Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:00 – 4:30 pm
HEC-HMS Program Overview
Basic Hydrologic Principles
Hydrologic cycle
Rainfall-runoff
Hydrologic modeling methods
Tabular hydrographs
Meteorological data
GIS data
Modeling methodology
Applications of Hydrologic Models and HEC-HMS
Small scale studies
Stormwater management
Regional flood models
Update earlier modeling
History and Development of the USACOE HEC-HMS Application
HEC-HMS Application User Interface
Program file and project management
Data entry and editing
GIS data usage
Results and reporting
Mapping capabilities
Small-Scale Watershed Models
Basic data requirements
Model setup
Analysis requirements
Calibration
Results interpretation
Demonstration of Small Watershed Model
Live demonstration of a small scale HMS model
Large-Scale Watershed Model
Basic data requirements
Model setup
Analysis requirements
Calibration
Results interpretation
Modeling tips
Demonstration of Larger Watershed Model
Live demonstration of a larger scale HMS model
Use of small sub-watersheds
Reach routing
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Floodplain Managers
6.5 ASFPM CECs
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers in all states.
The Maryland Board for Professional Engineers has approved HalfMoon Education as a CPC provider. This is a Category A PE course.
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.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this event for 6.5 CECs for certified floodplain managers.
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
Mark D. Jones, P.E.
Principal, Hartech Engineering & Consulting, LLC, in Mechanicsburg, PAMr. Jones, P.E., is president of Hartech Engineering, which was founded in 2007 as a multi-discipline civil engineering consulting firm providing infrastructure, development, and municipal design services for the public and private sectors. Bringing over 30 years of engineering expertise along with specific state-of-the-art, computer-aided technology to achieve efficient, cost saving design solutions, he also provides hydrology and hydraulic studies and reports along with general civil engineering support for prime consultants to PennDOT or local municipality projects. Mr. Jones is a licensed pilot and studied Military Civil Engineering while serving in the U.S. Air Force and continues his master’s education locally through Penn State. He is also a registered professional engineer in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona, and Georgia.
