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John Chapman
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Noah Czech
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Mike Isensee
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Chris French

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is hosting a live webinar on pretreatment, Wednesday January 19, 1:00-2:30 PM CST. 1.5 professional development hours (pdh) are available for attending this webinar.

This webinar will provide information on the importance and value of pretreatment, examples of how pretreatment is being implemented, and common concerns with pretreatment. The tentative agenda is as follows.

Objectives

While the benefits of pretreatment are well understood, we continue to see ineffective pretreatment as a result of poor design or construction, inadequate maintenance, incorrect choice of practice, inadequate sizing, and so forth. The objectives for this webinar are to reiterate the role and importance of pretreatment, provide examples of good and recommended practices, and discuss some common concerns with pretreatment implementation.

Agenda

  • Introduction to and importance of pretreatment: Dr. John Chapman, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota
  • Examples of selection, implementation and efficient maintenance of pretreatment practices
    • Noah Czech, Stormwater Compliance Specialist, City of St. Cloud, Minnesota
    • Mike Isensee, CPESC, Administrator, Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District
  • Observation of pretreatment practices - the good, bad, and ugly
    • Chris French, Regulatory Manager, Bio Clean Environmental
  • Overview of what is in the Minnesota Stormwater Manual (Mike Trojan, MPCA)
  • Q&A

Link here for information on pretreatment

Webinar information

MPCA is inviting you to a scheduled Webex event.

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

1:00 PM | (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) | 1 hrs 30 mins

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Speaker information

  • John Chapman: John A. Chapman is an Assistant Research Professor for the University of Minnesota Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering and also serves as the Director of the Erosion and Stormwater Management Certification Program. John holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and is a registered engineer in Minnesota and Colorado. When not researching erosion control and stormwater, he conducts workshops for engineers, contractors and other professionals on stormwater management technology and regulations. John chaired the 2013 International Low Impact Development Conference and the 2019 Stormwater Operations and Maintenance Conference. He has served as the president, as well has holding other leadership positions, of the Minnesota Erosion Control Association. He has provided leadership in the Minnesota Stormwater Steering Committee and assisted in the establishment of the Minnesota Stormwater Research Council.
  • Noah Czech: Noah Czech has been the Stormwater Compliance Specialist for the City of St. Cloud for 15 years. Noah oversees implementation of the City’s Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program and Surface Water Management Plan. He coordinates implementing stormwater improvement projects and the City’s stormwater inspection and maintenance programs.
  • Mike Isensee: Mike Isensee is the Administrator of the Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District. Mike leads the District’s programs to protect and improve water quality for the District’s 31 lakes, 21 streams, and 18 miles of the Federally Designated Scenic and Wild St. Croix River. He has over 20 years’ experience overseeing the design, installation, maintenance, and operations of low impact development practices in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. He also serves on the American Society of Civil Engineers Low Impact Development Subcommittee and the Minnesota Stormwater Research Council.
  • Chris French: Chris French is the National Regulatory Manager for Bio Clean Environmental. He has 24 years of diverse experience in natural resource & stormwater management, having worked for government agencies, non-profit organizations, and the private sector. Mr. French’s experience ranges from numerous years of field work, developing watershed restoration plans, participating in regulatory compliance and enforcement activities, guiding community engagement efforts, and developing policy and regulatory strategies at the local, state, national, and international scale. Mr. French holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management and Biology from South Dakota State University.

Professional Development Hours (pdhs)

1.5 pdhs are offered for this webinar. The link to the certificate will be posted the day of the event.

Read the section on pdhs

Links to information on pretreatment

Pretreatment

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Other information and links

This page was last edited on 6 December 2022, at 14:27.