Stormwater Management for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s)
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
Understanding Stormwater Permit Requirements
and Procedures for MS4s
Defining MS4s: large, medium and small
Understanding requirements for general and individual permits
FY2016 New NPDES-MS4 Permit – EPA Region 02 – CEPD
What’s new under the new permit – challenges for small municipalities
Obtaining Individual Permits
for Phase I (Large and Medium-Size) Systems
Permit application requirements
– Special conditions for sensitive waters
– Review and permitting process
– Complying with program requirements: funding and resources
Obtaining General Permits for Phase II (Small) Systems
Permit application requirements
Special conditions for sensitive waters
Review and permitting process
Complying with program requirements: funding and resources
Developing MS4 Best Practices for Phase II Systems
Public education: meetings/public hearings
Public involvement: workshops and seminars
Illicit discharges: follow-up the ID process
Construction
Post-construction
Pollution prevention/good housekeeping
Complying with Requirements for Phase II Monitoring,
Recordkeeping and Reporting
Understanding the science and terminology of stormwater
management and monitoring
Implementing monitoring plans
Reviewing stormwater BMP case studies: Dorado, Isabela and Carolina
Potential sources of funding for the MS4 program implementation
Credits
Architects & Landscape Architects
6.5 Puerto Rico HSW HEC
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
6.5 LA CES HSW PDHS
Professional Engineers
6.5 Puerto Rico HC
Construction Contractors
Non-credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 HSW continuing education hours (HEC) to Puerto Rico architects and landscape architects and 6.5 hours of continuing education (HC) to Puerto Rico engineers.
This course is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (AIA 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 the LA/CES.
Architects, landscape architects, and professional engineers licensed in US states will be able to claim the hours earned at this seminar, in most cases. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
This seminar offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been approved by any contractor licensing entity with a continuing education requirement.
Speakers
El Vélez
EcoStahlia Consultores AmbientalesEl Sr. Javier Vélez Arocho es un consultor ambiental con 26 años de experiencia en Puerto rico y Estados Unidos. Ha laborado como Director Asociado del Programa Sea Grant de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez; como Especialista en Protección Ambiental de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos y fue Secretario del Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales de Puerto Rico. Junto a su esposa Pamy Rojas formaron la compañía EcoStahlia Consultores Ambientales, y es uno de los asesores en asuntos gubernamentales y ambientales del proyecto de la planta de recuperación de energía propuesto por la compañía Energy Answers. El Sr. Javier Vélez Arocho especializa en proyectos relacionados a la protección de la calidad del agua y restauración de humedales. Actualmente su compañía gerencia más de 12 programas en Puerto Rico enfocados en Manejar la Contaminación de Aguas por Escorrentía. Posee un Bachillerato en Biología de la Universidad Católica y una Maestría en Biología del UPR-Mayagüez.
Mr. Javier Vélez Arocho is an environmental consultant with 26 years of experience in Puerto Rico and the USA. He has worked as associate director of the Sea Grant Program of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus and as an environmental protection specialist for the US Environmental Protection Agency, and he was secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Together with his wife Pamy Rojas, they formed the company EcoStahlia Consultores Ambientales, and are one of the advisers in governmental and environmental matters of the waste-to-energy plant proposed by Energy Answers, LLC. Mr. Javier Vélez Arocho specializes in projects related to the protection of water quality and wetlands restoration. His company currently manages more than 12 programs in Puerto Rico focused on preventing pollution from stormwater discharges. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology from the Catholic University and a master’s degree in Biology from UPR-Mayagüez.