Eleventh Annual Virginia Water Conference '99
March 14-16, 1999 - Sheraton Inn
Fredericksburg, VA

PROGRAM

Sunday Afternoon, March 14, 1999

2:00 - 6:00 PM Exhibitor Set Up
4:00 - 6:00 PM Registration & VLWA Board of Directors Meeting

6:00 - 7:30 PM Exhibitor & Early Registrant's Reception

Monday Morning, March 15, 1999

7:00 - 8:00 AM Registration and Check-In
7:30 - 8:00 AM Coffee and Pastries (Banquet Hall)

8:00 - 9:30 AM President's Welcome and Penary Session


PLENARY SESSION
Regional Water Supply Panel Discussion


"Issues Facing Virginia Cities in 2000"

Panelists
Charles Crowder, Fairfax County
Louis Guy, Norfolk
Brian Ranatey, Newport News


9:30 - 10:00 AM Break (Coffee in Exhibit Hall)

10:00 - 11:30 AM First Concurrent Sessions


Session 1A
Urban Stormwater Management Practices
Mr. Stuart Finley, Lake Barcroft WID, Moderator

Session 1B
Water Supply
Mr. Stuart Stein, GKY and Associates, Inc., Moderator


Urban BMPs
Stuart Finley, Lake Barcroft WID

Debris Deflector Screen
Jack White, GKY & A, Inc.

Utility Fee Funding
Steve Sedgwick, PE, Camp, Dresser & McKee

Stormwater Retrofit Assessment South River Watershed, Anne Arundel County, MD
Jennifer M. Smith, Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan, Inc.

Urban Lake Revitalization-The Complete Challenge
Dave Plum, PE, Rummel Klepper & Kahl, LLP


King William Reservoir: Impact Mitigation and Watershed Protection
Donald P. Rice, Newport News Waterworks

The Lake Gaston Project-A One Year Status Report
Thomas M. Leahy, PE, VA Beach Dept. of Public Utilities

Short-Term Demand Forecasting
Traci Kammer-Goldberg, Fairfax County Water Authority

Smith Reservoir Expansion Designing Constructed Wetlands to Fulfill Wetland Mitigation Requirements
Janet Frey, URS Greiner Woodward Clyde

Aquifer Protection in the Fractured Crystalline Rocks of the Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, VA
William Seaton, Virginia Tech


Noon - 1:30 PM Luncheon (Banquet Hall)  Keynote:   Hon. Dennis H. Treacy, DEQ

Monday Afternoon, March 15, 1999

1:45 - 3:15 PM Second Concurrent Sessions


Session 2A
Watershed Management - BMPs, GIS, Legal and Economics
Mr. Bud Curtis, URS Greiner, Moderator

Session 2B
Dam Safety
Mr. Jon Phillippe, Virginia Department of Conservation and Resources, Moderator


Monticello High School Water Quality BMPs-Andrew Gould, TIMMONS

Nonpoint Pollutant Loading Application for ARCVIEW GIS
Laurens van der Tak, CH2M HILL

Stormwater Infrastructure GIS: Development from Data Collection to Modeling
Shelly E. Frie, PE, Woolpert LLP

Development of a Comprehensive Water Ordinance In Albemarle County
David J. Hirschman, Albemarle County Dept. of Engineering & Public Works

Watershed Economics-Cultivating a New Cost Consciousness
Steve Meador, PE, Project Performance Corporation


An Overview of the Headcut Erodibility Index
John Moore, NRCS

Rehabilitation of White Oak Dam
Jon Phillippe, Virginia Department of Conservation and Resources

Diascund Dam Spillway Improvements
Walter Hancock, PE, Wiley & Wilson


3:15 - 3:30 PM Break (Coffee in Exhibit Hall)

3:30 - 5:00 Third Concurrent Sessions


Session 3A
Regulations and Grants
Mr. Jim Rakestraw, Arlington County Public Works, Moderator

Session 3B
Lake Maintenance
Mr. Dave Rosenthal, City of Norfolk, Moderator

Session 3C
Research Applicable to TMDLs:  Fecal, Strep., Nitrogen, Pesticides
Dr. G. Kenneth Young, GKY and Associates, Inc., Moderator


An Update on FEMA Regulations and Procedures
John Magnotti, FEMA

An Update on Floodplain Management in Virginia
Richard Dameron, State Coordinator

Everything you wanted to know about grants for Floodplain Program
Theodore C. Van Kirk, Dewberry & Davis


Tracking Water Quality Trends on Smith Mountain Lake
David M. Johnson, PhD., Ferrum College

What Do Fecal Coliform Populations Mean in Freshwater Lakes Such as Smith Mountain Lake
Carolyn L. Thomas, PhD., Ferrum College

The Management of Grass Carp in Lakes
Ephraim R. Seidman, Aquatic Services, Inc.

Hydrilla: A Water Weed Menace in Virginia
Chad R. Coley, Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Inc.


PCB and Organochlorine Pesticide Dynamics of the Anacostia River
Bernard Crimmins, George Mason University

Fate and Transport of Nitrogen from Onsite Septic Systems in Virginia's Physiographic Regions
R. J. Melby, Dept. of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech

Identifying Sources of Fecal Pollution in a Rural Watershed
Charles Hagedorn, PhD, Dept. of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech


5:00 - 6:30 PM Reception (Exhibit Hall - Cash Bar)
6:30 - 7:00 PM Virginia Lakes and Watersheds Association Business Meeting

Tuesday Morning, March 16, 1999

7:30 - 8:00 AM Coffee (Reception Area)

8:00 - 9:30 AM Fourth Concurrent Sessions:  4A and 4B


Session 4A
Total Maximum Daily Loads
Dr. Patricia Miller, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Moderator

Session 4B
The LOMR Process
Mr. Jim Rakestraw, Arlington County Department of Public Works, Moderator


A National Perspective on TMDLs
Thomas Henry, US EPA, Region III

Virginia's TMDL Program: An Overview
Patricia Miller, Ph.D., Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

Muddy Creek Fecal Coliform TMDL: Development of Virginia's First Nonpoint Source TMDL
Mark R. Bennett, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

The Local Role in TMDL Development and Implementation in the Muddy Creek Watershed in Rockingham County, Virginia
Charlie Wade, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

The Role of Chesapeake Bay Estuary Modeling Package in Setting Virginia'' Tributary Strategies for 1999
Arthur J. Butt, Ph.D., Dept. of Environmental Quality


Preparing a Successful LOMR
Jeff Sparrow, Dewberry & Davis

Flood Mitigation-Spring Branch, Herndon, Virginia, A Success Story
David Preusch, PE, Michael Baker Jr., Inc.

The City of Fairfax Re-Mapping Project
Edward Beadenkopf, PE, METS Division, Dewberry and Davis

Impact of Culverts in Series on Flood Hazards-A Case Study
Moe Khine, PE, Dewberry & Davis


9:30 - 10:00 Break (Coffee in Exhibit Hall)

10:00 - 11:30 AM Fifth Concurrent Sessions:  5A and 5B


Session 5A
Dam Maintenance
Mr. Jon Phillippe, Virginia Department of Conservation and Resources, Moderator

Session 5B
NPDES Phase II
Mr. Tim Davey, TIMMONS, Moderator


Televised Inspection of Aging Flood Control Structures to Assist in Prioritizing Maintenance Needs and Funding
Robert O’Connor, Gannett Fleming

Observations on the Wear and Tear of PL-566 Dams
Carl Montana, PE, Schnabel Engineering Assoc.

"Underwater Inspection" "To Breach or not to Breach"
David Stoudt, Marion Hill Associates, Inc.


Introduction and format of panel discussion
Tim Davey, TIMMONS

DEQ’s role, recommendations, and schedule
Burt Tuxford, DEQ

Summary of Chesterfield’s Phase I program
Joan Salvati, Chesterfield County

Summary of Tidewater Phase I programs
Fernando Pasquel, CH2M Hill

Role of GIS in helping implement Phase I
Steve Sedlock, TIMMONS

A National Menu of BMPs for Storm Water Phase II
James H. Collins, Tetra Tech, Inc.


Noon - 1:30 PM Luncheon (Banquet Hall)  Dam Safety Awards presentations; Keynote:  Hon. David G. Brickley, DCR

1:30 - 2:30 PM Virginia Floodplain Management Association Meeting