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Erosion & Sediment Control Field Days

19 & 20 October 2017

URI East Farm, Building 75 | Kingston RI 02881

SOLD OUT!!
—->  Check back in the spring for info about Field Days 2018    

A full day of training for professionals working in soils, erosion control, water quality, public works, engineering, roads, planning and consulting.  

A terrific learning opportunity as well; students attended for free, courtesy of the RI Nursery & Landscape Association. 

Presented in conjunction with Team E.J. Prescott and partners RI Department of Environmental Management, RI Nursery & Landscape Association, Rhode Island State Conservation Committee and IECA Northeast Chapter.

These Field Days are a collaborative effort between the private and public sectors to share information and promote a better understanding of the latest tools available to protect soil and water resources.  An array of options, both for controlling sediment and for designing & installing more effective long-term erosion control solutions, were on full display at the eight field stations spread out at URI’s East Farm.  Our goal was to provide information that was immediately useful to all who attended.

The Southern New England Chapter’s expenses in delivering the
E&SC Field Days were covered by SWAMP THINGS sponsorship from

PRESENTATIONS and RESOURCES

Soil Erosion and Sediment Control – Why do we care?
                        Allison Hamel | Principal Environmental Scientist
                        RI DOT Office of Stormwater Management

Soil Erosion and Sediment Control – Tools & Resources for RI
                        A review of RI DEM’s Policies and Resources
                         Brian Lafaille, PE |Principal Sanitary Engineer
                         RI DEM Office of Water Resources

Rhode Island Soil Erosion and Sediment Control HANDBOOK (rev 2016)

Rhode Island Soil Erosion and Sediment Control FIELD GUIDE (2016)

Rhode Island Stormwater Design and Installation Standards Manual (Dec 2010)

Phone Download Instructions  for the three above-listed RI DEM documents

Soil Erosion Control Tools and Resources for RI     

EJP Stormwater Field Guide    

FIELD STATIONS

(approx 30 min at each outdoor demonstration site)

• Turf Reinforcement Mats | North American Green
• Porous Pavement Systems | Presto Products (EJP)
• Stream Crossings | Advanced Drainage Systems
• Jobsite Sediment Control | Filtrexx
• Soil Amendments | Bowman Supply
• Innovations in Bentonite Clay | AquaBlok
• Vegetated Solutions | Presto Products
• Flocculants | Applied Polymer Solutions
• Erosion Control and Soil Amendments | Profile Products

CREDITS

• RI DEM:  4 CEU’s for Class I, II, III, & IV OWTS Licenses
• Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association:  1 RICH credit
• EnviroCert International:  6.0 Professional Development Hours

A signed Certificate of Attendance with the agenda on the back was provided to attendees at the end of the day.  Sign-in and sign-out required for OWTS credits.

NEED YOUR CERTIFICATE?  Contact Christine@swcssnec.org.

 Agenda   (PDF) 

8:00 a.m.     Check In  | Vendor Exhibits & Networking

8:30 a.m.     Welcome & Opening Remarks

8:45 a.m.     Soil Erosion and Sediment Control – Why do we care?
                        Allison Hamel | Principal Environmental Scientist
                        RI DOT Office of Stormwater Management

9:30 a.m.     Soil Erosion and Sediment Control – Tools & Resources for RI 
                        A review of RI DEM’s Policies and Resources
                         Brian Lafaille, PE |Principal Sanitary Engineer
                         RI DEM Office of Water Resources

10:00 a.m.   Break & Vendor Exhibits

10:30 a.m.    Classroom Recap / Q & A / RI DEM Field Guide smartphone download

11:00 a.m.     Rotation through Field Stations
                          (approximately 30 minutes at each outdoor demonstration site)

12 noon         Lunch & Vendor Exhibits

1:00 p.m.      Field Stations continued

3:30 p.m.      Closing remarks & Wrap-up

Questions about the program?  Contact Jason Normandin at 

(401) 333-1317 or Jason.Normandin@ejprescott.com

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