Virginia Wetlands Law and Compliance
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Agenda
Log into Webinar: 6:30 – 7:00 am CDT
Morning Session: 7:00 – 10:00 am CDT
Break: 10:00 – 10:30 am CDT
Afternoon Session: 10:30 am – 2:10 pm CDT
Identifying Freshwater Wetlands
T. Dombrowski
Presence of wetland vegetation
Identification of wetland soils
Importance of underlying wetland hydrology
Understanding Federal and Virginia Wetland Laws and Enforcement
J. Roller
The Federal Clean Water Act (Section 401 and 404)
Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899
• National Food Security Act of 1985 Subtitle III of Title 28.2 of the Code of Virginia Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)
• Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act • Virginia Tidal Wetlands Act
• Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act
Implementing/enforcing agencies
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Wetlands Permitting Process
T. Dombrowski
Wetlands determinations and delineations
Determining applicability of regulations
Wetland permitting and certification processes
• Notice provisions
• Review process
• Mitigation/compensation requirements
Appeals process
Wetland Preservation, Restoration, Creation and Enhancement
J. Perry
Understanding the importance of wetlands
• Flood storage and conveyance
• Pollution control and carbon storage
• Erosion control • Wildlife habitat
• Recreation 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
6.5 Continuing Ed. Hours
Architects
6.5 Continuing Ed. Hours (HSW)
6.5 AIA LU|HSW
Landscape Architects
6.5 Continuing Ed. Hours (HSW)
6.5 LA/CES HSW PDHs
Floodplain Managers
6.5 ASFPM CECs
AICP – Planners
CM | 6.5
Attorneys
Virginia CLE Pending
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 continuing education hours to engineers, architects and landscape architects (HSW) licensed in Virginia. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Virginia.
This event has been approved by the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System for 6.5 LU|HSW (Sponsor No. J885) and by the Landscape Architect Continuing Education System for 6.5 HSW PDHs. Only full attendance can be reported to AIA/CES and LA/CES. Visit www.halfmoonseminars.org for complete AIA/CES course information under this seminar listing.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this event for 6.5 CECs.
This course is approved by the American Institute of the Certified Planners of the APA for 6.5 Certification Maintenance units.
HalfMoon Education is an accredited CLE provider for Virginia attorneys. This course has been submitted to the Virginia MCLE Board for approval, which is pending.
The Virginia MCLE Board approved this course as an in-person event. HalfMoon Education has submitted a request to conduct it as distance learning event, which is under review. Current information on this can be found at www.halfmoonseminars.org.
Attendance will be monitored and certificates of completion will be available to those who attend the full event for download and printing upon completion of a follow-up quiz with at least 80% accuracy. The quiz may be attempted multiple times.
Speakers
Thomas Dombrowski
Thomas Dombrowski works as an environmental engineer with Prince William County Department of Public Works Watershed Branch, Woodbridge VA. He is the County Wetland/Stream/EA Specialist, conducting wetland delineations and guiding various county projects through the regulatory process (Section 404 Wetlands Permits, NEPA and State Environmental Review Process) in order to secure the appropriate permits and funding. Mr. Dombrowski is also the manager of the Prince William County Stream Program. He conducts assessments of county streams and determine if they are candidates for restoration. Mr. Dombrowski coordinates stream restoration design, obtains required project permits, and is the project manager for the construction of the restoration projects.
Dr. Perry
College of William and Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)Dr. James E. Perry, III, Faculty Emeritus, is a professor of Marine Science at the College of William and Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). His primary research interests involve monitoring stress and documenting long-term changes in vascular plant communities of tidal and non-tidal wetlands, and the relationship of those changes to changes in environmental parameters within watersheds. His current projects include establishing methods for determining status of watersheds and the success of created and restored habitats; vegetation community dynamics in restored and created wetlands and watersheds; and life history, distribution and abundance, and threats to rare and/or endangered vascular plants.
Jon Roller
Ecosystem Services (ES)Jon Roller, AOSE PSS CNMP is principal environmental scientist and cofounder of Ecosystem Services (ES), a natural resource consulting firm located in Charlottesville, Virginia. His work focuses on assisting the firm’s clients through the vast regulatory permitting framework for their projects. ES’s clients include localities, state agencies, developers, contractors, landowners, farmers and non-profit organizations. Mr. Roller graduated from Virginia Tech, earning a bachelor of science degree in Crop, Soil and Environmental Science. He is a licensed professional soil scientist, a qualified wetlands expert, a master alternative onsite soil evaluator, a certified nutrient management planner and a certified DEQ ESC Inspector.
AIA Info
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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: Virginia Wetlands Law and Compliance
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This 6.5 hour lecture presentation examines freshwater wetland identification, federal and state laws and enforcement agencies, permitting processes, and wetland preservation, restoration, creation and enhancement strategies.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to identify freshwater wetlands through the identification of wetland soils and vegetation, and they will be able to explain the importance of underlying wetland hydrology.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to reference federal and Virginia wetland laws and enforcement agencies.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to discuss wetlands determinations and delineations, determine the applicability of wetland regulations, and describe the wetland permitting process.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to explain the importance of wetlands, including flood storage and conveyance, pollution control and carbon storage, erosion control, wildlife habitat, and recreation opportunities.
Learning Objective 5:
Learners will be able to describe the methods and benefits of wetland restoration, creation, and enhancement.
LUs: 6.5 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Experience with site development
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 03/03/2023
Complaint Resolution Policy:
Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to doug@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.