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 – 4:00 pm
Understanding and Applying the Science of Stormwater
Hydrology, soil science and drainage
Classifying storm events
Identifying consequences of storm events
Stormwater modeling
Developing Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP)
Including required elements
Assessing building sites
Choosing best management practices (BMPs)
Planning for required inspection, maintenance and recordkeeping
Obtaining plan certification
Implementing SWPPPs
Choosing Appropriate Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Stormwater management planning
Sizing criteria
Green infrastructure practices
• Cost effectiveness vs. standard practices
• Preservation of natural features and conservation design
• Reducing impervious cover
Green management techniques
• Conservation of natural areas
• Riparian buffers and filter strips
• Vegetated swales/raingardens
• Stream daylighting
• Green roofs
• Stormwater planters
• Rain barrels/cisterns
Developing Plans for Inspection, Monitoring, Maintenance and Recordkeeping
Understanding the science and terminology of stormwater management and monitoring
Implementing monitoring plans
Credits
Architects
6.0 HSW PDHs
6.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Professional Engineers
6.0 PDHs
Landscape Architects
6.0 LA CES HSW PDHs
Floodplain Managers
6.0 ASFPM CECs
Contractors
Non-Mandatory Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 6.0 HSW PDHs/contact hours to architects and 6.0 PDHs to professional engineers in most states, including Idaho. This program also offers a non-mandatory continuing education opportunity to Idaho landscape architects and contractors. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Idaho.
This course is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architect Continuing Education System for 6.0 HSW PDHs.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved sponsor for architects and landscape architects in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York (NYSED Provider No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this course for 6.0 CECs.
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
Sharon Karlesky
CH2M HillEnvironmental Engineer, CH2M HillMs. Karlesky is an environmental engineer who helps clients meet environmental regulations by remediating contamination and restoring natural resources to prevent or mitigate further environmental degradation. Her remediation projects include field sampling and monitoring of EPA Superfund sites, compiling environmental data for water quality analysis and risk assessment as part of remedial investigations/feasibility studies (RI/FS), and supporting of military environmental cleanup operations. Her natural resources restoration projects include designing stormwater and erosion control features, performing wetland delineations and supporting wetland functional assessments, working on natural habitat assessment, and writing sections of regulatory documents. Ms. Karlesky earned her B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Oregon State University, her M.S. degree in Water Resources Engineering from Portland State University, and her Master’s degree in Integrated Water Management from The University of Queensland, Australia.
