23rd Annual Conference & Trade Show

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

• How Climate Change is Impacting Mississippi River Health: Can We Adapt Quickly Enough to Produce Meaningful Change? Shawn Giblin, WDNR
• Construction Stormwater Compliance: A Discussion of Challenges and Solutions for Utility Scale Solar Development, Craig Felt and Aaron Mlynek, Westwood Professional Services
• Greening the Gravel: Quarry Reclamation with Native Hydroseeding, Clay Frazer and Daniel Fuhs, Native Range Ecological
• Collaborative Solutions for Flood Mitigation, Ashley Leisgang, AECOM
• MMSD Collection System Erosion Control: Planning & Execution: Specific to Pumping Station 17 Force Main Relief, Theran Jacobson, MadMSD
• Sequoit Creek Daylighting and Site Redevelopment – Village of Antioch, IL, Keith Lyster, Strand Associates, Inc.
• Ethics: Finding Your Third Space, Rick Kyte, Viterbo University

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

• Shoreland Lutheran Water Conveyance System, Fiona Nutbeam, Aqualis
• Rain Gardens, Pervious Pavement, and Vegetation Establishment in the City of Madison, Phil Gaebler, City of Madison
• Wisconsin Standards Oversight Council: Updates, Forecasts, and an Invitation to Engage, Carl Wepking, Wisconsin Land & Water
• Green Highways; Becher Overpass, Andy Kaminski, MilwMSD and Brad Woznak, SEH, Inc.
• Biochar for Stormwater Management in Transportation and Beyond, Jane Halloran, WisDOT
• Fitchburg’s MS4 TMDL Modeling – The Process and the Path Forward, Rick Eilertson, PE; Heather Zaunmueller, PE, AECOM; Ben Schulte, City of Fitchburg
• MnDOT I-35W Stormwater Storage Facility, Joe Welna, Barr Engineering
• DNR/DOT Floodplain Coop Agreement, Ann-Marie Kirsch, WisDOT
• WDNR Technical Standard Updates-1013 and 1014 Post-Construction Coagulant Dosing, Amy Minser, WDNR
• Development and Application of a Stormwater Pond Assessment Tool for Evaluating Water Quality, Poornima Natarajan, Ph.D., St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
• Planting Trees with Biochar to Enhance Bird Habitat in Lakeshore Communities, Medhavi Ambardar, Lake Michigan Bird Observatory
• Research-based Updates to WinSLAMM Parameter Files, Amy Minser, WDNR and Judy Horwatich, USGS

The Annual Conference offers 12 CE for full conference registration, which may apply toward PE requirements and one credit hour of professional conduct and ethics. The continuing education offered may be submitted for credit toward Wisconsin’s Department of Safety & Professional Services credentials including: Commercial Building Inspector, Dwelling Contractor Qualifier, Journeyman Plumber Restricted Service, Master Plumber Restricted Service, Utility Contractor, and UDC Construction Inspector.