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Stormwater Pollutant Chemistry & Monitoring Short Course for Colorado DPHE Staff - Live Online Training

When
April 26, 2022
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location
Live Online Training

April 26, 2022, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. MDT (1 Day)
Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment

Live Interactive Online Short Course

Course Reviews (4.8/5):

Note: This course is only open to Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment staff. External participants are not able to attend. Please see our training calendar for additional training opportunities. Thank you!

Summary: This practical and highly acclaimed course provides a comprehensive overview of stormwater pollution chemistry and its applications to stormwater monitoring and BMP effectiveness. Topics include an overview of stormwater contaminant sources, characteristics, transport and fate, monitoring, treatment best management practices (BMPs), BMP selection and performance, BMP optimization, current research, and emerging treatment technologies. Surface water and groundwater protection are also covered.

Course Topics

Stormwater Quality Principles
• General Stormwater Chemistry
• 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)

• Persistent Organic Pollutants

• PAHs

• PCBs

• Phthalates

Stormwater Pollutants (cont.)

• Pesticides and Degradates

• Microrubber Organics

• Pathogens

Stormwater Treatment Processes
• 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
• Proprietary BMPs

• Optimizing BMP Design for N and P

• Optimizing BMP Media

• Zero Valent Iron Applications
• Biochar Applications

• Improving Pathogen Removal

• Engineered Streambeds
• Permeable Reactive Weirs

Groundwater and Surface Water Protection

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

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

Course Materials: 2022 updated course proceedings and references.

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

Registration: This course is open to Colorado Dept. of Public Health and the Environment staff only. Please register internally.

Location: Your home or office - anywhere you can get comfortable and online.

About the Instructor: Erick McWayne has twenty-eight years of professional experience in water quality management and teaching related courses. As a consultant, he managed contaminated surface water and groundwater projects for the Department of Defense and other clients. He currently provides consulting support to environmental projects and teaches courses in contaminant chemistry, transport and fate, hydrogeology, remediation, stormwater science, and surface water management with the University of California Davis and the National Environmental Management Association. Between teaching and consulting, he researches and develops new water treatment technologies.

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