The Urban Watersheds Research Institute is proud to present a workshop and training seminar on:

Urban Stormwater Management Using the Source Loading and Management Model (WinSLAMM)

When:     April 24 & 25, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

               (Please arrive at 8:00 a.m. on the first day to register)

 

Where:   City of Aurora - 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Aurora, Colorado 

 

Cost:       $595 (includes class notes and trial version of WinSLAMM)

What You Will Learn:

The Urban Watersheds Research Institute is proud to offer for the first time in the western United States a training class by Dr. Robert Pitt on WinSLAMM.  WinSLAMM is a state-of-the-art software package developed by Dr. Pitt and his colleagues who, as a group, are leading researchers and practitioners in the field of stormwater quality management in the United States.  It provides the most comprehensive look at source area, drainage system, and outfall stormwater control practices and what they are capable of achieving to reduce contaminant concentrations along with stormwater runoff volume and pollutant mass discharges. The model can be used at a variety of scales, from individual sites and neighborhoods, to watershed scales.

 

This is a fully packed two-day must-have class for any professional with a serious interest in the topic of stormwater quantity and quality management. Much of the software package is backed up by data collected by the lead instructor and others over the past 25 years or more.  This class and workshop on urban stormwater management, using the Source Loading and Management Model (WinSLAMM) software will include the following:

 

·                                                               WinSLAMM Software Background Theory and Practice

·                                                               Modeling Terminology and Setting up WinSLAMM

·                                                               WinSLAMM Calibration & Verification

·                                                               Small Storm Hydrology

o                                                                          Example 1:        Base Conditions

·                                                               Analysis of Porous Pavement Control Practice

o                                                                          Example 1a :     Porous Pavement

·                                                               Assessment of Street Cleaning Control Practice

o                                                                          Example 1b: Street Cleaning/Sweeping

·                                                               Analysis and Design of Grass Swale Control Practice 

o                                                                          Example 1c:      Grass Swales

·                                                               Workshop 1:     Assessment of Land Development Practices

·                                                               Retention Pond (Wet) Design with WinSLAMM

o                                                                          Example 1d:      Wet Detention Pond Design

·                                                               Workshop 2:     Retention/Detention Pond Design

·                                                               Assessment of Biofilter and Bioretention Control Practices

o                                                                          Example 1e:      Biofilter

·                                                               Assessment of Manufactured Stormwater Controls

o                                                                          Example 1f:       Catchbasins and Hydrodynamic Separator Control Practices

·                                                               Control Practice Sensitivity Analysis

·                                                               Workshop 3: Comprehensive Site Design - Cedar Hills

Instructors:

The two instructors have exceptional experience in stormwater management technology and are eminently qualified to teach this class and lead its workshops. 

Robert E. Pitt received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin (Environmental Engineering), his MSCE from San Jose State (Hydraulics and Sanitary Engineering), and his BS (Engineering Science) from Humboldt State. He is currently the Cudworth Professor of Urban Water Systems at the University of Alabama. Prior to his academic career, he was a senior engineer in industry and government for 16 years. He has conducted more than $5.5 million in research concerning the effects, sources, and control of urban runoff in his 20 years in academic positions.

 

Bob has written more than 100 publications, including journal articles, book chapters, research reports, and several books (including co-authoring of Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Controls: Planning, Design, and Performance, 2007; Contemporary Modeling of Urban Water Systems, 2007; Water Systems Modelers User’s Guide to SWMM, 10th edition, 2005; Stormwater Effects Handbook: A Tool Box for Watershed Managers, Scientists, and Engineers, 2002; and Groundwater Contamination from Stormwater, 1996).

 

Bob, along with John Voorhees, co-developed WinSLAMM and WinDETPOND.  Bob has worked with WinSLAMM for over 25 years. This model is the standard tool for evaluating stormwater discharges and stormwater control effectiveness in urban areas, and is also recognized by the Wisconsin DNR as a model of choice for compliance with the stormwater regulatory program. The Wisconsin DNR and other agencies and groups provide limited support for model updates and revisions.

 

Bob has developed specialized course materials that have been used at many institutions, including international Internet-based instruction in urban water systems. His web site at: http://unix.eng.ua.edu/~rpitt contains much of his teaching information and selected publications. He received a Distinguished Service Citation from the University of Wisconsin, was a member of the project team that received a first place national award for a combined sewer project from the Water Environment Federation, and has received several outstanding teaching and volunteer service awards. He is a registered Engineer (WI), a Diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, and a Diplomate of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers. He has also served on numerous professional committees in the U.S. and abroad, including current memberships on the Homeland Security Committee of the EPA’s Science Advisory Board; the Committee on Reducing Stormwater Discharge Contributions to Water Pollution of the National Academy of Science; and directs several project review panels for the Water Environment Research Foundation.

 

Caroline Burger received her BSCE and MSCE from the University of Wisconsin in Civil and Environmental Engineering.  She is a registered Engineer (WI) and is currently a Water Resources Engineer at Earth Tech, in Madison, WI.  Since joining Earth Tech in 2001 she has worked with numerous private and municipal clients on meeting their regulatory stormwater goals using WinSLAMM.  She uses WinSLAMM both for planning purposes and the design of stormwater control practices.  She has spoken at several conferences regarding the applications of WinSLAMM and has been a course instructor for the University of Wisconsin Extension program for five years.  She joined Pitt, Voorhees and Associates (PVA) in November 2006 to aid in the development of WinSLAMM and WinDETPOND.   

                       

The size of the classroom will be limited to provide more direct contact with the instructors.  To assure a space, fill out the accompanying enrollment form and send it to the address on the form as early as possible. For more information, call us at 720-873-0172, or e-mail us at info@urbanwatersheds.org