Stormwater Basins and Underground Systems
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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.
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 am – 12:15 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:15 – 4:30 pm
Stormwater Management System Objectives and Design Considerations
Complying with stormwater regulations
Site assessment
Additional considerations: siting, outlet location and control, and tributary areas
Stormwater control measures and total suspended solids (TSS) removal
Stormwater Conveyance Systems and Detention
Impact area
Watershed and terrain considerations
Stormwater quality
Community and environmental factors
Types of Stormwater Storage
Detention basins
• Stormwater routing, sediment handling, outlet, variations of storage
Retention ponds
• Stormwater routing, sediment handling, soils and vegetation
Infiltration basins
• Stormwater routing, sediment and chemical handlings, soils and vegetation
Operation and maintenance of stormwater detention systems
Choosing Storage System –
Underground Storage Benefits vs. Conventional Storage
Site topography, restrictions, outlet considerations
Retention systems
• Stormwater routing, sizing, design criteria
Detention/infiltration systems
• Stormwater routing, infiltration, sizing, design criteria, treatment
options for TSS removal
Preparing Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans
Stormwater goals
Design considerations
Sustainable Best Practices in Stormwater Detention/Retention
Naturalizing detention/retention basins
Atypical storage: rain gardens, french drains, dry wells
Underground storage, water reuse options, recharging ground water table
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.5 CPD Hours/PDHs
Architects &
Landscape Architects
6.5 HSW Contact Hours
6.5 AIA LU|HSW
6.5 LA CES HSW PDHs
Floodplain Managers
6.5 ASFPM CECs
Construction Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This live lecture presentation is open to the public and offers 6.5 continuing professional development hours/PDHs to professional engineers and 6.5 HSW contact/continuing education hours to architects in all states. This course offers 6.5 HSW contact hours to landscape architects in most states, including Ohio. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Ohio.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System for 6.5 LU|HSW (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 6.5 HSW PDHs. Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES and LA/CES. Visit www.halfmoonseminars.org for complete AIA/CES information under this course listing.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700 North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers, architects and landscape architects.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this activity for 6.5 CECs.
This course offers a continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing board.
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
Chris Zamaites
Burns & McDonnellCivil Engineer at Burns & McDonnell
Ms. Zamaites is a senior civil engineer with Burns & McDonnell in Chicago. She has 28 years of experience with planning and design covering municipal infrastructure and commercial, residential, and recreational development; along with planned community design. Ms. Zamaites’ experience includes utility design/relocation for water transmission and distribution systems, sewage collection, and stormwater management systems including that for arterial, collector and local street systems. She works on floodplain evaluation and management, utility relocation, hydrology and hydraulics, earthen dam inspections, stream modeling with scour countermeasures, erosion and sediment control, and meeting all regulatory criteria associated with local planning and zoning ordinances, stormwater ordinances, and other applicable regulatory criteria from local to the federal level. Ms. Zamaites’ hydrologic and hydraulic modeling experience includes HEC 1, HEC 2, WSP2, WSPRO, WIN TR-20, TR 55, SWMM, HEC-RAS, HydroCAD, SewerCAD, StormCAD, Culvert Master, and Flow Master.
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: Stormwater Basins and Underground Systems
Delivery Method: Live
Course Description: This 6.5 hour live lecture presentation covers stormwater management system objective and design considerations, stormwater basin/underground system design, selecting basin types, choosing an underground storage system, and sustainable best practices in stormwater detention/retention.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to reference and comply with stormwater regulations, understand site assessment criteria, and be able to assist with preparing stormwater pollution prevention planning.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to explain the selection criteria for stormwater basin and underground system design and be able to select basin types, including detention basins, retention ponds, and infiltration basins.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to explain the selection consideration when choosing between underground storage systems: retention or detention/infiltration.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to identify and explain sustainable best practices in stormwater detention and retention.
LUs: 6.5 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with site evaluation and development.
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 02/25/2022
Complaint Resolution Policy:
Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to doug@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.