Erosion and Sediment Control Seminar
DISCLAIMER
Before purchasing, review the rules of your licensing or certifying entity. It is your responsibility to confirm this course meets your CE requirements. See the credit tab on the course page for details.
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.
Learn more about the on-demand format in our FAQ or contact us at (715) 835-5900 or customerservice@halfmoonseminars.org
Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 – 11:45 am
Lunch (On your own): 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session: 12:45 – 4:30 pm
Erosion and Sediment Control Requirements and Practices
Environmental Protection Agency regulations
State and local erosion and sediment control regulations
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
Maintenance plans
Credits
Architects
6.5 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Professional Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Construction Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This live lecture presentation is open to the public and offers 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects and 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers in all states*. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Ohio.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.
HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED SponsorNo. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
This seminar offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing entity for mandatory continuing education credit.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
*Excludes Florida architects
Speakers
Christopher Courtney, P.E., P.S.
Chief Executive Officer at The C. W. Courtney Company, in Mayfield Village, OHMr. Courtney is a Principal of the firm, holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Akron, and is a Registered Professional Engineer and Surveyor in the State of Ohio. Chris is also a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) and a Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality (CPSWQ). Additionally, he teaches and attends numerous seminars on a variety of professionally relevant topics.
