Stormwater Management 2017
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.
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Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Understanding Stormwater Permit Requirements and Procedures
Background, development, and requirements of national and state regulations
Waters of the United States update
Activities exempt from construction general stormwater permit requirements
Complying with NPDES and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality regulations
• Notice of intent requirements
• Special conditions for sensitive waters
• Review and permitting process
Land/water interface MDEQ/USACE joint permitting
Understanding and Applying the Science of Stormwater
Legal aspects of drainage
Stormwater management planning
Classifying storm events
Stormwater sizing criteria
Rainfall and runoff estimation methods
Understanding and classifying soils
Infiltration estimation methods
Introduction to storm water management model (SWMM)
Water flow monitoring and computer model calibration techniques
Open Channel and Culvert Hydraulics
Understanding Manning and Chezy equations
Understanding culvert nomographs
Culvert design process
Developing Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP)
Including required elements
Assessing building sites
Choosing best management practices (BMPs)
Planning for required inspection, maintenance and recordkeeping
Obtaining plan certification
Implementing SWPPPs
Choosing Appropriate Stormwater Green Infrastructure
• Reducing impervious cover
• Porous pavement
• Riparian buffers and filter strips
• Detention basin
• Vegetated swales
• Disconnected runoff
• Infiltration practices
• Rain gardens
• Green roofs
• Stormwater planters
• Rain barrels/cisterns
• Preservation of natural features
Stormwater Management Measures
Design and selection of appropriate detention basin
Detention basin particle settling velocity
Credits
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs
Landscape Architects &
Architects
7.0 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
7.0 LA CES HSW PDHs
7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Floodplain Managers
7.0 ASFPM CECs
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers, 7.0 CECs to certified floodplain managers, and 7.0 HSW continuing education hours to landscape architects and architects in most states, including Michigan architects and engineers. Educators and courses are not subject to pre-approval in Michigan.
This course has been approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Provider No. J885) and the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 7.0 HSW PDHs. Only full attendance can be reported to LA/CES and AIA/CES.
Architects, engineers, and landscape architects seeking continuing credit in other states will be able to apply the hours earned at this seminar, in most cases. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this activity for 7.0 CECs.
This seminar offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been approved by any contractor licensing entity with a continuing education requirement.
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
Brandon Kulhanek
Ramboll EnvironRamboll Mr. Kulhanek is a leading practitioner in streambank stabilization, environmental regulatory matters, and water resource management. He has a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University. He has served as lead engineer on various water resource projects in the Midwest. He currently is the lead engineer for a large environmental remediation and streambank stabilization project in Michigan. Mr. Kulhanek has over 10 years of experience in computer modeling software including HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, EPA SWMM, and DRAINMOD. He specializes in green infrastructure design, wetland design, and stream restoration design. His approach is focused on bioengineering, creating aesthetically pleasing natural designs integrated with conventional engineering methods. Mr. Kulhanek has extensive SESC and MDEQ/USACE permitting experience and NPDES Phase I & II stormwater permit compliance. Mr. Kulhanek is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He has earned the designation of certified professional in erosion and sediment control from EnviroCert International, and is both a construction and an industrial certified stormwater operator in Michigan.