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 – 5:00 pm
Understanding Stormwater Permit Requirements and Procedures
Background and development of national and state regulations
and permit requirements
Waters of the United States updates
Activities exempt from construction general stormwater permit requirements
Complying with NPDES and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality regulations
• Notice of intent requirements
• Special conditions for sensitive waters
• Review and permitting process
MDEQ/USACE joint permitting
Understanding and Applying the Science of Stormwater
Legal aspects of drainage
Classifying storm events
Stormwater drainage design
Stormwater monitoring
Stormwater modeling
Developing Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs)
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
• Preservation of natural features and conservation design
• Reducing impervious cover
Green management techniques
• Conservation of natural areas
• Riparian buffers and filter strips
• Vegetated swales
• Disconnected runoff
• Infiltration practices
• Rain gardens
• Green roofs
• Stormwater planters
• Rain barrels/cisterns
• Porous pavement
• Proprietary practices
• Detention basin
Developing Plans for Inspection, Monitoring, Maintenance and Recordkeeping
Understanding the science and terminology of stormwater management and monitoring
Implementing monitoring plansReviewing stormwater BMP case studies
Credits
Architects
7.0 HSW Contact Hours
7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs
Landscape Architects
7.0 HSW Contact Hours
7.0 LA CES HSW PDHs
Floodplain Managers
7.0 ASFPM CECs
Contractors
Non-Credit Cont. Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 7.0 HSW continuing education/contact hours to architects and landscape architects and 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers in most states, including Michigan architects and engineers. Educators and courses are not subject topre-approval in Michigan.
This course has been approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Provider No. J885) and the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 7.0 HSW PDHs.
Architects, engineers, and landscape architects seeking continuing education credit in other states will be able to apply the hours earned at this seminar, in most cases. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this activity for 7.0 CECs.
This seminar offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been approved by any contractor licensing entity with a continuing education requirement.
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
Brandon Kulhanek
Ramboll EnvironRamboll Mr. Kulhanek is a leading practitioner in streambank stabilization, environmental regulatory matters, and water resource management. He has a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University. He has served as lead engineer on various water resource projects in the Midwest. He currently is the lead engineer for a large environmental remediation and streambank stabilization project in Michigan. Mr. Kulhanek has over 10 years of experience in computer modeling software including HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, EPA SWMM, and DRAINMOD. He specializes in green infrastructure design, wetland design, and stream restoration design. His approach is focused on bioengineering, creating aesthetically pleasing natural designs integrated with conventional engineering methods. Mr. Kulhanek has extensive SESC and MDEQ/USACE permitting experience and NPDES Phase I & II stormwater permit compliance. Mr. Kulhanek is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He has earned the designation of certified professional in erosion and sediment control from EnviroCert International, and is both a construction and an industrial certified stormwater operator in Michigan.