Erosion and Sediment Control Seminar
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 – 5:00 pm
Causes of Erosion and Sediment Production
Types of erosion
Variables impacting erosion
Types of sediment and sedimentation
Damage caused by erosion and sedimentation
Goals for and Selection of Erosion and Sediment Control Practices
Practices that minimize site disturbance
Preservation of native vegetation
Selecting appropriate practices for disturbed areas on the construction site
Calculations for determining soil loss and channel stabilization
Review RUSLE
Review Manning’s calculation
Design software Profileps3.com
Product selection using software
Non-Structural Erosion and Sediment Control Best Practices
Temporary and permanent seeding, sodding and mulching
Mixing and applying hydraulic mulches
Use of blankets and turf reinforcement mats in channel applications
Soils
Understanding on the importance of soil testing and how to gather samples the right way
The importance of pH and organic matter and how it is critical for sustainable vegetation
BSM technologies and how they can improve soils as an option to traditional compost
Credits
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs
Architects
7.0 HSW Contact Hours
7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Landscape Architects
7.0 CPC Hours (Maryland)
7.0 LA CES HSW PDHs
Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers, 7.0 HSW contact hours to architects, and 7.0 CPC/continuing education hours to landscape architects in most states, including Maryland.
The Maryland Board for Professional Engineers has approved HalfMoon Education as a CPC provider. This is a Category A PE course.
Courses approved by the American Institute of Architects are considered approved for Maryland architects.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 7.0 HSW PDHs.
Maryland landscape architects have a continuing education requirement, but the rules have yet to be promulgated. Because this course is approved by the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System, landscape architects can reasonably expect the Maryland Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing to accept the CPC hours offered at this seminar.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects and landscape architects. 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. This course is not approved for New Jersey landscape architects.
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
Matt Welch CPESC CESSWI
Profile Products, LLC
Mr. Welch is the technical and business development manager for Profile Products, LLC, of Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Mr. Welch heads up Profile Products Free Soil Testing Program and online design software – Profile Soil Solutions Software (www.ProfilePS3.com). He works closely with specifiers to ensure that all erosion and sediment control plans, involving Profile’s line of products, will have a high rate of success. Mr. Welch holds a bachelor’s of science degree in Conservation and Environmental Sciences from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, with an emphasis on land resources and soil science. During and after college, he worked at an engineering and consulting firm out of Green Bay, Wisconsin. The firm he worked with was heavily involved in projects with erosion control and reclamation of land, many of which were on linear transmission line projects. This experience ultimately led to a smooth transition into the technical department at Profile Products. Mr. Welch is also a member of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA).
Stephen R. Zwilling
Profile Products, LLC
Mr. Zwilling is the Eastern U.S. market development manager for Profile Products, LLC, of Buffalo Grove, Illinois. He has 23 years of experience in erosion and sediment control and turf grass management. Mr. Zwilling has written several technical articles in industry trade publications on hydraulically-applied erosion control systems and applications. He was a prior owner/partner of the Conwed Fibers Corporation.
Mr. Zwilling holds a bachelor of science degree in Marketing Management from Pepperdine University. He is a past board member of the Erosion Control Technology Council (ECTC) and a member of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA), and he is on the Board of Directors of the Mid Atlantic IECA. Mr. Zwilling has been a volunteer instructor at several industry events including the IECA Muddy Water Blues and NCSU Erosion Control Field Days, and at several water resource workshops in the eastern United States and Canada.