Local Programs Erosion and Sedimentation Control Workshop

January 29 - 30, 2008

Agenda and Presentations

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

8:00–8:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Kyle Sonnenberg, Chair, NC Sedimentation Control Commission, and Assistant City Manager, Fayetteville, NC

8:15–8:30 Local Program Introductions
Mell Nevils, PE, Chief, NCDENR Division of Land Resources Land Quality Section

8:30–9:00 Land Quality Update
Mell Nevils, PE, CPESC, Chief, NCDENR Division of Land Resources Land Quality Section

9:00 –9:15 Muddy Water Watch: Citizen Inspections
Robin Smith, Enforcement Coordinator, Conservation Council of North Carolina

9:15–9:35 Local Program Highlights
Holly Spring, EI, Assistant Town Engineer, Town of Wake Forest

9:35–9:55 Break

9:55–11:15 Basics for Plan Review
Gray Hauser, PE, State Sediment Specialist, and Ashley Rodgers, EI, State Sediment Education Specialist, NCDENR DLR LQS

11:15–12:00 DWQ Perspective on Construction Sites: Stormwater General Permit & Post-Construction Implementation
Karen Higgins, Branch Training Coordinator, and Mike Randall, Stormwater Staff Engineer, NCDENR Division of Water Quality Wetlands & Stormwater Branch

12:00 –1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 1:50 Level Spreaders
Annette Lucas, PE, Stormwater and Wetland Coordinator, NCDENR Division of Water Quality 401 Oversight and Express Permit Unit

1:50 – 2:50 Land Quality Inspection
Joe Dupree, Environmental Specialist, NCDENR DLR Raleigh Regional Office

2:50–3:10 Break

3:10–3:30 Local Program Highlight
Cathy Ball, PE, Director, City of Asheville Transportation and Engineering

3:30–4:30 Enforcement
Mell Nevils, PE, CPESC, Chief, NCDENR DLR LQS

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

8:00–9:00 Preparing a Civil Penalty Assessment
Sonya Avant Tankersley, PE, Assistant State Sediment Specialist, NCDENR DLR LQS

9:00–10:00 Assessing a Civil Penalty
Mell Nevils, PE, CPESC, Chief, NCDENR DLR LQS

10:00–10:20 Break

10:20–11:30 Civil Penalty Assessment Exercise and Discussion
Sonya Avant Tankersley, PE, Assistant State Sediment Specialist, NCDENR DLR LQS

11:30–12:00 Local Program Enforcement Case History
Jim Willis, CPESC, Lead Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Officer, Chatham County Public Health Department Environmental Health Division

12:00–2:00 Awards Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Upton Hatch, Associate Director, WRRI