Agenda

Registration:                    8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:             8:30 – 11:45 am

Lunch (On your own):       11:45 am – 1:00 pm

Afternoon Session:           1:00 – 4:15 pm

Understanding Federal and Illinois Industrial Stormwater
Laws and Regulations

   Examining the development of the Illinois
      Industrial Stormwater General Permit
   Determining eligibility
   Certifying for “no exposure”
   Reviewing permit requirements
   Understanding the permitting process
   Exploring permit maintenance and maintenance fees

Examining Stormwater Pollutants and the Development of
Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)

   Total suspended solids
   Oxygen-demanding substances
   Excess nutrients
   Metals
   Other common pollutants

Creating Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)

   Complying with stormwater control measure requirements
   Describing facility
   Providing assessment of activities and materials
   Including modification and reporting requirements
   Including availability requirements
   Construction site runoff control

Implementing Best Management Practices (BMPs)

   BMPs to achieve “no exposure”
   Stormwater reduction
   Reuse of stormwater
   Stormwater control/management
   Structural BMPs for treating stormwater
   Contingency planning for extreme weather

Sampling and Reporting

   Setting up monitoring procedures
   Collecting and evaluating samples
   Submitting annual reports
   Modifying BMPs

Credits

Professional Engineers
     6.0 PDHs

Architects
     6.0 HSW Contact Hours
     6.0 AIA HSW Learning Units

Landscape Architects
     6.0 HSW CE Hours
     6.0 LA CES HSW PDHs

International Code Council
     .6 CEUs – Sitework

Floodplain Managers
     6.0 ASFPM CECs

Contractors
     Non-Credit Cont. Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 6.0 HSW continuing education/contact hours to architects and landscape architects, and 6.0 PDHs to professional engineers in most states, including Illinois. Course providers and courses are not pre-approved in Illinois.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architect Continuing Education System for 6.0 HSW PDHs.

Engineers, architects, and landscape architects seeking continuing education credit in other states will be able to claim 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 seminar for 6.0 CECs for certified floodplain managers.

This program offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing entity with a continuing education requirement.

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

Gary LaForge

LaForge & Associates, LLC

President at LaForge & Associates, LLC
Mr. LaForge primarily focuses on the areas of municipal services; road construction; stormwater management; flood control; hydraulics and hydrology; domestic water supply, distribution and treatment; and wastewater collection and treatment. His extensive experience includes all aspects of the above design areas, from collection of the initial raindrop through domestic use and wastewater treatment to recycling and reuse. Mr. LaForge has an extensive training background in all areas of capital improvement programs, municipal implementation programs, inspection techniques and stormwater management. His experience includes the use of geographical information systems (GIS) and modeling software to simulate the collection or distribution system of interest, and the experience to understand why the model does not match the actual system measurements. Mr. LaForge is registered as a professional engineer in Illinois and is a member of the American Public Works Association. He earned his B.S. degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.