2025 Agenda Details
Keynote Presentations:
Navigating Change: How National Policies and Innovations Are Reshaping the Future of Stormwater Management
Seth Brown, Executive Director, National Municipal Stormwater Alliance
Keynote Presentations:
Track A
Fundamentals
For those desiring an introduction or refresher on elemental topics
Track B
Industrial
For those ‘going deep’ on industrial applications and solutions
Track C
Municipal & Development
For those adopting municipal stormwater BMPs
Track D
Emerging Contaminants
For those seeking the latest developments in contaminants
Keynote Sessions
Showcase: Excellence in Stormwater Innovation
Recent progress in urban stormwater is reshaping the way we perceive and manage stormwater flows. Driven by meaningful advancement in artificial intelligence and real-time monitoring, nano-enabled materials, and bio-augmented and low-impact development, new technologies are ushering in a more sustainable paradigm with respect to the treatment, capture, and reuse of stormwater. This series of rapid lightning talks will present a status update on technology and innovation within the stormwater industry, highlighting the significant progress that has been made in protecting sensitive resources, augmenting water supplies, and restoring ecosystem services in Washington and across the U.S. Lightning talks will conclude with a short panel-style Q&A with conference reception to follow.
Stormwater Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Thomas Igou
Director of Innovation
WaterTectonics
Artificial Intelligence and Smart Stormwater Management
Dr. Jeffrey Johnson
Director of Water Innovation
Oldcastle Infrastructure
CSU Spur Hydro Testbed Facility: Bioretention and Adsorptive Media
Dr. Sybil Sharvelle
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Colorado State University
Low-Cost Media and Green Composites for Stormwater Treatment
Dr. Jessica Ray
Endowed Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Washington
Vince McGowan, PE
Water Quality Program Manager
Washington Department of Ecology
Washington’s Stormwater Strategy: How the State’s Permitting Program is Addressing New Concerns
This year’s morning keynote will feature an engaging and informative conversation with Vince McGowan, Water Quality Program Manager at the Washington Department of Ecology. In a question-and-answer format, Vince will discuss a range of stormwater topics addressed by Ecology’s water quality program, including stormwater permits and guidance updates, responding to new science, and the latest policy developments.
Vince McGowan, PE leads the Water Quality Program at the Washington State Department of Ecology. He has spent most of his career working in environmental regulation, with a focus on permitting. In his current role, he enjoys supporting the program’s 350 innovative, hard-working staff in their clean water work across the state.
Seth Brown
Executive Director
National Municipal Stormwater Alliance
Navigating Change: How National Policies and Innovations Are Reshaping the Future of Stormwater Management
The stormwater sector is experiencing significant levels of dynamism. Policies and legal rulings at the national level are re-shaping the landscape of many environmental areas, including stormwater. The new administration at the federal level has signaled to make stark shifts in priorities and actions in administrative and environmental areas. Growing research findings are revealing the impacts of emerging contaminants on water quality as well as human and ecosystem health, and regulators are considering how to address these new pollutants of interest. Water quantity challenges are evolving in the face of shifting precipitation patterns. Innovations in stormwater management technologies and approaches to address both quantity and quality issues of today and tomorrow. Hear how these challenges and topics are evolving at the national level and what national-level groups are doing to not only track these issues, but to provide solutions as well.
Seth Brown has over 25 years of experience in the water sector and serves as the Executive Director of the National Municipal Stormwater Alliance, a 501(c)(3) organization representing stormwater-focused groups in 26 states across 9 of the 10 U.S. EPA regions, encompassing over 4,400 MS4s. He is also the Principal and Founder of Storm and Stream Solutions, LLC. Seth holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from George Mason University and teaches water-related courses at Virginia Tech and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Maryland.