Agenda
Agenda
24 speaking topics over 2 full days to make sure that you are armred with the latest Erosion and Sediment Control issues and technologies, to ensure that your projects remain in compliance.
For detailed session overviews please click on the session number to view the session information.
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Day 1
Wednesday, November 6 -
Day 2
Thursday, November 7
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast and Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome Address Day 1
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Keynote Day 1
Fin Donnelly, Member of Parliament, Port Moody - Coquitlam (2009 - 2019)
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Break - Exhibitor Area
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Session 1
Stormwater BMP Pre-treatment – Lesson Learned from Minnesota, Land of 10,000 Lakes
Lance Hoff, Momentum Environmental
Paradigm Shift: Change your Thinking to Reduce Costs while Improving Compliance
Brian Free, Profile Products
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Session 2
Erosion Control that Builds Site Restoration
David Polster, Polster Environmental Services Ltd.
On-site Water Treatment: Science, Strategy, Safety
Eric Bradley, Dober Chemicals
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Session 3
Water Management on Industrial Waste Facilities along Impaired Waterbodies
Kristine Sommer, Clear Water Services LLC
Measuring TSS and Turbidity in Support of Erosion and Sediment Control Monitoring: When, Where, How, and Why?
Paul Villard, Geo Morphix Ltd.
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Session 4
Insiders Look at Mechanical Water Treatment Systems
Leonard Firkus, Stormtec Filtration Inc.
Protecting the Environment while Building the Future
Alex Zimmerman, Creative Courses
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Break - Exhibitor Area
3:15 P.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Session 5
Data Quality: It's Essential for Compliance
Jessica Boily, Gowling WLG, & Lee Nikl, Golder Associates
Environmental Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement at the Port of Vancouver
Anika Calder, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Industry Mixer
Sponsored by Ecofish Research
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast and Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome Day 2
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Break - Exhibitor Area
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Session 6
Value Engineering of Re-vegetation and Erosion Control Projects Utilizing Biotic Soil Amendments and other Innovations
Damon Sump, Profile Products
Why Projects Fail (to Meet Water Quality Requirements)
David Jenkins, Port of Seattle
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Session 7
Stormwater Treatment Risks and How to Manage them during Planning and Execution Phases
Dr. Elena Ranyuk, Flowlink Environmental Inc.
Integrated Audit of a Major Infrastructure Project: The Benefits of Large Datasets
Joanne Letkeman, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, & Lee Nikl, Golder Associates
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Session 8
New Standards for ESC and the Water Sector at Large
Brian Zupancic, CSA Group
Writing Contract Specifications to Achieve Environmental Compliance*
David Jenkins, Port of Seattle.
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Session 9
What the Fe?
John Taylor, Core6 Environmental Ltd.
Writing Environmental Contract Specifications Workshop*
David Jenkins, Port of Seattle.
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Break - Exhibitor Area
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Session 10
Flocculant Toxicity and Risk: Sometimes it's What you Can't Measure that Matters
Lee Nikl, Golder Associates
A Modernized Fisheries Act: What's Changed and Next Steps
TBA, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
General Session - Closing Address
