Navigating Stormwater Management in Virginia: 2025
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Friday, February 14, 2025
8:30 am – 5:00 pm EST
Presented by: Doug Moseley, III AICP, CFM, ENV SP
Understanding and Applying the Rationale for Stormwater Management in Virginia
- Hydrologic cycle
- Broader history of stormwater management in Virginia
- Regulatory priorities and permitting
- Runoff reduction
Understanding Stormwater Requirements and Procedures: The Updated SWM Handbook
- Overview of the recent update effort
- Brief tour through the updated SWM Handbook
Updated Virginia Stormwater Handbook – Construction Phase
- VDPES Authorities
- Erosion and sediment control plan
- Stormwater management plan and BMP selection
- Sizing criteria
- Designing with maintenance in mind
- VPDES construction permitting
- Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs)
Updated Virginia Stormwater Handbook – Post Construction Phase
- Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) implementation and long-term O&M
- Impact of runoff reduction method
- Green infrastructure practices & BMPs
- Preservation of natural features and conservation design
- Reducing impervious cover
- Conservation of natural areas
- Rain gardens
- Detention/retention ponds
- Green roofs
- Riparian buffers and filter strips
- Stormwater planters
- Vegetated swales
- Rain barrels/cisterns
- Disconnected runoff
- Pervious pavement
- Stream daylighting
Climate Impacts on How We Manage Stormwater
- Atlas 14 rainfall data in design and sizing; MARISA projections; currently available alternatives
- Atlas 15 rainfall data updates; incorporation into the Stormwater Management Handbook
Developing Plans for Inspection, Maintenance, and Recordkeeping
- Facility inventory management; routine and non-routine inspection; documentation of conditions
- Facility recordkeeping; municipal recordkeeping
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Credits
Engineers
8.0 PDHs (Based on 50-min Hours)
Architects
8.0 HSW CE Hours (Based on 50-min Hours)
AIA - American Institute of Architects
7.0 HSW CE Hours (Based on 50-min Hours)
Landscape Architects
8.0 HSW CE Hours (Based on 50-min Hours)
LACES - Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System
7.0 HSW PDHs
Floodplain Managers
7.0 ASFPM CECs
APA/AICP - American Planning Association/American Institute of Certified Planners
7 CM
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 8.0 PDHs for professional engineers, 8.0 HSW continuing education hours for licensed architects, and 8.0 HSW continuing education hours for landscape architects in Virginia. The Virginia Board for APELSCIDLA does not pre-approve continuing education courses; credit calculation is based on 50-minute contact hours.
The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved this course for 7.0 HSW LUs (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES.
The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved this course for 7.0 HSW PDHs. Only full participation is reportable to the LA CES.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this course for 7.0 CECs for floodplain managers.
HalfMoon Education is an approved CM Provider with the American Planning Association. This course is registered for CM | 7 for Certified Planners.
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7.0 HSW LUs (AIA)
7.0 HSW PDHs (LA CES)
Speakers
Doug Moseley, III, AICP, CFM, ENV SP
National Market Leader for Flood Risk Reduction and Resilience at Mead & HuntMr. Moseley has 26 years of experience providing holistic, multi-objective watershed management planning services for regulatory compliance, infrastructure implementation and resilience, floodplain management, stormwater management, and public engagement. He has a background in program development and implementation for both water quality and quantity concerns for municipal, state, and federal clients across the United States. Mr. Moseley specializes in National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) compliance, flood resilience planning, Community Rating System (CRS) application and program review, and on-site flood disaster assistance. He also brings extensive experience in stormwater management to clients, having managed numerous municipal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulatory, planning, and implementation projects in support of Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit applications and compliance plans. Mr. Moseley’s experience also includes stormwater program financing feasibility and implementation, including establishment of stormwater utilities in multiple states. He presents at – and facilitates – public and advisory committee meetings. Of note, Mr. Moseley has served on four different technical advisory committees addressing stormwater management regulation, practice, and process in Virginia, including the most recent Stormwater Handbook update in 2023. He holds a bachelor’s degree in American government and a master’s degree in Urban & Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP); a Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) through the Association of State Floodplain Managers; and an Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) through the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure.
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Course Title: Navigating Stormwater Management in Virginia: 2025
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This seven-hour course explores stormwater management in Virginia, focusing on updated practices and regulatory requirements. The course explains the purpose and importance of stormwater management and analyzes the updated Virginia Stormwater Handbook for construction-phase requirements and post-construction BMP implementation. The course will explore climate impacts on stormwater design and explain how to develop effective plans for inspection, maintenance, and recordkeeping to ensure compliance and sustainability.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to explain the importance of stormwater management for the hydrologic cycle and runoff reduction and identify regulatory priorities for stormwater management in Virginia.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to evaluate construction-phase stormwater requirements applicable in Virginia, including erosion and sediment control plans, VPDES construction permitting, and SWPPP implementation.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to implement post-construction BMPs and green infrastructure practices, such as rain gardens, pervious pavement, and riparian buffers, to manage runoff and preserve natural features.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to develop effective stormwater inspection, maintenance, and recordkeeping plans and explain how climate change impacts stormwater management practices and procedures.
LUs: 7.0 LU Type: LU|HSWs
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 12/18/2027
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