Erosion and Sediment Control
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What’s Included: Full webinar recording, written course materials, expert instruction, a mandatory quiz, and a certificate upon completion.
Deliverability Timeline: All courses are generally available within 1-2 weeks after the live presentation.
CE Credits: AIA and/or LA/CES accreditation is available by request for courses recorded prior to March 11, 2026. All courses after that date include those accreditations by default, if applicable. With these accreditations, our courses qualify for credit in nearly all states for engineers, surveyors, architects, and landscape architects.
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Agenda
Webinar instructions will be emailed before the date of the webinar.
Please log into the webinar 15 – 30 minutes before start time.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
8:30 am – 5:00 pm CST (incl. a 60-min break)
Presented by:
Steven Trinkaus, PE
Agenda
Erosion and Sediment Control Requirements and Practices
Environmental Protection Agency regulations
State regulatory requirements
Standards and specifications
Permitting, approval and enforcement
Goals for and Selection of Erosion and Sediment Control Practices
Causes of erosion and sedimentation
Practices that minimize site disturbance
Preservation of native vegetation
Selecting appropriate practices for disturbed areas on the construction site
Non-Structural Erosion and Sediment Control Best Practices
Temporary and permanent seeding, sodding and mulching
Use of geotextiles
Chemical soil stabilization
Establishment of buffer zones
Stream and Bank Stabilization
Stream bank erosion protection
Bank stabilization and repair
Structural Erosion and Sediment Control Practices
Earthen dikes
Drainage swales
Pipe drains
Subsurface drains
Silt fences
Berms
Check dams
Sediment Traps and Sediment Basins
Calculating flow rates and capacity
Designing and sizing
Permanent Stormwater Management Practices
Basics of hydrology
Rate vs volume control
Ponds, infiltration, and bioretention
Operation and Maintenance Plans
Webinar Instructions
All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.
Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.
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Credits
Professional Engineers:
7.0 PDHs
Architects:
7.0 HSW CE Hours
AIA: (AIA credits only available for attending live Webinar)
7.0 LU|HSW
Landscape Architects:
7.0 HSW CE Hours
LA CES: (LA CES credits only available for attending live Webinar)
7.0 HSW PDHs
Floodplain Managers:
7.0 ASFPM CECs
Continuing Education Credit information
Erosion and Sediment Control
This webinar offers 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers in all states, 7.0 HSW continuing education hours to architects in all states, and 7.0 HSW continuing education hours to landscape architects licensed in all states except New Jersey and North Carolina.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700) and North Carolina (S-0130). HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers and architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2) and §69.6(i)(2)). Other states do not preapprove continuing education providers or courses.
The Florida DBPR Board of Landscape Architecture generally accepts courses approved by the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System. Landscape architects licensed in Florida are encouraged to review The 2021 Florida Statutes, 481.313(4) to determine course eligibility.
The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved this course for 7.0 LU|HSW (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES.
The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved this course for 7.0 HSW PDHs. Only full participation is reportable to LA CES.
This seminar has been approved by the Association of State Floodplain Managers for
7.0 CECs for floodplain managers.
Completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete this event, respond to prompts and earn a passing score (80%) on the quiz that follows the presentation (multiple attempts allowed).
Speakers
Steven Trinkaus, PE
Principal at Trinkaus Engineering, LLC, in Southbury, CTMr. Trinkaus is an internationally-recognized expert in the field of low impact development (LID), having presented at many American Society of Civil Engineers/Environmental & Water Resource Institute (ASCE/EWRI) international conferences and many other regional conferences and workshops on LID and water quality issues. He was invited by the Water Resources Agency in Taichung, Taiwan, to present a 12-hour workshop on LID in December of 2011. Mr. Trinkaus has been an invited presenter and consultant multiple times on stormwater and LID in China and South Korea since 2013. He has designed LID retrofits in Zhenjiang, China. Mr. Trinkaus has reviewed and edited LID reports by Pusan National University and Land & Housing Institute in South Korea. Mr. Trinkaus has written LID design manuals for the towns of Tolland, Plainville, Harwinton, Morris, and East Granby, Connecticut. He has designed many types of LID treatment systems for a variety of residential and commercial applications. Mr. Trinkaus is primary author of the EWRI Filter Strip/Bioswales Task Committee. Mr. Trinkaus is a licensed professional engineer in Connecticut and Maryland. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management in 1980 from the University of New Hampshire. Mr. Trinkaus has more than 39 years of experience in the land development field and more than 19 years of experience designing low impact development treatment systems and 10 years writing LID regulations and design manuals.
AIA Info
AIA Provider Statement:
HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).
This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.
AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
Course Title: Erosion and Sediment Control
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This course examines erosion and sediment control requirements and practices, goals and selection of erosion and sediment control practices, non-structural and structural control practices, stream and bank stabilization techniques, and sediment traps and sediment basins.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to utilize practices that minimize project site disturbances that cause erosion and preserve native vegetation.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to control erosion and control sedimentation on construction sites with structural best practices, including earthen dikes, pipe drains, silt fences, check dams, drainage swales, subsurface drains, and berms.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to comply with federal Environmental Protection Agency and state erosion and sediment control requirements.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to control site disturbances with the use of non-structural best practices, including temporary and permanent seeding, sodding, mulching use of geotextiles, chemical soil stabilization, and buffer zones.
Learning Objective 5:
Learners will be able to establish practices to protect stream banks from erosion and be able to explain how to stabilize and repair damaged stream banks.
Learning Objective 6:
Learners will be able to discuss permanent stormwater management practices by understanding the basics of hydrology, rate versus volume control, and using ponds, infiltration practices, and bioretention.
LUs: 7.0 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with site development and design and earthwork
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 05/12/2024
Complaint Resolution Policy:
Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to tcase@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.