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
Understanding Infiltration
Stormwater behavior before regulatory requirements
Utah stormwater management requirements
Benefits of infiltrating stormwater
Reduced stormwater volume and peak flow
Improved stormwater quality
Soil and Water Science
Types of soils
Soil characteristics
Impact of water on soils
Movement of water through soils
Infiltrating Stormwater
Defining infiltration
Measuring infiltration
Creating and using infiltration surfaces
Tips on Maximizing Infiltration
Getting buy-in from contractors
Acceptable wetness of soils and surfaces
Effects of construction equipment
Improving Infiltration with Low Impact Development Techniques
Bio-retention cells (rain gardens)
Pervious pavement
Vegetated filter strips
Stormwater retention and reuse
Wetlands
Stormwater Infiltration Case Studies
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.5 Professional Ed. Hours/PDHs
Architects
6.5 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Landscape Architects
6.5 HSW Contact Hours
6.5 LA/CES HSW PDHs
Floodplain Managers
6.5 ASFPM CECs
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 professional education hours/PDHs to professional engineers and 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects in all states, except Florida architects. It also offers Utah landscape architects 6.5 HSW contact hours. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Utah.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885) and by the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 6.5 HSW PDHs. Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES and LA/CES.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this activity for 6.5 CECs
Attendance will be monitored and reported, as required. 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
Kristofor Kvarfordt
Cache County and Utah State UniversityLandscape Architect/Land Planner
Mr. Kvarfordt is a landscape architect and land planner with over fifteen years of experience working on a broad range of projects throughout Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and California. His experience includes large scale planning, trail and open space master planning, campus master planning and detailed site design and construction management for commercial and institutional projects.
He has had direct responsibility for management and construction observation for several rainwater harvesting, green infrastructure and low impact development projects throughout Cache County and on the Utah State University campus.
Mr. Kvarfordt works closely with civil engineers and other project specialists to create plans that are well integrated into all the various components of a project. His expertise is on developing site solutions that meet the needs of the user, while integrating innovative storm water collection, water sensitivity, treatment and re-use solutions.
Mr. Kvarfordt also serves as an adjunct instructor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at Utah State University. He is a licensed landscape architect in the State of Utah. Mr. Kvarfordt received his Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture degrees from Utah State University.