Surface Water and Stormwater Pollutant Chemistry: Principles and Applications – Bellevue, WA
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April 19, 20178:00 AM
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April 20, 20175:00 PM
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Hyatt House Seattle/Bellevue, 3244 139th Avenue SE, Bellevue, Washington, 98005
Registration
April 19 – 20, 2017, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. (2 Days)
3244 139th Avenue SE, Bellevue, WA 98005 [directions]
Overview: This practical and engaging course provides a comprehensive overview of common surface water and stormwater pollutant sources and characteristics, contaminant behavior, treatment processes, current research, and emerging treatment technologies. Course sections are applicable to professionals working in surface water and stormwater quality management. The topics provide essential information for understanding and managing water pollutants for environmental protection and permit compliance.
Course Topics
| Surface Water & Stormwater Chemistry • Common Surface Water Pollutants in WA • Common Stormwater Pollutants in WA • Pollutant Types & Sources • Pollutant Transport & Fate • Atmospheric Deposition • Contaminant Partitioning • Organic Pollutant Properties • Metal Pollutant Properties • Cation Exchange • Complexation & Speciation • Ion Precipitation • Particle Settling • Water Quality Monitoring • Redox Potential • Acidity (pH) • Alkalinity • Hardness • Conductivity • Grab versus Composite Sampling • Event Mean Concentrations (EMCs) • Pollutant Loading • Chemo/Pollutographs • Managing First Flush • Sediment Chemistry • Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Pollutant Properties • Thermal Pollution • Solids (Turbidity, TS, TSS, and SSC) • Total Dissolved Solids • Nanoparticles • Acid/Base Generating Material • Metals (Al, Ag, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Hg, Ni, Pb, Se, Sb, and Zn) • Road Salts • Nitrogen • Phosphorus • Oxygen Demanding Pollutants |
Pollutant Properties (cont.) • Petroleum Products • Antifreeze Glycols • Detergents, Soaps & Other Surfactants • Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) • Persistent Organic Pollutants • PBDEs Treatment Processes • Soil Reactions • Zero Valent Iron (ZVI) • Activated Carbon & Biochar • Enhanced Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal • Engineered Streambeds |
Education Level: Introductory to intermediate. Current research and advanced topics are included to ensure all experience levels benefit from attending. This course is preceded by the Chemistry Refresher for Environmental Professionals course on April 18, 2017, which is recommended for those seeking a review of chemistry principles. Those who have not had a chemistry refresher in over 10 years may especially benefit from attending.
Registration: $495 (save $100 per person when registering a group of two or more – $395 group rate and Ecology staff rate).Register online or by calling us at (800) 385-0783.
Accommodations: Hyatt House (workshop location). Click herefor a map of other nearby hotels.
Parking: Free on site.
Mass Transit:Click here for mass transportation options.
About the Instructor: Erick McWayne has twenty-two years of professional experience in water quality management and teaching related courses. As a consultant, he managed contaminated surface water and groundwater projects for the Department of Defense and other clients. He currently provides consulting support to water quality projects and teaches courses in contaminant chemistry, transport and fate, geochemistry, hydrogeology, remediation, stormwater and surface water management, and contaminant attenuation with both the University of California Davis and the National Environmental Management Academy. Between teaching and consulting, Erick develops surface water and stormwater treatment technologies. He holds two patents on permeable reactive weir technology.