Makeup classes must be completed by Friday, August 18, 2023.
Three steps to receive credit for this class:
1. Register on LMS.
2. Schedule your makeup class for either 9 AM, 10 AM or 1 PM, with either WSharpe@esinova.org or LAlimova@esinova.org.
3. Complete written exam on site.
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P507-23P Ancient Roman Empire Design--in person
Much of current water infrastructure traces its roots to the Roman Empire. Moreover, some of the greatest monuments from antiquity that survive today are colossal aqueducts that lace the old Roman Empire. Please join the unabashed water & Roman guy, Dr. Bill Hunt, as he explores how Roman engineers planned, designed, and maintained water infrastructure including aqueducts, water delivery systems, reservoirs, and drainage. Their philosophies are compared to what we use today when researching wastewater, stormwater and erosion and sediment constraints.
Dr. Hunt will further discuss Americans' love of entertainment traces its roots to antiquity. While many cultures valued entertainment (e.g., the Greeks), the peak of entertainment infrastructure occurred during the Roman Imperial era. Theaters, amphitheaters, and horse racing (the circus) were standard fare for Roman fun. Explore how the Romans engineered entertainment both in Rome and throughout the empire. Participants will learn how much Roman civil engineering thought survives today in current large entertainment spaces.
Since 2000, Hunt has assisted with the design, installation, and/or monitoring of over 150 stormwater control measures (SCMs), including bioretention, stormwater wetlands, innovative wet ponds, green roofs, permeable pavement, water harvesting/cistern systems and level spreaders. He teaches 20-25 short courses and workshops each year on stormwater design, function, and maintenance throughout North Carolina and the United States.
Makeup classes must be completed by Friday, August 18, 2023.
Three steps to receive credit for this class:
1. Register on LMS.
2. Schedule your makeup class for either 9 AM, 10 AM or 1 PM, with either WSharpe@esinova.org or LAlimova@esinova.org.
3. Complete written exam on site.
P515-23 DEQ Stormwater Management Solar Requirements
Instructor: Dr. Jan Briedé, Virginia DEQ
Join returning instructor, Dr. Jan Briedé, who will provide guidance, interpretation and recommendations for newly released DEQ’s Stormwater Management Solar Requirements memorandum.
On March 29, 2022, Michael Rolband, the director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), issued a memorandum implementing a new and more stringent post-development stormwater management policy for solar projects that are subject to Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) requirements related to Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) permitting for construction activity-related stormwater discharges.
DEQ infers that the new policy does not prohibit any alternative method of demonstrating the water quantity and water quality impacts of solar panels and any such proposal “will be reviewed and accepted or denied based on the technical adequacy and compliance with the appropriate laws and regulations.” DEQ staff are preparing implementation guidance for the new policy, though it is not clear when such guidance will be issued.
Solar project developers should consider the implications of the new policy for their planned or ongoing projects, especially for those for which site acquisition and engineering work are underway but have not had their SWM plans approved by March 29, 2022. Also unclear is whether any needed modification of an already approved SWM plan would cause the entire project to become fully or partially subject to the new policy.
Makeup classes must be completed by Friday, August 18, 2023.
Three steps to receive credit for this class:
1. Register on LMS.
2. Schedule your makeup class for either 9 AM, 10 AM or 1 PM, with either WSharpe@esinova.org or LAlimova@esinova.org.
3. Complete written exam on site.
P513-23 P Land Surveying and Metadata—Where are We Going?
Instructor: Sean Peiffer
Offered as a follow-up to P505-23 United States Geological Survey (USGS)—Future Trends, this informative class provided by one of ESI’s top subject matter experts, Sean Peiffer, reviews boundary surveys, topographic surveys, site plans and trends in Metadata for future surveying.
Metadata describe information about data, including who, what, where, when, why, and how, so that it can be understood, re-used, and integrated with other data. Metadata records follow a standard format to enable interoperability, similar to Extensible Markup Language (XTM). Metadata are used for enabling data discovery, understanding data, analysis and synthesis, maintaining longevity of data, tracking progress of research projects, and demonstrating returns on investments.