Canadian Water Resources Association 2025

Canadian Water Resources Association 2025

9:00am PDT

NASH Workshop A: The Importance of Hydrometric Stage Measurements by North American Stream Hydrographers Meeting 6-7 R for Hydrologists - From Basics to Practical Application Meeting 5

10:00am PDT

CWRA x OceanWise Shoreline Cleanup

1:00pm PDT

River Restoration Assessment and Engineering Design Using Natural River Metrics and Nature-Based Solutions: Case Studies From Bringing Back Sq̓awsitkw (Okanagan River) Meeting 1-3

6:00pm PDT

Opening Reception Atrium and Lobby

7:30am PDT

Breakfast Ballroom 2

8:30am PDT

Opening Ceremony and Keynote 1 Ballroom 2

10:00am PDT

Break Atrium and Lobby

10:30am PDT

Infrastructure Upgrades for Climate Adaptation Meeting 1-3Avneet Button • Dwayne Meredith • Duncan McTaggart • Jason Yang Uncharted Waters: Mapping the Unknown for Flood Resilience (FHIMP) - Part 1 Meeting 6-7Maxim Fortin • Brian Perry • François Nzokou Tanekou • Julie Van de Valk Advancing Predictions of Hydro-Climatic Extremes - Too Much Water Salon ACuauhtémoc Tonatiuh Vidrio-Sahagún • Paul Whitfield • Gaby Gründemann • Melinda M. Brugman • Jonathan Jalbert CSHS Part 1: Advances in Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modelling Salon BJames Craig • Sarah Grass • Yegane Khoshkalam • Wanhong Yang • Tegan Holmes Environmental Flows & Climate Change Salon CDr. Nelson Jatel • Zhaozhi (George) Wang • Ilias Hani • Stefan Gronsdahl

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Ballroom 2

1:30pm PDT

Incorporating Climate Change Into Flood Management Meeting 1-3Tamsin Lyle • Jeffrey Marvin • Phoebe Riddell • Jonathan Welke Uncharted Waters: Mapping the Unknown for Flood Resilience (FHIMP) - Part 2 Meeting 6-7Maxim Fortin • Brian Perry • Andrew Weiss • Jamie Gesualdo • Oluwaseun Oyebode • Joel Trubilowicz Advancing Predictions of Hydro-Climatic Extremes - Too Little Water Salon ACuauhtémoc Tonatiuh Vidrio-Sahagún • Dave Sauchyn • Nadie Rupasinghe • Sharad Aryal • Aruna Kumar Nayak CSHS Part 2: Advances in Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modelling Salon BJames Craig • Sacha Ruzzante • Rodolfo Alvarado Montero • Saman Razavi • Bryan A. Tolson Exploring Opportunities to Connect Science and Engineering with Traditional Ecological and Indigenous Knowledge Salon CJason Yang • Jessika Pickford • Samantha Mehltretter

3:00pm PDT

Break Atrium and Lobby

3:30pm PDT

Hydrological Assessments on Watersheds Meeting 1-3James Craig • Marc Olivier Trottier • Jean-Luc Martel • Jonathan Romero IJC: Transboundary Water Management: Collaborating for Innovation Meeting 6-7Rob Caldwell • Martin Suchy • Genevieve Brown • Ute Holweger • John Perdikaris • Melissa Hotain CANCID: Recent Developments in Canadian Agricultural Water Management Salon AWillemijn Appels • Chris Gallagher • Andrew Nadler • Naresh Kumar Arumugagounder Thangaraju • Thomas Saleh Challenging Traditional Flood Hazard Estimations Salon BJuan Carlos De La Cruz • Cuauhtémoc Tonatiuh Vidrio-Sahagún • Xander Wang • Gabriel Dubé • Kenneth Lockwood CSHS: Hydrology in R Salon CMary Ann Middleton • Matthew Bayly • Hamed Sharif

5:00pm PDT

CWRA Annual General Meeting Ballroom 2

6:00pm PDT

SYP Event Neighbourhood Brewing

7:30am PDT

Breakfast Ballroom 2

8:30am PDT

Advanced Models for Floodplain Modelling Meeting 1-3Eric Kohnen • Richard Cunningham • Chloe Sirges • Daniel Humber • Sophia Eugeni Improving Stormwater with LID Salon AJianxun He • Bill Trenouth • Melanie McGrory • Julian-Marie Jones • Ahmed Abdelaal CSHS: Advances in Reporting on Status and Trends in Canadian Waters Salon BRobert Metcalfe • Sandra Schira • Mason Marchildon • Mike Murray Developing Collaborative Approaches for Transboundary Water Governance and Water Justice for a More Resilient Water Future Salon CGillian Walker • Dr. Nelson Jatel • Rheanne Kroschinsky • Jim Friesen • Ian Rogalski

10:00am PDT

Break Atrium and Lobby

10:30am PDT

Hydrometric Prediction Systems Meeting 1-3Stephanie Smith • Befekadu Taddesse Woldegiorgis • Kai Tsuruta • Dave Casson • Lingling Liu Erosion and Channel Design Meeting 6-7Alexander MacDuff • Brett Eaton • Hamid Gozini • Evan Shih Optimizing LID O&M Through Design Salon AJianxun He • Bill Trenouth • Sylvie Spraakman • Michael Hannah • Ghazal Jalali CSHS and NASH Part 1: Advances in Monitoring of our Water Resources Salon BDerek Brzoza • Lyssa Maurer • Dan Moore • Paul Whitfield • Jonathan Jeffery • Matthew Tong Exploring Opportunities to Connect Science and Engineering with Traditional Ecological and Indigenous Knowledge Salon CAmanda Rust • Hayley Melrose • Kristian Dubrawski • Andrea Kennedy • Robert Larson

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Ballroom 2

1:30pm PDT

Poster Viewing Session Atrium and Lobby

3:00pm PDT

Break Atrium and Lobby

3:30pm PDT

Integrated Assessment of Surface Water and Groundwater Interactions Across a Myriad of Spatial Scales Meeting 1-3Emily Reeves • Pete Thompson • Jaime Leavitt • Ashlee Jollymore • Brandi Newton • Eowyn Campbell Cold Climate Stormwater Management & LID Salon AJianxun He • Bill Trenouth • Jennifer Drake • Meichen Zhao • Caterina Valeo CSHS and NASH Part 2: Advances in Monitoring of our Water Resources Salon BDerek Brzoza • Lyssa Maurer • Ryan Rolick • Paige Thurston • Rodolfo Alvarado Montero • Terri Whitehead Community Engagement and Traditional Ecological and Indigenous Knowledge Salon CGillian Walker • Rheanne Kroschinsky • Deanna Liao • Amy Charles

5:30pm PDT

Banquet Lakeside Resort

7:30am PDT

Breakfast Ballroom 2

8:30am PDT

Natural Channel Design Meeting 1-3Avneet Button • Doug Johnston • James Bigelow • Allison Matfin • Luc Harvey • Rachael Messenger-Lehmann Dynamics of Integrated Climate – Surface Water – Groundwater Systems Salon ASepideh Kheirkhah • Cathy Ryan • Mason Marchildon • Luis Carlos Serrano Diaz • Brian Smerdon • Kendall Marshall Floodplain Mapping & Modelling Salon BPaige Hundt • Anna Beedell • Hannah Irvine • Ryan Wu • Amir Taleghani • Mohammad Uzair Anwar Qureshi • Ralph Bathelemy Hydrometric Prediction Systems Salon CStephanie Smith • Bryan A. Tolson • Leigh Sinclair • Saman Razavi • Menaka Revel • Benjamin Bouchard

10:00am PDT

Break Atrium and Lobby

10:30am PDT

Planning for Environmental Flow Needs – Evolution of Methodologies and Philosophies in EFN Meeting 1-3Dr. Nelson Jatel • Katie Healey • Matthew Pruett • Thais Ayres Rebello • Brian Guy Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Hydrologic Prediction Systems Salon ADuc Hai Nguyen • Trevor Boston • Elise Legarth • Raymond Xu Climate Change and Drinking Water Resources Salon BKuangyin Zhao • Craig Sutherland • Matthew Simard • Sabrina Draude • Jennifer Coryell Modelling and Decision-Making for Climate Change Adaptation Salon CSujata Budhathoki • Kuangyin Zhao • Mohamed Elgendy • Matthew Chernos

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Ballroom 2

1:00pm PDT

Protecting Aquatic Species, Ecology and Traditional Uses of Water Bodies Meeting 1-3Jeff Hirvonen • Dan Greenacre • Madison Hill • Andre Zimmerman Floodplain Mapping for Flood and Climate Resilience - Case Studies from British Columbia Salon ASteve Litke • Elisa Scordo • Jonathan Welke • Neil Peters • Faye Hirshfield Industry and Water Resources Nexus Salon BStephanie Smith • Amejan van Loenen • Mohammad Zare • Lauren Thompson • Ross Phillips Natural Infrastructure for Climate Resilience Salon CAmanda Rust • Ryan Langlois • Scott Hillaby • Luis Galindo • Joey Simoes

2:30pm PDT

Break Atrium and Lobby

3:00pm PDT

Closing Ceremony and Keynote Ballroom 2Shaun Reimer

5:00pm PDT

CSHS/NASH Social Event Cannery Brewing

9:00am PDT

NASH Workshop B: The Importance of Hydrometric Meta Data Review by North American Stream Hydrographers Meeting 6-7 RAVEN User's Symposium 2025 Meeting 1-3

10:30am PDT

Wine Demystifying and Tasting Tightrope Winery

12:00pm PDT

Lower Trout Creek River Restoration Tour Lower Trout Creek