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IECA Environmental Connection

EC10 Technical Sessions

Over 40 technical sessions

Inspiring case studies, thought-provoking forums, and original research make up EC10's technical sessions. Learn proven techniques to help you stay ahead in a competitive market.

These sessions are included with the purchase of any basic conference pass. Once you have purchased a pass, you can attend any of the sessions offered that day. There is no need to register for individual sessions, allowing you the greatest amount of scheduling flexibility.

Our technical program boasts more than 40 distinct sessions over the annual conference. The sessions are presented in a variety of formats such as:

  • Training Workshops
  • Case Studies
  • Forums
  • Technical Papers
  • Poster Presentations
  • Half-Day Sessions


Date Time Title Primary Presenter or Moderator Type Section
- Sustainability, Erosion Control and LEED: How building products can make or break your project Tiffany Ward Workshop Other
- Your Brand as a powerful business asset that creates differentiation & increases profits, customer loyalty & company valuation Judith Guido Half-Day Training Course Other
- Total pollution management best practices in Minnesota Dwayne Stenlund Workshop Other
- Liability to viability: good environmental practice as a pathway to increased profits for construction companies Clare Feeney Paper Other
- The Updated Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE 2) for Construction Sites (Two Day Course) Terrence Toy Full-Day Training Course TS-1
- Using geo-grid re-enforced soil walls to rebuild slides on Pacific Northwest forest roads John Evans Workshop TS-1
- Case Studies in Shallow Landslide Repair and Severe Erosion Mitigation in Sensitive Coastal and Riparian Areas Colby Barrett Case TS-1
- Results of Field Tests of Ground Covers on Construction Sites Richard McLaughlin Paper TS-1
- Bioingenieria de Suelos en la recuperacion de areas degradadas y estabilizacion de taludes y laderas. Luiz Lucena Half-Day Training Course TS-1
- The EC3 Project: Linking Stream Restoration, Stormwater Improvements, and Bank Stabilization for a section of the Ottawa River, University of Toledo, Ohio Patrick Lawrence Poster TS-2
- Engineered Log Jams for River Bank Stabilization and Salmonid Habitat Enhancement in the Pacific Northwest Matt Koozer Poster TS-2
- Vegetated Riprap Installation Techniques for Watercourse Erosion Protection, Fish and Wildlife Habitat Creation Pierre Raymond Case TS-2
- Soil Bioengineering for Control of Soil Erosion in a Re-Constructed Waterway on an Alberta Oil Sands Overburden Dump Pierre Raymond Case TS-2
- Erosion and Sediment Control Design for Stream Restoration Projects Jan Patterson Full-Day Training Course TS-2
- Eco-friendly river bank protection technologies using coir geotextiles ANIL KUNNATH RAJAN Poster TS-2
- Linking Goals and Priorities to Sustainable River Restoration Design: Herrick Hollow Creek, New York Siva Sangameswaran Case TS-2
- Zona Rosa Mixed-Used Development & Rush Creek Restoration Jason Dremsa Poster TS-2
- Sustainable Native Plant Establishment for Erosion and Sediment Control Adrain Juncosa Full-Day Training Course TS-3
- Prospects and problems of use of coir geo-textiles for soil conservation work in forest area U.S. Sarma Paper TS-3
- Land reclamation on Easter Island Pablo Garcia-Chevesich Case TS-3
- Continuing Land Degradation and Its Cause-Effect in Ethiopia's Central Rift Valley Derege Meshesha Paper TS-3
- Vegetation Establishment on Slopes: A Primer Elizabeth Guertal Half-Day Training Course TS-3
- Integrated Water & Soil Management for Erosion Control Krunal Negandhi Case TS-3
- The Benefits of Biotics in Erosion Control Materials for Critical Sites: Better Business, Improved Soil, and Stronger Vegetation Mark Myrowich Case TS-3
- How to Specify and Establish Sustainable Vegetation Brian Free Workshop TS-3
- Establishing and Maintaining Common Bermudagrass on Steep Slopes in Alabama Mark Dougherty Paper TS-3
- Successful LID Practices to Control Erosion and Develop a Sustainable Project Brent Hallock Full-Day Training Course TS-3
- Effect of Comprehensive Stormwater Management Planning (CSWMP) & Green Technology Best Management Practices (GTBMPs) on the Augustine Creek Subdivision, New Castle County Department of Special Services (NCCDSS) Regulatory Compliance, and User Goals. Todd Fritchman Workshop TS-4
- Low Impact Development for Clean Water: Proper Design, Installation, and Maintenance - Updated for 2011! Jay Riggs Full-Day Training Course TS-4
- Sediment Control Systems Albert Jarrett Full-Day Training Course TS-4
- Understanding the Ramifications of EPA’s Effluent Limitation Guidelines Jason Ziemer Full-Day Training Course TS-4
- Achieving Numeric Turbidity Limits on Dewatering Projects Jason Ziemer Paper TS-4
- Successfully Implementing Active and Passive Treatment Systems Jason Ziemer Workshop TS-4
- Turbidity Sampling: Developing and Implementing a Protocol for Sampling on TDOT Projects Beth Chesson Paper TS-4
- Watershed Protection and Restoration: A How to Guide for TMDLs Jay Riggs Full-Day Training Course TS-4
- Rain Gardens in the High School Setting Shelby Jett Case TS-4
- Streamlining Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) for Linear Utility Projects Jennifer Keyes Paper TS-4
- Learning the Language of Polymers: How They Work, Identifying the Correct Type, and Applications in the Field Seva Iwinski Half-Day Training Course TS-4
- Houston Case Study: Driving Adoption and Implementation of LID Robert Adair Case TS-4
- The Green ROW Technology for Construction of Longitudinal Works Angel Menendez Paper TS-6
- An Introduction to Erosion Processes Pablo Garcia-Chevesich Half-Day Training Course TS-6
- Advanced Inspection Alex Zimmerman Full-Day Training Course TS-6
- Construction Site sampling and turbidity reduction Alex Zimmerman Full-Day Training Course TS-6
- Principles of Turbidity Control on Construction Sites Richard McLaughlin Full-Day Training Course TS-6
- New Scour Protection Technology – How Does it Stack Up? Amanda Cox Paper TS-6
- Minimizing Exposure to Numeric Effluent Limits Brian Noll Workshop TS-6
- Reservoir Sedimentation and its management options: the case of Angereb dam-catchment, Northern Ethiopia Nigussie Haregeweyn Paper TS-6
- The Five Pillars of Construction Storrmwater Barry Fagan Workshop TS-6
- Intra- & Inter-Storm Variability in Effluent Turbidity from Passive Treatment Systems (PTS) from Construction & Development Projects Kevin Wolfe Case TS-6
- Headponds - Heros or Enemies? Elyse MacDonald Case TS-6
- A Risk-Sharing Approach to Specifying Erosion and Sediment Control Facilities for Construction Sites David Todd Workshop TS-6
- Effects Of Selected Soil Conditioners On Soil Erosion, Runoff, And Vegetation Growth Amir Hass Paper TS-6
- Staged Stabilization of Linear Projects, Minimizing Your Exposure to NELs Ted Sherrod Paper TS-6
- Water Quality and Plant Establishment Relative to Four Hydromulches Under Simulated Rainfall Brent Hallock Paper TS-6
- Elements of Construction Site Storm Water Management Brock Peters Half-Day Training Course TS-6
- The Influence of Turbidity Samples with Varying Particulate Characteristics on Different Measurement Technologies Michael Sadar Paper TS-6
- Developing a Local Training Program for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Jay Wilson Workshop TS-6
- Performance Evaluation of two silt fence fabrics and polyacrylamide enhanced silt fence applications on construction sites Manoj Chopra Paper TS-6
- Will Conventional BMPs Meet Numeric Effluent Limits? A Decision Support Tool for BMP Selection Brian Currier Paper TS-6
- Gully Analysis and Control William Hansen Half-Day Training Course TS-6
- Standardized Evaluation of Bioengineering Shoreline Stabilization John Chapman Paper TS-7
- Wind Erosion Control - Theory into Practice David Walker Full-Day Training Course TS-8
- Lake Tahoe California Residential Lake Shoreline Stabilization and Restoration James Chinchiolo Case TS-7
- Field-based monitoring and assessment for water quality in the built environment Rebecca Kauten Half-Day Training Course TS-4
- Southlake Park Bioretention Cell Jason Dremsa Poster TS-4
- Innovative Designs for Erosion, Sediment, and Turbidity Control Ted Sherrod Full-Day Training Course TS-6
- Turbidity Sampling and Analysis of Storm Water Discharge From Construction Sites James Spotts Paper TS-6
- How to Write Revegetation and Erosion Control Specifications Julie Etra Half-Day Training Course TS-6
- Designer and Reviewer Series – Part II: Technical Assessment of Construction Site BMPs Jerald Fifield Full-Day Training Course TS-6
- Specifying Erosion and Sediment Control Practices David Todd Half-Day Training Course TS-6
- Advanced Treatment Systems for the Phase II world Tyrone Clager Workshop TS-6
- A Passive Approach to Treating Turbidity on Construction Sites Melanie McCaleb Paper TS-6
- Geosynthetic Stabilized Earth using Compost Filter Socks for Sustainable Vegetated Walls and Slopes Stanley Miller Paper TS-1
- CISEC Training Modules and Examination Jerry Fifield Full-Day Training Course TS-4
- 3rd Party Lawsuits. Coming soon to a job site near you! Jim Berger Workshop TS-6
- Designer and Reviewer Series – Part I Developing Effective Sediment and Erosion Control Drawings for Contractors Jerald Fifield Full-Day Training Course TS-6
- Use of Soil Loss Management to Regulate and Protect Air and Water Quality Heather Sinton Case TS-6
- POST CONSTRUCTION: What’s That? Janet Paith Paper TS-4
- Site Inspection Techniques that really work! Jennifer Hildebrand Half-Day Training Course TS-4
- A Thousand LIttle Treatment Plants: A Processed Base Design Approach to Structural BMPs David Todd Workshop TS-6
- Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Program (EPSC) Auditing for Linear Highway Projects; Are We Making Progress? J.P. Johns Paper TS-6
- Design of Infiltration Stormwater Facilities by Limit Equilibrium Analysis of Hydraulic Conductivity and Geometry. Keithe Merl Paper TS-4
- “Speaking each other’s language”: Using education to bring together industry and enforcement Jennifer Hildebrand Workshop TS-4
- “How to write a SWPPP to meet NPDES Compliance”. Jennifer Hildebrand Full-Day Training Course TS-4
- Evaluating an integrated catchment management in land rehabilitation in the Northern Ethiopia: the case of Enabered catchment Nigussie Haregeweyn Paper TS-6
- Grant Proposal Writing for the Rest of Us: Demystifying the Process Rodney Verhoeff Half-Day Training Course Other
- Beach Erosion: This Sand's for You Virginia Barker Paper TS-7
Wednesday, February 17
2/17/2010 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM How to Update and Maintain the SWPPP Shirley Morrow Half-Day Session TS-4
2/17/2010 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Elements of Construction Site Stormwater Management Brock Peters Half-Day Session TS-6
2/17/2010 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Innovative Check Dams that Aid in Meeting ELGs Ted Sherrod Case TS-6
2/17/2010 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Maximizing CESSWI™ or CPSWQ® certification within the land development industry Tony Wernke Forum Other
2/17/2010 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Visioneering: How to Turn Great Ideas Into Business Results Alan McNiel Half-Day Session Other
2/17/2010 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Design Alternatives for Urban Stream Restoration J.P. Johns Case TS-2
2/17/2010 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Long-term sustainable site management strategies at Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge, MA Jason Lederer Case TS-4
2/17/2010 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Controlling Erosion on a Hard Rock Quarry Reclamation Project Jill Pack, CPESC Case TS-1
2/17/2010 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Developing a beach landscape design that addresses sand erosion control, creation of habitat, and accommodation of a variety of visitor uses Pete Melby Half-Day Session TS-1
2/17/2010 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Innovative Techniques in the Gabion System George Ragazzo Workshop TS-6
2/17/2010 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Restoration of eroded banks using bioengineering Jack Greening Jr Case TS-7
2/17/2010 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Prevention of soil erosion through vegetation of mine dumps using coir geotextiles U.S. Sarma Case TS-8
2/17/2010 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Morphological and Economical Analysis of Plunge Pools Chris Estes Paper TS-4
2/17/2010 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Evaluation of four revegetation treatments using a hydroseeding technique at the Yanacocha mine Kelvin Reyes, M. Sc Case TS-3
2/17/2010 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM A Team Approach to Designing a Phasing and Sequencing Plan That Works Randall Shuey, CSS, CPESC Workshop TS-6
2/17/2010 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Business 2.0: Harnessing the power of the Internet Patrick Robbins Paper Other
2/17/2010 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Vegetation Establishment on Slopes - A Primer Elizabeth Guertal Half-Day Session TS-3
2/17/2010 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Effective Education Techniques for MS4 Compliance and Measurable Water Quality Improvements Angie Hong Half-Day Session TS-4
2/17/2010 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Concrete Management Best Practices in Minnesota Dwayne Stenlund, MS, CPESC, CPRM Half-Day Session Other
2/17/2010 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Restoring the San Antonio River: What is Happening Outside of the Riverwalk Jacque Thomas, PE Case TS-2
2/17/2010 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Small Channel Slope Stabilization Using Turf Mat and Vegetation Howard Redfearn Case TS-6
2/17/2010 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Gilboa Dam Reconstruction Site Case Study: Using a Variety of Inventive Erosion, Sediment, and Stormwater Controls to Protect Natural Resources Jennifer Cass Case TS-6
2/17/2010 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Remediation and Stabilization of Slopes Exhibiting Acidic Water Runoff Helen Cummiskey Poster TS-1
2/17/2010 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Ravine Stabilization, Grade, Bank, and Slope Stabilization on Small Streams in Northeast Illinois Jonathan Koepke, CEPSC, LEED-AP Workshop TS-2
2/17/2010 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Digital Data Collection for NPDES Compliance Jay Riggs Half-Day Session TS-6
2/17/2010 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Debris Flow Hazards in Iran Mohammadreza Parsamehr Poster TS-6
2/17/2010 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM CONTAINMENT OF NPDES COMPLIANCE COSTS IN THE HOME BUILDING VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION MARKET Frank Jackson Case TS-6
2/17/2010 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Large Scale Testing Results of Widely Used Erosion Control Practices Britt Faucette, Ph.D., CPESC, LEED AP Paper TS-6
2/17/2010 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Techniques for Establishing Vegetation for Long-term Erosion Control on Disturbed Slopes in Alabama Mark Dougherty Paper TS-3
2/17/2010 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Using HEC-GeoRAS as a Design Tool for the San Antonio River Mission Reach Restoration Project Tim Whitefield, P.E., CFM Paper TS-2
2/17/2010 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM The Evolution of Erosion Control Technology Peter Hanrahan Workshop TS-6
Thursday, February 18
2/18/2010 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM River Restoration in the UK - London Rivers Action Plan Andrew Brookes, BSc, PhD, FCIWEM, MIEMA, FRGS, CEnv, CSci, CGeog Case TS-2
2/18/2010 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM The Economic Benefits of completing Reclamation Properly the First Time on Oil & Gas/Natural Gas and Coal Bed Methane Drill Pads David Chenoweth Case TS-3
2/18/2010 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Behind Bars and Breaking the Bank Rebecca Scott Paper TS-4
2/18/2010 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Advanced Treatment Systems: An Overview of Design, Operations, Effectiveness, and Costs Joseph Gannon Workshop TS-6
2/18/2010 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Storm Water Infiltration in Clay Soils Chris Estes Case TS-4
2/18/2010 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Performance Testing of the Aggregate Filled Geoweb Confinement System Jon Renholds Paper TS-6
2/18/2010 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Exploring a Purposeful Phase II MS4 March to Compliance Jesse W. Poore Half-Day Session TS-4
2/18/2010 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM How to get published; Working with the trade press Dan Waldman Forum Other
2/18/2010 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EPA Starts Process Towards Changes in the Stormwater Program Diana McDonald Forum TS-4
2/18/2010 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Complying with a Federal 5% Plan for Particulates - How Emissions Inventory are Calculated and Play a Significant Role in the Formulation of a Strategy for Compliance within a State Implementation Plan Cameron Flower Paper TS-8
2/18/2010 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Shasta College Hydromulch Trials ”Does the application rate of 4000lbs/acre vs. 2000lbs/acre inhibit native grass seed from germination and growth?” Tara Petti Case TS-3
2/18/2010 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM How to Write Revegetation and Erosion Control Specifications Julie Etra Paper TS-3
2/18/2010 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Polymer Enhanced Best Management Practices for Erosion and Sedimentation Control, Water Clarification with a focus on nutrient control, and soil stabilization. Seva Iwinski Paper Other
2/18/2010 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Large-scale Erosion and Sediment Control Testing Facility at Auburn University Wesley Donald Paper TS-6
2/18/2010 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Developing a Stormwater Auditing Program for Construction Sites Jennifer Keyes Paper TS-4
2/18/2010 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Performance Testing of Sediment Retention Devices C. Joel Sprague Paper TS-6
2/18/2010 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Constructed Riffle Protects Exposed Wastewater Line. Country Club Creek – Austin, Texas. Design – Construction – Monitoring. Andrew Johnston Paper TS-2
2/18/2010 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM IECA Member's Role in Sustainable Land Development International's (SLDI's) Project Certification Program Tony Wernke Half-Day Session Other
2/18/2010 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM AN AUTOMATIC PROCEDURE TO DETERMINE MOBILIZED SOIL VOLUMES FOR A PIPELINE TRACK GRADING Angel Menendez, Ph.D Paper TS-6
2/18/2010 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM LEED Certification-Who, What, Where, Why and More Don Thieman, CPESC, LEED Green Associate Workshop Other
2/18/2010 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Reforestation of the Mission Reach of the San Antonio River Neil Thomas Case TS-3
2/18/2010 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Bottom Line Sales & Marketing Techniques for any Economy-What your Competition Doesn't want you to know! Judith Guido Half-Day Session Other
2/18/2010 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Effluent Guidelines – Insights into Compliance with EPA’s New Turbidity Standards Jesse Pritts Paper TS-1
Friday, February 19
2/19/2010 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Comparative evaluation of carbon sequestered in revegetated slope with bioengineering techniques Terezinha Galvao Paper TS-6
2/19/2010 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM IECA’s Reviewer Update Jimmy Eanes, CPESC, CESSWI, CMP Forum Other
2/19/2010 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Polymer-Enhanced Soft Armoring: An Erosion and Sediment Control Measure for Construction Fill Slopes Wesley Zech Paper TS-6
2/19/2010 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Can Designers and Reviewers Develop Effective Storm Water Management Plans? Jerald Fifield Forum TS-4
2/19/2010 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Leveraging the Natural Environment As Treatmet for Highway Runoff Within the Lake Tahoe Basin Mark Rayback Case TS-4
2/19/2010 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Conquering erosion control in the Pacific Northwest Wilderness Elyse MacDonald Case TS-6
2/19/2010 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Commercial Construction Sediment Control Frank Jackson Case TS-6
2/19/2010 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Delivering Effective PowerPoint Presentations Katie Laurin Forum Other
2/19/2010 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Green Design Engineering: A Fresh Approach For Sustainable Erosion Control Michael Robeson, M.S., P.E., CPESC, CPSWQ Workshop TS-6