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

NPDES/SPDES Rules and Regulations

   Review of new regulation changes
   Understanding and managing a stormwater pollution prevention plan
   Inspection and reporting protocols
   Corrective action requirements and timeframe for compliance

Principles and Practices of Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control

   Causes of erosion
   Importance of vegetation
   LID and other practices to minimize site disturbance
   Vegetation establishment 101

Non-structural Best Management Practices for
Erosion Prevention/Sediment Control

   Using riparian areas/buffer zones and vegetated filter strips
   Temporary and permanent seeding, sodding and mulching
   Chemical soil stabilization

Structural BMPs for Erosion Prevention/Sediment Control

   Rock rip rap
   Straw wattles
   Compost filter socks
   Geotextile tubes
   Silt fence
   Berms
   Pipe slope drains
   De-watering bags
   Check dams/swales
   Inlet protection
   Hay/straw bales
   Temporary and permanent erosion control blankets
   Gabion baskets
   Reno mattresses

Green Engineering for Streambank and Shoreline Stabilization

   Brush layering
   Engineered log jams
   Fascines
   Coir logs
   Log vanes
   Reinforced vegetation

Sediment Traps and Sediment Basins

   Design considerations
   Calculating flow rates and capacity
   Improving effectiveness
   Maintenance

Credits

Architects &
Landscape Architects
     6.5 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
     6.5 LA CES HSW PDHs

Professional Engineers 
     6.5 Continuing Ed. Hours

 Floodplain Managers
     6.5 ASFPM CECs

Contractors 
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects, landscape architects, and professional engineers in most states, including New York.

HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider for architects and landscape architects via its affiliation with the American Institute of Architects. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education provider for New York engineers (NYSED Sponsor No. 35) and New Jersey professional engineers (Approval No. 24GP00000700).

This event 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. Courses approved by the AIA qualify for New Jersey architects.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, North Carolina, and North Dakota.

The New Jersey State Board of Architects has approved this course for 6.0 continuing education hours.

The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this course for 6.5 CECs.

This event offers a continuing education opportunity to construction contractors, but it has not been approved by any state with a continuing education requirement for contractors.

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

Randall Shuey

Northpoint Engineering

Northpoint Engineering – Concord, NHMr. Shuey is a senior environmental scientist with Northpoint Engineering in Concord, New Hampshire. He is a certified wetland and soil scientist. Mr. Shuey served on the boards of state regional and national environmental organizations and is currently the regional coordinator for the EnviroCert International Program that certifies stormwater professionals.
For more than 25 years he has been helping clients navigate through regulations associated with their construction sites. His work involves providing solutions that balance client goals and regulatory requirements. Mr. Shuey’s project experience includes various development types, road and airport construction, and wetland and bio-stabilization projects. Mr. Shuey is a part of the International Erosion Control Association faculty, and he is an EnviroCert International approved trainer.