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 – 4:30 pm

 


Identifying Wetlands          M. Strain

   Presence of wetland vegetation

   Identification of wetland soils

   Importance of underlying wetland hydrology

Understanding Federal and Ohio          J. Heer
Wetlands Laws and Enforcement

   The Federal Clean Water Act

   Implementing/enforcing agencies

       – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

       – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

       – U.S. Department of Agriculture

       – Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

Wetlands Permitting Process          C. Paschke

   Wetlands determinations and delineations

   Determining applicability of regulations

   Wetland permitting and certification processes

      – Notice provisions

      – Review process

      – Mitigation/compensation requirements

   Appeals process

Wetland Preservation, Restoration,          M. Dilley
Creation and Enhancement

   Understanding the importance of wetlands

      – Flood storage and conveyance

      – Pollution control and carbon storage

      – Erosion control

      – Wildlife habitat

      – Recreation

   Wetland preservation strategies and techniques

   Wetland restoration

      – Preference for onsite and in-kind restoration

      – Hydrological considerations

      – Restoration techniques

   Wetland creation

      – Methods, benefits and drawbacks

   Wetland enhancement

      – Purposes and techniques

Credits

Professional Engineers
     6.5 PDHs

Architects
     6.5 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Landscape Architects
     6.5 HSW Contact Hours
     6.5 LA/CES HSW PDHs

Attorneys
     6.5 Ohio CLE Hours

Floodplain Managers
     6.5 ASFPM CECs

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 PDHs to Ohio professional engineers, 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to Ohio architects, and 6.5 HSW contact hours to Ohio landscape architects. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Ohio.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 6.5 HSW PDHs. Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES and LA/CES.

Engineers, architects, 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 Ohio Commission on CLE has approved this course for 6.5 CLE hours for attorneys.

The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this event 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

Mark A. Dilley

MAD Scientist Associates, LLC, in Westerville, OH.

Mr. Dilley earned a B.S. in Natural Resources (Fisheries Management) in 1991 and a M.S. in Environmental Science (specializing in wetlands) in 2003, both from The Ohio State University. He and his wife Christine are co-owners of a WBE, WOSB, and EDGE-certified environmental consulting firm, MAD Scientist Associates, specializing in ecological and wetland consulting. Mr. Dilley has over 22 years’ experience as a field biologist, ecologist, and wetland scientist. He is an EPA-certified Level 3 Qualified Data Collector (QDC) for fish and habitat studies in Ohio, a Certified Senior Ecologist with the Ecological Society of America, and a Professional Wetland Scientist with the Society of Wetland Scientist. Mr. Dilley has conducted ecological surveys in over 11 states, at a variety of sites, including Department of Energy, NASA, and U.S. military facilities, landfills, and industrial sites.

John A. Heer

John A. Heer Supervising Attorney at Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services in Cleveland, OH 
Mr. Heer has almost 30 years of experience practicing litigation, transactional, regulatory and environmental law, including experience with traditional environmental issues relating to the Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, the Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), brownfields, wetlands and stormwater. He also has experience across North America with sustainability and chemical management. He is also a certified ISO 14001:2004 EHS auditor. Mr. Heer earned his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where he earned the Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Excellence in Advocacy Award on the National Mock Trial team. He received a B.A. degree in Criminal Justice and Psychology from Indiana University. 

Cynthia Paschke

Land Solutions, LLC
Ms. Paschke is a principal at Land Solutions, LLC with a focus on environmental resource studies and permitting related to a variety of land development transportation, and infrastructure projects. Ms. Paschke is a senior environmental scientist with a demonstrated history of working in the environmental consulting industry. Skilled in water resource management, environmental awareness, stream restoration, wetlands, permitting and regulatory compliance and NEPA. Ms. Paschke is a strong technical and research professional with a masters of education (M.Ed.) degree focused in Natural Resources Conservation and Research from Gannon University.

Mitchel R. Strain, CPSS, PWS

Smart Services, Inc., Newark, OH 

Mr. Strain has over 30 years of experience with all aspects of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance including preparation of environmental assessments (EA), environmental impact statements (EIS), categorical exclusions (CE) and other NEPA documentation, baseline biological assessments, and habitat evaluation procedure (HEP) analyses; threatened and endangered species surveys and critical habitat assessments; wetland and stream evaluations; cultural resource investigations; and vegetative community surveys. Mr. Strain’s particular expertise is in wetland science; including delineation, creation, and restoration of wetlands for mitigation and wildlife habitat; Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 and 401 permitting; and design of constructed wetland treatment systems.