Urban Stormwater Management: Building Resilient Communities

Learn how green infrastructure stormwater management techniques can be used in urban settings to increase community resilience to flooding, climate change, and other impacts.

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Course Details

Course Name: Urban Stormwater Management: Building Resilient Communities
Course Code: EW0329WA23
Date of Most Recent Offering: October 6 & 7, 2022

Date: October 6 & 7, 2022
Time: 8:30 am – 12:30 pm EDT (Log in at 8:00 am EDT)

Location: Online
Format: Live, instructor-led

Registration Fee: $395 per person
Early Bird Discount Fee: $375 per person (expires September 20, 2022)
Multi Person Discount Fee: $350 per person (Save when you sign up with a colleague!)

Registration Closes: October 5, 2022

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Checks and money orders should be mailed to: Office of Continuing Professional Education, Attn: Registration Dept., 102 Ryders Ln, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8519
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Course Overview

We all are aware of the stormwater stresses presently experienced by urban communities and know with climate change that these stresses will only increase. The impacts are more pronounced for overburdened communities, due to past environmental justice inequalities creating conditions that make effective stormwater management that much more challenging.

The objective of this course is to demonstrate how green infrastructure stormwater management techniques are being used in urban settings to increase community resilience to flooding, climate change, and other stormwater linked environmental and social impacts.

This course brings together leaders in the field of urban stormwater management who will share with course attendees how green infrastructure is being applied in urban settings. This includes a number of case studies demonstrating how theory is put into practice.

Who Should Attend?

Environmental professionals who are interested in learning how to utilize green infrastructure stormwater management techniques in urban communities can benefit from attending this course.

Meet Your Instructor

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Dr. Stephen J. Souza is the owner of Clean Waters Consulting, LLC. He has over 35 years of project experience managing and restoring lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. Dr. Souza received his B.S. from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, his M.S. from Rutgers University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Souza is the Founder of Princeton Hydro, LLC and served as the company’s President until his recent retirement from Princeton Hydro in 2019.

Dr. Souza has served as an instructor and course coordinator for the Rutgers NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education for over 25 years. He is an Adjunct Professor at Temple University and also conducts professional continuing education courses at Montclair State University.

Dr. Souza is a past president of the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS), as well as the Pennsylvania Lake Management Society (PALMS). He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC). Dr. Souza’s achievements include the NJ-American Water Resources Association Peter J. Homack Award (2012), the NALMS Lake Management Success Story Award (2017), and the NYS Federation of Lake Associations Lake Tear of the Clouds Award (2018). He is a frequent guest speaker for the NJ Coalition of Lake Associations, as well as NJDEP, NYSDEC, and other entities dedicated to the protection, restoration, and management of water resources.

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Continuing Education Credits

The most recent offering of Urban Stormwater Management: Building Resilient Communities was approved for the following credits from professional organizations. We will reapply for similar credits the next time the course runs, but we cannot guarantee credit approval for future offerings.

The Urban Stormwater Management: Building Resilient Communities course is approved for 0.7 Rutgers CEUs, as well as the following credits from professional organizations.

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NJ Certified Public Works Managers (CPWM): 6 Technical Contact Hours

NJ Drinking Water and Wastewater Operators: 6 TCHs (Approval #01-082201-30)

NJ Health Officers and Registered Environmental Health Specialists (HO/REHS): Rutgers University, NJAES, Office of Continuing Professional Education has been approved by the New Jersey Department of Health as a provider of NJ Public Health Continuing Education Contact Hours (CEs). Participants who complete this course will be awarded 6.50 CEs.

NJ Landscape Architects: 7 hours

NJ Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRP): 3 Regulatory and 3 Technical CECs

NJ Professional Engineers: 6 Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) credits

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NY Landscape Architects: 7.75 CE

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Certified Floodplain Managers (CFM): 6.5 CECs

Course Requirements and Policies

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This online course will be delivered via Zoom. Registrants will receive more information as we move closer to the course date. On October 5, 2022, they will receive an email with a link to access the course.

Please log into class at 8:00 AM (30 minutes before start time) for a brief overview of the online format. The course will start promptly at 8:30 AM.

Equipment you will need to access this training:

  • Laptop or desktop computers are required for this class.
  • Speakers and microphone are not necessary as a call-in option is available.

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A unique email address is required for each registrant to register and access our courses.

  • If this is your first time registering with us, please provide your own unique email address when registering; do not provide an email address that you share with co-workers.
  • If you have previously taken classes with us and have used an email address that you share with your co-workers or supervisor, your account must be updated with a unique email address. To do this, please send an email to us at registration@njaes.rutgers.edu stating that your email address needs to be changed and include:
    • Your full name
    • The shared email address that needs to be changed
    • Your unique email address
    • A phone number where you can be reached if we have any questions

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Each registrant will be asked provide a photo of him/herself holding their government-issued photo ID. This is required by credit boards so that you may receive credits for participating in this online course.

  • You will receive a reminder email prior to the start of the class with further instructions. Wait to receive these instructions before you attempt to upload your ID.
  • The photo must be clear enough that we can read your name and verify that the person pictured on the ID is in fact the person holding it.
  • After an OCPE staff member reviews the picture and verifies your identity, you will have access to participate in the course when it begins.

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A $100 cancellation fee applies for this course. Substitutions are permitted. View our cancellation policy.

Program Questions? We’re Here to Help!

If you have any questions about Urban Stormwater Management: Building Resilient Communities, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

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Program Coordinator: Suzanne Hills
848-932-7234
suzanne.hills@rutgers.edu

For registration assistance, please contact our Registration Department at 848-932-9271, option 2 or email registration@njaes.rutgers.edu.

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