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 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

Professional Engineers
   6.5 Continuing Ed. Hours

Architects
   6.5 Continuing Ed. Hours (HSW)
   6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Landscape Architects
   6.5 Continuing Ed. Hours (HSW)
   6.5 LA CES HSW PDHs

Floodplain Managers
   6.5 ASFPM CECs

Contractors
   Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 continuing education hours to engineers, architects and landscape architects (HSW) 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 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885) and by the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 6.5 HSW PDHs.  Full attendance is required for course attendance reporting to AIA/CES and LA/CES.

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.  HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects and landscape architects.

The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this event for 6.5 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

Lloyd Ntuk

Principal, LAND Engineering, PLC – Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area

Mr. Ntuk is a civil engineer with nearly 20 years of experience in the land development industry. He is the managing principal for LAND|Engineering, PLC, a civil engineering design firm focused on site planning, green building consulting, and construction management. Mr. Ntuk received his B.S. degree in Civil Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering from George Mason University. He spends 20 percent of his time as an executive, 30 percent as a designer, 40 percent as a geek, and 30 percent solving complex math problems.