Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control
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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 – 12:15 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:15 – 4:30 pm
Goals for and Selection of Erosion and
Sediment Control Practices
Practices that minimize site disturbance
Preservation of native vegetation
Selecting appropriate practices for disturbed areas
on the construction site
Non-Structural Erosion and Sediment Control Best Practices
Temporary and permanent seeding, sodding and mulching
Use of geotextiles
Chemical soil stabilization
Establishment of buffer zones
Stream and Bank Stabilization
Stream bank erosion protection
Bank stabilization and repair
Structural Erosion and Sediment Control Practices
Earthen dikes
Drainage swales
Pipe drains
Subsurface drains
Silt fences
Berms
Check dams
Sediment Traps and Sediment Basins
Calculating flow rates and capacity
Designing and sizing
Maintenance plans
Credits
Architects
6.5 Continuing Ed. Hours
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Landscape Architects
6.5 Continuing Ed. Hours
6.5 LA CES HSW PDHs
Professional Engineers
6.5 Continuing Ed. Hours
Floodplain Managers
6.5 ASFPM CECs
Contractors
Non-Credit Cont. Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 6.5 continuing education/contact hours to architects and landscape architects 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 for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885) and by the Landscape Architect Continuing Education System for 6.5 HSW PDHs.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved sponsor in New York for architects and landscape architects. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this event for 6.5 CECs.
This course offers a non-credit 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
Walter Hamilton
Fairfax CountyEngineer III, Fairfax County, VirginiaMr. Hamilton has over 30 years’ experience in the field of erosion and sediment (E&S) control from both the planning and field implementation perspectives. He began his career in 1980 as a soil conservationist with the then USDA Soil Conservation Service, now called the Natural Resources Conservation Service. In 1985, Mr. Hamilton began his career with the Fairfax County Government as an E&S control specialist and was charged with the responsibility of overseeing the County’s E&S Control program during the time when Fairfax County was considered one of the fastest growing jurisdictions in the United States. During his 16-year tenure as the County’s E&S control specialist, Mr. Hamilton was influential in developing many program enhancements that are still being implemented today. He has garnered many awards and recognition as an erosion and sediment control expert, and he is a sought-after instructor and authority regarding erosion and sediment control matters at the local and state levels. Mr. Hamilton has a dual combined administrator certification from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for erosion and sediment control and stormwater management.