Stormwater Management for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s)
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.
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 – 12:00 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:00 – 4:30 pm
Understanding Stormwater Permit Requirements
and Procedures for MS4s
Defining MS4s: large, medium and small
Understanding requirements for general and individual permits
Chesapeake Bay total maximum daily load (TMDL) or “Pollution Diet”
Obtaining Individual Permits for Phase I
(Large and Medium-Size) Systems
Permit application requirements
Review and permitting process
Complying with program requirements
Obtaining General Permits for Phase II (Small) Systems
Permit application requirements
Review and permitting process
Complying with program requirements
Developing MS4 Best Practices for Phase II Systems
Public education
Public involvement
Illicit discharge
Construction
Post-construction
Pollution prevention/good housekeeping
Complying with Requirements for Phase II Monitoring,
Recordkeeping and Reporting
Understanding the science and terminology of stormwater
management and monitoring
Implementing monitoring plans
Reviewing stormwater BMP case studies
Credits
Architects
6.5 HSW Cont. Ed. Hours
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Landscape Architects
6.5 Cont. Ed. Hours
6.5 LA CES HSW PDHs
Professional Engineers
6.5 Cont. Ed. Hours
Floodplain Managers
6.5 ASFPM CECs
Contractors
Non-Mandatory Cont. Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 6.5 continuing education hours to architects and landscape architects (HSW) and 6.5 continuing education hours to engineers in most states, including Virginia. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Virginia.
This event has been approved by the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885) and by the Landscape Architect Continuing Education System for 6.5 HSW PDHs.
Architects, landscape architects, and professional engineers 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.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this event for 6.5 CECs.
This course offers a non-mandatory continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been preapproved in any state with contractor continuing education requirements.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire program. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Boyd Church
Compliance Services LLCPresident, Compliance Services LLCCompliance Services LLC was founded in 2014 to provide stormwater and environmental program assistance and development for municipal and commercial clients. Mr. Church specializes in serving MS4s and other stormwater-related programs through assessments, education, training and inspections. He previously worked as a stormwater engineer in Loudoun County, Virginia, where he developed innovative best management practices for advanced phosphorous removal. He was also previously the chief of the Stormwater Facility Maintenance Program in Montgomery County, Maryland, where he was instrumental in implementing the water quality protection charge. Mr. Church earned his B.S. degree from West Virginia University and his M.S. degree in Environmental Biology from Hood College. He holds certifications from the Center for Watershed Protection and Chesapeake Stormwater Network as a master stormwater practitioner, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality as a certified stormwater inspector, and the North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Service as a stormwater BMP inspection and maintenance professional.