2005 Professional Activities of District Staff
Dave Lloyd, Executive Director
*Chairman, Board of Advisors, Urban Watersheds Research Institute
*Attended National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies (NAFSMA) 2005 annual meeting in Anchorage, AK in August.
*Attended Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers (CASFM) 2005 annual meeting in Steamboat Springs in September
*Member of American Public Works Association (APWA) and CASFM
Bill DeGroot, Manager, Floodplain Management Program
*Member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Floodplain Management Committee of the National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies (NAFSMA).
*Attended NAFSMA’s annual meeting in Anchorage, AK in August. Chaired the Floodplain Management Committee meeting, and gave a progress report to a plenary session.
*Presented a paper on map modernization issues in a plenary session at the Association of State Floodplain Managers annual conference in Madison, WI in June.
*Participated in a workshop entitled "FIRMS, What Every Community Needs to Know" at the annual meeting of the Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers in Steamboat Springs in September.
*Member of NAFSMA’s working group on Multi-Hazard Map Modernization CTP Training.
*Member of Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers (CASFM).
Kevin Stewart, Manager, Information Services and Flood Warning Program
*Chairperson of the National Hydrologic Warning Council (NHWC)
*Member of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Advisory Committee on Water Information, Subcommittee on Hydrology
*Member of Steering Committee for the American Meteorological Society’s Commission on the Weather and Climate Enterprise
*Invited speaker at the New Mexico Floodplain Managers Association Spring Conference in Socorro, NM in May
*Speaker & moderator at the Sixth NHWC National Conference and Exposition in Sacramento, CA in May
*Attended Governor’s Annual Conference on Emergency Management in Breckenridge in August
*Attended Annual CASFM Conference in Steamboat Springs in September
*Member of ASCE, ASFPM, CASFM and the Colorado Emergency Managers Association
Ben Urbonas, Manager, Master Planning & South Platte River Programs
*Gave a talk at the District’s April 28th one-day seminar focused on porous pavements.
*Continues to serve on the Board of Directors of the Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority.
*Serves on the Water Environment Research Foundation’s (WERF) Research Council.
*Serves as Chairman on two of WERF’s Project Steering Committees for research projects on Quantification of Solids in Stormwater and the development of the International BMP Database.
*Serves as Co-chair of WERF’s Project Steering Committee for research project on Impacts of Urbanization on Receiving Waters.
*Served as a member of WERF’s Project Steering Committee for research project on Critical Assessment of BMPs.
*Was one of the teachers at training workshops in June and July on EPA’s SWMM 5.0 Software and CUHP Interface, and was the lead instructor at a workshop on BMP Selection and Design in December.
*Serves on the Water Environment Foundation’s (WEF’s) committee to update the Manual of Practice on Stormwater Management.
*Serves on the program advisory committee for the Civil Engineering Department of Colorado State University.
*Attended the National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies (NAFSMA) annual meeting and participated in its Stormwater Committee meetings in Anchorage, Alaska.
*Co-authored, with John Doerfer, "Master planning for stream protection in urban watersheds," Water Science and Technology, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp 239-247, IWA Publishing, London, England.
Paul Hindman, Manager, Design and Construction Program
*Co-Chair of Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners Annual Conference
*Chair of the 2011 Denver Site Committee for the American Public Works Association (APWA) International Public Works Congress and Exposition.
*Committee Member of National APWA Awards and Review Committee
*Chapter Delegate, APWA Colorado Chapter
Cindy Thrush, Senior Project Engineer, Maintenance Program
*Co-authored and co-presented with ASCG Inc, on "Multi-Use Greenways with No Adverse Impact – Colorado Examples" at the 2005 Association of Sate Floodplain Managers Conference in Madison, Wisconsin.
*Presented a paper "Monitoring Stream Restoration Projects, Why We Should Always Look Back" at the 16th Annual Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers Conference in September in Steamboat Springs.
Bryan Kohlenberg, Senior Project Engineer, South Platte River Program
*Continued as NSPE’s scoring coordinator for the Jefferson Chapter and Colorado State MATHCOUNTS competitions for 7th and 8th graders.
John Doerfer, Project Hydrologist, Master Planning Program
*Chairman, Municipal Stormwater Workgroup, Colorado Stormwater Task Force.
*Member, Impacted Water Supplies Advisory Committee, Colorado Water Quality Forum.
*Member, Urban Water Resources Research Council, Environment and Water Resources Institute (EWRI), ASCE.
*Member, Standards Committee - Management Practice for Control of Erosion and Sediment, EWRI/ASCE.
*Member, Stormwater and Watershed Management Subscriber Committees, Water Environment Research Foundation.
*Co-authored, with Ben Urbonas, "Master planning for stream protection in urban watersheds," Water Science and Technology, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp 239-247, IWA Publishing, London, England.
Mark Hunter, Manager , Maintenance Program
*Co-Chairman, International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Stream Restoration Technology Section.
*Member of IECA Technical Review Committee.
*Member of IECA Awards Committee.
*Committee member for the Mountain States Chapter of IECA.
*Editor of newsletter for the Mountain States Chapter of IECA.
*Member of Board of Directors and on the Operations Committee of the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District
David Mallory, Senior Project Engineer, Floodplain Management Program
*Co-presented with Michelle Leach "Sense of Place in Major Drainageway Design" at the UDFCD April Workshop.
*Co-presented with Michelle Leach "Bridging the Gap Between Function and Beauty in Drainageway Design" at the 16th Annual CASFM Conference.
*Attended the Second Annual Conference on Sustainable Urbanism.
*Serves on CASFM's Board of Directors as Treasurer.
*Member of CASFM and ASFPM.
David Bennetts, Senior Project Engineer, Maintenance Program
*Program Chair for the 16th Annual CASFM Conference in Steamboat Springs in September
*Speaker at CASFM Conference in Steamboat Springs in September
*Council Member, CU Denver Engineering Leadership Council
*Committee Member, Urban Infrastructure Committee, CU Denver
*Member of ASCE, APWA, and CASFM
Ken McKenzie, Project Engineer, Design and Construction Program
*Presented "Massey Draw Stream Stabilization / Water Quality Improvement Project" at the CASFM *Conference in Steamboat Springs in September.
*Served on ASCE's Urban Water Resources Research Council.
*Served on the Metropolitan State College of Denver Engineering Technology Advisory Board.
*Served on the Board of Directors of the Urban Watershed Research Institute.
*Taught courses on flood detention design and storm sewer design .
*Member of ASCE and CASFM.
Jeff Fisher, Senior Construction Manager, Maintenance Program
*Co-Chairman for the annual Inspector's Conference for the Colorado Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) in Denver, Colorado.
Mike Sarmento, Senior Construction Manager, Maintenance Program
*Received Applied Science Degree in Water Quality Management from Red Rocks Community College
*Received certification as a Senior Engineering Technician in Heavy & Highway Construction from NICET
*Received certification in Land Management and Erosion Control from NICET
*Received certificate of completion for Water Quality Laboratory Analysis for Water and Wastewater Technology from Red Rocks Community College
*Attended 2005 APWA Construction Inspector's Conference
*Accepted award on behalf of the District for Purple Loosestrife Control from the Colorado Division of Wildlife
Steve Materkowski, Senior Construction Manager, South Platte River Program
*Graduated from the University of Colorado, Denver, with his B.S. in Civil Engineering
*Spoke to various youth groups, including Earth Force, regarding various UDFCD activities including Noxious Weed Control and Habitat Restoration.
Chad Kudym, Project Engineer, Information Services and Flood Warning Program
*Attended Annual CASFM Conference in Steamboat Springs in September
*Attended the Annual Association of Sate Floodplain Managers Conference in Madison, Wisconsin in June.