn Hietpas – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Co-Author: Paul Block, PhD University of Colorado-Bolder – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Planning & Management

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM CT

589 - Can We Better Balance the Drought Risk and Flood Risk Tradeoff By Climate-informed Reservoir Operation?
Room: S 103 C

Author: Chandramauli Awasthi, M.Tech. – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: Jessica Levey – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: Sankar Arumugam (he/him/his) – North Carolina State University

Planning & Management

5:45 PM – 6:00 PM CT

592 - Connecting Early-Actions with Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Forecasts to Advance Hydrologic Disaster Preparedness
Room: S 103 C

Author: Kylie Southard – University of Wisconsin-Madison: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Co-Author: Benjamin Zaitchik, PhD, Yale University – John Hopkins University

Co-Author: Paul Block, PhD University of Colorado-Bolder – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Planning & Management

4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT

Hydroclimatology of Droughts: Past, Present, Future
Room: S 102 D

Moderator: M. Levent Kavvas – University of California, Davis

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT

48 - Synoptic Scale Controls on Warm Season Precipitation Deficit in the US Northern Rockies: A Driver of Recent Wildfire Activities
Room: S 102 D

Author: Yusuke Hiraga

Co-Author: M. Levent Kavvas – University of California, Davis

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM CT

172 - A Comprehensive Study of Multi-Year Hydrological Droughts in the Great Salt Lake Basin
Room: S 102 D

Author: Savalan Naser Neisary (he/him/his) – The University of Alabama

Co-Author: Md Shahabul Alam (he/him/his) – Alabama Water Institute

Co-Author: Ryan Johnson – Alabama Water Institute

Co-Author: Steven J. Burian, P.E – Alabama Water Institute

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

5:15 PM – 5:30 PM CT

72 - Using GCMs to Project Long-Term Rainfall Deficits
Room: S 102 D

Author: Amara Regehr

Co-Author: Kirk Westphal

Co-Author: Mark Maimone, Ph.D., P.E., DWRE, BCEE – CDM Smith

Co-Author: Sebastian Malter – CDM Smith

Co-Author: Timothy Adams, PE – CDM Smith

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM CT

354 - Extent to Which Climate Teleconnection Patterns Modulate Streamflow in South Carolina
Room: S 102 D

Author: C. Prakash Khedun – Clemson University

2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)

4:45 PM – 5:15 PM CT

Flood Management and Rehabilitation of the Kinnickinnic River
Room: Ballroom B & C

Author: Patrick Elliott (he/him/his) – Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD)

Local Program

5:15 PM – 5:45 PM CT

Milwaukee Riverkeeper: Championing Community Engagement to Protect and Improve Milwaukee Area Waterways
Room: Ballroom B & C

Author: Cheryl Nenn (she/her/hers) – Milwaukee Riverkeeper

Local Program

5:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT

195 - Integrated Stream Restoration, Floodplain, and Regional Park Improvements in Milwaukee
Room: Ballroom B & C

Author: Peter Shedivy – HNTB

Co-Author: Patrick Elliott (he/him/his) – Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD)

Local Program

4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT

Modeling Flow in Sewer Networks
Room: Ballroom B

Moderator: Daniel B. Wright, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT

551 - Progress in Development of the SWMM5+ Hydraulic Model
Room: Ballroom B

Author: Ben R. Hodges – University of Texas at Austin

Co-Author: Sazzad Sharior – University of Texas at Austin

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM CT

320 - Rainfall Spatiotemporal Variability Effects on Adverse Flow Conditions in Urban Stormwater Systems: A Case Study of the Richmond Tunnel in San Francisco, California
Room: Ballroom B

Author: Yichen Tao (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Co-Author: Abdulmuttalib Lokhandwala – The University of Texas at Austin

Co-Author: Ben R. Hodges – University of Texas at Austin

Co-Author: Daniel B. Wright, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Co-Author: Jose G. Vasconcelos, PhD, M.ASCE – Auburn University

Co-Author: Vitor Gustavo Geller

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

5:15 PM – 5:30 PM CT

383 - Proxy Methods for Quantifying Geyser Potential in Stormwater Networks
Room: Ballroom B

Author: Abdulmuttalib Lokhandwala – The University of Texas at Austin

Co-Author: Ben R. Hodges – University of Texas at Austin

Co-Author: Daniel B. Wright, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Co-Author: Jose G. Vasconcelos, PhD, M.ASCE – Auburn University

Co-Author: Vitor Gustavo Geller

Co-Author: Yichen Tao (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM CT

608 - An Equivalent Orifice for Short Conduits in SWMM
Room: Ballroom B

Co-Author: Ben R. Hodges – University of Texas at Austin

Co-Author: Abdulmuttalib Lokhandwala – The University of Texas at Austin

Co-Author: Sazzad Sharior – University of Texas at Austin

Author (not presenting): Adithya Pazhoor Abraham

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT

Renewables and Water
Room: S 103 A

Moderator: S. Rao Chitikela – RC-WEE Solutions LLC (USA)

Renewables and Secured Water Infrastructure

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT

579 - Increasing Biocrude Yield of Food Waste HTL via Combined Feedstocks
Room: S 103 A

Author: Madalyn Nesheim (she/they) – Mercer University

Co-Author: Leila Kelly (she/her/hers)

Co-Author (not attending): Sarah Bauer, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Mercer University

Co-Author (not attending): Ankit Singh, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – University of Maine

Co-Author (not attending): Sara Engels (she/her/hers) – Mercer University

Renewables and Secured Water Infrastructure

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM CT

102 - Microbial Community Structures in Anaerobic Digesters Reveal Potentially Differing Waste Conversion Pathways
Room: S 103 A

Author: Heidi L. Gough, PE, PhD – University of Washington

Co-Author: Abigail Kargol – University of Washington

Co-Author: Bed Mani Dahal

Co-Author: Benjamin Therrien

Co-Author: David A.C. Beck

Co-Author: Michael Marsolek

Renewables and Secured Water Infrastructure

5:15 PM – 5:30 PM CT

133 - Environmental Co-design: Reconfigurable Hydrokinetic Turbine Arrays for Sustainable Energy in the Lower Mississippi Region
Room: S 103 A

Author: Eshwanth Asok

Co-Author: Ruo-Qian Wang – Rutgers University

Renewables and Secured Water Infrastructure

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM CT

273 - Imagining a More Resilient and Sustainable Integrated Water Supply System at the United States Air Force Academy
Room: S 103 A

Author: Kayla Ranney – HDR

Co-Author (not attending): Kirk Weiss – USAFA

Co-Author (not attending): Steve Carr – Colorado Springs Utilities

Co-Author (not attending): William Landin – HDR

Renewables and Secured Water Infrastructure

4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT

Social Equity in Water and Environmental Infrastructure Systems - II
Room: S 102 C

Moderator: Allisa Hastie – Stanford University

Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT

180 - Defining Equity and Resilience for Drinking Water Distribution Systems
Room: S 102 C

Author: Edward F. Peltier, PhD – University of Kansas

Co-Author: Amresh Selukka Nagarajan

Co-Author: Emma Russin

Co-Author: Justin M. Hutchison, PhD – University of Kansas

Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM CT

174 - Holistic Assessment of Social, Environmental and Economic Impacts of Pipe Breaks: A Case study of Vancouver
Room: S 102 C

Author: Rebecca Dziedzic – Concordia University

Co-Author: Armine Sinaei

Co-Author (not attending): Enrico Creaco – University of Pavia

Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)

5:15 PM – 5:30 PM CT

348 - Operating Water Distribution Systems for Equitable Access to Clean Water
Room: S 102 C

Author: Brent Vizanko – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Co-Author: Emily Z. Berglund, Ph.D. – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: Sriman Pankaj Boindala – KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

Co-Author: Tomer Shmaya (he/him/his) – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM CT

529 - An Agent-based Modelling Approach to Assess the Socio-economic and Social Equity Impacts of Dynamic Pricing in Residential Water Management
Room: S 102 C

Author: Cade Karrenberg (they/them/theirs) – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: Emily Z. Berglund, Ph.D. – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: Eric C. Edwards, Ph.D. – North Carolina State University

Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)

5:45 PM – 6:00 PM CT

419 - Operationalizing Equity in Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) Planning – Case Study of the Buffalo Sewer Authority
Room: S 102 C

Author: Nadia Mugisha, PE, PMP, CDT – Arcadis of New York, Inc.

Co-Author: Karyn Riley

Co-Author: Kristina Macro

Co-Author: Rosaleen Brigid Nogle, MS, MA, MDiv, PE, BCEE, CPESC, CPSWM, CPSWQ, CPMSM, ENV SP, PMP – Buffalo Sewer Authority

Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)

4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT

Stormwater Treatment at the Watershed Scale
Room: Ballroom B

Moderator: Jon Hathaway – University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT

243 - Critical Conditions and Planning Outcomes at the Watershed Scale: SCMs for Single Events, Single Years, and Beyond
Room: Ballroom B

Author: Thom Epps – Craftwater Engineering, Inc.

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM CT

538 - Hydrologic Partitioning in Urban Watersheds Using Microbial Community Fingerprints
Room: Ballroom B

Author: Jon Hathaway – University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Co-Author: Victoria Rexhausen

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

5:15 PM – 5:30 PM CT

645 - Does Improved Site Scale Modeling of Bioretention Translate to Better Estimating Watershed Scale Benefits?
Room: Ballroom B

Author: Jon Hathaway – University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Co-Author: Ghada Diab

Co-Author (not attending): Ryan J. Winston, PhD, P.E. – Ohio State University

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM CT

258 - Optimization of LID in a Chicago Catchment using EPA- SWMM
Room: Ballroom B

Author: Riley Blasiak (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Co-Author: Ashlynn S. Stillwell, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Co-Author: Marcelo Garcia

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

5:45 PM – 6:00 PM CT

389 - Reducing Nutrients in Urban Stormwater through Municipal Leaf Collection: Understanding the Importance of Technology Versus Frequency
Room: Ballroom B

Author: Bill Selbig – USGS

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

6:00 PM – 6:15 PM CT

110 - Hydraulic Effect on Entrainment and Transport Mechanisms of Particulate Phosphorus in Stormwater Treatment Areas Dominated by Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Room: Ballroom B

Author: Lesmes A. M. Jerez

Co-Author: David Fugate

Co-Author: Leonard Scinto

Co-Author: Serge Thomas

Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)

4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT

Turbulent Flows
Room: S 102 A

Moderator: Andrew W. McCoy, Ph.D., P.E. – HDR

Hydraulics & Waterways

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT

472 - Large-scale Coherent Structures in Rough-bed Open-channel Flows: Direct Numerical Simulation and Implications
Room: S 102 A

Author: Xudong Fu

Co-Author: Chenge An – Tsinghua University

Co-Author: Yanchong Duan

Co-Author: Zheng Gong

Hydraulics & Waterways

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM CT

422 - Experimental Investigation of Turbulent Flow Velocity Distribution Profile and Bed Shear Stress over Alluvial Beds
Room: S 102 A

Author: Chaitanya J C (he/him/his) – Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai

Instructor: Prem Lal Patel, Dr. – SVNIT Surat

Hydraulics & Waterways

5:15 PM – 5:30 PM CT

554 - Turbulent Flow Dynamics of Stormwater Infrastructure Under Unsteady Loading Conditions
Room: S 102 A

Author: Haochen Li

Co-Author: Mohamed Shatarah

Hydraulics & Waterways

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM CT

218 - Sharpening the Pencil! CFD applied to Canals, Tunnels, and Siphons
Room: S 102 A

Author: Andrew W. McCoy, PhD PE – HDR

Co-Author: Bryce Haines

Co-Author: Zahra Mansouri

Hydraulics & Waterways

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT

WDSA Graduate Student Committee Meeting
Room: S 101 B

Author: Tomer Shmaya (he/him/his) – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel