Wetlands Law and Compliance Seminar
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**AIA credit is not available in USB format.
Streamable MP4/PDF
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**Any streamable on-demand programs that qualify for AIA or LACES credit will require an additional 2 business weeks for processing.
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**Any USB on-demand programs that qualify for LACES credit will require an additional 2 business weeks for processing.
**AIA credit is not available in USB format.
Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:15 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:15 – 5:00 pm
Identifying Wetlands
Presence of wetland vegetation
Identification of wetland soils
Importance of underlying wetland hydrology
Understanding Federal and New Hampshire
Wetlands Laws and Enforcement
The Federal Clean Water Act
New Hampshire Wetlands and Waterbodies Protection Rules
Implementing/enforcing agencies
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• NH DES Wetlands Bureau
Wetlands Permitting Process
Wetlands determinations and delineations
Determining applicability of regulations
• Programmatic general permit v. individual permit
• Wetland permitting and (401) certification processes
• Notice provisions
• Review process
• Mitigation/compensation requirements
• Appeals process
Compensatory Mitigation
Understanding the importance of wetlands
Landscape position and connections
• Floodflow storage and desynchronization
• Ground water discharge/recharge
• Sediment, excess nutrient, contamination retention
• Fish and wildlife habitat
• Food chain (nutrient production/export)
• Shoreline anchoring/stabilization
• Heritage, aesthetics
• Recreation
• Compensation approaches
• Functionally and geographically appropriate
• In-Lieu Fee
• Permittee responsible
• Wetland restoration
• Wetland enhancement
• Wetland creation – least preferred
Credits
Architects
7.0 HSW Contact Hours
7.0 AIA LU|HSW
Landscape Architects
7.0 HSW Contact Hours
7.0 LA/CES HSW PDHs
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs
Floodplain Managers
7.0 ASFPM CECs
Contractors
Non-Credit Education
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 HSW contact hours to architects and landscape architects and 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers in most states, including New Hampshire architects.
Attention New Hampshire architects: Your licensing board relies on each licensee to determine and claim appropriate credit hours regarding SD and HSW classifications. See Architect Rule 403.02 (b) and (c).
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved sponsor for engineers, architects and landscape architects in New York.
This seminar has been approved by the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System for 7.0 LU|HSW (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 7.0 HSW PDHs. Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES and LA/CES. Visit www.halfmoonseminars.org for complete AIA/CES information under this course listing.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this event for 7.0 CECs.
This course offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to contractors. It has not been approved for continuing education credit by any state contractor licensing entity.
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
Matt Schweisberg
PWS Principal with Wetland Strategies and Solutions, LLC in Merrimac, MAMr. Schweisberg provides policy, regulatory and technical advice and assistance for clients seeking to navigate a wide range of regulatory and non-regulatory issues related to wetlands and other aquatic resources. He works throughout the U.S. Mr. Schweisberg is a Professional Wetland Scientist under the Professional Certification Program of the Society of Wetland Scientists. He is a retired federal wetlands ecologist and wildlife biologist who spent over 32 years with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency at its headquarters office in Washington, D.C., and at the New England Region office in Boston. Mr. Schweisberg served as chief of the New England Region’s Wetlands Protection Program, as senior wetland ecologist, and on national work groups developing guidance and regulations on Clean Water Act jurisdiction, among other issues. He has testified before federal grand juries and has served several times as an expert witness in federal, state, and private litigation. Mr. Schweisberg has taught courses in wetland regulation, restoration, and creation; wetland ecology; and wetland identification and delineation for federal and state agencies, academic organizations, and environmental consultants. He received his degree in Wildlife Management from the University of Maine.
Mary Tilton
New Hampshire Department of Environmental ServicesWetlands Bureau of New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Ms. Tilton has worked at the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services for more than 30 years, and currently serves as the Assistant Administrator for the Wetlands Bureau. She led an effort to rewrite coastal and inland state rules, the first rewrite since 1991. The rules were the result of a multi-year initiative to incorporate best available science, increase consistency, and streamline processes. She also has organized and led multiple internal work groups, 40 public meetings, many drafts, and thousands of responses to comments, in addition to her “regular” work supervising staff, putting in place wetland program plans and grant proposals, and overseeing wetlands permit activities. She has a B.A. degree in Botany and Zoology from Connecticut College, a M.S. degree in Zoology from the University of Rhode Island, and a J.D. degree from the UNH Law School.
AIA Info
AIA Provider Statement:
HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).
This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.
AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
Course Title: Wetlands Law and Compliance
Delivery Method: Live
Course Description: This seven-hour live lecture presentation examines wetland identification, federal and state wetland law and enforcement, the wetland permitting process, and compensatory mitigation.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to identify wetlands by observing wetland vegetation and soils, and they will be able to explain the importance of underlying wetland hydrology.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to reference and comply with federal and state wetlands laws and determine the applicability of these laws for particular projects.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to describe the wetland permitting process, including mitigation and compensation requirements for impacted wetland areas..
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to explain the importance of wetlands, including flood storage, groundwater discharge and recharge, fish and wildlife habitat, shoreline stabilization, sediment and nutrient control nutrient, and recreation.
LUs: 7.0 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with site development and wetland issues.
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 10/28/2022
Complaint Resolution Policy:
Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to doug@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.