Agenda

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023 
8:30 am – 5:00 pm EST (including a 60-min. break)

 

Presented by:
Scott Bush
Paul DeAngelo
Bill Sapp

Agenda

8:30-9:30 EST Identifying Wetlands – Scott Bush

Presence of wetland vegetation

Identification of wetland soils

Importance of underlying wetland hydrology

 

9:30-9:45 Break

 

9:45-12:00 Understanding Federal and Pennsylvania Wetlands Laws and Enforcement – Scott Bush

Pennsylvania Dam Safety and Encroachments Act and regulations

The Federal Clean Water Act

National Food Security Act of 1985

Implementing/enforcing agencies

· Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

· U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

· U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

· U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

 

12:00-1:00 Lunch

 

1:00-2:00 Ethics Issues in Wetland Preservation and Development – Bill Sapp

Acting in the best interest of the public on wetlands issues

· Finding alternatives to wetlands destruction

· Including wetland preservation in development plans

Convincing clients to preserve and restore wetlands

 

2:00-3:30 Wetlands Permitting Process – Paul DeAngelo

Wetlands determinations and delineations

Determining applicability of regulations

Wetland permitting and certification processes

· Notice provisions

· Review process

· Mitigation/compensation requirements

Appeals process

 

3:30-3:45 Break

 

3:45-5:00 Wetland Preservation, Restoration, Creation and Enhancement – Paul DeAngelo

Understanding the importance of wetlands

· Flood storage and conveyance

· Pollution control and carbon storage

· Erosion control

· Wildlife habitat

· Recreation

Wetland preservation strategies and techniques

Wetland restoration

· Preference for onsite and in-kind restoration

· Hydrological considerations

· Restoration techniques

Wetland creation: methods, benefits and drawbacks

Wetland enhancement: purposes and techniques

 

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Credits

Professional Engineers:
7.0 PDHs, Including 1.0 Ethics Hour

Architects:
7.0 HSW CE Hours
7.0 AIA LU|HSWs

Landscape Architects:
7.0 HSW CE Hours
7.0 LA CES HSW PDHs

Attorneys:
7.0 CLE Hours, Including 1.0 Ethics Hour

Floodplain Managers:
7.0 ASFPM CECs

Certified Planners:
CM|7

 

Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 7.0 PDHs for professional engineers (including 1.0 ethics hour), 7.0 HSW continuing education hours for licensed architects, and 7.0 HSW continuing education hours for landscape architects in Pennsylvania.

HalfMoon Education is an approved CLE provider for Pennsylvania attorneys (No. 1613). This webinar offers 7.0 total CLE hours to Pennsylvania attorneys: 6.0 substantive hours and 1.0 ethics hour.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700) and North Carolina (S-0130). HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers and architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2) and §69.6(i)(2)). Other states do not preapprove continuing education providers or courses.

The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved this course for 7.0 LU|HSWs (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.

This webinar has been approved by the Association of State Floodplain Managers 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.

Visit this course listing at www.halfmoonseminars.org for updates on pending credits.
Completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete this event and earn a passing score (80%) on the quiz that follows the presentation (multiple attempts allowed).

Speakers

Scott E. Bush

Senior Ecologist/Wetland Scientist – GHD Services, Inc.

Scott Bush, Senior Ecologist/Wetland Scientist – GHD Services, Inc.
Mr. Bush is senior ecologist with a broad background in ecological studies and over 29 years of experience as a consultant working for the private, non-profit, and public sectors. Mr. Bush is recognized expert in the identification, classification and delineation of wetlands and is proficient in analysis. He is certified as a professional wetland scientist by the Society of Wetland Scientists. Mr. Bush regularly works on projects requiring federal and state wetland/ecological permitting and is familiar with the applicable state and federal regulations and permitting requirements. He has extensive experience in the design and implementation of ecological field studies related to habitat assessments and presence/absence investigations for a variety of rare, threatened, or endangered flora and fauna. 

Paul J. Deangelo

Paul DeAngelo, Vice President of Environmental Services – Skelly and Loy, Inc.
For 30 years, Mr. DeAngelo has been performing professional ecological services for environmental assessments in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and for United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Section 404 and PA DEP Chapter 105 permit authorizations. The focus of his career has been on aquatic ecosystems, wetland delineations, wetland mitigation designs, terrestrial resources, and 404-105 permit authorizations. Mr. DeAngelo oversees technical aspects of wetland and aquatic resource projects and has served as project manager and/or principal investigat or on more than 300 projects throughout Pennsylvania and the eastern United States. He has provided expert testimony regarding aquatic assessments and water quality in testifying before the Environmental Hearing Board. He earned his MS degree in Environmental Pollution Control from Penn State University in 2005 and his BS degree in Biology from Millersville University in 1991. 

Bill Sapp

Senior Attorney at Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) in Atlanta

Bill Sapp focuses on protecting the swamps, tidal creeks, and salt marshes of the Georgia and Alabama coasts and leads SELC’s Georgia Coastal Initiative. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School and his Master of Law degree in Environmental Law from George Washington Law School (with highest honors). Before joining SELC, he served as an assistant regulatory attorney with the Chief Counsel’s office of the Army Corps in DC, clerked for Judge Edenfield in federal district court in Savannah, was an associate at Alston & Bird in Atlanta, and served as the lead wetlands attorney for Region 4 of the Environmental Protection Agency.

AIA Info

AIA Provider Statement:

HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).

This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.

AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.

Course Title: Pennsylvania Wetlands Science, Law and Compliance

Delivery Method: Live Online

Course Description: This 7-hour course provides guidance to design professionals regarding wetland identification, explains the functions and importance of wetlands, identifies relevant state and federal laws and enforcement agencies, reviews the wetlands permitting process, offers strategies and techniques for wetland preservation, restoration, creation and enhancement, and considers ethical issues related to wetland preservation and development.

Learning Objectives:

Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to identify wetlands by their vegetation and soils and understand the importance of the underlying hydrology and the role it plays in flood storage and conveyance, pollution and erosion control, wildlife habitat, recreation and more.

Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to reference the Pennsylvania Dam Safety and Encroachment Act, the Federal Clean Water Act, and the National Food Security Act of 1985, and understand the regulations established by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. EPA, and other state and federal agencies.

Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to review strategies and techniques for preserving, restoring, creating and enhancing wetlands with a preference for onsite and in-kind restorations. Methods, benefits and drawbacks of wetland creation will also be discussed.

Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to navigate ethical issues in wetland preservation and development and be able to act in the best interest of the public on wetlands issues by finding alternatives to wetland destruction, including preservation in development plans and convincing clients to preserve and restore wetlands.

LUs: 7.0                                                                                              LU Type: LU|HSWs.

Prerequisites: Experience with site development

Advance Preparation: None

Program Level: Intermediate

Course Expiration Date: 

Complaint Resolution Policy:

Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to fchapman@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.

Streamable MP4/PDF Price: $329.00