New Alternate Prerequisite QSD 8-hour Course

PLEASE NOTE: Space will be limited and based on a first-come basis.

This is an alternative to PE license and other certificates.

You must either currently be a QSP or you must have already taken the 16-hour QSP Prerequisite course. Course requires a calculator (you can use phone calculator if it has scientific functions). Two (2) years of experience is recommended but not required. After course you will be able to upload your certificate to CASQA to fulfill your QSD prerequisite requirements. CGP TOR QSD course and exam can be taken prior to this course or after it. There is no final exam.

Hosted by: M.S. Hatch Consulting, LLC
Who: Lead by John Gleason, PE, QSD, QSP, TOR
Cost: $350
Dates: TBD
Where: Online (using M.S. Teams, to be sent upon registration)
When: 7:00am to 4:00 pm

Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP) Course

Qualified Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Practitioner (QSP) under the Construction General NPDES Permit (CGP, NPDES No. CAS000002, SWRCB Order 2009-0009-DWQ, as amended). Training led by John Gleason, PE, CPESC, QSD, QSP, QISP, Trainer of Record.

PLEASE NOTE: Only 12 students will be allowed, based on a first-come basis. Prices are discount prices (for cash, check, Venmo received at least 10 days prior to course). Call for full price (for late and credit card +3.65%).

Hosted by: M.S. Hatch Consulting, LLC
Cost: $400
Dates: TBD
Where: Online (using M.S. Teams, to be sent upon registration)
When: (2-days) Day 1: 7:00am to 4:00 pm, Day 2: 7:00 am to 11:30 am

New Alternate Prerequisite QSP Course

Introducing the NEW 16-hour QSP Prerequisite Course approved by CA State Waterboard!

This class is an alternative to CISEC & CESSWI.

There are no prerequisites, years of experience or application fees! No annual fees and no additional prerequisite certificate professional development (PDU) hours!

PLEASE NOTE: Only 12 students will be allowed, based on a first-come basis. Prices are discount prices (for cash, check, Venmo received at least 10 days prior to course). Call for full price (for late and credit card +3.65%).

Hosted by: M.S. Hatch Consulting, LLC
Cost: $450
Dates: TBD
Where: Online (using M.S. Teams, to be sent upon registration)
When: (Day 1 & 2) 7:00am to 4:00 pm

Outline

Hydrology

• Hydrologic cycle including rainfall patterns, depths, intensities, and seasonality
• Runoff characteristics based on slope and land cover/soil characteristics

Erosion Control

• Water and wind erosion processes
• Selection of best management practices (BMPs)
• Erosion control BMPs include: compost blankets, earth dikes and drainage swales, fiber rolls, geotextiles and mats, hydraulic mulch, hydroseeding, non-vegetative stabilization, slope drains, soil binders, soil preparation and roughening (track walking), straw mulch, streambank stabilization, velocity dissipation devices, and wood mulch.
• Design of erosion control BMPs
• Proper installation
• Inspection and evaluation
• Maintenance and repair

Sediment Control

• Sediment transport and settling processes (QSP) and analysis (QSD)
• Selection of BMPs
• Sediment control BMPs include: active treatment systems, berms, check dams, compost socks, fiber rolls, gravel bag berms, passive treatment technologies, sandbag barriers, sediment basins, sediment traps, silt fences, storm drain inlet protection, straw bale barriers, and street sweeping and cleaning
• Design of sediment control BMPs
• Proper installation
• Inspection and evaluation
• Maintenance and repair

Good Housekeeping

• Tracking/street sweeping
• Liquid and solid waste management and awareness of:
  • Construction and demolition materials
  • Contaminated soil

Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD) Course

Qualified Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Developer (QSD) under the Construction General NPDES Permit (CGP, NPDES No. CAS000002, SWRCB Order 2009-0009-DWQ, as amended). Training led by John Gleason, PE, CPESC, QSD, QSP, QISP, Trainer of Record.

PLEASE NOTE: Only 12 students will be allowed, based on a first-come basis. Prices are discount prices (for cash, check, Venmo received at least 10 days prior to course). Call for full price (for late and credit card +3.65%).

Hosted by: M.S. Hatch Consulting, LLC
Cost: $300
Dates: TBD
Where: Online (using M.S. Teams, to be sent upon registration)
When: 7:00am to 4:00 pm

Caltrans Water Pollution Control Manager (WPCM) 8-hour

As specified in Section 13-1.01D(3), "Training and Section 13-1.01D(4)(b), "Qualifications," of the 2018 Revised Standard Specifications.

PLEASE NOTE: Only 10 students will be allowed, based on a first-come basis. Prices are discount prices (for cash, check, Venmo received at least 10 days prior to course). Call for full price (for late and credit card +3.65%).

Hosted by: M.S. Hatch Consulting, LLC
Cost: $370
Dates: TBD
Where: Irvine, CA
When: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Outline

• Gathering and Assembling the Right Information/SWPPP/WPCP Resources
• Drafting a Site-Specific SWPPP/WPCP, BMP Inspection, Maintenance, and Documentation
• Sampling and Analysis Program (SAP)
• Water Pollution Control Manager emphasis: properly implement, manage and amend the SWPPP/WPCP
• Maintain compliance with contract documents/permits (hands-on approach)
• Comply with WPC requirements during NOT process until RWQCB approval
• WPC BMP requirements for Contractor Yard within ROW
• DSA protection requirements prior to a storm event
• Stockpile Protection as Specified in “Job Site Management” specification
• Stormwater and Non-Stormwater dewatering requirements
• Meter demo, form practice exercises

Sampling Training 2-hour course

Sampling under Construction General NPDES Permit (CGP, NPDES No. CAS000002, SWRCB Order 2009-0009-DWQ, as amended). Training led by John Gleason, PE, CPESC, QSD, QSP, QISP, Trainer of Record.

PLEASE NOTE: Only 12 students will be allowed, based on a first-come basis. Two students minimum per class. Prices are discount prices (for cash, check, Venmo received at least 10 days prior to course). Call for full price (for late and credit card +3.65%).

Hosted by: M.S. Hatch Consulting, LLC
Cost: $175
Dates: TBD
Where: Online (using M.S. Teams, invitation to be sent upon registration)
When: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Outline

• Regulations (Order 2009-0009-DWQ) - qualifying rain event
• Weather forecast, rain gauge
• Sampling - stormwater, non-stormwater, non-visible, receiving water
• Sampling equipment/supplies, sampling techniques
• Field meter demonstration, calibration, troubleshooting
• Storm Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Quality Assurance program Plan (QAPrP)
• Documentation and Reporting
• Sampling log, chain of custody Numeric Action Levels (NALs)-NAL Exceedance Evaluation/Report
• Reporting thru SMARTS - ad hoc

Electronic copies of the CGP, practice exam and other handout materials provided.

Calculator Course (CPESC Part 2, R Factor, other calculations)

Review of practice problems that require a calculator. Reviews basic algebra order of operations, powers, and specific calculator use. Helps with many BMP calculations, RUSLE, and R Factor for California, pH averaging, risk level, slope, flows, and more. Professional Development Hours document on your own. Participation certificate will be provided. Class size limited to allow one-on-one assistance.

PLEASE NOTE: Prices are discount prices (for cash, check, Venmo received at least 10 days prior to course). Call for full price (for late and credit card +3.65%).

Hosted by: M.S. Hatch Consulting, LLC
Cost: $175
Dates: TBD
Where: Online (using M.S. Teams, invitation to be sent upon registration)
When: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Outline

*** Must have approved calculator that meets PE, CPESC, CISEC or other criteria

• Algebra, the order of operations, geometry similar triangles
• Calculate soil loss (RUSLE), Sediment Yield (MUSLE) raise to the 0.56 power
• Calculate pH average (log conversion), dilution calculations
• Calculate BMPs - RECPs, check dams spacing, sediment control set-back
• Calculate run-on and other flows
• Calculate R factor using California method instead of EPA calculator
• Practice changing rainfall to runoff using the SCS equation curve graph (TR-55, 1986)
• Calculate slope steepness and LS factor
• Calculate risk level for construction
• Calculate fertilizer and pure live seed (per Caltrans)

Practice problems sent a week before the course.

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