2025 KC URBAN
STORMWATER
CONFERENCE
UNITY VILLAGE
CONFERENCE CENTER
LEE’S SUMMIT, MO
2025 KC URBAN
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| Unity Village in Lee’s Summit will be hosting the 2025 KC Urban Stormwater Conference. Keynote presentations and meals will be at the R.D. Goppert Center, while workshops will take place in the Grand & Executive Ballrooms. View the map here for access, parking and hotel location. Click on the button below if you plan to stay in the on-site hotel, operated by Choice Hotels. To secure your event registration itself, click here or on the “register” button on the homepage. ADDRESS:1901 NW Blue Pkwy, Lee’s Summit, MO 64065 |
| The MARC Water Quality Education Committee invites you to participate in the 2025 KC Urban Stormwater Conference on October 28-29, 2025. The keynote presentations will be given by Mark Doneux, founder of Watershed Management Solutions, LLC; and by Dr. Joshua Roundy, Associate Professor in the Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department at Kansas University. Mark Doneux keynote summary description: Impaired waters listings, needs assessments, MS4 surveys and infrastructure report cards can paint a somber picture for the stormwater sector. The future for stormwater to make the grade must come from both traditional and non-traditional approaches using new and/or improved governance, funding, regulation, technology and outreach. Joshua Roundy keynote summary description: Current engineering practices use limited design inputs to create stormwater designs that are neither resilient to extreme events nor sustainable to continued urban development. The APWA 5600 Stormwater Standards update is helping address these concerns, but work remains to plan for long-lasting holistic installations. Design founded on physical principles and data that address uncertainties in precipitation and streamflow, records of extreme events, moisture conditions, and downstream impacts is essential for long-lasting urban stormwater management. |
2025 KC URBAN STORMWATER CONFERENCE DAY 1 |
| Room 1 Watershed Planning | Room 2 Civil Works | Room 3 MS4 / CSO Programs & Regulatory Standards |
| Stormwater Asset Management and Modeling (Kyle Gonterwitz, City of Lawrence + Mitchell Goedeken, Burns & McDonnell) | Renewing the Blue: A Collaborative Approach to Riparian Restoration and Green Infrastructure in KC (Jess Hartel, Heartland Conservation Alliance + Hunter Moore, Bridging The Gap) | Community-Led Restoration in the Blue River Watershed and Beyond (Jacobo Barriga, Bridging The Gap) |
| Evaluating Hydrologic and Hydraulic Impacts of Upstream Detention (Lori Schrader, Stantec + Binay Sapkota) | KCMO Luminary Park Drainage (Jack Renfro and Madalyn Osborn, HNTB) | St. Joseph Integrated Plan: Delivering Capital Program Confidence & Regulatory Certainty Through Sound Planning (David Carani, HDR + Colleen Armstrong, St. Joseph Water Protection) |
| Assessing Watershed Risks and Mitigation Needs with 2D Modeling (Brent Johnson, Olsson Inc.) | Stormwater Improvements for Helena-West Helena: Protecting Public Health & Safety and other Community Assets (Carter Hubbard, Olsson Inc. + Nicole Wall) | Stormwater Management Pitfalls in Land Development Plan Reviews (Christina Luebbert, Luebbert Engineering) |
| Striking the Balance Between Maximizing Available Funding and Long-Term Planning (Matt Garder, JEO Consulting Group) | Mitigating Flooding from Multiple Sources in Lee Summit’s Vista del Verde Neighborhood (Sarah Simon, Allgeier Martin & Associates + Karen Quackenbush, City of Lee’s Summit) | Stormwater Parks: How to Create Economic and Social Resilience (Travis Rayfield, HDR) |
| Advancing Stormwater Management through Comprehensive Wetland and Riparian Mapping in KCMO (Andy Robertson, St. Mary’s U of MN GeoSpatial Services + Jing Tao, KC Water) | Westport Flood Improvements: Using a Blue-Green Approach to Solve Frequent Severe Flooding (Andy Sauer + Lauren Moore, Burns & McDonnell) | Rightsizing Stream Setbacks in the Kansas City Region (Scott Schulte, Vireo/University of Kansas – Edwards) |
| Storm Sewer Improvements: Integrated Planning and Risk Based Project Prioritization (Daria Sakharova, GBA + Elango Thevar, NEER) | Indian Creek: Lindenwood, Jamestown to Arrowhead Stormwater Improvements (Zach Jarchow and Lucie Rogers, HNTB) | Education About Flood Risk at Indian Creek Using Augmented Reality (Jacob Marszalek and ZhiQiang Chen, University of Missouri – Kansas City) |
2025 KC URBAN STORMWATER CONFERENCE DAY 1
| Room 1 Watershed Planning | Room 2 Civil Works | Room 3 MS4 / CSO Programs & Regulatory Standards |
| Stormwater Asset Management and Modeling (Kyle Gonterwitz, City of Lawrence + Mitchell Goedeken, Burns & McDonnell) | Renewing the Blue: A Collaborative Approach to Riparian Restoration and Green Infrastructure in KC (Jess Hartel, Heartland Conservation Alliance + Hunter Moore, Bridging The Gap) | Community-Led Restoration in the Blue River Watershed and Beyond (Jacobo Barriga, Bridging The Gap) |
| Evaluating Hydrologic and Hydraulic Impacts of Upstream Detention (Lori Schrader, Stantec + Binay Sapkota) | KCMO Luminary Park Drainage (Jack Renfro and Madalyn Osborn, HNTB) | St. Joseph Integrated Plan: Delivering Capital Program Confidence & Regulatory Certainty Through Sound Planning (David Carani, HDR + Colleen Armstrong, St. Joseph Water Protection) |
| Assessing Watershed Risks and Mitigation Needs with 2D Modeling (Brent Johnson, Olsson Inc.) | Stormwater Improvements for Helena-West Helena: Protecting Public Health & Safety and other Community Assets (Carter Hubbard, Olsson Inc. + Nicole Wall) | Stormwater Management Pitfalls in Land Development Plan Reviews (Christina Luebbert, Luebbert Engineering) |
| Striking the Balance Between Maximizing Available Funding and Long-Term Planning (Matt Garder, JEO Consulting Group) | Mitigating Flooding from Multiple Sources in Lee Summit’s Vista del Verde Neighborhood (Sarah Simon, Allgeier Martin & Associates + Karen Quackenbush, City of Lee’s Summit) | Stormwater Parks: How to Create Economic and Social Resilience (Travis Rayfield, HDR) |
| Advancing Stormwater Management through Comprehensive Wetland and Riparian Mapping in KCMO (Andy Robertson, St. Mary’s U of MN GeoSpatial Services + Jing Tao, KC Water) | Westport Flood Improvements: Using a Blue-Green Approach to Solve Frequent Severe Flooding (Andy Sauer + Lauren Moore, Burns & McDonnell) | Rightsizing Stream Setbacks in the Kansas City Region (Scott Schulte, Vireo/University of Kansas – Edwards) |
| Storm Sewer Improvements: Integrated Planning and Risk Based Project Prioritization (Daria Sakharova, GBA + Elango Thevar, NEER) | Indian Creek: Lindenwood, Jamestown to Arrowhead Stormwater Improvements (Zach Jarchow and Lucie Rogers, HNTB) | Education About Flood Risk at Indian Creek Using Augmented Reality (Jacob Marszalek and ZhiQiang Chen, University of Missouri – Kansas City) |
DAY 2
DAY 2 SCHEDULE
2025 KC URBAN STORMWATER CONFERENCE DAY 2
| Room 1 Watershed Planning | Room 2 Civil Works | Room 3 MS4 / CSO Programs & Regulatory Standards |
HEC-RAS in 2025. What’s new?! (Brian Fairchild and Kalyn Bishop, HDR) | Lake Harrisonville One Step Forward and Two Steps Back (Carl Brooks, City of Harrisonville) | Why Stormwater Management Needs to Do More (Andy Sauer, Burns & McDonnell) |
Severe Storm Analytics in Johnson County over last 2 decades (Chad Johnson, CDM Smith + Ian Fannin-Hughes, Johnson County Stormwater Management) | Tomahawk Creek Parkway: from PPS to Construction (Brad Schleeter, Olsson) | Runoff Reduction: More Than Just Infiltration: Leveraging GSI and CMAC to Meet Regional Stormwater Standards (Kathy Gee, Opti + Greg Hoffman, Center for Watershed Protection) |
From Vision to Implementation: A Comprehensive Approach to Urban Stormwater Master Planning in East Baton Rouge Parish (Jeff Doudrick, HNTB) | Turkey Creek: Natural Reach (Zackary Young, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) | Right-sizing Your Urban Green Stormwater Infrastructure (Dirk Hudson, Advanced Drainage Systems) |
Advancing Flood Mitigation in Kansas: Evaluating Nature-Based Solutions Using 2D Modeling (Erica Schmitz, Stantec) | Navigating Green Infrastructure Construction: Lessons Learned from Contractor Collaboration (Alyssa Wherry, Black & Veatch) | Steps Toward Addressing MS4’s Biggest Water Quality Challenge! (Joshua Horne, Geosyntec Consultants) |
Restoring Urban Ecology Through Stormwater Design with LEED and SITES (Brent Suski, U.S. Green Building Council) | Best Practices for BMPs: Critical Considerations (Kevin Lewis, Black & Veatch) | MS4 Inspections in Kansas (Sydney Hohn and Hannah Zehr, Kansas Department of Health and Environment) |
Looking Ahead For Open Space Planning and Flood Mitigation (Chris Shultz, JEO Consulting Group) | Optimizing Green Infrastructure Designs with 2D Modeling (Lauren Moore, Andy Sauer, Burns & McDonnell) | Mid-America GSI Maintenance Certification Program (Natalie Unruh, Mid-America Regional Council) |
An analysis of demographic & socioeconomic factors associated with floodplain development: A case study of the Kansas City metropolitan region (Sungyop Kim and Julia Crowley, University of Missouri – Kansas City) | City of Memphis, Tennessee Stormwater Program – a Case Study (Kaitlyn Loefler, Black & Veatch) | Upper Splitlog Watershed Improvements and Consent Decree (Elijah Vandepol, Black & Veatch) |
Dynamic Master Planning (Mike Brink, HDR Inc. + Joshua Martinez, City of Liberty) | Equalizing flows at lift stations during wet weather (Rian McCaslin, Contech Engineered Solutions Inc.) | Lessons from Kansas City, Missouri’s Green Stormwater Infrastructure Approach to CSO Reduction (Jessica Stanton, CDM Smith) |
Automated Culvert Flood Risk Assessment (Aaron Sprague, Water Resources Solutions) | Flood Vulnerability Maps Validation Method by Flood-Related 311 Hotline Calls (Chengye Li and Zhiqiang Chen, University of Missouri – Kansas City) | Optimizing Capacity Management to Mitigate Flooding and CSOs with Smart Stormwater Technology (Laney Nelson, Opti + Colleen Armstrong, St. Joseph Water Protection) |
2025 KC URBAN STORMWATER CONFERENCE DAY 2
| Room 1 Watershed Planning | Room 2 Civil Works | Room 3 MS4 / CSO Programs & Regulatory Standards |
| HEC-RAS in 2025. What’s new?! (Brian Fairchild and Kalyn Bishop, HDR) | Lake Harrisonville One Step Forward and Two Steps Back (Carl Brooks, City of Harrisonville) | Why Stormwater Management Needs to Do More (Andy Sauer, Burns & McDonnell) |
| Severe Storm Analytics in Johnson County over last 2 decades (Chad Johnson, CDM Smith + Ian Fannin-Hughes, Johnson County Stormwater Management) | Tomahawk Creek Parkway: from PPS to Construction (Brad Schleeter, Olsson) | Runoff Reduction: More Than Just Infiltration: Leveraging GSI and CMAC to Meet Regional Stormwater Standards (Kathy Gee, Opti + Greg Hoffman, Center for Watershed Protection) |
| From Vision to Implementation: A Comprehensive Approach to Urban Stormwater Master Planning in East Baton Rouge Parish (Jeff Doudrick, HNTB) | Turkey Creek: Natural Reach (Zackary Young, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) | Right-sizing Your Urban Green Stormwater Infrastructure (Dirk Hudson, Advanced Drainage Systems) |
| Advancing Flood Mitigation in Kansas: Evaluating Nature-Based Solutions Using 2D Modeling (Erica Schmitz, Stantec) | Navigating Green Infrastructure Construction: Lessons Learned from Contractor Collaboration (Alyssa Wherry, Black & Veatch) | Steps Toward Addressing MS4’s Biggest Water Quality Challenge! (Joshua Horne, Geosyntec Consultants) |
| Restoring Urban Ecology Through Stormwater Design with LEED and SITES (Brent Suski, U.S. Green Building Council) | Best Practices for BMPs: Critical Considerations (Kevin Lewis, Black & Veatch) | MS4 Inspections in Kansas (Sydney Hohn and Hannah Zehr, Kansas Department of Health and Environment) |
| Looking Ahead For Open Space Planning and Flood Mitigation (Chris Shultz, JEO Consulting Group) | Optimizing Green Infrastructure Designs with 2D Modeling (Lauren Moore, Andy Sauer, Burns & McDonnell) | Mid-America GSI Maintenance Certification Program (Natalie Unruh, Mid-America Regional Council) |
| An analysis of demographic & socioeconomic factors associated with floodplain development: A case study of the Kansas City metropolitan region (Sungyop Kim and Julia Crowley, University of Missouri – Kansas City) | City of Memphis, Tennessee Stormwater Program – a Case Study (Kaitlyn Loefler, Black & Veatch) | Upper Splitlog Watershed Improvements and Consent Decree (Elijah Vandepol, Black & Veatch) |
| Dynamic Master Planning (Mike Brink, HDR Inc. + Joshua Martinez, City of Liberty) | Equalizing flows at lift stations during wet weather (Rian McCaslin, Contech Engineered Solutions Inc.) | Lessons from Kansas City, Missouri’s Green Stormwater Infrastructure Approach to CSO Reduction (Jessica Stanton, CDM Smith) |
| Automated Culvert Flood Risk Assessment (Aaron Sprague, Water Resources Solutions) | Flood Vulnerability Maps Validation Method by Flood-Related 311 Hotline Calls (Chengye Li and Zhiqiang Chen, University of Missouri – Kansas City) | Optimizing Capacity Management to Mitigate Flooding and CSOs with Smart Stormwater Technology (Laney Nelson, Opti + Colleen Armstrong, St. Joseph Water Protection) |
January 25-26, 2022
October 28-29, 2025
The MARC Water Quality Education Committee invites you to participate in the 2025 KC Urban Stormwater Conference on October 28-29.
The keynote presentations will be given by Mark Doneux, founder of Watershed Management Solutions, LLC; and by Dr. Joshua Roundy, Associate Professor in the Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department at Kansas University.
The keynote presentations will be given by Mark Doneux, founder of Watershed Management Solutions, LLC; and by Dr. Joshua Roundy, Associate Professor in the Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department at Kansas University.
The MARC Water Quality Education Committee invites you to participate in the 2025 KC Urban Stormwater Conference on October 28-29.
The keynote presentations will be given by Mark Doneux, founder of Watershed Management Solutions, LLC; and by Dr. Joshua Roundy, Associate Professor in the Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department at Kansas University.
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