Stormwater Management 2018
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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: 7:30 – 8:00 am
Morning Session: 8:00 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
D. Koffman
Background and development of national and state regulations and permit requirements
Activities exempt from construction general stormwater permit requirements
Complying with NPDES and California State Department of Ecology regulations
Notice of intent requirements
Special conditions for sensitive waters
Review and permitting process
Implementing, monitoring and assessing SWPPPs
Understanding and Applying the Science of Stormwater
D. Koffman
Hydrology, soil science and drainage
Classifying storm events
Identifying consequences of storm events
Stormwater modeling
Developing Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP)
R. Keish
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 Best Management Practices (BMPs)
R. Keish
Stormwater management planningSizing criteria
Green infrastructure practices
Preservation of natural features and conservation design
Reducing impervious cover
Green management techniques
Conservation of natural areas
Riparian buffers and filter strips
Vegetated swales
Disconnected runoff
Stream daylighting
Rain gardens
Green roofs
Stormwater planters
Rain barrels/cisterns
Porous pavement
Proprietary practices
Developing Plans for Inspection, Monitoring, Maintenance and Recordkeeping
R. Keish
Understanding the science and terminology of stormwater
management and monitoring
Implementing monitoring plans
Reviewing stormwater BMP case studies
Credits
Professional Engineers
7.5 Continuing Ed. Hours
Landscape Architects
7.5 LA CES HSW PDHs
Floodplain Managers
7.5 ASFPM CECs
Architects
7.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers a continuing education opportunity to California professional engineers, landscape architects, architects (non-credit), and floodplain managers. Continuing education is not required for license maintenance or renewal in California.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885), the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 7.5 HSW PDHs, and the Association of State Floodplain Mangers for 7.5 CECs. Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES and LA/ CES.
Professional engineers, landscape architects, and architects seeking continuing education 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.
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
Rachael Keish, PE, QSP/D, CGP & IGP ToR, ENV SP, ISI Verifier
CEO at Keish EnvironmentalMs. Keish has over 20 years of experience in environmental engineering, specializing in stormwater and construction mitigation compliance. Ms. Keish is a California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) qualified trainer of record under the construction and industrial stormwater permits, as well as a qualified SWPPP practitioner/developer (QSP/D) and qualified industrial stromwater practitioner (QISP). She has also conducted state-wide stormwater trainings on visual trash assessment for full trash capture equivalence. Her project experience includes work as seconded staff on a Phase II MS4 program, as well as in design and construction on large infrastructure projects. She is also an Envision sustainability professional (ENV SP), and an ISI verifier and trainer. Ms. Keish is currently serving as CASQA Non-Traditional Subcommittee co-chair and WTS Women’s Leadership Program chair.
David Koffman
Storm Water Inspection & Maintenance Services, Inc.Storm Water Inspection & Maintenance Services, Inc.Mr. Koffman manages projects throughout the Northwestern States, with a strong focus on the California Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley. He provides technical expertise in relation to stormwater compliance solutionsand works closely with property managers, municipalities, general contractors, Caltrans and the Army Corp of Engineers. Mr. Koffman is a qualified SWPPP developer and qualified SWPPP practitioner through theCalifornia Storm Water Quality Association. He is also a certified professional in erosion and sediment control, and a certified inspector of erosion and sediment control.