Proceedings of the
2007 Pennsylvania Stormwater Management Symposium
Villanova University

Introduction

Symposium Webcast

Workshop Webcast

 

Session I

Stormwater BMPs

Benefits of Green Strategies

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The Cinema

Unique Best Management Practice Stormwater Designs
Matthew S. Bonanno, P.E., Albert T. Brulo, P.E.

Herbert, Rowland & Grubic

Choosing the Most Effective Type of Tree for Rainwater Interception
Jim Amerault

Urban Forestry Administration, Department of Transportation, District of Columbia, Department of Geography, Penn State University
 

The Rams Head Center - Green Roof, Cisterns, & Infiltration
Andrew Potts¹, Michele Adams2, Thomas Cahill¹

¹Cahill Associates, 2Meliora Environmental Design
 

Artful Rainwater Design: Creating Amenity
Stuart Echols, Eliza Pennypacker

Department of Landscape Architecture, The Pennsylvania State University

Level Spreaders and Off-Site Discharges of Stormwater to Non-Surface Waters
Domenic Rocco

PA DEP, Southeast Regional Office, Watershed Management Program
 
Cooling SE Pennsylvania; Sites & Implementation
Rodney Horton

Valley Forge Trout Unlimited

 

The Use of a Novel Aerobic Wetland To Reduce Pollutants Associated With Agricultural Stormwater Runoff
Ed Spayd, Dr Katherine Baker, Dr. Shirley Clark

Environmental Engineering, Penn State Harrisburg
 

Thermal Impact Assessment for Discharging Stormwater Runoff: Case Study
Amleto A. Pucci, Jr. Ph.D. P.E.¹, and Michael Bowker, P.E.2

¹Penn Environmental & Remediation, Inc., 2Momenee & Associates, Inc.

 

Session II

Stormwater Modeling

Stream Restoration

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A New Criterion for Designing Infiltration Basins
Michel Boufadel1, Hailong Li1, Adane Bobo1, Jeff Featherstone2, Richard Nalbandian2 M. Meenar2

¹Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2Center for Sustainable Communities.

Wetland and Stream Ecosystem Restoration Adopted by Anne Arundel County, Maryland Department of Public Works as a Tool to Remediate and Minimize Stormwater Impacts
Joe Berg
¹,  Keith Underwood2,  Erik Michaelson2, Ron Bowen3,  Merril Plaitt3, and Dennis McMonigle3

¹Biohabitats, Inc., 2Underwood & Associates, 3Anne Arundel Dept. Public Works
 

Stormwater Management Impacts Resulting from the Volumetric Abstraction of Runoff from Frequent Storms per PADEP CG-1
Geoffrey Cerrelli, PE

USDA/NRCS

The Pursel Mill Dam Breach: Ecological Restoration, Historic Preservation and Flood Mitigation
Geoffrey M. Goll, P.E.

Princeton Hydro, LLC

Villanova University Stormwater Partnership
Robert Traver, Ph.D., PE

Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University

Water Quality Enhancement Through SW BMPs, Wetland and Natural Channel Restoration and Stabilization
Thomas A. Graupensperger

Director of Environmental Services, GTS Technologies, Inc.

Comparison of Two Stormwater Management Paradigms: Centralized vs. Distributed
Guoshun Zhang, Tham Saravanapavan, and Jenny Zhen

Tetra Tech, Inc.

Comparing the Costs and Benefits of Four Stream Restoration Projects Constructed on Mill Creek between 2004 - 2007 in Lower Merion Township
Megan LeBoon, P.E.¹, Dan Sweet2

¹F. X. Browne, Inc., 2F. X. Browne, Inc.

 

Session III

BMP Performance

Stormwater Planning

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Development of a Volume Based Stormwater Management Ordinance
E. Laramore; M. Clar, P.E.; H. Ryan1; S. Hokuf

Department of Land Use, New Castle County, DE

Lessons Learned in Multi-municipal Watershed-based Planning and Partnership Formation
Marissa Barletta¹, Joanne Dahme2, Mark Maimone3

¹D.S. Winokur Assoc, Langhorne PA, 2Philadelphia Water Department, Philadelphia PA, 3CDM, Woodbury NY
 

Long-Term Assessment of Infiltration Best Management Practices
Clay Emerson

Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University

Conservation Subdivisions: Creating Opportunities for Better Stormwater Management
Nathan Walker, AICP

Community Planner, Natural Lands Trust

Proposed Evaluation Methodology for Predicting Groundwater Contamination Potential from Stormwater Infiltration Activities
Shirley Clark¹, Robert Pitt2

¹Environmental Engineering Program, Penn State Harrisburg, 2Dept Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama
 
Developing an Integrated Monitoring Plan for Best Management Practices
Krista Hankins
¹, Andrea L. Welker¹, Lynn Mandarano2

¹Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University, 2Temple University – Ambler, Center for Sustainable Communities

Pinelands Commission Basin Failure Assessment and Investigation
Keithe Merl

Princeton Hydro, LLC

The StormWISE Model: Prioritizing Subwatersheds and Landuses for Stormwater BMP Implementation
Arthur E. McGarity

Department of Engineering, Swarthmore College

 

Session IV

VUSP Research Presentations

Stormwater Management Projects

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An Approach to Rehabilitating a Constructed Stormwater Wetland
Bridget Wadzuk, Ph.D.

Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University
Lincoln Center: A Multi Faceted LID Design Case Study
A. Hayes1, J. Heisler2, E. Laramore3, M. Clar3

1Foresite Associates 3Department of Land Use, New Castle County Delaware

Design of a Pervious Concrete - Porous Asphalt Comparison Study
Andrea Welker Ph.D. PE, James Barbis, Patrick Jeffers

Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University

 

Innovative Stormwater Management at the Radnor Middle School
Daniel Wible and Thomas Cahill

Cahill Associates

 

PERT BMP Update
J. Featherstone

Temple University Center for Sustainable Communities
Rethinking Bioretention Design Concepts
M. Clar, E. Laramore

Department of Land Use, New Castle County, DE

 

 

Session V

Stormwater Management in Karst Terrain

Stormwater Retrofits

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Epikarstic Gravity Drains – An Innovative Method for Infiltrating Stormwater in Karst
Frank X. Browne, Ph.D., P.E.1, James Lolcama, P.G.2, Dennis Maloomian & Paul Fry, P.E.3

1F. X. Browne, Inc., 2KCF Groundwater, Inc., 3Realen Properties
Can You Infiltrate in Philadelphia?
Christine Marjoram1, Dan Meier2, Suzanna Randall1

1Philadelphia Water Department, 2Duffield Associates

 

Hydrologic Monitoring of the Big Hollow Watershed
Larry Fennessey¹, Chris Finton2

¹Office of Physical Plant, Penn State University, 2Meiser & Earl Hydrogeologists

DRBC Stormwater Retrofit: Walking the Talk
Kenneth F. Najjar¹, John A. Miller2, Evan J. Stone3

¹Delaware River Basin Commission, 2Princeton Hydro, 3Pickering, Corts & Summerson

 

Stream Daylighting in Karst Terrain
Thomas A. Graupensperger

Director of Environmental Services, GTS Technologies, Inc.

Flood Control and Infiltration is a Hole in One
Mary L. Paist-Goldman, P.E.

Princeton Hydro, LLC

 

 

Poster Session

On Display During Symposium

 

   

Automatic Sampler Efficiency for Stormwater Solids
Shirley Clark¹, Christine YS Siu¹, Christopher Roenning1, Daniel Treese1, Robert Pitt2, Jejal Reddy2

1Environmental Engineering Program Penn State Harrisburg, 2Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama
 

Bioretention and Infiltration Facilities Utilized at PHL Airport Parking Lot Expansion
Susan Giannantonio

Gannett Fleming, Inc

Characterization of an Urban Stream for Stormwater Control - A Baseline Study on the Campus of Penn State Harrisburg
Christina Y.S. Siu, Katherine H. Baker, Shirley E. Clark

School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg

Common Sense Floodplain Management - An Overview of the ASFPM “No Adverse Impact” Approach
Shawn W. Arden, P.E., C.F.M.

MS Consultants, Inc.

 

Green Infrastructure - Opportunities and Advantages
Albert M. Demerich R.L.A., A.S.L.A.

Duffield Associates Inc.

Inclined Plate Settlers to Treat Stormwater Runoff Solids
Christopher Roenning¹, Kelly A Steele2, James Elligson3, J. Bradley Mikula4, Shirley Clark¹

¹Environmental Engineering Program, Penn State Harrisburg, 2Navarro and Wright, Inc., 3U.S. Department of the Navy, 4Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
 

Measuring Solids Concentration in Stormwater Runoff: Comparison of Analytical Methods
Shirley E. Clark and Christina Y.S. Siu

School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg
 

Penn State Water Resources
Larry Fennessey, Rob Cooper

Office of Physical Plant, Penn State University

Adapting Stormwater Management Practices to Pennsylvania’s Highways: PennDOT’s Antidegradation and PCSM Policy

Jeffrey S. MacKay, P.E. Principal NTM Engineering, Inc.

Pollutant Capacity within the Vadose Zone of Soils
Daniel P. Treese, Shirley E. Clark, J. Bradley Mikula, Katherine H. Baker

Environmental Pollution Control Program, The Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

Roofing Contributions to Urban Runoff Pollution
Shirley Clark¹, Kelly Steele2, Julia Hafera3, Aiyana Taylor1, Jason T. Kirby4

1Environmental Engineering Program, Penn State Harrisburg, 2Navarro and Wright Inc., 3Greeley and Hansen Inc., 4Dept Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham
 

Runoff Polishing by Natural Media Filtration: Upflow vs Downflow
Mukesh Pratap¹, Shirley Clark2, Robert Pitt3, Christopher Roenning2, Daniel Treese2, CYS Siu2

1Freese and Nichols, Inc., 2Environmental Engineering Programs, Penn State Harrisburg, 3Dept Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama

Stormwater Utility - A Brief Overview
Carl DuPoldt

Consultant, Green Building Solutions & Supplies

 

Streambank Stability: Modeling Channel Evolution and Pollutant Transport in an Urban Stream
Ruth Ayn Sitler, Dr. Shirley E. Clark

School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Pennsylvania State University
 

Study of Stormwater Runoff Reduction by Greening Vacant Lots in North Philadelphia
Jun Yang, Mary Myers

Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, Temple University

SWMM Hydrology and Non-Point Source Pollution Removal Model
Scott Perry, Brian Lee, Maita Pang

Imbrium Systems

The Futility of Calibrating Hydrologic Models
Michel Boufadel1, Ibrahim Ibrahim1, Hareesh Daguppati1, Josiah Mount1, Jeff Featherstone2

1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2Center for Sustainable Communities
 

Variability in Rainfall Energy across Pennsylvania and Impacts on Construction Site Erosion Control Practices
Aigul Allison¹, Shirley E Clark2

1Environmental Science Program, Penn State Harrisburg, 2Environmental Engineering Program, Penn State Harrisburg
 

Green Roofs: Optimizing the Water Quality of Rooftop Runoff
Brett Long¹, Shirley E. Clark¹, Katherine H. Baker¹, Robert Berghage2

1Environmental Engineering, Penn State Harrisburg, 2Department of Horticulture, Penn State University Park

 

Cliveden Park Stormwater Retrofit Project
Amy S. Leib, P.E.
¹, Linda Walczak, ASLA, RLA2, Mark Paronish, ALSA2, Daniel W. Meier, P.E.3

¹Office of Watersheds, Philadelphia Water Department, 2The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Philadelphia Green Program 3Duffield Associates, Incorporated
 

Seeing is Believing: A Showcase of Stormwater Best Management Practices Maggie Allio

Montgomery County Conservation District

Case Study: Voorhees, New Jersey, Nursing Facility
Mark Mayhew PE. Tyler Ladd

Taylor Wiseman & Taylor
 
   
Workshop Presentations

A Sustainable Approach to Developing and Financing Stormwater Programs
Marlou Church Gregory

AMEC Earth & Environmental
 

Retrofit of an East Whiteland Township Detention Basin
Chuck Marshall

Valley Creek Restoration Partnership