swam2021 - msowater.org.my

4th - 6th October 2021
ORGANISED BY CO-ORGANISED BY
CONTENTS
6-24
THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Advisor
Y. Bhg. Dato’ Ir. Hj. Nor Hisham bin Mohd Ghazali
Organising Chairman
Vice Organising Chairman
Paper Presentations
Ir. Azman bin Abu Bakar
Protocol & VIP Invitations
Secretariat
Ir. Razlan Bin Salleh Ir. Ts. Noor Aishah Binti Zaharin
Ir. Atikah Binti Shafie Ir. Hjh Anita Binti Ainan
Wan Marhafidz Shah Bin Wan Mohd Omar Masfirah Binti Mansor Adjwaz Bin Roslan Thayalam A/L Sekaran Zaidin Bin Matsin Azril Hafiz Bin Ab Rahim Firdaus Bin Abdullah
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Sustainable Solutions for Stormwater Management
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
SWaM2021 is the third in the series of national conferences held every two years jointly organised by
Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) and Malaysian Stormwater Organisation (MSO), which
focuses on managing stormwater runoff in terms of quality and quantity.
SWaM2021 will emphasize on strengthening the institutional and legal framework - the missing link in
MSMA2. Effective stormwater management is vital for the protection of the environment while
ineffective implementation can have far-reaching consequences to local water quality, flooding, quality
of life, the economy and beyond. Current best management practices (BMPs) in stormwater
management and the shortcomings in their implementation will be highlighted in this conference. Best
practices in storm water treatment systems is also in great demand as many growing cities around the
world are looking for solutions that can handle high volumes of stormwater in a small footprint. In
addition, contaminants need to be treated ‘at source’ in effective and sustainable approaches to the
problem of emerging contaminants being detected in urban runoff. Thus, national policies need to be
revised to meet these growing challenges in stormwater runoff management.
THE OBJECTIVES
1. To disseminate information to stakeholders on the importance of stormwater management and to
industry players for sustainable development to avoid prevalence of urban flooding.
2. To discuss the latest approaches and effective implementation of erosion and sedimentation control
(ESC) at project sites and to promote self-regulation in ESC.
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PROGRAMME
“Sustainable Solutions for Stormwater Management”
4th October 2021
7.30 am – 8.30 am Registration
8.30 am – 9.00 am Opening Ceremony (1) Negaraku (2) Doa Recital (3) Speech by MSO President (4) Opening Speech by YB Minister, Ministry of Environment and Water,
Malaysia (5) Montage (6) Group Photo Session
9.00 am – 9.45 am Keynote Paper 1: Controlling Sedimentation to Rivers from Other Sectors
Speaker: Y. Bhg. Dato’ Seri Ir. Dr. Zaini Ujang, Secretary General, Ministry of Environment and Water Malaysia
9.45 am – 10.20 am Paper 1: Making MSMA More Sustainable Speaker: Y. Bhg. Dato' Ir. Hj Nor Hisham bin Mohd Ghazali, Director General, Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia
10.20 am – 10.30 am Sponsor's message / commercial break / corporate videos
10.30 am – 10.50 am Paper 2: To Ensure Sustainable Management of Stormwater towards SDG 6 Speaker: Prof. Dr. Nor Azazi Zakaria, UNESCO Chair holder on Ecohydraulics for Sustainable Water Infrastructures for SDG 6 in the Asia and the Pacific Region
10.50 am – 11.10 am Paper 3: Retrofitting an Urban River – Making Sungai Bunus Sustainable Speaker: Ir. Azman Abu Bakar, Perunding Azman, Ooi & Rao Sdn Bhd
11.20 am – 11.40 am Paper 4: Urban River Rehabilitation through Public Participation Speaker: Mr. Mansor Abd Ghani, Deputy President, Friends of Klang River Basin
11.40 am – 12.00 pm Paper 5: Paper “Best Thesis Award” Paper – MSc Category Winner of Best Thesis Award – MSc Category
12.00 pm – 1.00pm Panel discussion 1 (Papers 1 – 5) Moderator: Prof. Dr. Nor Azazi Bin Zakaria
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PROGRAMME
5th October 2021
9.00 am – 9.30 am Keynote Paper 2: Establishing a Certification Program in Malaysia: Lessons Learned in the United States Speaker: Mr. Robert W. Anderson, Chairman, ECI Board, USA
9.30 am – 9.50 am Paper 6: LD-P2M2 and ESCP: The DoE Perspective Speaker: Puan Rohimah Binti Ayub, Director of Assesment Division, Department of Environment Malaysia
9.50 am – 10.10 am Paper 7: EnviroCert’s New Certification Programs, Existing Program Development Expansion, and Continued International Leadership and Growth. Speaker: Mr. Robert W. Anderson, Chairman, ECI Board, USA & Ms. Melissa McKinney, EnviroCert International, Inc, USA
10.10 am – 11.10 am Plenary Session 1 (Keynote Paper 2, Paper 6 & Paper 7) Chairman: Y. Bhg. Dato’ Ir. Nor Hisham bin Mohd Ghazali
11.20 am – 11.40 am Paper 8: The State of Water Resources and Challenges Speaker: Y. Bhg. Dato’ Ir. Mohd Azmi bin Ismail, Deputy Director General 1 (Business Sector), Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia
11.40 am – 12.00 pm Paper 9: Integrated Approach to Manage Flash Floods in Malaysia Speaker: Ir. Dr. Wong Wai Sam, Water Resources Technical Division, The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM)
12.00 pm – 12.10 pm Sponsor’s message / commercial break / corporate videos
12.10 am – 12.30 pm Paper 10: Paper “Best Thesis Award” Paper – PhD Category Winner of Best Thesis Award – PhD Category
12.30 pm – 1.00pm Panel Discussion 2 (Papers 8 – 10) Moderator: Ir. Dr. Wong Wai Sam
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PROGRAMME
6th October 2021
9.00 am – 9.30 am Keynote Paper 3: Key Drivers of Changes in Sediment Load of Chinese Rivers Discharging to the Ocean Speaker: Prof Dr. Liu Cheng, Deputy Division Chief, International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation (IRTCES), China
9.30 am – 9.50 am Paper 11 IECA - Lighting the Candle in the Darkness Speaker: Ing. Nicky Araujo, President of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA)
9.50 am – 10.10 am Paper 12: Vegetation Canopies: A New Approach to Urban Flood Mitigation Speaker: Y. Bhg. Dato. Ir. Ahmad Fuad Embi
10.10 am – 10.50 am Plenary Session 2 (Keynote Paper 3, Paper 11 & Paper 12) Chairman: Prof. Dr. Nor Azazi Bin Zakaria
11.00 am – 11.20 am Paper 13: Innovative Floodplain Management Approach towards Solving Urban Floods - Case Study of Sg Juru, Penang Speaker: Ir. Ts. Abd. Jalil Hassan, River Net Consulting Sdn. Bhd.
11.20 am – 11.40 am Paper 14: The Evolution of Stormwater Management Design towards SUDS Speaker: Ms. Bridget Woods Ballard, Technical Director, HR Wallingford, UK
11.40 am – 11.50 am Sponsor’s message / commercial break / corporate videos
11.50 am – 12.10 pm Paper 15: The Use of Geosynthetic Dewatering Technologies to Improve Water Quality at Discharge from Mining Sediment Basins Speaker: Mr. Norhisam Omar, Regional Business Manager (Water & Environment Division), TenCate Geosynthetics Asia Sdn. Bhd.
12.10 pm – 12.30pm Paper 16: Are ESC Challenges MY Problem or OUR Problem? Speaker: Ir. Leong Kwok Wing, General Manager, CHT-Natural Solutions Sdn. Bhd.
12.30 pm – 1.00pm Panel discussion 3 (Papers 13 – 16) Moderator: Ing. Nicky Araujo
1.00 pm – 1.30 pm Closing session (i) Rapporteur Report speech (ii) Closing Remarks
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Secretary General, Ministry of Environment and Water Malaysia Keynote Paper 1: Controlling Sedimentation to Rivers from Other Sectors
Y. Bhg. Dato’ Seri Ir. Dr. Zaini Ujang is the Secretary General, Ministry of Environment and Water
Malaysia. He was the Secretary General Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia since July 2015 to
August 2016 and the Secretary General II, Ministry of Education Malaysia (June 2013 – July 2015),
the fifth Vice-Chancellor of University Technology Malaysia (October 2008 - May 2013) and the first
recipient of the prestigious Merdeka Award for the category of Outstanding Scholastics Achievement
in 2009. He was Chairman of the task forces for preparing Malaysia’s Green Technology Master Plan
(2017-2030) and Malaysia’s Higher Education Blueprint (2015–2025) and spearheading the
governance and financial sustainability shifts. He also has initiated UTM transformation program to
be a research technical university, from 10% to 50% enrolment of graduate students within five years
(2008–2013); and initiated research collaborations at leading universities including MIT, Harvard,
Imperial College London, Cambridge and Oxford. His academic contributions are in the field of
environmental management and technology, particularly water and wastewater treatment,
sustainable resource strategies and industrial ecology. Apart from his involvement in academics, he
also served on various public agencies such as Chairman of Environmental Quality Council, Malaysia,
and member of National Water Services Commission (2007 – 2014). He has written more than 250
scientific papers published in leading academic journals and proceedings, and 33 books on
environmental engineering, water sustainability, higher education and learning innovation, and
published more than 1000 articles in mainstream media since 1988. He is also active in voluntary
bodies: Vice-President of International Water Association (2004 - 2006), Editor of Water Science and
Technology since 2000 and President Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia (2016). He
was also a Visiting Professor at MIT (the United States), Imperial College London (UK), Lund University
(Sweden) and Tsukuba University Japan.
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Director General, Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia President of Malaysian Stormwater Organisation (MSO) Paper 1: Making MSMA More Sustainable
Y. Bhg. Dato’ Ir. Hj. Nor Hisham is the Director-General of the Department of Irrigation and Drainage
(DID) Malaysia, Ministry of Environment and Water. He holds a B. Sc. in Civil Engineering from
California State University and a Masters’ Degree in Coastal and Maritime Engineering from Universiti
Teknologi Malaysia. Dato’ Ir. Hj. Nor Hisham is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers with over 30
years’ experience in coastal and flood management and currently oversees the national programs on
forecasting and mitigating water-related disasters. He is also the Malaysian Intergovernmental
Hydrological Programme (MIHP) and the Regional Humid Tropics Hydrology and Water Resources
Centre for South-East Asia and the Pacific (HTC KL) Chairman. Dato’ Ir. Hj. Nor Hisham is actively
involved in various non-governmental organisations. He is the Co-Chair of the Malaysian Committee
on Large Dams (MYCOLD), Chair of the Malaysian Water Partnership (MyWP) and Chair of the
Malaysian Stormwater Organisation (MSO). On the international stage, he is the Vice-President of the
International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage. He hopes to position DID Malaysia as a leading
organisation in the development of Malaysia’s next generation of water resources engineers.
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Deputy Director General 1 (Business Sector), Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia Vice President 1 of Malaysian Stormwater Organsation (MSO) Paper 8: The State of Water Resources and Challenges
Y. Bhg. Dato' Ir. Mohd Azmi Bin Ismail is the Deputy Director General I (Business Sector) Department
of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia. He is responsible in assisting the Director General on
management roles, in accordance to DID vision as the leading engineering expert on national water
resources management. He is responsible in managing six (6) divisions; Flood Management Division,
River Basin Zone & Management Division, Coastal Zone Management Division, Special Project
Division, Water Resources Hydrology Division and Stormwater Management Division. As a
Professional Engineer, he is actively involved in various professional organizations to provide
professional contributions in line with national development growth towards a developed nation. He
is also a Council Member of IEM, and recently re-elected as Chairman of Water Resources Technical
Divisions (WRTD), IEM for two (2) consecutive sessions. His contribution in engineering profession
was recognized when he was awarded as Honorary Member of Asian Federation Engineering
Organization (AFEO). Apart from involvement with IEM, Dato’ Ir. Mohd Azmi is currently the Vice
Chairman of Malaysian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (MANCID) since February 2012
and actively taking part in International Commission of Irrigation and Drainage on environment
related issues. He is also the Vice President (I) of Malaysian Stormwater Organisation (MSO), an
organization relating to Urban Storm water Management and Erosion (MSMA) and Sediment Control
(ESC). He is the Focal Point for the Country Task Force (CTF), Regional Policy Dialogue and Network
Building of Multi-Stakeholders on Integrated Decentralized Domestic Wastewater Management in
ASEAN Countries (PoDIWM).
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Chairman, ECI Board, USA Keynote Paper 2: Establishing a Certification Program in Malaysia: Lessons Learned in the United States
Mr. Robert W. Anderson has 33 years’ experience in California and the western U.S. in the fields of
civil and geotechnical engineering. For the past 28 years, Mr. Anderson has been a principal engineer
and president of RJR Engineering which has included over 3,500 engineering projects, with an
emphasis in hillside land development projects for residential and public works/capital improvement
projects with extensive experience in Green Infrastructure / LID designs for these projects. He has
served as the Executive Director and Chairman of the Board for EnviroCert International Inc. (ECI)
since 2014. Under his leadership ECI has grown and expanded with total professionals more than
doubling in numbers and expanded from three countries to nearly 40. Mr. Anderson has led the
rescoping of the CESSWI, CPESC, and CPMSM programs, development of the industrial certification
(CPISM) and introductory program (QSM), and finally, he led the acquisition of the ANSI/ISO
accredited green infrastructure program, NGICP and now is leading the rescoping of the CPSWQ
program for the first international green infrastructure and stormwater quality and management
program. Finally, Mr. Anderson is leading the launching of the water pollution control professional
certification (CPWPC) and the initial phases of climate sustainability and resilience professional
certification.
Mr. Robert Anderson earned a doctorate degree in law (Juris Doctorate – Cum Lauda) and is a
Registered Civil Engineer in 15 states across the U.S. He has also earned: Certified Professional
Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) #6840 & Approved Instructor; Certified Professional
Stormwater Quality Management (CPSWQ) #0920 & Approved Instructor; Certified Professional in
Municipal Stormwater Management (CPMSM) #0223; Approved Instructor Certified Erosion,
Sediment, and Stormwater Inspector (CESSWI) # 3270 and Approved Instructor; Certified
Professional Industrial Stormwater Manager (CPISM) #001 and Approved Instructor; Qualified
Stormwater Manager (QSM) #001 and Approved Instructor; National Green infrastructure Certified
Practitioner (NGICP/IGICP) #1365; State of California Qualified SWPPP Developer and Practitioner
(QSP/QSD) # 21902 & CA CGP Trainer of Record (ToR); and Qualified Industrial SWPPP Practitioner
(QISP)/Compliance Group Leader # 004 & CA IGP Trainer of Record (ToR).
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Deputy Division Chief, International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation (IRTCES), China Keynote Paper 3: Key Drivers of Changes in Sediment Load of Chinese Rivers Discharging to the Ocean
Prof. Dr. Liu Cheng works at the International Research and Training Center on Erosion and
Sedimentation (IRTCES) under the auspices of UNESCO as a Deputy Division Chief. He is the Executive
Secretary General and Treasurer of the World Association for Sedimentation and Erosion Research
(WASER), Associate Editor of the International Journal of Sediment Research, and member of Advisory
Group of the UNESCO IHP – International Sediment Initiative (ISI). He obtained a Ph.D. in
Environmental Engineering from Tongji University, China in 1999. His research interests includes
sediment dynamics, sediment and river management, environmental hydraulics, eco-sedimentation
and soil and water conservation. He is the author of over 120 journal and international conference
publications, 2 UNESCO publications, and editor of 2 international conference proceedings.
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UNESCO Chair holder on Ecohydraulics for Sustainable Water Infrastructures for SDG 6 in the Asia and the Pacific Region Vice President 2 of Malaysian Stormwater Organisation (MSO) Paper 2: To Ensure Sustainable Management of Stormwater towards SDG 6
Prof. Dr. Nor Azazi Zakaria has served in Universiti Sains Malaysia since 1994 and received his MSc.
in 1990 and PhD. in December 1994. He then established the River Engineering and Urban Drainage
Research Centre (REDAC) in 2001 and has since remained as the Director. Under the leadership of
Professor Dr. Nor Azazi, REDAC acts as a Self-Sustaining Centre as expected by USM in this
corporatization era. REDAC is the first research centre at the USM Engineering Campus and was
awarded the 1st Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) in Service Thrust in USM as well as in
Malaysia in October 2014 and received a special grant from the Ministry of Education (MOE) with a
niche area on Stormwater Management. Professor Dr. Nor Azazi is currently the Vice Chairman of the
Executive Committee for the Malaysian Stormwater Organisation (MSO), the Malaysian National
Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (MANCID), and also UNESCO chair holder on Ecohydraulics for
Sustainable Water Infrastructures for SDG 6 in the Asia and the Pacific Region. Furthermore, he has
been actively organizing short courses, seminars, briefings, exhibitions, acting as guest and invited
speaker and actively delivering keynotes at International Conferences in the area related to
Sustainable Urban Drainage Management and Green Technology.
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Managing Director, Perunding Azman, Ooi & Rao Sdn Bhd Executive Committee Member of Malaysian Stormwater Organisation (MSO) Paper 3: Retrofitting an Urban River – Making Sungai Bunus Sustainable
Ir. Azman Abu Bakar is the Managing Director at Perunding Azman, Ooi & Rao Sdn Bhd. He started
his career with Perunding Hashim & NEH Sdn Bhd as Assistant Resident Engineer upon graduating
with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from The George Washington University, Washington, United
Sates of America, in 1984. He served Perunding Hashim NEH Sdn Bhd for 16 years. During that time,
he was promoted as Design Engineer in 1988 and Associate Director in 1994 before leaving for
International Building Engineering Consultant Abu Dhabi, UAE in 2002 as a director. He is an expert
in water with 37 years in total of experience in the industry. He is a registered Professional Engineer
(PE) at the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), Department of Environment (DOE) and Suruhanjaya
Perkhidmatan Air Negara (SPAN), Executive Committee Member of Malaysian Stormwater
Organisation (MSO), as well as a Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality (CPSWQ) and the
Secretariat for Sungai Nadi Kehidupan Sungai Bunus.
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Deputy President, Friends of Klang River Basin Paper 4: Urban River Rehabilitation through Public Participation
Mr. Mansor Abd Ghani graduated from Swansea University College, Wales, UK in 1980 as Civil Engineer.
Diploma Lanjutan Kemahiran Malaysia, 2016 (Corporate Leadership).
40 years of experience in water sector.
11 years in JKR Pahang and JBA Selangor.
Deputy President, Friends of Klang River Basin.
Deputy Honorary Secretary, Friends of Rivers, Malaysia.
5th Term as Malaysian Water Association (MWA) Council Member.
Water Technical Advisor to Selangor Government, 2012-2018 (6 years).
Currently as CEO Idea Lestari Sdn Bhd & Branch Head HAJARA Consultant Sdn Bhd in Water Consultancy Services.
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List of shortlisted candidate:
Mohd Elfy Mersal
Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus
Impact of Bengoh Dam Construction to Erosion and Sedimentation along Sg. Sarawak Kiri using InfoWorks RS
Fadina Binti Amran
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
‘Aifaa Balqis Binti Kamarul Zaman
Universiti Teknologi Petronas
Hydraulic Performance and Reliability Assesment of Street Inlet with Enhancement of Previous Concrete Curb
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Chairman, ECI Board, USA
EnviroCert International, Inc, USA
Paper 7: EnviroCert’s New Certification Programs, Existing Program Development Expansion, and Continued International Leadership and Growth.
Ms. Melissa McKinney joined the ECI team in 2014 and currently serves as the Associate Executive
Director, where she manages the day-to-day affairs of the organization as well as coordinates and
communicates with the Executive Director on the management and oversight in the execution of
Board policies and procedures. Ms. McKinney is an experienced Operations and Administrative
Manager who has worked in management for over twenty (20) years, thirteen (13) years being in the
non-profit sector. Ms. McKinney has demonstrated skills in Leadership, Budgeting, Contract
Management and Negotiation, Project Management, and Strategic Planning. She has a Bachelor’s
Degree in Business Administration, and graduated with high honors, President’s List, and is a member
of Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society and is currently working to earn an MBA.
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Director of Assessment Division, Department of Environment Malaysia Paper 6: LD-P2M2 and ESCP: The DOE Perspective
Puan Rohimah binti Ayub is a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering graduate from California State
University, USA. She started her career as an Engineer in Training at TNB. In 1990 joined Erinco Sdn
Bhd as an engineer responsible to be part of EIA teams for various projects including STP and drainage
systems design. In May 1994 she joined the Department of Environment Malaysia and has worked
her way up to be Director of Assessment Division in DOE Headquarters. Prior to that, she has served
DOE Kelantan, DOE Terengganu, and DOE Pahang in positions ranging from Environmental Control
Officer, Principal Assistant Director, Senior Principal Assistant Director and presently as Director of
the Assessment Division. In her course of work she has been involved in numerous Conferences,
training programs and related programs both locally and internationally. She is a life member of MSO
and has valid certifications in CPESC, CESSWI and MY-CISEC.
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Water Resources Technical Division, The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) Executive Committee Member of Malaysian Stormwater Organisation (MSO) Paper 9: Integrated Approach to Manage Flash Floods in Malaysia
Ir. Dr. Wong Wai Sam is a Director at Mega Consult Sdn. Bhd. and currently is the Committee Member
of the Water Resources Technical Division (WRTD), The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) and
Malaysia Stormwater Organisation (MSO). His expertise is in the field of Hydrology, Hydraulic &
Hydrodynamic, Hydrogeologist, Water Resources and Water Quality. He is actively involved in
numerous studies and design such as stormwater drainage and flood mitigation study and design,
sediment erosion and transport studies, flood forecasting, water quality, integrated river basin and
water resources management studies and as well as planning, hydraulic design and computer
modelling works. He is also active in providing training courses and lectures at various capacities.
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List of shortlisted candidate:
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Penilaian Kestabilan Benteng Jalan Raya Di atas Tanah Lembut Menggunakan Kaedah Kecerdasan Buatan
Hairun Aishah Mohiyaden Abdul Kader
Universiti Tenaga Nasional
Performance Evaluation of River Water Treatment System in Klang River and its Tributaries
Norazlina Binti Bateni
Universiti Malaya
Permeable Road Pavement with Subsurface Precast Micro Detention Pond: A Green Pavement Practice
Zainab Binti Mohamed Yusof
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President of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Paper 11: IECA - Lighting the Candle in the Darkness
Ing. Rafael (Nicky) Araujo, born in Panama, Republic of Panama, holds a BSc. in Biology, majoring in
Zoology and Ecology from the University of Panama and a BSc in Environmental Engineering and a
Certificate in Geotechnical Engineering from University of Delaware. With over 30 years in the
business of geosynthetics and erosion control, he is the current President of the Board of Directors
of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA), Vice-President of the International
Association of Geosynthetics Installers (I.A.G.I.) and C.E.O. of Servicios de Ingeniería Geosintética, S.A.
(S.I.G.S.A.), a company with offices in Panama, Suriname and Costa Rica, that services Latin America
and the Caribbean. Nicky has served as IECA’s R1 Director, President of the Ibero American Chapter
of IECA (2010-2012), Vice-President of the IA Chapter (2012-2016), a Board Member of the IRC, past
Co-Chair of the Erosion and Sediment Control Track of the Educational Track Committee, as well as a
member the Professional Development Committee and of the Chapters’ Advisory Committee of IECA.
He has been distinguished with several awards, including Best Scientific Research from the University
of Panama (1976) and being the first recipient of the Most Innovative Geosynthetics Application
Award presented by I.A.G.I. (2011). He has been a member of IECA since 1996.
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Executive Committee Member of Malaysian Stormwater Organisation (MSO) Paper 12: Vegetation Canopies: A New Approach to Urban Flood Mitigation
Y. Bhg. Dato’ Ir. Ahmad Fuad Embi retired from the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia
(DID) in 2007 as Deputy Director-General I. His academic qualifications are Bachelor of Engineering
(Canterbury), DHE (Delft) and MSc (Southampton). At the DID, he was a strong advocate of
sustainable solutions both for river management as well as for urban stormwater management. He
led efforts to produce the Malaysian Manual on Urban Stormwater Management (MSMA) in year
2000. Post DID, he has been doing part-time consultancy including being the principal writer for the
20 Malaysian Stormwater Standards for MSMA 2. He is a founder-member of the Malaysian
Stormwater Organization (MSO) - an NGO advocating Erosion and Sediment Control for all
development involving earthworks, was Adjunct Professor with UKM (2010-18), a Professional
Engineer with Practicing Certificate (PEPC), as well as a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment
Control (CPESC) with EnviroCert International, USA.
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River Net Consulting Sdn. Bhd. Paper 13: Innovative Floodplain Management Approach towards Solving Urban Floods - Case Study of Sg Juru, Penang
Ir. Ts. Abd Jalil Hassan received his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from University Malaya and
completed Master of Science from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in River and Urban Drainage
Management. For more than 25 years, Ir. Ts. Abd Jalil Hassan has been involved in many
hydrodynamic river modelling projects in Malaysia, continuously giving lectures on the topic as well
as producing papers for seminars and providing consultations at the national and international levels.
He has also authored two books on River Hydrodynamic Modelling topic, entitled River Hydrodynamic
Modelling – A Practical Approach (2005) and River and Floodplain Hydrodynamic Modelling (2009),
both published by NAHRIM. He started his career at the Department of Irrigation and Drainage
Malaysia in 1986 as an engineer, completing a one-year internship at the Sir William Halcrow and
Partners, United Kingdom in Hydrodynamic River Modelling. He also served as a Senior Research
Officer at the National Institute of Hydraulic Research Malaysia (NAHRIM), a leading centre and
authority in the field of hydraulic engineering in Malaysia. He then extended his career as a Technical
Manager at Wallingford Software Sdn. Bhd., main distributor of hydrodynamic software called
InfoWorks. He is now heading a group of engineers in hydrodynamic river modelling field at his own
consultancy firm, River Care Associates Sdn. Bhd. He is a Professional Engineer (PE) as well as a
Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC), a registered EIA Subject Consultant
and a Professional Technologist with Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT).
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Technical Director, HR Wallingford, UK Paper 14: The Evolution of Stormwater Management Design towards SuDS
Ms. Bridget Woods Ballard is a Technical Director at HR Wallingford. She studied civil engineering at
Cambridge and hydrology at Imperial College before focussing her career on fluvial flood hydrology
and the evaluation and design of sustainable drainage and surface water flood risk management
systems. Bridget has been involved in SuDS guidance and research projects since 2001, addressing
their technical and environmental performance, design, asset management, construction, costs and
benefits. She is the principal author of the CIRIA SuDS Manual and has supported the development
of national SuDS standards for both English and Welsh governments.
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TenCate Geosynthetics Asia Sdn Bhd Paper 15: The Use of Geosynthetic Dewatering Technologies to Improve Water Quality at Discharge from Mining Sediment Basins
Mr. Norhisam Omar, graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering from University of Technology
Malaysia (UTM). Norhisam has extensive experience in the development and manufacturing of
geosynthetics since 1997. He then took on the leading role in expanding Geotube® Dewatering in the
Asia Pacific as Regional Business Manager of TenCate Geosynthetics in the Water & Environment
Division. In addition to his expertise in dewatering applications, technical design and installation,
Norhisam has a wealth of on-site experience with dredging equipment, polymer and site
management. He was involved in securing some of the largest Geotube® Dewatering projects
worldwide.
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General Manager of CHT-Natural Solutions Sdn. Bhd. Executive Committee Member of Malaysian Stormwater Organisation (MSO) Paper 16: Are ESC Challenges MY Problem or OUR Problem?
Ir Leong Kwok Wing registered as licensed civil engineer in California, USA since 1981. His work
experiences include civil engineering design, development and construction supervision, of highway,
geosystems on “soft-soil” load support techniques, flexible and sustainable drainage channels
“landfill-caps”, water & sewerage systems, park systems and trails, storm water management, river
geomorphology, re-directive river training methodology and techniques where rivers “heals-its-own-
eroded embankments”, “green” and sustainable river channel protection (following MSMA
principles, NFC-UK..). Whilst in Malaysia, develop application of reuse palm oil and coconut by-
products for sustainable slope erosion protection and vegetated riverbank structures, a “green”
alternative to hardcore civil works. Ir Leong has worked on natural streambank protection using
“Thalweg” Management Re-directive techniques that provide a viable alternative to traditional civil
engineering and meeting the river’s geomorphologic needs. He is also a speaker, trainer (CPESC-past,
CESSWI-past), MSMA 2nd edition, CISEC and LDP2M2 with keen interest on Best Management
Practices (BMPs) for erosion, sediment control and water quality improvement especially from
development and construction sites.
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