Master structural and non-structural strategies for effective runoff management to ensure regulatory compliance, protect water quality, and avoid costly site failures.
This seven-hour live course examines the goals, requirements, and practices of erosion and sediment control. The course investigates the causes of erosion and sedimentation, demonstrates how to minimize site disturbance, and explores strategies to control erosion and sedimentation, including the use of vegetation and other non-structural tools.
Additionally, the session discusses flocculants, how to prepare job sites for winter shutdowns, streambank and shoreline protection, and operations and maintenance planning.
Key learning outcomes and topics include:
Through the use of case studies—ranging from residential subdivisions to large-scale failures caused by extreme weather events—this course equips engineers, landscape architects, and site managers with the knowledge to design robust erosion control systems. You will learn to identify potential points of failure, select the appropriate BMPs for specific site conditions, and ensure compliance with environmental standards to protect water resources and avoid costly violations.
Online Courses for Engineers
HalfMoon Education is a nonprofit continuing education provider offering live webinars and on-demand courses for engineers, architects, landscape architects, land surveyors, attorneys, paralegals, accountants and others. Since 1996, we’ve helped thousands of professionals nationwide stay current with industry standards and codes, earn CE hours, and advance their expertise through practical, expert-led learning experiences. Learn more about us at: www.halfmoonseminars.org
Principal at Trinkaus Engineering, LLC
Mr. Trinkaus is an internationally recognized expert in the field of Low Impact Development (LID), having presented at many American Society of Civil Engineers/Environmental & Water Resources Institute (ASCE/EWRI) international conferences and many other regional conferences and workshops on LID and water quality issues. He was invited by the Water Resources Agency in Taichung, Taiwan, to present a 12-hour workshop on LID in December 2011. Mr. Trinkaus has been an invited presenter and consultant multiple times on stormwater and LID in China and South Korea since 2013. He has designed LID retrofits in Zhenjiang, China. Mr. Trinkaus has reviewed and edited LID reports by Pusan National University and the Land & Housing Institute in South Korea. Mr. Trinkaus has written LID design manuals for the towns of Tolland, Plainville, Harwinton, Morris, and East Granby, Connecticut. He has designed many types of LID treatment systems for a variety of residential and commercial applications. Mr. Trinkaus is the primary author for the EWRI Filter Strip/Bioswales Task Committee. Mr. Trinkaus is a licensed professional engineer in Connecticut and Maryland. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management in 1980 from the University of New Hampshire. Mr. Trinkaus has more than 39 years of experience in the land development field, more than 19 years of experience designing Low Impact Development treatment systems, and 10 years of experience writing LID regulations and design manuals.
