Tennessee Stormwater Management 2021
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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
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8:00 – 8:30 am CDT
Morning Session
8:30 – 11:45 am CDT
Break
11:45 am – 12:45 pm CDT
Afternoon Session
12:45 – 5:00 pm CDT
Presented by
Brandon Walsh
Understanding Stormwater Permit Requirements and Procedures
Background and development of national and state regulations
and permit requirements
Activities exempt from construction general stormwater permit requirements
Complying with NPDES and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation regulations
• Notice of intent requirements
• What the permit covers and does not cover
• Application process
• General requirements and standard conditions
• Implementing, monitoring and assessing SWPPPs
Understanding and Applying the Science of Stormwater
Hydrology, soil science and drainage
Identifying consequences of storm events
Stormwater modeling
Runoff reduction, routing and storage
Infiltration and percolation
Choosing Appropriate Storm Water Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Stormwater management planning
Sizing criteria
Green infrastructure practices
• Preservation of natural features and conservation design
• Reducing impervious cover
Green management techniques
• Conservation of natural areas
• Detention/retention ponds
• Riparian buffers and filter strips
• Vegetated swales
• Disconnected runoff
• Stream daylighting
• Rain gardens
• Green roofs
• Stormwater planters
• Rain barrels/cisterns
• Pervious pavement
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
Developing Plans for Inspection, Monitoring, Maintenance and Recordkeeping
Understanding the science and terminology of
stormwater management and monitoring
Implementing monitoring plans
Reviewing stormwater BMP case studies
Webinar Instructions
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Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.
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Credits
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs
Architects
7.0 HSW CE Hours
AIA (AIA credits only available for attending live Webinar)
7.0 LU|HSW
Landscape Architects
7.0 HSW CE Hours
LA CES (LA CES credits only available for attending live Webinar)
7.0 HSW PDHs
Floodplain Managers
7.0 ASFPM CECs
International Code Council
.7 CEUs (Sitework)
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar offers 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers and 7.0 HSW continuing education hours to architects licensed in all states.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina (S-0130), and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers, architects, and landscape architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2), §69.6(i)(2), and §79-1.5(i)(2)). Courses approved by the AIA/CES qualify for Florida and New Jersey architects. Other states do not preapprove continuing education providers or courses.
This course has been approved by the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System for 7.0 LU|HSW (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 7.0 HSW PDHs. Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES and LA CES.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this event for 7.0 CECs for certified floodplain managers.
The International Code Council has approved this event for .7 CEUs in the specialty area of Sitework (Preferred Provider No. 1232).
Completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete this event, respond to prompts, and earn a passing score (80%) on the quiz that follows the presentation (multiple attempts allowed).
Speakers
Brandon Walsh
Environmental Compliance Manager, The Greater Nashville AreaMr. Walsh is a certified professional in stormwater quality and a certified professional in industrial stormwater management. He graduated Middle Tennessee State University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science and Technology with dual concentrations in Site Analysis and Water Resource Management. This included an educational background of primarily Biology and Chemistry with Geology, Soil Science, Mathematics, and other related subjects. Mr. Walsh worked as an environmental consultant in the scrap metal and auto recycling industry for nine years. He is currently an environmental compliance manager in the auto recycling industry. In the last 13 years he has worked on hundreds of stormwater permitting projects, including BMP design and maintenance, records keeping, sampling, and regulation compliance.
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: Tennessee Stormwater Management 2021
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This seven-hour live lecture presentation examines stormwater permit requirements and procedures, the science of stormwater, stormwater best management practices, stormwater pollution prevention plans, and plans for inspecting, monitoring, maintaining and record keeping stormwater management practices.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to reference and comply with national and state stormwater regulations and permit requirements, and they will be able to determine which construction projects they apply to.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to apply the science of stormwater to identify the consequences of storm events and form strategies to reduce runoff, route and store stormwater and encourage infiltration and percolation.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to assist in stormwater management planning that includes green infrastructure practices and techniques.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to aid in the development of stormwater pollution prevention plans (SWPPP) by assessing building sites, choosing best management practices, and planning for required inspection, maintenance and recordkeeping of stormwater management efforts.
LUs: 7.0 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: An awareness of the environmental concerns of stormwater runoff
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 05/21/2024
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.