Tennessee Wetlands & Streams: Law and Compliance
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Agenda
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8:00 – 8:30 am CDT
Morning Session
8:30 – 11:55 am CDT
Break
11:55 am – 12:25 pm CDT
Afternoon Session
12:25 – 3:20 pm CDT
Ethics Issues in Wetland Preservation and Development N. Ellermann
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
Urban Stormwater: Environmental Impacts and Solutions J. Hathaway
Urbanization effects on watersheds
Regulatory drivers
Introduction to stormwater control devices
Stormwater wetlands as an innovative solution
Understanding Federal and Tennessee Wetlands Laws and Enforcement
The Federal Clean Water Act, National Food Security Act of 1985
Tennessee Water Quality Control Act
Implementing/enforcing agencies
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Wetlands Permitting Process D. Winter
Wetland delineations
Wetland jurisdictional determinations
Tennessee wetlands permitting process
Wetland compensatory mitigation
Permit appeals process
Stream Mitigation A. Spiller
The stream function pyramid and stream quantification tool
Stream mitigation guidelines
Impacts to streams
Mitigation options and preferences
Banks, In lieu fee programs, permittee responsible
Stream Restoration A. Spiller
What is stream restoration?
Techniques, trends, and design methodology/considerations
Wetland Conservation Easements C. Henderson
Understanding the role of a land trust holder
• Projects that fit with a typical land trust mission
• Approval and review process – timeline and cost
Conservation easement steward vs land steward
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Credits
Professional Engineers
6.0 PDHs
Architects
6.0 HSW CE Hours
6.0 AIA LU|HSW
Landscape Architects
6.0 HSW CE Hours
6.0 LA CES HSW PDHs
Land Surveyors
Pending
Attorneys
6.0 CLE Hours
(includes 1.0 Dual Hour)
Certified Planners
CM|6
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and is intended to offer 6.0 PDHs to professional engineers, 6.0 HSW continuing education hours to licensed architects, and 6.0 HSW continuing education hours to landscape architects in Tennessee. Professionals licensed in other states will be able to claim the hours earned at this webinar, in most cases. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
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 6.0 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 6.0 HSW PDHs. Only full participation is reportable to the LA CES.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for land surveyors licensed in Indiana (License No. CE10600325), Maryland and North Carolina (S-0130). This course has been submitted to The Tennessee Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors; approval is pending.
The Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education has approved this course for 6.0 CLE hours; 5.0 general hours and 1.0 dual hour.
HalfMoon Education is an approved CM Provider with the American Planning Association. This course is registered for CM | 6 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
Nate Ellerman
Nate Ellerman graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Biology, and he graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Environmental Engineering. He is an Eagle Scout and was member of the Reptile and Amphibian Club at Iowa State University. Mr. Ellerman is currently working on his master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Tennessee. He works as an engineer for the City of Nashville in the Water Services Department. Mr. Ellerman reviews construction plans to ensure developmental designs are compliant with local, state, and federal regulations. He is very passionate about conservation. Mr. Ellerman aspires to become an environmental project manager and utilize his educational background to reduce pollution and manage habitat restoration projects throughout his career
Jon Hathaway
Jon Hathaway is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He received his PhD degree from North Carolina State University in 2010, where he studied the fate, transport, and removal of indicator bacteria in urban stormwater runoff. After a brief research fellowship at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and nearly two and half years at one of the nation’s leading ecological design and consulting firms, he joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Hathaway is a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER award and serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Environmental Engineering. He is an elected member of both the ASCE EWRI Urban Water Resources Research Council Core Group and the International Water Association Joint Committee on Urban Drainage.
Christie Henderson
Christie Henderson is the director of Land Conservation and has been with TennGreen Land Conservancy since May 2012. In her role, she shepherds complicated, urgent, and detailed land transactions, often with national partners and governmental agencies, to acquire, restore, and conserve important lands and landscapes throughout Tennessee and beyond. Ms. Henderson developed a love of the outdoors while growing up in West Tennessee. She followed her outdoor passion through college and holds an M.S. degree in Biology from Tennessee Technological University (TTU). In 2018, she was named Tennessee Wildlife Federation’s Land Conservationist of the Year. In 2019, a major land acquisition project that she spearheaded won the U.S. Forestry Department’s “Wings Across the Americas Habitat Conservation Partnership Award.”
Larry J. Smith
Technical Manager for Shelby County TN Air Pollution ControlLarry J. Smith received his B.S. degree in Science Education in 1980 and law degree in 1993, both from the University of Memphis. He has always been interested in the environment and the outdoors. After law school, Mr. Smith worked as a community organizer for the Mid-South Peace and Justice Center in their toxics awareness program. In 1997 he went on to be the first executive director of the Wolf River for Conservancy. A local, and still thriving, river and wetland protection land trust. In 2003 he left the not-for-profit world and entered the government sector, still in the field of environmental protection. Mr. Smith headed up the Shelby County Environmental Programs office and then the Air Quality Improvement Branch. He is now the Technical Manager for Shelby County TN Air Pollution Control.
Adam Spiller
Regional Practice Leader for Natural Resources at KCI Technologies
Adam Spiller has been at KCI for over 18 years and has a Biology and Environmental Science degree from the College of William and Mary and a master’s in Environmental Management from Duke University. Mr. Spiller’s work at KCI has covered all aspects of stream and wetland restoration, dam removal, stream assessment, and other natural resource projects. He specializes in mitigation banking, stream relocations for transportation projects, design-build of large stream bank repair projects, MS4 and TMDL permit support, and QA/QC of design plans.
David Winter
David Winter is the founder and president of the professional scientific services firm, Lord and Winter. Lord and Winter are a leading natural resources services company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, that has success in obtaining environmental permits for hundreds of developments across Middle, West, and East Tennessee. Mr. Winter holds an M.S. degree in Geochemistry from Northern Illinois University and B.S. degrees in Biology and Geology from the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire. His experience spans 40 states and includes some of the largest environmental programs nationwide.
AIA Info
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Course Title: Tennessee Wetlands & Streams: Law and Compliance
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This six-hour course analyzes ethical issues in wetland preservation and development, the environmental impacts and solutions related to urban stormwater, federal and state wetlands law and enforcement, the wetlands permitting process, stream mitigation and wetland conservation easements.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to identify, address, and resolve ethical issues in wetland preservation and development and act in the best interest of the public on wetlands issues by finding alternatives to wetlands destruction, convincing clients to preserve and restore wetlands, and including preservation in development plans.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to identify, address, and resolve environmental issues that arise from increased urbanization on watersheds by utilizing stormwater control devices and wetlands as an innovative solution.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to locate and comply with federal and state (Tennessee) wetlands law, including the Federal Clean Water Act and the Tennessee Water Quality Control Act.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to understand the wetlands permitting process, including determination and delineations, applicability of regulations, certification processes, and the appeals process.
Learning Objective 5:
Learners will be able to engage in stream mitigation by understanding the mitigation options and preferences and stream restoration techniques, trends, and design considerations.
LUs: 6.0 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Some experience with site development
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 06/08/2025
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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.
