Join us in 2009 for…

 

CHUCK & MIKE’S

EXCELLENT ADVENTURES

Or

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about stormwater pollution prevention

… but were afraid to ask

 

 

Limited enrollment of 30 students. 

 

Dates to be listed, January 2009

 

 

 

Classroom Sessions at the Owens-Forrest Environmental Institute

in Edinburgh, Indiana with

Field Work and Outdoor Activities on the Flat Rock River on the

Owens-Forrest Riparian Preserve

 
 

 
 
 
 
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN…

 

 

Design and Specification of Drainage, Sediment and Erosion Control BMPs

·        Location, location, location

·        Inspection and maintenance

 

Estimating and Budgeting for Erosion and Sediment Control

What are the true costs?

The future belongs to the efficient

 

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs)

·        You got a permit for that?

·        Federal, State and Local regulations

·        How to Write a SWPPP

 

Not Your Father’s Construction Site

Non-stormwater BMPs

Advance Treatment Systems

Bionucleonics: A Field of Dreams

·        Soil Sampling and Analysis                                           

·        Water Quality Sampling and Analysis               

·        Air Quality Sampling and Analysis                                

Practical Field Instruction

Slope & Perimeter Sediment Control

Rolled Erosion Control Products (RECP)

Straw Mulching

                                                     Hydraulic Methods 

and more…

 

Certification Courses

Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC)

Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality (CPSWQ)

*Certified Erosion, Sediment and Storm Water Inspector (CESSWI)

 

 

Certification Exams

 

·        CPESC, CPSWQ and CESSWI

·        NOTE:  If you are planning to take the CPESC, CPSWQ or CESSWI exam, you must be pre-qualified by CPESC, Inc.  For more information on CPESC, CPSWQ or CESSWI registration fees or to submit your qualifications to sit for the exam(s, please contact CPESC, Inc. at www.cpesc.org or call 828.655.1600.  Allow at least 30 days for processing applications.
 
 
 
 
….and the Excellent Adventure Part?
           
 
All coffee breaks, lunches and dinners included in registration fees - except on Friday exam day(s) - featuring:

 

 

 
Tuesday Night Barbeque
The Greater Blue River Canoe & Kayak Race

 

Wednesday Night
Fish Fry at the Owens-Forrest Riparian Preserve
 
Thursday Night
 Fatted Calf Night
 
 

 

 

Plus…

 

 

 

Self-Guided Tours of the Edinburgh Historic District

 

Fishing and Boating on the Flat Rock and Blue Rivers
 
Tours of Columbus, Indiana Architecture:
“The Athens of the Prairie”
 
Golf
 
Antique Shopping
 
 
 
 
Our Faculty….
 

 

Chuck Austin has been a member of the IECA since 1983 and has been the contractors’ advocate in that organization throughout his involvement. He has conducted several programs for the IECA on machinery and material usage by contractors. He has also been the Chairman of the Standards Committee A involving Mulches, Tackifiers and Soil Amendments for several years.  He helped develop and organize the Mountain States Chapter of the IECA, and has remained active with the High Altitude Revegetation organization. Chuck is a member of the Colorado Association of Golf Course Superintendents, Colorado Association of Lawn Care Professionals and Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado.  Chuck was Field Operations Manager for the Southern California (1993) and San Diego County (2003) wildfire remediation efforts.

 

 

Mike Harding is one of the leading technical experts in the erosion control industry.  A graduate from Purdue University, Michael has over 30 years experience in erosion and sediment control, resource management, mined land reclamation, wildlife habitat development, and nonpoint source pollution control both in the United States and overseas.  Mike played a key role in the emergency soil stabilization efforts following the 1991 Oakland firestorm, 1993 Southern California fires and the 2003 and 2007 San Diego County/City Fires.  His efforts focused on leadership, financial assistance and technical guidance in the form of post-fire hazard assessment, design of mitigation strategies, and oversight of extensive mitigation implementation efforts before the onset of winter rains.  Mike specializes in the evaluation, research, development, and application of cost-effective erosion control materials and techniques, and is the co-designer and past director of the San Diego State University Soil Erosion Research Laboratory.  He is a past President of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) and Expedition Leader for the Flight of Discovery.

 

 

Robert Patterson is the Director of Environmental Compliance Pulte Home Corporation. His role supports Pulte’s Southern California Divisions in their Environmental Compliance efforts by developing internal auditing practices, setting compliance policies, providing training for Pulte employees and Trade Contractors, as well as defining internal Best Practice Standards for Storm Water Quality.  Additionally, he is the key-contributing subject matter expert on Pulte’s National Storm Water Quality Council, which develops and defines Pulte’s Storm Water policies nationwide.  He serves on the Construction Industry Coalition on Water Quality (CICWQ), Board of Directors and the Southern California Building Industry Association (BIA).

 

Michael Alberson has over 33 years of experience in environmental sciences, with emphasis in, air quality, water quality, and stormwater pollution prevention and Phase 1 reporting.  Michael is the Senior Associate Engineer and operates a satellite office for LFR in Escondido, CA.  Michael is also a certified trainer for both CPESC and CPSWQ.  He is a registered Environmental Assessor in the State of California and is currently he is a board member for the Western Chapter of International Erosion Control Association (WCIECA) and is a member of the California Association of Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) Construction Subcommittee.  His air quality experience includes working with the Department of Energy in its evaluation of the environmental impact of the Fuel Use Act of the 1980's and Air Toxins Risk Assessment analysis for AB2588 in the South Coast Air Basin. Mr. Alberson spent five years with the County of San Diego Air Pollution Control District and was involved in the preparation of many of air quality planning document and emissions inventories created in the late 70’s. 
 
Wendi Goldsmith is known for building consensus among diverse and often antagonistic stakeholder groups to help advance large public infrastructure projects.  She has extensive experience in all phases of project design and implementation for ecological restoration, particularly in dense urban environments, as well as for stabilization of lakes, rivers, and coastal areas.  She has played a key role in promoting local familiarity and acceptance of bioengineering methods.  Ms. Goldsmith is skilled in the areas of soil science, fluvial geomorphology, biogeochemistry, landscape design, and wetland management. She has a thorough understanding of federal, state, and local environmental regulatory policy and has provided expert testimony on their meaning and intent.
 
 
Matt Rea is a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) in Geosyntec Consultants’ Portland, OR office.  Matt holds a B.S. in Biology and an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Villanova University and specializes in storm water runoff quality.  Matt has conducted NPDES compliance inspections at over 125 active construction sites - ranging in size from 1-200 acres - in over 20 states during the last two years.  Matt has an extensive knowledge of NPDES compliance and construction stormwater permit requirements for all 50 states, having performed detailed analysis and state-by-state comparison numerous parameters.  He has also been involved in several water resources and urban stormwater quality projects where his work has included hydrologic and hydrodynamic modeling; development and testing of best management practices; water quality testing, including HPLC, graphite furnace AA and spectrophotometry; analyzing stormwater monitoring data; and, assisting in the development and implementation of an EPA national monitoring site. 

 
 
 
 
 
CHUCK & MIKE’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURES
 
 
Schedule of Activities

 

 

Monday

 

1800                            Reception at Owens-Forrest Environmental Institute, Edinburgh, IN

 

 

Tuesday                            COURSE 1.0 - Show Me the Money: Planning and Estimating the Costs of Erosion Control Projects

 

                                                $ 329.00 per student / maximum 30 participants

 

                                                Instructors:     Mike Harding

                                                                        Chuck Austin 

 

 

0700                            Shuttle pick-up or other transfers to OFEI

 

0800-0830                   Welcome and Logistics                                                 Harding

 

830-930                                             I Want My BMPs: Review

                                                           

·        Up-to-date presentation with new photos on drainage, sediment and erosion control BMPs

·        Non-stormwater BMPs

 

0930-1000                   Break/Posters/Exhibits

                                   

1000-1200                         Show Me the Money                                                                Austin

·        What are the Costs

·        Estimating E & SC Projects

·        The Future Belongs to the Efficient

 

1200-1300                         Lunch

 

1300-1330                   You Got a Permit to do That?                                                   Harding

·        NPDES

·        What’s Your State?

·        Local Motion

 

1330-1400                   How to Write a SWPPP                                                           Harding

·        SWPPP Templates

·        Resources Available

 

1400-1430                   More Benign Planning (MBP)

·        Introduction to Planning Exercise                                   Austin

·        Break up into groups for design

 

1430-1500                   Break

 

1500-1630                   Group Planning Activity                                                            All

 

1700                            Board Shuttle for River

 

1700-2000                   Greater Blue River Canoe & Kayak Race & Dinner on the Grounds

 

2000                            Return to hotels

 

 

 

Wednesday                       COURSE 2.0 – Get ‘er Done: The Art and Science of Erosion Control 

 

                                                $ 329.00 per student / maximum 30 participants

 

                                                Instructors:     Mike Harding

                                                                        Chuck Austin 

                                                                        et al

 

 

0700                            Shuttle pick-up and transfer to OFEI

 

0800-0830                   Group Planning Wrap-up

 

0830-0900                   Group Presentations

 

0900-0930                   Break w/Exhibits

 

0930-1130                   Bionucleonics: A Field of Dreams

·        Soil Sampling and Analysis                                            Patterson

·        Water Quality Sampling and Analysis                            Rea

·        Air Quality Sampling and Analysis                                 Alberson

·        BMP Magic show                                                        Harding

 

1130-1230                   Lunch

 

1230-1300                   Travel to Field Site

 

1300-1630                   Get ‘er Done: Practical Field Demonstrations                Austin

 

1700-1900                                     Fish Fry at the Owens-Forrest Riparian Preserve

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday                          COURSE(S) 3.0 – Certification Courses: CPESC/CPSWQ/CESSWI 

 

                                                $ 329.00 per student / maximum 30 participants

 

                                                Instructors:     Mike Harding

                                                                        Chuck Austin 

                                                                        et al

 

 

0700                            Shuttle pick-up and transfer to Owens-Forrest Environmental Institute

 

0800-1200                               1) CPESC Review Course                                           Harding

2) CPSWQ Review Course                                          Patterson

3) CESSWI Review Course                                         Hildebrand

 

1200-1300                   Lunch

 

1300-1600                   CPESC, CPESWQ or CESSWI Course(s) Continue

 

1600                            Shuttle to Hotels

 

1900                            Shuttle to Mike’s Farm for Dinner:

                                    Fatted Calf Night

 

 

 

 

Friday                               COURSE(S) 4.0 – Examination Day:  CPESC/CPSWQ/CESSWI 

 

                                                $ 100 per student

 

                                               

 

0700                            Shuttle pick-up and transfer to Owens-Forrest Environmental Institute

 

0800-1200                   CPESC, CPESWQ or CISEC Exam(s)

 

1200-1300                   Lunch (on your own in E’burgh)

 

1300-1600                   CPESC, CPESWQ or CISEC Exam(s) Continue

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGISTRATION FORM

 

 

To Register for a Class Session, copy and mail this form to with your check to:

 

 

Great Circle International, LLC

P.O. Box 24

Hygiene, CO 80533-0024

 

 

Please indicate your preference for Courses 1.0 and/or 2.0 Reservations are limited to 30 participants per course and will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis.

 

 

 

 

Name ________________________________________________________

 

Address ______________________________________________________

 

City __________________________ State ___________ Zip ___________

 

Credit Card: Visa, Master Card, American Express (circle one)

 

Card Number: _____________________  Expiration Date: ___/ _____

 

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Credit Card Payment: Will be processed 10 days prior to event.

 

 

 

_____ Course 1.0:  Show Me the Money                            $329.00              

 

_____ Course 2.0:  Get ‘er Done                                          $329.00

 

_____ CPESC  _____CPSWQ _____CESSWI Course  $329.00

 

_____ CPESC  _____CPSWQ _____CESSWI  Exam   $100.00

 

 

Fees include all workshop materials, local transportation, meals and activities for the day in which you are registered.  Friday (exam day) excluded.

 

NOTE:  If you are planning to take the CPESC, CPSWQ or CESSWI*  exam, you must be pre-qualified by CPESC, Inc.  For more information on CPESC registration fees or to submit your qualifications, please contact CPESC, Inc. at www.cpesc.org or call 828.655.1600.  Please allow at least 30 days for processing.

 

 

For additional information, including lodging accommodations, contact:

 

Chuck Austin (303.588.8401)  or  Mike Harding (619.379.5116)

 

Great Circle International, LLC

P.O. Box 24  Hygiene, CO  80533-0024

Tel: 303.772.4372    Fax: 303.772.4349    email:  gci@mesanetworks.net