Stormwater Management for MS4s in Connecticut: The Latest Rules and Regulations
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What’s Included: Full webinar recording, written course materials, expert instruction, a mandatory quiz, and a certificate upon completion.
Deliverability Timeline: All courses are generally available within 1-2 weeks after the live presentation.
CE Credits: AIA and/or LA/CES accreditation is available by request for courses recorded prior to March 11, 2026. All courses after that date include those accreditations by default, if applicable. With these accreditations, our courses qualify for credit in nearly all states for engineers, surveyors, architects, and landscape architects.
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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
Background and Development of National and State Regulations
Clean Water Act
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
The science and terminology of stormwater management
Defining MS4s: large, medium and small
Overview of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection requirements for general and individual permits
Obtaining Individual Permits for Phase I (Large and Medium-Size) Systems
Permit application requirements
Review and permitting process
Complying with program requirements
Obtaining General Permits for Phase II MS4 Systems
Changes and revisions between current and revised MS4 regulations
Application requirements
Review and permitting process
Complying with program requirements
Incorporating new permit requirements into municipal ordinances
Developing MS4 Best Practices for Phase II Systems: The Six Minimum Control Measures
Public education
Public involvement
Illicit discharge
Construction
Post-construction
Pollution prevention/good housekeeping
Complying with Requirements for Phase II Monitoring, Recordkeeping and Reporting
TMDLs
Writing measurable goals
Impaired waters
Implementing monitoring plans
Innovative stormwater BMP case studies
Credits
This seminar offers 6.5 continuing education hours to Connecticut architects, landscape architects, engineers, and construction contractors.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 non-mandatory continuing education hours to architects, landscape architects and professional engineers in Connecticut. Continuing education is not required for license maintenance in Connecticut.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architect Continuing Education System for 6.5 HSW PDHs.
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 Massoud
Land Use Official at Town of Southbury, CTMr. Massoud has over 25 years of experience within the stormwater management field and has held a variety of regulatory positions for several municipalities in Connecticut. He has reviewed hundreds of land development proposals minimizing the impacts from stormwater runoff to received water resources. In his positions he has completed comprehensive drafting of municipal regulations relating to stormwater management, water resource protection, zoning and local emergency response plans. In his current capacity his work includes the writing of annual stormwater plans and monitoring of plan implementation. He is certified as a NPDES permit writer by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Massoud is a member of the International Erosion Control Society and the Connecticut Association of Wetland Scientists. He holds an MS degree in Urban Studies from Southern Connecticut State University.