2017 Annual Conference

21st Annual Conference Sept. 6-8, 2016 Century Center South Bend, Indiana

Conference Summary

Thank you to everyone who was able to make the trek to northern Indiana for the Annual Conference this year!  We couldn't have put on such a great conference without our wonderful sponsors!

Conference Photos

Here are some photos from this year's conference.  If you took some pictures, and would like them posted on the site, please let Matt Rummel know!

Award Winners

There were several great projects and candidates for this year's awards, and we thank everyone who submitted nominations.  Congratulations to the following people, projects, and organizations!

• Outstanding Stormwater Project: Symons-Krause Project (Project Owners: Hamilton County Surveyor’s Office & Town of Sheridan; Project Consultant: Banning Engineering)
• Excellence in Stormwater Management: Gavin Merriman (with the Town of Zionsville)
• Outstanding Floodplain Project: Eagle Marsh Project (Project Owners: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS); Project Consultant: not applicable)
• Excellence in Floodplain Management: Roger Gage (recently retired City of Decatur)
• Education – Outreach: Hamilton County Partnership for Water Quality
• Excellent Strides in Floodplain Management: Scott County Area Plan Commission
• Chairperson's Award for Outstanding Service to INAFSM: Karen Avery

Silent Auction Results

The Greg Main Memorial Silent Auction was an overwhelming success! 37 items were donated by our members and through purchases and donations, we raised $2050 for the scholarship fund!  Thank you to everyone who participated!  For a list of winners and winning bids, please click here.

2017 Conference Presentations

The presentations listed below are grouped according to the track; plenary sessions and other presentations are located at the bottom of this page. Presentations that are not linked have not yet been received.  If you'd like to be notified when a particular presentation becomes available, please contact Matt Rummel.

Floodplain Track

• FEMA HMA Grant Programs & ICC Steps to a Successful Grant Application and Implementation (Rodney Renkenberger)
• Case Study of House in Vallonia (Jon Eggen)
• Fort Worth's Lebow Creek: Developing a Master Plan for an Open Channel Basin (Steven Eubanks)
• Fort Worth's Trinity River Vision: Flood Control and Economic Development Working Together (Steven Eubanks)
• Huntington Mill Low Head Dam Removal Project (Bryn Keplinger)
• The Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS) 101 - As it Relates to CRS Communities (Dale Thomure)
• Hazard Planning in Coastal Indiana (Kaitlyn McClain)
• Lake Manitou Dam and Spillway Upgrade, 1828-2017 (David Nance, Sky Medors)
• The Case of the Missing Sugar Water (Peggy Shepherd)

Technical Track

• The Beckett's Run Experience (Charlie Cochran, Jason Durr)
• Indiana USGS Streamflow Monitoring and an Approach to Optimize Streamflow and Water Quality Monitoring (Jeff Frey, Jeremy Webber, Magnus Jolayemi)
• Benefits of Rolled Filtration Devices (Joe Moore)
• DNR Bridge Permitting (Darrin Miller)
• Bridge Non-Modeling Worksheet (.xlsx)
• Drones Everywhere? What are They Good For? (Kyle Eichorn, Luke Jahn)
• 2-Part Series: Analyzing and Mapping Upstream Embankment Risk Using Modified Natural Valley Analysis and 2-D Overland Flow Modeling (Tiffany Coleman, Aaron Thomas)
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• Part 2: Overland Flow Modeling Through the City of Joliet, IL Using HEC-RAS 2D
• Structure Level Floodplain Assessments (David Knipe)
• King Street: Transforming a Transportation Corridor into an Urban Park (Bryan Grotz)

MS4 Track

• Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination (IDDE) Panel Discussion (Sarah Brichford, Dave Bradway, Kriste Lindbergh, Dana Wilkinson)
• The MS4 Permit - A Holistic Approach to Stormwater Management (Jeff Mazanec)
• Building Decision Systems for Better Stormwater Management (William Knight)
• SWPPs for Municipal Facilities: An Interactive Panel Discussion (Susan Bodkin, Amy Harvell, Jason Kauffman, Reggie Korthals)
• SWPP Template (July 2017 version) <<This document has since been updated>>  Updated Version (September 2017)
• Improving Communication with Cityworks (Tom Maggard)
• 2-Part Series: Presenter Training for Ward's 3D Model (Mark Walton)
• Responding to and Identifying Spills (Joe Becovitz, Richard Hackel)
• Traversing Stormwater Treatment Technologies. Which do I Choose? (Angie Bidlack, Samantha Brown)

Stormwater Track

• Creekside: Zionsville's Low Impact Development Commerce Park (Brandon Burke)
• Stormwater Rates - Current Trends, Recent Legislative Proposals and Best Practices (Jeff Rowe, Ross Hagen)
• Community Engagement for Stormwater Planning (Seemia Wadia)
• Pervious, Permeable, and Porous Surfaces: Their Relationship to Stormwater Management (Mark Walker)
• Iron Enhanced Sand Filtration for Dissolved Phosphorous Removal (Peter Weiss)
• Asset Management and Criticality Assessment for Stormwater Infrastructure: Fort Worth's Experience (Steven Eubanks)
• Permeable Pavement in Cold Climates (Peter Weiss)
• MnPavePerm - version 1.1 (.xlsx)
• Fort Worth Stormwater Project Showcase (Steven Eubanks)
• Challenges and Successes in Permeable Pavement using Pavers (Patrick Corbitt Kerr)

Plenary Sessions

• The Challenge of Urban Flooding (Steven Eubanks)
• 401/404 and DNR Permitting: Relationship with Stormwater Management & Permitting (Aaron Damrill, Matt Buffington, David Knipe, Heather Parsons, Doug Wolf)
• Grand River Restoration - Connecting with the River (Mike Lunn)
• Advancements and Challenges of Stormwater Management Along Highways (Peter Weiss)
• A Little Room for the River, Please! (Siavash Beik, Robert Barr)

Other Presentations

• EPA's Water Finance Clearinghouse (Brian Bell)
• MS4 General Permit Remand Rule (Jason Hewitt)
• A Community-Based Approach to Long-Term Stormwater Planning (Brian Bell)
• A Tribute to Kenny Hale