Education Series

Learn about the latest innovations, regulations, and guidance in BMP’s, Erosion and Sediment Control, Site Inspections, and Environmental Management, free, each month.




Building Better:
Erosion and Sediment Control


SCIECA Webinar

April 29, 2025

4:00 PM Central

 

Zoom Meeting Link:

https://zoom.us/j/95576442110

Meeting ID: 955 7644 2110

Nathan Collier

FREE April Education Session

April 1, 2025

12:00 PM Central

Pre-registration is suggested but not required.

Zoom Meeting

The Nexus of Stormwater and SPCC Compliance

This April, Nathan Collier from Power Engineers will speak on stormwater permitting.

This presentation will provide a nationally applicable overview of the relationship between stormwater general permit spill prevention and response requirements and the requirements of the SPCC Rule. Topics to be covered in this presentation will include, but not be limited to, an examination of typical stormwater general permit spill prevention and response requirements, a high-level examination of SPCC Rule applicability, types of common SPCC-regulated containers, SPCC compliance requirements, and SPCC Plan content, with specific examples provided to expand on the intersection of these compliance programs. The content of this presentation will target stormwater compliance and inspection professionals who wish to expand their knowledge on the relationship between the SPCC Rule and stormwater general permit compliance.

Nathan Collier is a Senior Environmental Specialist with over ten years of environmental consulting experience. Mr. Collier’s experience spans stormwater and wastewater permitting and compliance, spill prevention, control, and countermeasure (SPCC) compliance, environmental site assessment (ESA), environmental auditing, EPCRA reporting, recycling and waste minimization, and environmental compliance training. His consulting experience spans over 20 states and has involved a diverse set of industries including electrical transmission and generation utilities, municipalities, concrete and cement plants, quarries and mines, manufacturing, and oil and gas.

John Moss from Greenrise Technologies

FREE September Education Session

September 24, 2024

12:00 PM Central

Pre-registration is suggested, but not required.

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A Multifunctional Approach to Low Impact Development

This month, John Moss from Greenrise Technologies (VP Business Development)

will discuss a variety of LID features which can be employed in complementary designs that mimic pre-development hydrology, reduce flooding, and improve storm water quality.

John Moss has been associated with storm water management in the commercial construction industry since 2003. Mr. Moss has overseen turnkey compliance services for over 3000 projects in Texas. He has participated in the implementation of many innovative Best Management Practices to achieve high levels of compliance in complex situations and has value engineered solutions for storm water quality features ranging from underground detention to slope stabilization.

Mr. Moss is a frequent presenter at industry conferences and conducts SWPPP training for contractors under the auspices of the Houston Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America. He is also on the Board of Directors of the South Central Chapter of the International Erosion Control Association.

Jeff King August Educational Session 2024

FREE August Education Session

August 13, 2024

12:00 PM Central

 

Pre-registration is suggested, but not required.

Zoom Link:
https://zoom.us/j/95505378328

This month, Jeff King from American Excelsior Company will speak on sediment control options and product selection criteria. Today a plethora of sediment control products exist to choose from.  How are they different and how are they the same?  What really matters when it comes to sediment control products?  This Presentation will answer these questions about sediment control products. Mr. Jeff King is employed by American Excelsior Company – Earth Science Division – Arlington, TX, as a Territory Manager since 2008. Mr. King has been involved in the planning and execution of numerous construction projects through the years. These projects include Pipeline Right of Way, Frack Tank Builds, Oil Rig Drill Pads, Residential, Commercial, Highway, and Linear Utility projects.  Mr. King is CPESC Certified.  Mr. King is currently the President of the South Central Chapter of the International Erosion Control Association.
Sonny Johns June Training

FREE June Education Session

June 25, 2024

12:00 PM Central

Pre-registration is suggested, but not required.


Zoom Link:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYocuuppjIsGNyfh7hFMgMUIsXAGHX8bFeD

Sonny Johns from Cardinal Strategies will speak on the Basics of BMP Installation and offer a guide to the proper installation of various BMPs that are common on our jobsites. While not every BMP can be covered, there are resources available to you for those not covered. These installation techniques are based on data collected by the North Central Texas Council of Governments or NCTCOG. NCTCOG is a voluntary association of, by and for local governments, established to assist in regional planning. NCTCOG’s purpose is to strengthen both the individual and collective power of local governments and to help them recognize regional opportunities, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and make joint decisions.
May free training graphic of SCIECA featuring picture of Julie Morelli

FREE May Education Session

 

May 28, 2024

12:00 PM Central

 

Pre-registration is suggested, but not required.

 

Zoom Link: https://lnkd.in/g34QW_TA

Learn about the latest innovations, regulations, and guidance in BMP’s, Erosion and Sediment Control, Site Inspections, and Environmental Management, free, each month. This month, Julie Morelli from POWER Engineers will speak in depth about identifying stormwater and non-stormwater flows and appropriate discharge authorizations at industrial sites.
Graphic showing two hills, one with grass, one without and text

FREE April Education Session

April 30, 2024

12:00 – 1:00 PM Central

 

Pre-Registration Requested

 

Register here:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpdeisrj4tG9Q2uTh1GJIvQDfVQUcVy472

Why is it so darn hard to just grow grass? Revegetating construction sites is often challenging and frustrating, but it doesn’t have to be with the assistance of Biotic Soil Media (BSM) Learn how BSM is able to replace topsoil & compost and restore depleted soils, fast!