Agenda

Friday, October 23, 2020 | 12:00 – 2:00 pm CDT

 

How to Navigate the
New Federal Navigable Waters Protection Rule

   Understanding the reach of the Clean Water Act
   Decades of debate regarding the scope of the Clean Water Act
      • Does Clean Water Act protect groundwater?
      • Which streams and wetlands are federally protected?
   Previous interpretations of “Waters of the U.S”- the role of the U.S. Supreme Court
   Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule
   The Navigable Waters Protection Rule
   Regulations on wetlands and streams
      • Isolated wetlands protection under state law
      • Isolated streams protection under state law
   Practical lessons in the face of regulatory uncertainty
      • Army Corps Jurisdictional Determinations (JDs)
      • Obtaining the right federal and state permits for your project
   Where do we go from here?

Webinar Instructions

Each webinar session earns continuing education credit and can be registered for individually. 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 will be provided for each webinar attended and will be sent via email in PDF form about five business days after the conclusion of the series.

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 Mavericks (10.9) – macOS Catalina (10.15)

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: Minimum of 1Mbps       Hardware: 2GB RAM or more

For more information, visit the Support section at www.gotowebinar.com

Credits

Professional Engineers:
     2.0 PDHs

Attorneys:
     2.0 CLE Hours (AZ, CA, NH, NY, VT)

Floodplain Managers:
     2.0 ASFPM CECs

Geologists:
     2.0 PDHs

Continuing Education Credit Information

Individual courses for landscape architects, engineers and architects are not subject to pre-approval. HalfMoon Education does not apply for landscape courses in FL, NC, and NJ, unless expressly stated.

HalfMoon Education Certifying Entities:
   Landscape Architect Continuing Education System
   American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (No. J885)
   American Institute of Certified Planners (APA)
   Boards of Engineering: Florida (No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059),
     Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina (No. S-0130),
     and North Dakota.

Course-by-Course Organizations:
   International Society of Arboriculture
   Society of American Foresters
   Association of State Floodplain Managers

HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider for landscape architects, engineers and architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §79-1.5(i)(2), §68.14(i)(2) and §69.6(i)(2)).

Speakers

Joseph Koncelik

Tucker Ellis LLP

Mr. Koncelik is uniquely experienced in the areas of environmental law and oil and gas. Mr. Koncelik, a former Ohio EPA director, chief legal counsel, and assistant attorney general during the Taft Administration, uses his 18 years of environmental regulatory experience to help clients efficiently navigate complex governmental agency administration and cost-effectively reach their goals. Mr. Koncelik entered into private practice in 2007, and he counsels clients in all facets of environmental law, including air pollution, water pollution, solid waste, industrial waste, hazardous waste, CERCLA, and water rights. He is experienced in permitting, enforcement defense, regulatory compliance, administrative hearings, real estate transactions, and brownfield redevelopment, and he assists clients in matters involving renewable energy siting and credit trading. In 2006, he served as the governor’s representative in legislative discussions and in the development of Ohio Senate Bill 265, the first major overhaul to the state’s air pollution regulations in more than a decade. Mr. Koncelik also helped draft legislation governing Ohio’s isolated wetlands and the state’s environmental statute of limitations.

Dr. Michael A. Liptak, PhD

Senior Ecologist, EnviroScience, Inc.

Dr. Michael Liptak is a senior ecologist at EnviroScience, Inc, where he specializes in wetland ecology, wetland restoration, and mitigation wetland design. Dr. Liptak earned a B.S. degree in Biology at the University of Toledo and a Ph.D. degree in Environmental Science at Ohio State University under the noted wetland ecologist Dr. William Mitsch. He has over 25 years of experience in wetlands research and consulting and is a Certified Senior Ecologist (Ecological Society of America). His primary responsibilities at EnviroScience Inc. include wetland mitigation planning, wetland assessments and delineations, technical report preparation, and permitting. Dr. Liptak is a member of the Society of Wetlands Scientists and the Ecological Society of America, and regularly gives seminars on wetland issues and regulations.