From Permeable Pavement to Stream Restoration: Continuing Education

Forester University has several webinars and series coming up that are relevant to stormwater professionals, design engineers, and compliance specialists. As always, you can earn CEU and PDH credits for attending the webinars. Past webinars are available as on-demand webcasts. Click here for a complete list of webcasts.

Creating Sustainability Programs That Stick
Master Class Series
April 16 – June 4, 2015
In this three-session master class series, speaker Antonia Graham explores the concept of sustainability, what it means, and what it doesn’t. She discusses greenwashing and effective green marketing principles and looks at real-world techniques to engage stakeholders and get them to buy in to a sustainability plan. She examines the key elements, goals, and implementation best practices of successful sustainability programs, using real-world case studies to show what works and what doesn’t. She also explains how community-based social marketing can accelerate results and deliver lasting behavior change, and shows how to effectively measure, monitor, and analyze a sustainability program to track success.
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Sediment and Erosion Control
Master Class Series
April 22 – May 9, 2015
This master class series includes six sessions and three workshops. Speakers Jerald S. Fifield and Tina Wills explore the ins and outs of effective sediment and erosion control plan design and review for construction sites.
The six sessions:
April 22: Evaluating Erosion, Sediment, & Sedimentation on Construction Sites
April 29: Limitations of Commonly Found Construction Site Control BMPs
May 6: Designing Effective Sediment Basins and Traps
May 13: Using Erosion Control BMPs on Construction Sites
May 20: Effective Sediment and Erosion Control Plans, Part I: What Designers and Reviewers Need to Understand and Complete
May 27: Effective Sediment and Erosion Control Plans, Part II: Calculating Performance Goals and Plan Effectiveness
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Surface Water
Master Class Series
April 28 – July 30, 2015
Industry expert and former two-time IECA president Dr. David T. Williams presents this four-part master class series exploring surface water behavior, effects, and techniques from the first rain drops to stream restoration. The comprehensive series covers surface water details starting with a look at rainfall and runoff (hydrology), its effect on rivers and the surrounding environment (hydraulics), how water forms the changing river environment (fluvial geomorphology), and how these concepts and applications affect and are applied to stream restoration. This series offers a comprehensive look at surface water and is a great resource for professionals entering or working within the water, erosion control, and riverine environments and are interested in brushing up on the fundamentals, exploring the techniques available, and discussing real-world application best practices.
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Greening the Streets With Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements (PICPs)
Free webinar, April 23, 2015
Presenters: Chuck R. Taylor, National Commercial Hardscape Advisor with Oldcastle Architectural-Belgard Commercial Hardscapes, and Ricardo Aguirre, P.E., CFM, WHC, National Hardscape Engineer with Oldcastle APG
This free webinar covers the different components of permeable interlocking concrete pavement (PICP), their functions, and how each contributes to the mitigation of peak flow rates, removal of first-flush contaminants, storage capacity, and water reuse. Within this discussion, Taylor and Aguirre will review third-party research (from NCSU, FGSU, etc.) revealing how permeable pavement improves stormwater runoff control, TSS removal, and water quality. They cover PICP design, implementation, and maintenance best practices from real-world case-studies and examples where PICP systems within a stormwater treatment train not only met regulations, but did so cost-effectively. They will present several real-world case studies of PICP projects (urban streets, subdivisions, parking lots, etc.) that secured municipal and regulatory approval and led to successful partnerships and solutions for cities, institutions, commercial, and industrial applications. They’ll look at how permeable pavers are a key component in a sustainable stormwater treatment train approach designed to capture, treat, store, and promote groundwater recharge.  Finally, they’ll dive into the many environmental and life quality benefits of PICP, including thermal pollution reduction, LEED contributions, evapotranspiration, air quality, water reuse, and energy savings.
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Permeable Pavement
Master Class Series
May 21 – August 12, 2015
David Hein, P.E., Vice President of Transportation and Principal Engineer at Applied Research Associates and Chair of the ASCE T&DI Permeable Pavement Structural Design Committee, presents this comprehensive live and on-demand four-session master class series exploring the ins and outs of permeable pavement design, construction, and performance.
Sessions include:
May 21: Introduction to Permeable Pavement
June 17: Design and Construction of Permeable Pavements
July 15: Impact of Permeable Pavement Design and Construction on Performance
August 12: Permeable Pavement Live Case Studies: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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