Designing Sediment Controls for Effluent Limitation Guidelines

David Batts, LEED AP

This course will identify the site conditions that will affect the performance of the temporary sediment controls. By knowing and understanding how the site conditions affect the sediment control you can account for these conditions and develop a sediment control design. In addition to covering the site conditions that will affect the sediment control design we will be instructed by a NRCS representative on how to operate the USGS soil survey website, and a brief overview TR-55 rain event modeling. We will go over soil loss models and which is the correct model for sediment control design on construction sites.

Presented by Thomas W. Schneider

As Vice President and Head of Storm Water Compliance at Stormcon, L.L.C., Tom Schneider brings 28 years of experience and extensive training in storm water regulations focusing on construction site erosion and sediment control. Mr. Schneider works directly with local, state, and federal agencies as well as working one on one with clients to develop and implement storm water programs that will fit their needs. In the past, Mr. Schneider has been invited to testify in front of congressional subcommittees in regard to NPDES issues. Mr. Schneider has been hired by the DOJ, Washington DC, as an expert witness. He has also been an expert witness in local cases.

Workshops taught by Mr. Schneider across the state of Texas include:
• Inlet protection
• Inspector training
• NPDES AND TPDES rules and regulations
• Erosion and sediment control selection,
• Sediment control design, and
• How to implement a storm water program at your company

In addition, Mr. Schneider has the following accreditations:
IECA Region 1 President
Past Standards & Practices committee Chair
Past IECA Region 1 Vice President Marketing
CPESC (Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control)
SCIECA Past President
SCIECA Past Technical VP
Co-Chair IECA Standards and Practices Committee
Chair of the IECA Science Based Methodology Committee for Sediment Control Design
IECA Member
Former Council member of the Environmental Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association
Former SBGA Small Business and Government Relations Committee
STEP Member (Society of Texas Environmental Professionals