Stormwater Management for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s)
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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: 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 – 4:30 pm
Stormwater Permit Requirements for MS4s
Permit reissuance, milestones and schedule for compliance
Related National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permits
Available resources for assistance
Notice of Intent and Stormwater Management Plan Development
Review of past plans, best management practices (BMPs) and available data
Evaluation of impaired water bodies
Stormwater management strategy development
Storm Drain System Assessment
Mapping and data collection
Inventory of existing BMPs and retrofit opportunities
Assessment of problem areas
Catchment delineation and prioritization to support permit requirements
Developing MS4 Best Management Practices
How to meet the six minimum control measures
Developing impaired waters and total maximum daily load (TMDL) strategies
Case studies for BMP retrofits
Requirements for Phase II Monitoring, Recordkeeping and Reporting
Summary of requirements
Dry and wet weather monitoring programs
Monitoring costs
Credits
Architects
6.5 HSW Contact Hours
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Landscape Architects
6.5 HSW Contact Hours
6.5 LA CES HSW PDHs
Professional Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Floodplain Managers
6.5 ASFPM CECs
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 HSW continuing education/contact hours to Massachusetts architects. Courses approved by the American Institute of Architects qualify for Massachusetts architects.
This event is approved by the AIA for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architect Continuing Education System for 6.5 HSW PDHs.
This course offers Massachusetts engineers and landscape architects and other interested professional a non-credit continuing education opportunity. It may qualify for continuing education requirements in other states. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this program for 6.5 CECs.
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
Rich Niles
Amec Foster WheelerWater Resources Project Manager at Amec Foster WheelerMr. Niles is a senior project manager with Amec Foster Wheeler Environment and Infrastructure, Inc. and a key lead for Water Resource Services in the Northeast U.S. and the firm’s international Climate Change Practice. He has been assisting communities for the last 16 years to develop and implement a variety of water resource, stormwater management, and infrastructure programs. His projects encompass a wide range of expertise from stormwater management and finance programs to stream restoration, water quality monitoring, flood mitigation and levee assessment. Mr. Niles has worked with over 30 MS4 communities throughout New England to implement every aspect of the permit since its inception in 2003.