Green Infrastructure Design & Maintenance for MS4 Communities

AGENDA

7:30 A.M. – 8:00 A.M. CHECK IN & BREAKFAST

8:00 A.M. – 8:05 A.M. INTRODUCTION

Jim Zay, Chairman, DuPage County Stormwater Management Committee

8:05 A.M. – 8:15 A.M. TOP 10 LESSONS LEARNED FROM IEPA AUDIT

Darren Olson, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.

8:15 A.M. – 8:55 A.M. TMDL’S & MS4 PERMITS

Amy Walkenbach, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

8:55 A.M. – 9:35 A.M. GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE MANUAL

Sheila McKinley, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, LLC

9:35 A.M. – 9:45 A.M. BREAK

9:45 A.M. – 10:25 A.M. BIOSWALE INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE BUDGET IMPACTS

Jim Knapp, Purdue University

10:25 A.M. – 11:05 A.M. INNOVATIVE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN MILWAUKEE

Karen Sands, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

11:05 A.M. – 11:45 A.M. MUNICIPAL IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN

PUBLIC & PRIVATE PROJECTS

Matt Lake, Merrillville Stormwater Utility

11:45 A.M. – NOON DUPAGE COUNTY STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UPDATE

Mary Beth Falsey, DuPage County Stormwater Management

SPEAKER BIOS

DARREN OLSON, PE, CFM, D.WRE

Senior Water Resources Project Manager, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.

Darren earned his BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1997. He also earned a

Masters degree in Civil Engineering a year later from the same university. In 2003, Darren was awarded his

Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management from Northwestern University.

Currently, Darren works for Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. (CBBEL) as a Senior Water Resources

Project Manager, where he has worked since 1998.

In addition to his work at CBBEL, Darren has held numerous volunteer leadership positions within the

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He currently serves on the Public Policy Committee and as a

Region 3 Governor. To add to his volunteerism, Darren also served on the Illinois Lieutenant Governor Science

Advisory Committee from 2012-2014.

AMY WALKENBACH

Manager, Watershed Management Section, IEPA

Amy began her career at Illinois EPA in 1987, with the Agency’s Ecotoxicology Laboratory before moving

permanently to the Bureau of Water. In Water, Amy has worked within several programs including, The

Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program, Surface Water Monitoring Program and the 319 NPS Program, as well as

serving as the Manager of the Watershed Management Section. She is currently the Coordinator of Financial

and Technical Assistance Programs for the Bureau, primarily overseeing the NPS Program, the TMDL (total

maximum daily load) Program, implementation of the Illinois Nutrient Reduction Strategy and program

manager for the Clean Water and Public Water Supply State Revolving Loan programs. Amy received her BS

and MS from Eastern Illinois University in Botany and lives on a lake in Macoupin County that reminds her

daily of the importance of clean water.

SHEILA MCKINLEY, ASLA, AICP, CFM, LEED Green Associate

Director of Planning, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, LLC

As the Planning Director at Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Sheila is responsible for overseeing the

development of stormwater, floodplain and green infrastructure planning and policy projects throughout

Indiana. She has a long-time interest in land use and its influence on water resources. This interest and her

collective 20 plus years of experience have allowed her to develop and apply an integrated and holistic

approach to water quality and quantity related projects.

Sheila holds a Masters in Landscape Architecture degree from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign

and a Bachelor in Landscape Architecture from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. She is a member

of the American Planning Association (APA), American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and the

Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM). Sheila is a certified planner under the American Institute

of Certified Planners (AICP), a Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) and LEED Green Associate.

JIM KNAPP, P.E., LEED AP

Senior Civil Engineer, Physical Facilities, Purdue University

Jim is a Senior Civil Engineer in Physical Facilities at Purdue University. He began his career with the US

Army Corps of Engineers and has been a Purdue University faculty member for 31 years. Jim has degrees in

Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University and in Biology from the University of North Carolina at

Wilmington. He is a licensed professional Engineer, a LEED accredited professional, and is the Purdue

University MS4 Stormwater Coordinator.

KAREN SANDS

Director of Planning, Research and Sustainability, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD)

Karen is the Director of Planning, Research and Sustainability for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage

District (MMSD) where she has worked for over 14 years. MMSD is a regional governmental agency that

provides water reclamation and flood management services for about 1.1 million customers in 28

municipalities in the greater Milwaukee area. With a career spanning 25+ years, Karen has held a number of

planning positions in the public and private sectors in Wisconsin, Maine and New York. Karen came to the

sustainability field with a bachelor's degree in geography and a master's degree in regional planning, both

from the State University of New York at Albany. She is certified by the American Institute of Certified

Planners (AICP) and is an Envision® Sustainability Professional (ENV SP). She serves on the board of

directors for the Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust Inc., the Northwest Side Community Development

Corporation (Milwaukee), the International Joint Commission’s Water Quality board, Discovery World and on

the executive board as secretary for the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Planning Association.

MATT LAKE, M.S., CPMSM

Executive Director, Merrillville Stormwater Utility

Matt is the Executive Director of the Merrillville Stormwater Utility where he manages their municipal

stormwater program. Previously, Matt provided professional stormwater consulting for six years in the Water

Resources Division as a Resource Planner. Prior to consulting, he held a senior level position with the Division

of Soil Conservation as a Statewide Programs Coordinator. Matt was responsible for implementing watershed-

based cost-share programs and served as a statewide specialist for Lakes, Rivers and Watersheds, integrating

the principles and practices of environmental science, geology, hydrology and engineering in the area of soil

and water conservation. Matt has extensive field experience and was an IDNR Resource Specialist. Having

engineering approval authority, Matt worked in partnership with NRCS to oversee design and installation of

soil & water conservation practices on agricultural lands as well as providing technical expertise for urbanized

areas. Matt also has forestry experience and was IDNR’s Statewide Urban Forester assigned to help establish

sustainable urban forestry management programs throughout Indiana. He is also a certified MS4 specialist

and certified watershed management professional.

Matt received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Michigan State University and a Master of Science Degree

in Environmental Biology from Governor’s State University where he also received their Environmental Science

Research Award. Most recently, he received the INAFSM Excellence in Stormwater Management Award in

2012 as well as the 2015 Indiana Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence.

MARY BETH FALSEY, CFM, CPESC

Water Quality Supervisor, DuPage County Stormwater Management

Mary Beth is the Water Quality Supervisor for DuPage County Stormwater Management where she has

worked for 13 years. She has a M.S. in Geography from Northern Illinois University with an emphasis in Soil

Science and Natural Environmental Systems. She is responsible for DuPage County’s compliance with the

NPDES permit ILR40 and leads the County’s efforts on watershed planning for impaired waterways. Her

certifications include Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS), Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment

Control (CPESC), and Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM).