Welcome to the International Erosion Control Association’s Great Rivers Chapter

The Great Rivers Chapter of The International Erosion Control Association (GRIECA) is available to bring together the network of professionals in the erosion and sediment control industry, share the latest technology, and provide educational experiences for the dissemination of knowledge toward the attainment of effective and economical methods of preventing erosion and sedimentation. The chapter serves members located in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska.

We would like to welcome you to our GRIECA Fall Conference and Expo. 
Sustaining Our Future Resources

Program Highlights:

• 1/2 Day Post Constuction Training Session
• MS4 Audits
• Vendors and Trade Show
• Excellent Networking Opportunities
• Details Coming Soon!

Registration Details:

October 25:

1. Post Contstuction Training (3.5 PDHs), Expo Reception, Break
2. Expo Reception
3. (Evening Social Additional - $40)

October 26:

1. Full-Day of Education (7 PDHs), Expo, Breaks, and Lunch

Program at a Glance

October 25:

• 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM           Registration
• 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM             1/2 Day Post Construction
• 4:30 - 5:30 PM                   Expo Reception
• 6:00 - 9:00 PM                   Event Social

October 26

• 7:30 AM                             Registration Open
• 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM             Vendor Expo Open
• 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM             Full-day Sessions

Expo Hours 

October 25:

• Setup: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
• Reception: 4:30 - 5:30 PM

October 26

• Expo: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Evening Social Event

October 25:

BRGR Restaurant

http://brgrkitchen.com/pl.php

Kansas City Power & Light District, 11 E 14th St, Kansas City, MO 64105

• Leave the Holiday Inn at 6 pm via car, cab, shuttle or Uber
• Meet at the Streetcar stop at Union Station, NW Corner of Pershing & Main
• Ride Street Car to City Market and then back to BRGR for Dinner @ 6:45
• Board Street car for Short Ride or walk to Tom’s Town Distillery for Tour @ 8

We would suggest that all attendees download the Uber App onto their phones and carpool to the restaurant asap after the reception, we will have a 6:30 reservation and a limited menu to choose from that includes your meal and soft drink, anything else is on you.  We will eat and try to leave the restaurant by 7:30 to hop on the streetcar and then on to our distillery tour and tasting, the tour will be split into 2 groups.  After the tasting you are free to explore the area and return on your own.

Featured Speakers

October 25: 1:00 pm - 4:00 p.m.

For years now – guess it just seems like decades – those of us in the engineering and construction industries have been designing and building stormwater BMPs.  After many successes and a few notable failures, we’ve learned a lot about these systems.  Now, many of you are turning your attention to getting the best performance from your systems at the least annual operating and maintenance cost. 

This program will feature examples – including lots of photos – of both good and not so good design and construction practices and describe how they impact the functionality of stormwater BMPs.  We will also show some of the details that have owners cursing their designers and/or contractors every time it rains.  Finally, we will introduce some new construction and testing techniques that show promise in the stormwater BMP marketplace.

The Instructors: Steven W. Polk, P.E., EMBA

After more than three decades of helping customers resolve zoning, site engineering and permitting challenges, Steve Polk elected to redirect his engineering business to the implementation of the NPDES Phase II regulations. Since that decision in 2008, he has focused his practice on the engineering, construction, inspection and maintenance of stormwater management facilities. Stormwater STL now regularly inspects more than 100 projects several times each year, which provides well over 1000 BMP touchpoints and offers opportunities to see the components of stormwater quality systems in action.  His research into stormwater regulations nationwide, coupled with dozens of presentation on stormwater quality issues have positioned Steve and Stormwater STL as leaders in this rapidly evolving industry.

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BMPS: REFLECTING ON PAST EXPERIENCES FOR A BETTER WATER FUTURE

The Instuctor: Andy Szatko – City of Omaha

They can go by many names: BMPs, Stormwater Control Measures (SCM), Low Impact Development (LID), Green Infrastructure, Gray Infrastructure, etc... Regardless of what you call it, it is all about stormwater management and implementing principles and practices that build on past experiences so we have a better water future.

Like many other communities across the United States, Omaha, Nebraska has both combined sewer system (CSS) and a municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4). In both programs, gray and green infrastructure practices are being implemented to varying degrees of success. In the CSO Program, screening structures and large scale green infrastructure projects are being utilized. In the Omaha Stormwater Program, numerous demonstration projects have been implemented and there are over 1,500 post-construction stormwater BMPs as a result of Omaha’s post-construction ordinance. The need to get things right is significant, so the City uses adaptive management to build upon past experiences to improve stormwater management in Omaha. This presentation will provide an overview of the work occurring in Omaha, NE with various stormwater management projects. It will also cover past and current monitoring efforts and experiences in the Omaha area. The presentation will then use these experiences to start a conversation about where we need to go in the Midwest Region for stormwater management design. 

4:00 - 5:00 pm Kansas City Streetcar

Presentation summary: This presentation will describe the Kansas City streetcar’s development, notable features, first five months of operation, and sustainability successes.

Speaker bios:

Christopher Kinzel, P.E. is a Senior Professional Associate with HDR Engineering in Kansas City and serves as the Traffic and Planning Section Manager for Missouri and Kansas.  Christopher served as the Deputy Project Manager for the study and design phases on the Kansas City Streetcar project. 

5:00 - 6:00 pm Expo Reception

6:00 - ? Dinner & Social

October 26

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.       Welcome

Brock Peters: President of International Erosion Control Association: The View from Denver

8:30 – 4:15 p.m. Technical Sessions - Check Back For Updates

Keynote Presentation - The Shifiting Nature of the Green Industry - Jeffrey L. Bruce, FASLA – President, Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company LLC

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Federal Regulations and Construction Stormwater

Latest regulatory developments related to construction stormwater including EPA's proposed "MS4 Remand Rule".  The construction industry's role in fulfilling the goals of the Clean Water Act including TMDLS, and EPA enforcement efforts.

Speaker - Mark Matthews, EPA - Region 7, Environmental Engineer is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla Nuclear Engineering program, has worked at EPA for over 25 years.  He has worked on hazardous waste site clean-up and Community Based Environmental Protection, and for the last 13 years he has worked in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program.  Currently he is the EPA Region 7 permitting coordinator for stormwater permits, and also promotes the use of Green Infrastructure for the management of stormwater.

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Johnson County, KS Erosion Control Certification Programs and the Work of the Johnson County Stormwater Advisory Council, Heather Schmidt, Johnson County, KS.

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Creating Watershed Moments for Urban Youth:
Find out how the Blue River Watershed Association, a local nonprofit, uses water quality monitoring to educate urban youth and whole communities about stormwater runoff, siltation, and chemical pollutants and how human behavior impacts local streams and rivers.

KC WaterBug App: Real-Time Monitoring Information for an Informed Watershed

Speaker: Lynn Youngblood, ED Blue River Watershed Association

In Lynn’s short tenure with the Blue River Watershed Association she has more than tripled the number of staff, and doubled the net income. Lynn was a nature center manager for 20 years, seventeen with the Missouri Department of Conservation. Formerly, she administered multi-million dollar, federal grants several of which were capacity-building focused on assisting over 100 nonprofit organizations becoming better and stronger.

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Landscape restoration at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (the Arch) in  St.Louis - Ted Hartsig, CPSS, Olsson Associates

Landscape restoration at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (the Arch) in St. Louis included soil restoration and stabilization that has resulted in minimal soil erosion on otherwise unprotected areas. The process and needs for soil stabilization that resists erosion with project examples are presented.

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MS4 Audits: A Primer for Practitioners When Your Program Gets Reviewed – J.B. Dixon, CPESC, Felsburg, Holt & Ullevig.

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NDOR’s MS4 Audit Process: A Non-Traditional MS4 Program Approach – Ron Poe, ASLA, Nebraska Department of Roads.

4:15 – 4:30 p.m.     Final Comments, Door Prizes, and Conclude

MORE TO COME! PLEASE CHECK BACK!

Lodging Information - Book by October 3 for Best Rates!

The Holiday Inn Country Club Plaza Kansas City is located on the world famous Country Club Plaza, the Midwest's premier shopping and dining and entertainment district.
$109 room rate (plus tax) King or Double Queen rooms (Code: GRI)
Book today at: www.kcplazahotel.com/  or call 1-866-280-6326