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 – 4:30 pm

Erosion and Sediment Control Requirements and Practices

   Environmental Protection Agency regulations
   State and local erosion and sediment control regulations
   Standards and specifications
   Permitting, approval and enforcement

Goals for and Selection of Erosion and Sediment Control Practices

   Causes of erosion and sedimentation
   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 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Professional Engineers
     6.5 PDHs

Construction Contractors
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This live lecture presentation is open to the public and offers 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects and 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers in all states*. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Ohio.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.

HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED SponsorNo. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.

This seminar offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing entity for mandatory continuing education credit.

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.

*Excludes Florida architects

Speakers

Christopher Courtney, P.E., P.S.

Chief Executive Officer at The C. W. Courtney Company, in Mayfield Village, OH

Mr. Courtney is a Principal of the firm, holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Akron, and is a Registered Professional Engineer and Surveyor in the State of Ohio. Chris is also a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) and a Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality (CPSWQ). Additionally, he teaches and attends numerous seminars on a variety of professionally relevant topics.