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Who Should Attend:
This program is intended for design
professionals, regulators, planners, and others actively involved in
the planning, design, analysis, and / or review of stormwater
management plans for land development activities.
Purpose:
Recent changes in regulatory requirements for
stormwater management are a result of a better understanding of the
impacts development activities have on a sites natural hydrologic
response. These impacts include not only increases in peak runoff
rate, but also a significant change in runoff volume and frequency.
On-site stormwater infiltration has become a key element of most
proposed mitigation schemes, and is now frequently required by
regulation. Appropriate design and analysis of engineered
infiltration systems requires knowledge of how water enters and
moves through soils (hydropedology). However, most stormwater
design professional and regulatory staff have not had appropriate
training to fully understand how stormwater infiltration systems
will function, or how they should be analyzed.
The goal of this workshop is to provide a
thorough understanding of both surface and subsurface hydrology as
it applies to the appropriate design and analysis of stormwater
systems including infiltration practices. This course will provide
a science based understanding of surface and subsurface hydrologic
processes, and computational methods for assessing infiltration
elements as a part of the overall stormwater management system.
Interactive Workshop Session:
Friday afternoon has been set aside to allow
for an interactive workshop to discuss approaches and solutions to
your stormwater design challenges. This is an opportunity
for you to present your project as the focus for group discussion.
The discussion will be centered on the identification of issues,
analysis methods and approaches, and stormwater mitigation schemes.
Please let us know of your intent to bring and present a case study
by checking the appropriate box on the registration form.
Instructors:
Dr. Larry A. J. Fennessey, Ph.D., P.E.
Sweetland Engineering and Associates
Dr. Fennessey has over 12 years of water
resources / civil engineering experience. He has a unique academic
and practical understanding of small watershed hydrology, stormwater
management, and urban drainage design. He has spent the past 4
years studying and posing solutions to municipal stormwater issues
across Pennsylvania. Dr. Fennessey holds, B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.
degrees in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Penn State,
and is a licensed Professional Civil Engineer in Pennsylvania.
Dr. Gary W. Petersen, Ph. D.
Distinguished Professor of Soil and Land Resources
Vice-President of the International Union of Soil Sciences
Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Petersen has over 40 years of experience in
soils and land resources. His research interests have been
primarily in the areas of soil characterization, soil
interpretations, soil-water relationships, land use, geographic
information systems, and remote sensing. He has taught courses in
soil characterization, classification, and morphology, as well as
mapping, remote sensing, and land use, and has authored or
co-authored over 192 publications in his fields of interest. Dr.
Peterson holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Soil Science, Soil
Chemistry, and Soil Genesis and Morphology from the University of
Wisconsin, and is a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy and
the Soil Science Society of America.
Scott A. Brown, P.E.
Pennsylvania Housing Research Center
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Pennsylvania State University
Scott has over 25 years of experience in the
land development, stormwater management, urban drainage design, and
environmental studies. He is currently the Land Development
Specialist for the Pennsylvania Housing Research Center. He holds
B.S. and M.S. degrees from Penn State, and is a licensed
Professional Civil Engineer in Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia.
Program:
Day 1: Hydrology and Surface Runoff
Processes
Morning Session (9:00 am – 12:00 noon)
·
Pennsylvania’s Stormwater Manual: An update
·
Standards and Regulations: What’s Reasonable?
·
Typical Stormwater Problems: Understanding the Causes
Afternoon Session (1:00 pm – 4:30 pm)
·
Hydrology 101: Understanding the Surface Runoff
Process
·
Hydrologic Methods for Stormwater Management:
History, Assumptions, and
Application.
Day 2: Soils and Infiltration Processes
Morning Session (8:30 am – 12:00 noon)
·
Stormwater BMP’s for Volume and Quality Control
·
Soils 101: Soil Morphology and Mapping
·
Infiltration and Percolation: Understanding Soil Water
Movement
Afternoon Session (1:00 – 5:30)
·
Assessing Site Infiltration Capacity: Methods,
Variability, and Costs
·
Agronomy Farm Field Trip: Seeing is Understanding
(3:00 pm – 5:30 pm)
Day 3: Computational Methods and
Applications
Morning (8:30 am – 12:00 noon)
·
Computational Methods for Assessing Site Infiltration
Afternoon Session (1:00 – 4:30)
·
Case Studies Workshop …. Bring your design or analysis
challenges to discuss with the
experts.
Fee:
General / Walk-ins
$785
Member Supporting Organization $725
PHRC Member $670
Supporting
Organizations:
Supporting Organizations are those who have
provided support to the PHRC in developing and/or advertising this
workshop. The following is a list of supporting organizations
to date:
American Society of Civil Engineers
Department of Community and Economic Development
Pennsylvania Planning Association
Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors
Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
This list will be updated as sponsoring organizations are
added. Keep checking for an up-to-date listing of supporting
organizations.
Continuing Education Credit:
The PHRC is a qualified provider of continuing
education for professional engineers and land surveyors. This course
provides 18 continuing education contact hours.
Registration:
To register, click here for
Registration Form fax registration form to 814-863-7304.
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