URBAN WATERSHEDS
Research Institute

 

Stormwater Monitoring

When:     July 24 and 25, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
               (Please arrive at by 8:00 a.m. on the first day to register)
Where:    City of Littleton Service Center
               1800 West Belleview Avenue, Building No. 1. (See Map)  
Cost:       $595 (includes class notes, breaks and lunches)

What You Will Learn:
This class provides engineers and stormwater professionals with practical stormwater monitoring methods.  Students will learn from instructors who have more than 10 years of experience with collecting manual and automated stormwater quality samples for regulatory compliance and research purposes. Students will be introduced to a wide variety of stormwater monitoring equipment, how to develop technically sound stormwater monitoring plans, what are common pitfalls and quirks related to equipment and monitoring in general. The instructors will share what they have learned over the years. Students will also be provided an introduction to statistical analysis methods for stormwater monitoring data.  On the afternoon of the second day the students will get firs hand look at monitoring in the field at the Grant Ranch stormwater monitoring site that includes a series of stormwater ponds that are being monitored using automated equipment.

Day 1

  • Purposes for Stormwater Monitoring: Regulatory, Research, Legal
  • Entities Conducting Monitoring and Published Guidance/Resources
  • Typical Sources of Funding and Costs of Monitoring
  • Types of Monitoring Data and  Data Quality Objectives
  • Site Selection Considerations
  • Developing a Monitoring Plan/Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Elements
  • Flow and Precipitation Measurement Methods and Equipment
  • Water Quality Sampling Equipment/Automatic Sampling

Day 2

  • Office Calibration and Programming of Sampling Equipment
  • Field Measurements
  • Sample Handling, Preservation and Chain of Custody
  • Field Quality Assurance
  • Understanding Laboratory Reports
  • Sampling Day Simulation—Step-by-step walkthrough with checklists from notification of sampler activation, sample collection/data retrieval, sample processing and drop-off, data analysis
  • Collecting Data Suitable for the International BMP Database
  • Quality Assurance Checks on Raw Data
  • Overview of Statistical Analysis Methods for Analyzing Data
  • Field Trip to Grant Ranch Stormwater Monitoring Site. Demonstration of Monitoring on site.  

Instructors:
The workshop will be led by the following instructors:
T. Andrew Earles, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, Vice President, Wright Water Engineers, Inc.
John O’Brien, Project Scientist, Wright Water Engineers, Inc.
Ken MacKenzie, Denver Urban Drainage and Flood Control District

To download a registration form go to: Enrollment Form

The size of the classroom will be limited.  To assure a space, fill out the enrollment form and send it or FAX it to the address/number on the form. For more information, call us at 720-873-0172, or e-mail us at info@urbanwatersheds.org