Preliminary Schedule
Day One - Wednesday November 18th
7:30 Venue will open for sign-in
8:00 Day One Opening Remarks
8:15 Erosion and Sediment Control 101 (Jennifer Hildebrand)
9:15 Township of Langley ESC Update (Dani Miller)
9:45 15-minute Morning Break
10:00 Adaptive Design throughout your Project: Profitable, Productive, Compliant Pt.1(Alex Zimmerman)
11:30 City of Surrey ESC Update (Trent Hatfield)
12:00 BBQ Lunch Sponsored by Aplin & Martin Consultants Ltd.
13:00 Water Quality Guidelines, Standards, Expectations, Realities (Ed Van Osch)
13:30 Next Generation ESC Site Plan Design (James Kay)
14:00 Erosion and sediment control for resource roads and stream crossings (Clayton Gillies)
14:30 15-minute Afternoon Break
14:45 Adaptive Design throughout your Project: Profitable, Productive, Compliant Pt.2(Alex Zimmerman)
15:45 Managing ESC to Make Money (Jennifer Hildebrand)
17:00 End of Conference Day One
Day Two - Thursday November 19th
7:30 Venue will open for sign-in
8:00 Inspection Techniques that Really Work! (Jennifer Hildebrand)
8:30 Installation Tips & Tricks (Garry McFarlane)
9:00 Working in Water: Site Isolation, Water Damming, Armouring (Ian Corne)
9:30 Incorporating Sand Filtration into Sediment Pond Design (Claude Cartelier & Martin Tromp)
10:00 15-minute Morning Break
10:15 Familiar ESC BMPs in Prehistoric Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Agriculture (Dr. David Walker)
11:15 Biotic Earth: Hydroseeding with Mulch and Organics (Mark Myrowich)
11:45 The Good, the Bad, the Ugly Photo Review (TBA)
12:15 Lunch/travel to field site
1:00 Field Site Demo
* Seed selection & Application
* Hydroseed Mulch
* Straw Wattles
* Check Dams
* Erosion Control Blankets
* Ecoberm, Ecoblanket and other fun with compost
14:30 Field Site Demo
* Sediment control fence & installation machine
* Modular treatment unit
* Modular Wheel wash
16:15 Travel back to Venue
17:00 End of Conference Day Two