Stormwater University

Essential Elements of Improving Water Quality: Getting Post-Construction SCMs Right
2025-12-17 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
LIVE WEBINAR | DECEMBER 17, 2025 | In this webinar, we will cover the regulatory framework, selection and design considerations, and performance verification requirements that support effective implementation of structural stormwater control measures—especially innovative manufactured treatment devices—to help permittees meet post-construction water quality goals.

Climate Change and Coastal Resilience Planning: How Stormwater Engineers Can Inform Best Practice and Build Resilience Coalitions
2025-11-20 13:00 - 14:00
FREE WEBINAR | November 20, 2025 | Sea level rise isn’t just a coastal issue as it directly undermines stormwater performance by reducing outfall capacity and increasing backflow risk. (1.0 PDH | 0.1 CEU)

Live Webinar: Leveraging Biochar for Mainstream Stormwater Management
2025-10-23 13:00 - 14:00
The Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) is working to accelerate the use of biochar as an innovative tool for improving stormwater management in the Chesapeake Bay and beyond.This presentation will highlight CWP’s role in the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation funded project, Scaling Up Biochar in the Chesapeake Bay. Completed in Spring 2025, the project advanced research and partnerships and supported pilot projects demonstrating biochar’s effectiveness in reducing runoff and pollutants. In collaboration with the U.S. Biochar Initiative (USBI), CWP is also developing a practical stormwater biochar guidebook to help practitioners, municipalities, and decision-makers understand best practices for biochar use in stormwater best management practices. This guidance is expected to be completed by November 2025. Attendees will learn about the benefits of biochar in stormwater and gain insights into the opportunities, challenges, and future directions for integrating biochar into mainstream stormwater management.

Lower Peninsula Improvements: The City of Tampa’s nature-based solution to urban flooding that improves water quality
2025-07-24 13:00 - 14:00
FREE WEBINAR | July 24, 2025 | Learn how a groundbreaking nature-based project in South Tampa transformed a 48-acre unmanaged forest into a flood-relief and water-quality solution—while creating a vibrant passive park for the community. (1.0 PDH | 0.1 CEU)

Watershed Surface and Channel Runoff Coefficient Assessment with Unified Runoff Time Implications
2025-07-15 13:00 - 14:00
LIVE WEBINAR | July 15, 2025 | Join us for this live in-depth exploration of a fundamental technique used across hydrologic evaluations: assessing how rainfall runoff travels through a watershed.

Live Webinar: The Healthy Waters Plan: Pathways Forward for Vancouver BC’s Water Future
2025-06-24 13:00 - 14:00
The City of Vancouver, British Columbia, has been separating sewers since the 1970s to reduce combined sewer overflows and comply with its Liquid Waste Management Plan. Looking ahead, the City and its partners recently launched the Healthy Waters Plan (HWP) to address population growth, climate change impacts, and improve stormwater quality using green and grey infrastructure. Session participants will learn about Vancouver’s innovative engagement and planning process to integrate community values, technical data and structured decision-making to shape future investments. The approach and learnings are applicable to help address stormwater challenges and opportunities faced by cities across the U.S. The project aligned different perspectives and gained agreement on a pathway forward that optimizes infrastructure investments to reduce overflows and flooding and improve stormwater quality while addressing climate-related changes, population growth and reconciliation with First Nations. This case study session will share technical findings and the innovative engagement processes used in this plan that other stormwater leaders and U.S. communities can consider.

Safeguarding Communities and Economies with Climate-Robust Floodplain Management Strategies
2025-03-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
FREE WEBINAR | March 27, 2025 | 2:00 PM EST/1:00 PM CST | The presentation will highlight national and global best practices and outline integrated solutions that are part of a systems approach to water management. (1.0 PDH | 0.1 CEU)

Reducing Runoff and Improving Water Quality with the Justice 40 Initiative
2024-11-06 13:00 - 14:00
FREE WEBINAR | November 6, 2024 | 2:00 PM EST/1:00 PM CST | This presentation reviews various site planning and design techniques, approaches, principles, successes, pitfalls and roadblocks to designing, establishing and maintaining Green Infrastructure systems and how these landscapes can integrate with well designed environments.

Nature Ignores Design That Ignores Nature
2024-09-26 13:00 - 14:00
FREE WEBINAR | September 26, 2024 | 2:00 PM EST/1:00 PM CST | This presentation reviews various site planning and design techniques, approaches, principles, successes, pitfalls and roadblocks to designing, establishing and maintaining Green Infrastructure systems and how these landscapes can integrate with well designed environments. (1.0 PDH | 0.1 CEU)

StormCon 2024
2024-08-27 - 2024-08-29 | Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, 2500 E 2nd St, Reno, NV, 89595, United States
Welcome to the stormwater industry’s premier event connecting stormwater managers, erosion control specialists, and engineers from around North America. We bring together attendees from around the country for idea-sharing, information exchange, and networking. Featuring a multi-track conference program led by top leaders in the industry, StormCon provides exceptional opportunities to learn, engage and build key contacts.
Plan to join us in Reno, NV, for the StormCon conference! We have registration types for everyone so come learn, network, and join the fun on August 27-29, 2024!

Best Practices in Green Stormwater Infrastructure Adoption on Private Properties
2024-08-20 13:00 - 14:00
August 20, 2024 | 2:00 PM EST/1:00 PM CST | Discover cost-effective Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) strategies to manage stormwater, reduce urban runoff pollution, and enhance community well-being. 1.0 PDH | 0.1 CEU

Volunteering for Water Quality: Community Rain Gardens in Action
2024-08-13 12:00 - 12:30
LUNCH & LEARN | August 13, 2024 | In an effort to help other communities address localized stormwater issues, increase citizen engagement, and open new opportunities for homeowners regardless of their socioeconomic status, this presentation will highlight the benefits, challenges, and process related to this replicable program. (0.05 CEU/0.5 PDH)

The Hogsback Lane Chronicles: An Investigation of MS4 Unauthorized Sanitary Discharges
2024-08-08 12:00 - 12:30
LUNCH & LEARN | August 8, 2024 | Join us to learn from Cleveland’s experience and gain the knowledge to ensure your MS4 program remains compliant. (0.05 CEU/0.5 PDH)

How To Be A Strategic Ally To Your MS4s – Part 2: Permit Requirement Programs
2024-07-23 13:00 - 14:00
July 23, 2024 | 2:00 PM EST/1:00 PM CST | This is Part 2 of a 2-part webinar on White River Alliance programs dedicated to meeting MS4 permit requirements. 1.0 PDH | 0.1 CEU

Stormwater to Potable – A Blended Perspective on Stormwater Recycling
2024-07-18 14:00 - 15:00
July 18, 2024 | 2:00 PM EST/1:00 PM CST | This webinar will describe pilot stormwater reuse projects in Australia and compare those to California projects.

How To Be A Strategic Ally To Your MS4s – Part 1: Public Education & Outreach
2024-07-16 13:00 - 14:00
July 16, 2024 | 2:00 PM EST/1:00 PM CST | This webinar will explore the various program elements behind the Clear Choices program’s successes, including the cornerstones of social marketing and social indicator science, as well as key messages and potential barriers to behavior change. 1.0 PDH | 0.1 CEU

Federal Technical Assistance for Clean Water Projects
2024-07-09 13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH & LEARN | July 9, 2024 | This webinar will provide an overview of the no cost technical assistance available through the EFC and how to apply. (0.05 CEU/0.5 PDH)

Real-Time Monitoring of Critical Flood Control Structures
2024-06-27 13:00
FREE WEBINAR | June 27, 2024 | This presentation will showcase the latest techniques for real-time data collection and processing to help monitor the health of critical flood control assets like dams and levees.

Road Salt: The Silent Killer of Green Stormwater Infrastructure
2024-05-09 13:00 - 14:00
May 9, 2024 | 2:00 PM EST/1:00 PM CST | This presentation is about how to catch and store stormwater and release it when salt is present so to mitigate the damages of LIDs by deicing salt.
Date: May 9, 2024 | 2:00 PM EST/1:00 PM CST
Speaker: Wei Zhang
Credits: 0.1 CEU / 1.0 PDH
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How does green stormwater infrastructure really work? Improving design through monitoring
2024-04-17 13:00 - 14:00
Date: April 17, 2024 | | 2:00 PM EST/1:00 PM CST
Speakers: Dr. Andrew Earles, P.E., P.H., BC.WRE, Stacy Wilson, and Matthew Howard
Credits: 0.1 CEU / 1.0 PDH
Sponsors: Presto Geo, Contech Engineered Solutions, Ferguson Waterworks, Unilock
FREE WEBINAR | April 17, 2024 | This webinar will provide an overview of GSI practices and performance data in the International Stormwater BMP Database and will present two case studies of GSI monitoring.
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Wetland Regulations 101 for Stormwater Professionals
2024-03-21 13:00 - 14:00
March 21, 2024 | 2:00 PM EST/1:00 PM CST | This webinar will provide a high-level overview of federal wetland regulations in the United States, and will include applied examples to highlight opportunities for navigating regulatory requirements while managing project schedule, budget, and flexibility constraints.

Combining Green and Gray Infrastructure for Stormwater Management and Flood Risk Reduction
2024-02-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
The benefits of green infrastructure for water quality and runoff volume reduction are well known, but potential benefits for flood risk reduction is an emerging opportunity and consideration. Green infrastructure can be an effective tool in reducing peaks from significant rainfall events, but the efficacy is dependent on the size of the event, design goals of the practice(s), and the target level of service, often requiring combination with traditional gray infrastructure to help mitigate major weather events like hurricanes. This webinar will provide case studies of planning, design and construction projects that feature holistic runoff reduction solutions using combinations of green and gray infrastructure practices that reduce flooding and provide community amenities.Learning ObjectivesUnderstand the role of green infrastructure in reducing flood risk, particularly in the context of significant rainfall events. Analyze the factors influencing the efficacy of green infrastructure in flood risk reduction, including event size, design goals, and target level of service. Evaluate case studies of planning, design, and construction projects integrating green and gray infrastructure to mitigate flooding and enhance community resilience.About the PresentersMark Van Auken
Stormwater and Green Infrastructure Practice Leader
Arcadis
Mark Van Auken has 34 years’ experience in the analysis, design, and construction phases of a variety of stormwater projects. He specializes in municipal stormwater management, with experience leading stormwater planning and permitting projects in more than 20 states. He is a frequent speaker on webinars and at conferences throughout the country, having made more than 70 presentations on subjects ranging from stormwater asset management to green infrastructure maintenance.Joel Kaatz
Stormwater Resilience and Flood Risk Management Discipline Lead​
Arcadis
Joel Kaatz has 10 years of experience focused on conveyance planning and modeling, helping cities find solutions to urban, rainfall-driven flooding. In his roles as project manager and technical advisor, he leads stormwater resiliency modeling teams, developing and using hydrologic and hydraulic models to advise municipalities on how to combat more extreme precipitation, both inland and as part of coastal defense systems.

Webinar: Tiny Plastics with a Big Impact: Exploring the Connection Between Microplastics and Trash in Stormwater BMPs
2023-12-12 13:00 - 14:00
FREE WEBINAR | DECEMBER 12, 2023 | This webinar will explore the latest research and regulations on plastic trash and secondary microplastics in our receiving waters, including their sources, transport and removal in proprietary and non-proprietary BMPs.

Webinar: Stormwater Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance
2023-12-06 13:00 - 14:00
FREE WEBINAR! December 6, 2023 | 2:00 PM EST/1:00 PM CST | A review of the most common repair calls and the various causes for corrective maintenance, repairs, and rehabilitation. (1.0 PDH/0.1 CEU)

Watershed Protection from a Stormwater Perspective: Regulations and Components – Part 3
2023-09-21 13:00 - 14:00
Date: September 21, 2023 | 2:00 PM EST/1:00 PM CST
Speaker: Angela Walker
Credits: 0.1 CEU / 1.0 PDH
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This 3-part webinar series will delve into the EPA regulations that govern watershed protection and the crucial role of stormwater permitting in this regard. The series will also offer an overview of the 9 elements required by the EPA for a watershed protection plan and how they are put into practice. Join speaker Angela Walker from Stormwater University on September 21st, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. CST, as she explores stakeholders and how the federal government supports the implementation of these plans through grants and funding. You will also learn how to identify problematic pollutants in a watershed and how to limit their impact.
Moreover, the series will discuss why watershed protections sometimes fail and how to avoid such pitfalls. Lastly, it will explore the significance of water quality standards and how protecting the watershed can substantially improve the quality of water in a region, state, territory, or tribal land.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:

Identify what causes watershed protection plans to fail and how to avoid the pitfalls
Discuss new and pending regulations and how the regulatory climate has evolved in recent years
Describe how successful watershed programs help improve water quality standards and how protecting the watershed greatly increase the quality of water in a given area
Explain how the Federal government helps implement watershed protection plans with grants and funding

StormCon 2023
2023-08-29 - 2023-08-31 | Sheraton Dallas
Welcome to the stormwater industry’s premier event connecting stormwater managers, erosion control specialists, and engineers from around North America. We bring together attendees from around the country for idea-sharing, information exchange, and networking. Featuring a multi-track conference program led by top leaders in the industry, StormCon provides exceptional opportunities to learn, engage and build key contacts.

Tunnels – A sustainable solution for flood control
2023-08-09 13:00 - 14:00
Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Time: 2:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM PT / 7:00 PM GMT
Duration: 1 Hour
Credits: 0.1 CEU / 1.0 PDH
Sponsors: Contech and Invisible Structures
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Large diameter tunnels have been successfully deployed for flood mitigation and water conveyance in North America. More and more owners are taking a step back when it comes to large water infrastructure projects that disrupt quality of life by causing surface interruptions, and evaluating tunnels as an alternative. The costs and risks associated with tunneling has decreased over time with the development of specialized and highly effective construction equipment suitable for most ground conditions. Because tunnels are deep underground, the surface space required for construction is limited and hence the disruption to the public. Tunnels are designed for 100-150 year service life, but are known to well outperform the design life with routine inspection and maintenance. We will present case studies where successful implementation of tunnel projects has led to long term flood mitigation success in a sustainable manner. The webinar will provide an overview of the flood control tunnels, how they work and provide case studies of such tunnels in Charleston, SC and Dallas, TX.
Speakers

Stephen O’Connell
East Region Heavy Civil Lead, Black and Veatch
Stephen is East Region Heavy Civil Lead for Black & Veatch and the Project Manager for the City of Charleston’s deep stormwater tunnel system. His focus is planning and management of heavy civil projects for municipal and federal clients in the southeast.

Aswathy (Ash) Sivaram
Coastal infrastructure Lead, Black and Veatch
Ash Sivaram is a tunnels and coastal infrastructure practice lead with Black & Veatch in Houston, TX where she focuses on heavy civil projects for clients in the Gulf Coast.

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Live Webinar: Designing Manufactured Treatment Devices (MTDs) with Maintenance in Mind
2023-07-11 13:00 - 14:00
This presentation aims to help engineers better understand how to design MTD’s with maintenance in mind, the integration of O&M information into the BMP selection process and the factors that impact MTD maintenance cost. 0.1 CEU / 1.0 PDH

Live Webinar: Refining the Indian River Lagoon Pollutant Loading Model
2023-05-23 13:00 - 14:00
A custom model of nutrient loadings to Florida’s Indian River Lagoon, IRL, was developed by three counties and 13 municipalities. Join Stormwater University speaker, Gordon England, on May 23rd, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. CST as he explains the Spatial Watershed Interactive Loading model, SWIL, used satellite data and current modeling methods to more accurately predict nutrient loadings in the IRL than the method utilized by EPA for TMDL allocations. The resultant nutrient load model reduced EPA’s projected TMDL loadings and BMAP requirements in a subsection of the IRL by 29,000 pounds a year. This equated to an approximate reduction of $14,400,000 per year over 15 years of retrofit costs by local governments. This webinar will discuss SWIL demonstrated that groundwater baseflow loadings were higher than stormwater runoff loadings for the IRL and that EPA’s nutrient TMDL allocations were not achievable by runoff treatment alone.

Live Webinar: Porous Paving
2023-05-09 13:00 - 14:00
This course is designed to provide information on all types of porous pavements, their differences, similarities, maintenance plans and general benefits.
