Overview
This package has been specially designed by PDHengineer.com to provide 10 PDH at a highly discounted price. And, if you Refer a PE, you can get a FREE 1 PDH Ethics course as well. You could save up to 38% on PDH credits guaranteed to be accepted by your state board.
The package consists of two of our most popular Environmental / Stormwater Engineering courses in one easy-to-complete package that will earn 10 PDH.
Course 1 - Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control (8 PDH)
Land disturbance associated with construction activities can leave the ground susceptible to stormwater erosion. This course covers methods to control surface runoff, sedimentation and soil erosion both during and after construction.
Although the focus is on stormwater runoff control during construction, the lessons learned from this course can be applied to any project. For each stormwater control measure, the course discusses the applicability of the measure, siting and design considerations, limitations, effectiveness, cost considerations and maintenance considerations.
The course is based on the EPA’s Best Management Practice relating to “Construction Site Storm Water Runoff Control”.
The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of forty (40) questions at the end of this course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Land grading to reduce steep slopes and stabilize highly erodible soils
- Creating diversions where runoff from higher elevations can threaten property or worsen erosion
- Preserving natural vegetation to provide erosion control, stormwater detention, and biofiltration
- Stabilization of construction entrances
- The use of check dams for erosion control
- How to use gravel or stone filter berms for sediment control
- The applicability and limitations of grass-lined channels
- The use (and limitations) of riprap to stabilize drainageways and outlets
- Stabilization of exposed soils using chemical stabilization, mulching, permanent seeding, sodding and soil roughening
- Protection of steep slopes with geotextiles, gradient terraces, reinforced soil retaining structures, and temporary slope drainage
- How to protect waterways using temporary stream crossings and vegetated buffers
- Balancing the timing of land disturbance activities through construction sequencing
- How to minimize air and water pollution by using dust control measures
- Installation of dikes, wind and sand fences, brush barriers and silt fences to provide perimeter sediment control
- Installation of sediment basins and rock dams to capture sediment before it leaves the site
- The application and limitations of sediment filters, chambers and traps
- Measures to prevent debris from entering storm drain inlets
- Management of construction site wastes to minimize the risk of pollution
- Development of a spill prevention and control plan
- Contractor certification and inspector training
Course 2 - Monitoring Groundwater Conditions (2 PDH)
This course addresses the many applications and techniques for sampling and analyzing groundwater. Regulatory requirements stipulate the minimum water quality of groundwater sources. Monitoring wells are used to obtain samples of subsurface groundwater for analysis. But, how do you construct a monitoring well? And what types of measurements should be taken to ensure regulatory compliance?
In this course, you will learn about how groundwater is naturally contained within rock formations underground. You will learn about the different construction methods used for monitoring wells. Groundwater constituents, which are dissolved minerals in water, will be covered, as well as methods for measuring for each constituent. You will learn the different methods available for measuring groundwater level. The pros and cons of automated monitoring systems will be discussed relative to manual monitoring techniques. Finally, the type of data loggers commercially available will be discussed.
The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty (20) questions at the end of this course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Why monitor groundwater?
- Groundwater regulatory requirements
- Aquifers and aquitards
- Groundwater interactions with surface water
- Groundwater constituents and pH
- Types of groundwater monitoring wells
- Groundwater sampling and analysis
- Measuring turbidity, conductivity, TDS and heavy metals
- Measuring well water depth
- Historical data recording
Course
Once you have purchased this course, you will find links to the individual course material and to the quizzes using the My Account Menu. Here are step-by-step directions:
- Click the My Account tab at the top right of any page to log in to your account.
- From the My Account Menu, select Courses Purchased But Not Completed.
- Locate the appropriate course title in the list and click the
View Course link.
- Please note that you must click the View Course link on the line for the actual course you wish to view (either Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control or Monitoring Groundwater Conditions) and not the link located on the line indicating the entire package.
- To access the quiz, please follow the same procedure, except click Take Quiz instead of View Course.
*Savings percentage is based on normal price of 1 PDH course and includes the free Ethics course. Additional discounts cannot be applied to this special package price. Normal terms and conditions of the Refer a PE program apply. You may earn credit for the free course one time only. No substitutions are permitted.
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