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EC24-Construction Site Inspection Techniques
Course Description:
This course will look at the process of inspecting construction sites and best management practices to meet storm water compliance. It will discuss the regulations pertaining to inspections, inspection protocol, necessary paperwork, and inspecting the SWPPP as well as the site BMPs. This course will discuss hazardous materials issues and focus on field experiences.
Overall, this course is intended to provide a broad overview to construction site inspection techniques. This course will also cover inspections for MS4 phase II communities to determine if the post construction BMPs are effective. It will provide real world examples and provide information on violation exposure and risk of fines if not in compliance. With increases in regulations and more risk of violations, inspections are a critical issue. This course will guide your inspectors to the current trends, tools and techniques that are necessary to properly inspect and document active construction sites.
- Incorporation of funding into permit structures Learning Objectives
- Learn how to establish, implement, and integrate an effective construction site inspection program.
- Learn how maintain uniformity and effectiveness in your erosion and sediment control inspection program.
- Learn ways to manage inspection construction site stormwater compliance. Benefits
- Experience proven techniques for compliance
- Proper inspection techniques
- Comprehensive inspection program components
EC46-Low Impact Development Part 1 of 3
Course Description:
A penny saved is a penny earned, but a ton of soil loss prevented means much more. As natural resource professionals work into the 21st century, our focus must shift to prevention to effectively minimize the adverse impacts of development-related sedimentation and erosion.
Linking natural resource conservation, smart site design, and innovative stormwater management techniques is the wave of the future. Rate control is inadequate to protect our natural resources and minimize sediment loss, and new techniques are needed.
This course will provide individuals insight about the approach we are taking in Minnesota and provide a forum to learn how others are approaching similar efforts.
This course will cover how natural resource based planning and smart site design can be used as a critical component of an erosion and sediment control program. Course attendees will learn about conservation site design (CSD); better site design (BSD); low impact development (LID); integrated diffuse stormwater management practices (IMP) and how all of these new approaches to storm water management fit into the big picture of water resource protection.
Specific tools to assess these techniques and make better land use decisions will be provided. The importance of multi-audience education program will also be discussed.
Note: This course was offered in Las Vegas 2003 under the title "Focus on Prevention".
Outline:
- Introductions
- Instructor Introductions
- Attendee Introductions
- Course Organization and Schedule
- Why Focus on Prevention?
- Natural Resource Based Planning
- Use of GIS
- Natural Resource Inventories
- Greenway Planning and Landscape-level Initiatives
- New Approaches to Stormwater Management
- Inadequacy of Rate Control
- Volume Based Stormwater Management
- Conservation Site Design
- Better Site Design
- Low Impact Development
- Dakota Low Impact Development Initiative
- LID Evaluation System
- Cost-Share and Incentives
- Education and Marketing
- Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO)
- Professional Training
- Public Education Efforts
- Give an overview of water harvesting.
- Through case studies, show how water harvesting is beneficial to minimizing pollution from stormwater runoff.
- Through case studies, show how water harvesting is useful for water conservation.
- Show participants how to construct a water harvesting system (residential and commercial)
- Detail best maintenance practices on the system.
- Introduction
- Review of Basic Geomorphic Principles
- Overview of Natural Stream Systems
- Bankfull Discharge
- Bankfull Field Indicators
- Shear Stress Distribution in Stream Systems
- Differences between Natural Streams and Man-Made Streams
- Indicators of Stream Instability
- Geomorphic Data Collection
- Site Review/Toothpick Survey
- Cross Sections
- Longitudinal Profiles
- Pebble Counts/Sediment Samples
- Stream Assessments
EC47-Water Harvesting or Rainwater Management
Course Description:
Water harvesting is the activity of direct collection of rainwater. Water harvesting means to understand the value of rain and to make optimum use of the rainwater at the place where it falls. Because of drought conditions and water pollution, many states are beginning to see the value of water harvesting.
This course will show individuals and communities the benefits of a water harvesting system, how to construct a water harvesting system, and how to maintain a water harvesting system.
Agenda:
EC37-Review of Basic Geomorphic Principles and Geomorphic Data Collection
Course Description:
This Course will focus on a review of basic geomorphic principles and geomorphic data collection techniques. Principles to be covered will include an overview of natural stream systems, the role of bankfull discharge on shaping natural streams and determination of the bankfull discharge using field indicators. Additionally, differences between natural and man made streams will be discussed, including the distribution of shear stress thought the different systems. Lastly, geomorphic data collection techniques will be discussed.
The design of streams using natural channel design methods is a complex process relying heavily on the use of field measurements. In order to properly design a stream, the designer must understand and measure geomorphic parameters within the project reach, have a thorough understanding of the watershed, and must verify that the designed stream will transport sediment without significant aggredation or downcutting of the existing channel bed.
A very popular method for designing natural stream channels consists of measuring geomorphic parameters from a reference reach and then applying the reference reach parameters to the design reach through the use of dimensionless ratios. This course will be divided into five–hour long sessions and will provide an overview of stream restoration and will focus on the procedures necessary to design a stream using Natural Channel Design techniques.
Agenda:
Learn the benefits of training employees about pollution prevention