New Jersey Freshwater and Coastal Wetland Laws and Compliance
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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
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 – 4:00 pm
Understanding the New Jersey Wetlands Act and Freshwater Wetland Protection Act
S. Humphreys
History and development of the Act Enforcing bodies
• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
• New Jersey Land Use Regulation Program
Scope and application of Acts Definitions
Wetlands Permitting Process
S. Humphreys
Wetland delineation and letter of interpretation
Wetland classification
• Exceptional wetlands
• Intermediate wetlands
• Ordinary wetlands
Wetland permit application and review process
• Public comment
• Hearings
Wetland mitigation or compensation
Appeals and enforcement
Preserving, Restoring and Creating Wetlands
W. Young
Understanding the critical impact of wetlands
• Flood storage and conveyance
• Pollution control and carbon storage
• Erosion control
• Wildlife habitat
• Recreation
Wetland preservation strategies and techniques
Wetland restoration
• Preference for onsite and in-kind restoration
• Hydrological considerations
• Restoration techniques
Wetland creation
• Methods, benefits and drawbacks
Wetland enhancement
• Purposes and techniques
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.0 CPC Credits/PDHs
Architects
6.0 HSW Contact Hours
6.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Landscape Architects
NJ Approval Applied/Pending
6.0 LA CES HSW PDHs
Floodplain Managers
6.0 ASFPM CECs
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.0 CPC credits to New Jersey professional engineers. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education provider for New Jersey engineers (Approval No. 24GP00000700).
This event has been approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Courses approved by the AIA qualify for New Jersey architects.
HalfMoon Education has applied to the New Jersey Board of Architects for landscape architect continuing education approval. The application is under review. The current status can be viewed at www.halfmoonseminars.org. The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved this event for 6.0 HSW PDHs.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this seminar for 6.0 CECs for certified floodplain managers.
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.
Speakers
Steven Humphreys
Kelley Drye & Warren LLPMr. Humphreys is an attorney with the law firm of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, where he concentrates his practice on all aspects of environmental law and related counseling of businesses. He advises businesses on regulatory compliance and management of environmental risk in matters arising under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); the Clean Air Act; the Clean Water Act; and various other federal, state and local environmental laws. He also works on the environmental aspects of business transactions.
William Young
The Dawson CorporationPWS, CERP The Dawson Corporation
Mr. Young is a recognized leader in the environmental field with more than 30 years of experience as a project manager, designer, and wetland specialist. He holds a B.S. degree, SUNY Forestry, and a Master of Science degree from Pratt Institute. Mr. Young has experience in construction, design and planning on large scale restoration and wetland sites. His expertise includes habitat restoration on disturbed lands, wetlands monitoring and construction, natural resource inventory, forestry, wildlife assessment, mitigation and banking, and erosion and sediment control. Mr. Young is an adjunct professor at Temple University, and the University of Pennsylvania, School of Design, teaching Sustainable Practices and Ecology.