Agenda

Registration:                    8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:             8:30 – 11:45 am

Lunch (On your own):       11:45 am – 12:45 pm

Afternoon Session:           12:45 – 4:00 pm

Understanding Federal and Virginia Industrial Stormwater Laws and Regulations

   Examining the development the Virginia 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 Plans (SWPPPs)

   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

Architects
     6.0 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
     6.0 AIA HSW Learning Units

Landscape Architects
     6.0 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
     6.0 LA CES HSW PDHs

Professional Engineers
     6.0 Continuing Ed. Hours

Floodplain Managers
     6.0 ASFPM CECs

Contractors
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 6.0 continuing education hours to architects and landscape architects (HSW) and 6.0 continuing education hours to engineers in 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 6.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885) and by the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 6.0 HSW PDHs. Full attendance is required for course attendance reporting to AIA/CES and LA/CES.

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 6.0 CECs.

This course offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to contraction 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

Gary R. Brown

President of RT Environmental Services, Inc.
Mr. Brown is president of RT Environmental Services, Inc., an environmental services firm located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. He is a professional engineer (P.E.) in 20 states, and he has been practicing environmental engineering in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 1973. He is also a qualified environmental professional (Q.E.P) with over 30 years of diversified engineering experience, including 22 years of engineering management experience. Mr. Brown has worked in the waste management industry and designed stormwater facilities since 1978. He has completed expert work on state and federal court cases as well.