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

Stormwater Permit Requirements for MS4s

   Permit reissuance, milestones and schedule for compliance
   Related National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permits
   Available resources for assistance

Notice of Intent and Stormwater Management Plan Development

   Review of past plans, best management practices (BMPs) and available data
   Evaluation of impaired water bodies
   Stormwater management strategy development

Storm Drain System Assessment

   Mapping and data collection
   Inventory of existing BMPs and retrofit opportunities
   Assessment of problem areas
   Catchment delineation and prioritization to support permit requirements

Developing MS4 Best Management Practices

   How to meet the six minimum control measures
   Developing impaired waters and total maximum daily load (TMDL) strategies
   Case studies for BMP retrofits

Requirements for Phase II Monitoring, Recordkeeping and Reporting

   Summary of requirements
   Dry and wet weather monitoring programs
   Monitoring costs

Credits

Architects
     6.5 HSW Contact Hours
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Landscape Architects
     6.5 HSW Contact Hours
     6.5 LA CES HSW PDHs

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 HSW continuing education/contact hours to Massachusetts architects. Courses approved by the American Institute of Architects qualify for Massachusetts architects.

This event is approved by the AIA for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architect Continuing Education System for 6.5 HSW PDHs.

This course offers Massachusetts engineers and landscape architects and other interested professional a non-credit continuing education opportunity. It may qualify for continuing education requirements in other states. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.

The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this program for 6.5 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

Rich Niles

Amec Foster Wheeler

Water Resources Project Manager at Amec Foster WheelerMr. Niles is a senior project manager with Amec Foster Wheeler Environment and Infrastructure, Inc. and a key lead for Water Resource Services in the Northeast U.S. and the firm’s international Climate Change Practice. He has been assisting communities for the last 16 years to develop and implement a variety of water resource, stormwater management, and infrastructure programs. His projects encompass a wide range of expertise from stormwater management and finance programs to stream restoration, water quality monitoring, flood mitigation and levee assessment. Mr. Niles has worked with over 30 MS4 communities throughout New England to implement every aspect of the permit since its inception in 2003.