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Stormwater Chemistry Principles and Applications Workshop, Seattle, WA, Feb. 27 - 28, 2013

Start
February 27, 2013
8:00 AM (PST)
End
February 28, 2013
5:00 PM (PST)
Location
Seattle Municipal Tower, Room 4050, 700 5th Ave. Seattle, WA 98104

Registration

Stormwater Chemistry – $495.00
$445 per additional person
Workshop Host Rate for City of Seattle Staff Only – $395.00

Registration is closed

February 27 - 28, 2013, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. (2 Days)
Seattle Municipal Tower, Room 4050
700 5th Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104

Instructor: Erick McWayne, NEMA, LLC

Overview: This course provides participants with an improved understanding of stormwater pollution chemistry and its applications to stormwater monitoring, treatment, and program management. Topics include a thorough overview of stormwater pollutant types, sources, characteristics, behavior, source control, treatment best management practices (BMPs), BMP performance monitoring, recent research, and emerging technologies. Other topics include the potential for stormwater infiltration to cause groundwater and surface water contamination.

Course Topics:

Characteristics of Runoff
• Stormwater and MS4s
• Dry Weather Base Flows
• Combined Sewer Overflows
• Snowmelt
• Hydrographs
• Pollutant Sources
• Variability Factors
• Cross-Media Contamination
• Habitat Degradation

General Stormwater Chemistry
• Basic Concepts
• Chemical Systems and Processes

Pollutant Chemistry
• Metals
• PAHs
• Pesticides
• Nutrients
• Petroleum
• Other Organic Chemicals
• Soaps/Surfactants
• Oxygen Demanding
• Pathogens
• Salts and Other Minerals
• Suspended Solids
• Nanoparticles

Stormwater Management
• High Risk Pollutants
• Constituent Relationships
• Pollutant Loadings
• Source Control BMPs
• Sediment Chemistry
• Dissolved Oxygen
• Water Quantity Issues
• Habitat Preservation
• Stormwater Monitoring

Stormwater Treatment Processes
• Sedimentation
• Flotation
• Precipitation

Treatment Processes (cont.)
• Coagulation
• Filtration
• Sorption
• Volatilization
• Soil Processes
• Biological Processes

Treatment BMP Effectiveness
• Online versus Offline
• Dry Basins
• Wet Pools
• Vegetated Swales & Strips
• Constructed Wetlands
• Manufactured Vaults
• Oil/Water Separators
• Inert Media Filters
• Sorptive Media Filters
• Drain Inlet Devices
• Infiltrators and UIC Wells
• Bioretention Cells
• Other Green Stormwater Infrastructure/Low Impact Development
• Treatment Trains
• Biochar Enhancement
• Emerging Technologies

BMP Performance Monitoring

Infiltration and Groundwater Contamination
• Contaminant Mobility
• Pollutant Retention and Remobilization
• Soil Types
• Organic Matter Fraction
• Vadose Zone Depth
• Outfall Pretreatment
• Local Pretreatment Options

Infiltration and Surface Water Contamination
• Discharge to the Hyporheic Zone
• Hyporheic Processes

Intended Audience: Professionals seeking an improved understanding of stormwater chemistry and its applications. Managers, scientists, field staff, regulators, and engineers working on stormwater projects will likely benefit from attending.

Education Level: Introductory to intermediate/refresher.

Course Materials: Course proceedings and reference material.

Credit: 15 PDUs and 1.5 CEUs for completing 15 hours of instruction.

Registration: $495 ($445 for each additional guest). You may register online or by calling us toll-free at (800) 385-0783.

Accommodations: Click here for a map of nearby hotels.

Directions to Seattle Municipal Tower, Room 4050

Parking: $11 daily for up to 10 hours. Lot located under I-5 at 6th and Cherry (take the James Street exit from I-5, either direction).

About the Instructor: Erick McWayne has eighteen years of environmental chemistry experience and has conducted numerous soil and water quality investigations as well as teaching related courses. As an environmental consultant, Mr. McWayne served as a project manager for water quality investigations at numerous Department of Defense and other contaminated sites. He currently manages NEMA and teaches courses in stormwater chemistry, groundwater chemistry, contaminant transport and fate, and hydrogeology around the country.

(800) 385-0783