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INSTRUCTOR: 
Mark Peterson, P.E.

Purpose and Background

Many construction projects include excavation and fill. These soil disturbing activities create the potential for erosion and necessitate the use of Best Management Practices (BMPs). A wide variety of BMPs have been developed, but some designers and contractors use only a few of them. Sometimes this is due to unfamiliarity with other options and sometimes it is due to the mistaken impression that one BMP can be used for all situations.

BMPs for slopes include silt fence, slope roughening and erosion control blankets. BMPs for small drainages include sedimentation basins, sediment traps, check dams, fiber rolls and straw bales. BMPs for inlets include silt fence, straw bales, fiber rolls and inlet covers.

Benefits and Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to use the basic tools needed to select appropriate BMPs for a variety of construction conditions. You will see examples of BMPs used appropriately and inappropriately and will be provided ideas on what causes some BMP failures.

You will also be able to:

• Identify how to select appropriate stormwater BMPs for a variety of construction situations
• Determine what causes some of the most common failures of stormwater BMPs

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).

Who Should Attend?

Civil engineers, contractors and inspectors involved in designing, installing or inspecting storm water BMPs for construction projects will benefit from this webinar.

Outline

The course will review BMPs for:

• Steep slopes
• Channels and drainages
• Inlets
• Failures

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs

This online course is worth .1 CEUs/1 PDH. 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 60 days of the course.