2018 NCR WATER RESOURCES SYMPOSIUM
Resilient Solutions for Water Management in Urban Environments: Advances in Research, Technology, Financing and Policy
Friday, April 6, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
University of the District of Columbia
The theme of the 2018 NCR Water Resources Symposium was “Resilient Solutions for Water Management in Urban Environments: Advances in Research, Technology, Financing and Policy.” The agenda included a keynote address and invited panelists who discussed the symposium theme, and breakout sessions featuring submitted oral and poster presentations in response to call for abstracts.
Download the 2018 NCR Water Resources Symposium Program and Booklet of Abstracts
Agenda*
8:00 am - Registration
8:45 am - Opening & Welcome
- Elisabeth Ross Eveleigh, AWRA-NCR Section President
- Tolessa Deksissa, Director, Water Resources Research Institute & Professional Science Master’s Water Resource Management Program, University of the District of Columbia
- Sabine O’Hara, Dean, College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability & Environmental Sciences, University of the District of Columbia
- Tamim Younos, President, Green Water-Infrastructure Academy, Washington, D.C.; Symposium Chair & Vice President AWRA-NCR Section; Fellow Member AWRA (download presentation)
9:15 am - Keynote
10:00 am - Break
10:30 am - Resilient Solutions for Water Management in Urban Environments: Advances in Research, Technology, Financing and Policy
- Tyson E. Vaughan, PhD, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, US Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C.
- Luke Wilson, JD, Deputy Director, The Center for Water Security and Cooperation (download presentation)
- Fanny Carlet, PhD, Sustainable Urban Solutions, LLC (download presentation)
- Erica Brown, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (download presentation)
12:00 pm - Luncheon Speaker
- G. Tracy Mehan, III - Executive Director, Government Affairs, American Water Works Association
1:15 pm - Concurrent Sessions^
- Special Session: Advances in Water Reuse Technology and Implementation
- Stormwater and Flood Management
- Flood modeling for major intersections known to flood near WMATA stations outside of the regulatory floodplain. Laurens van der Tak, PE, JACOBS
- Site evaluation and design challenges of MS4/TMDL restoration projects in the urban environment of Baltimore City. John Shen, PhD, PE, Straughan Environmental, Inc.
- Catchment-scale evaluation of stormwater green infrastructure using a flexible surface-subsurface interaction model. Mohammad Almadani, King Abdul-Aziz University, Catholic University of America
- Assessing the effectiveness of urban gardens as green infrastructure in the Washington, DC area. Karen Knee, American University
2:45 pm - Break
3:00 pm - Concurrent Sessions^
- Water and Environment
- Resilience and Sustainability
- Remote Sensing, Modeling and GIS
5:00 pm - Optional Tour of UDC Campus Green Infrastructure
*For full details, download the 2018 Symposium Program
^When available, presentation slides have been provided.