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Stormwater Pollutant Chemistry Principles and Applications - Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, Denver, CO

Start
May 04, 2016
8:00 AM (MDT)
End
May 05, 2016
5:00 PM (MDT)
Location
Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, Denver, Colorado 80211

Registration

Private Class for up to 30 people – $6,800.00

May 4 - 5, 2016, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. (2 Days)

Urban Drainage and Flood Control District

2480 W 26th Ave., Suite 156-B, Denver, Colorado 80211

Overview: This practical and highly acclaimed course provides a comprehensive overview of stormwater pollutant chemistry and its applications to stormwater monitoring and BMP effectiveness. Topics include an overview of stormwater contaminant sources and characteristics, transport and fate, BMP selection and performance, current research, and emerging treatment technologies. Course sections are applicable to low impact development (LID), green stormwater infrastructure (GSI), and traditional structural best management practices (BMPs). The topics provide essential information for understanding and managing stormwater pollutants for permit compliance.

Course Topics

General Stormwater Chemistry
• Stormwater Chemistry Principles
• Chemo/Pollutographs
• Stormwater Monitoring
• Grab versus Composite Sampling
• Event Mean Concentrations
• Pollutant Loads
• Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET)
• Managing First Flush
• Sediment Chemistry
• Common Pollutant Sources
• Atmospheric Deposition
• Contaminant Transport and Fate
• Metal Pollutant Properties
• Organic Pollutant Properties
• Partitioning Coefficients
• Complexation & Speciation
• Cation Exchange
• Redox Potential
• Acidity (pH)
• Alkalinity and Hardness
• Conductivity

Stormwater Pollutant Properties
• Thermal Pollution
• Solids (Turbidity, TS, TSS, TDS, and SSC)
• Nanoparticles
• Acid/Base Generating Material
• Metals (Al, Ag, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Hg, Ni, Pb, Se, Sb, and Zn)
• Salts and Other Minerals
• Nutrients
• Oxygen Demanding Pollutants
• Oil and Grease
• Antifreeze Glycols
• Detergents, Soaps and Other Surfactants
• Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs)

Stormwater Pollutants (cont.)
• Persistent Organic Pollutants
• PAHs
• PCBs
• Phthalates
• Pesticides and Degradates
• Pathogens

Stormwater Treatment Unit Operations
• Coagulation/Flocculation
• Precipitation
• Sedimentation
• Flotation
• Laminar Separation
• Vortex Separation
• Screening
• Filtration
• Sorption
• Temperature Reduction
• Acid/Base Neutralization
• Volatilization
• Disinfection
• Biodegradation
• Phytodegradation
• Soil Processes
• Infiltration

BMP Effectiveness
• BMP and LID Categories
• BMP Selection Criteria
• Performance Assessment
• International BMP Database
• Concentration Reduction
• Load Reduction
• Efficiency Ratio
• Summation of Loads
• Effluent Probability Method
• Online vs. Offline Facilities
• Low Impact Development
• Treatment Trains
• TAPE Approved BMPs
• Zero Valent Iron Applications
• Biochar Applications
• Engineered Streambeds
• Permeable Reactive Weirs

Intended Audience: Water quality professionals seeking an improved understanding of stormwater chemistry and its applications to stormwater monitoring and BMP effectiveness. Scientists, engineers, enforcement and field staff, program managers, and permit writers will benefit from attending.

Education Level: Introductory/refresher to intermediate. Current research and advanced topics are included to ensure all experience levels benefit from attending.

Course Materials: Course proceedings and reference material.

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

Registration: This course is hosted by the Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers. Please register on their website here.

Parking: Free on site.

About the Instructor: Erick McWayne has over twenty years of professional experience in water quality and environmental chemistry. As a consultant, he managed surface water and groundwater projects for the Department of Defense and other clients, and has taught over 100 related courses. He currently provides consulting support to water quality projects and teaches courses in stormwater management, pollutant chemistry, surface water quality, contaminant transport and fate, metal attenuation, and hydrogeology.

(800) 385-0783