Sustainability Through Innovation in the Industry: Part One

Back by popular demand, this online education series is part of IECA's mission to help grow the industry by promoting innovative research, products and technology that meet industry needs through more sustainable approaches. Join us as we explore the hydrologic changes that take place when an 80-acre sub-basin of a 1.6 sq. mi. rural watershed is developed with conventional detention vs automated control and effective continuous TSS measurements. In part two of the series, we will dive into a low salt design future and using recycled materials to prevent stormwater pollution.

Part One: Sustainability Through Innovation in the Industry

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 3:00 PM Mountain Time, Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 8:00 AM Sydney Time

• Stormwater Detention - How Effective is it? 

• We will explore the hydrologic changes that take place when an 80-acre sub-basin of a 1.6 sq. mi. rural watershed is developed with conventional detention vs automated control.  Most often the industry standard and regulatory standard requires us to match pre-post peak flows at the property extents of the new development.  In doing so, what are the impacts of the larger watershed?  We will focus on the fact that the timing of the peak flow is just as critical as the peak flow itself.
  Presented By: Jon Rasmussen, PE - Food-Con

• Effective Continuous TSS Measurement

• Real-time dust and particulate concentrations in air have been reliably and accurately measured in mass/volume (g/m^3) for the last 20-years.  We are applying the same nephelometric techniques developed for air quality particulate monitoring to continuously measure total suspended solids (TSS) in waterways upstream and downstream of project sites. Data from the instruments is telemetered and can be simultaneously shared, in near real time, with all parties (regulators, contractors and stakeholders) as it remains ‘qualitative’ while ‘quantitative' physical samples are required for enforcement to take effect.   In sustainability terms, this combination of services provides a better relationship dynamic between concerned parties, gives transparency and subsequently produces a better environmental outcome through enhanced management and risk minimization of non-compliant/dirty discharges.
  Presented by: Brian Mills - Mote Measurement Networks

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