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INSTRUCTORS:
Jane Clary, P.E., M.ASCE
Brandon Steets, P.E., M.ASCE

Q/A Panel—Members of Pathogens in Wet Weather Flows Technical Committee
Jon Hathaway, Ph.D., P.E., Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Shirley Clark, P.E., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, Committee Vice-chairperson

Course Length: 1.5 Hours

Sponsored by ASCE Continuing Education and ASCE's Environmental & Water Resources Institute.

Webinar Summary

The single most frequent cause of water quality impairment in the U.S. is elevated fecal indicator bacteria (FIB). FIB-related impairments can have significant and costly implications for local governments, businesses, and watershed stakeholders due to beach closures and total maximum daily load (TMDL) compliance and implementation requirements to address these impairments, in addition to the potential public health impacts from recreational exposure to elevated FIB.  TMDLs and associated municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) NPDES permit requirements for FIB load reductions pose unique challenges.  This webinar will provide a practical overview of key issues related to the selection, prioritization, anticipated performance, and cost of non-structural and structural BMPs for addressing FIB in urban stormwater.  This webinar is targeted to serve as a broad technical resource for local governments and practitioners and will be the last in a series of four webinars based on 2014 EWRI publication: Pathogens in Urban Stormwater Systems.

Primary Discussion Topics

• Selection, prioritization, anticipated performance, and cost of non-structural and structural BMPs for addressing FIB in urban stormwater, including both dry and wet weather control strategies
• Nonstructural controls, including urban runoff flow reduction and FIB source control programs
• Microbial source tracking investigation as an advanced IDDE tool and the remedial measures this may prompt
• Structural controls, including flow-through treatment options, infiltration based options, traditional disinfection practices, and novel technologies that are being developed through applied research efforts

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• List the types of source control
• Recognize different treatment strategies that may help to reduce FIB and pathogen loading
• Determine limitations and costs of these strategies

Webinar Benefits

• Hear about the latest BMP performance analysis findings for structural and non-structural practices for reducing FIB loading
• Learn more about the latest strategies for, and costs associated with, planning and implementing watershed wide controls to address FIB TMDLs

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions).

Intended Audience

• Public Works managers and staff
• Attorneys
• Regulators
• Consultants
• Scientists

Webinar Outline

• Source controls and treatment strategies
• Expected effectiveness
• Data gaps
• Practical constraints related to source controls, structural stormwater controls, and disinfection
• Case studies illustrating challenges and approaches to implementing and complying with FIB total maximum daily load (TMDL) requirements in urban areas
• Conclusions and recommendations for additional applied research needs related to pathogens in urban stormwater systems and complying with FIB and/or pathogen TMDLs

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion

To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 1 year of purchasing the course.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]