Agenda

Erosion and Sediment Control Requirements and Practices
Thursday, March 12, 2020, 12:30 – 2:00 PM CDT

   Background on sediment and pollution control

   
   Environmental Protection Agency regulations

   
   State erosion and sediment control regulations

   
   Standards and specifications

   
   Permitting, approval and enforcement

 


Selection of Erosion Control Practices and Best Practices

Thursday, March 19, 2020, 12:30 – 2:00 PM CDT

 

   Soil science

   
   Causes of erosion and sedimentation

   
   Practices that minimize site disturbance

   
   Preservation of native vegetation

   
   Selecting appropriate practices for disturbed areas on the construction site

   
   Erosion and sediment control best practices

     
      • Non-structural controls – temporary and permanent seeding, sodding 
       and mulching, geotextiles

     
      • Stream and bank stabilization

     
      • Structural controls

 


Small Channels, Control Measure Estimatingand Pollution Prevention Plans

Thursday, March 26, 2020, 12:30 – 2:00 PM CDT

 

   Channel lining options

   
   Control measure estimating and calculation

     
      • Estimates of erosion rates and sediment transport modeling

     
      • Geotextiles

     
      • Rip rap

   
   Developing stormwater pollution prevention plans

     
      • Permitting requirements

     
      • Permitting authorization

     
      • Permitting closeout and notice of termination

 


Stormwater Management Inspection, Maintenance and Case Studies

Thursday, April 2, 2020, 12:30 – 2:00 PM CDT

   BMP monitoring and record keeping

   
   Permitting obligations

   
   Case Studies in Erosion, Sediment Control and Stormwater Permitting

     
      • Erosion controL

     
      • Permitting near hazardous waste

     
      • Land subdivision

     
      • Industrial and utility facilities

     
      • Streambanks

Webinar Instructions

All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.

Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.

Webinars are presented via GoToWebinar, an easy-to-use application that can be run on most systems and tablets. Instructions and login information will be provided in an email sent close to the date of the webinar. It is highly recommended that you download, install and test the application before the webinar begins by clicking on the link in the email.

GoToWebinar App requirements: 
Windows 7 – 10 or Mac OSX 10.9 (Mavericks) – 10.14 (Mojave)

Web Browser:
The two most recent version of the following browsers:
Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge
Internet Explorer v11 (or later) with Flash enabled


Internet connection:
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Credits

Engineers
     6.0 PDHs

Architects
     6.0 HSW CE Hours

AIA
     Pending

Landscape Architects
     6.0 HSW CE Hours

LA/CES
     6.0 HSW PDHs

Floodplain Managers
     6.0 ASFPM CECs

Continuing Education Credit Information

These live, interactive webinars are designed to qualify for engineer, architect and/or landscape architect continuing education credit in most states. Course participants need to be aware of any state continuing education restrictions/limitations on online learning. See each webinar listing for offered credits.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider for engineers, architects and landscape architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2), §69.6(i)(2)) and §79-1.5(i)(2).

The Erosion and Sediment Control series and the HEC-HMS series webinars have been approved by the Association of State Floodplain Managers for the indicated CECs.

Participation and knowledge retention will be verified for these webinar events. Certificates of completion will be provided upon successful completion of the quiz following the end ofeach webinar, and earned LUs (AIA/CES) and PDHs (LA/CES) will be reported by HalfMoon Education Inc.

Speakers

Shoots Veis P.E.

Mr. Shoots Veis is an experienced and engaging public speaker, having given hundreds of public presentations at professional conferences, college courses, public meetings, TEDx and service clubs.  He served a five-year term on the Billings, Montana city council, where he took an interest in getting presenters to engage with the audience.  Mr. Veis spent several years appearing as an actor in dozens of productions at Billings Studio Theatre and hosts the Your County, Your City and Your Schools programs on Community 7 Television.

There are 4 Courses in This Seminar