Pipeline Engineering for Stormwater and Wastewater Systems

August 20-21, 2024 | Online :: Central Time

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Professionals in the stormwater and wastewater sectors are well aware of the complexities involved in pipeline infrastructure maintenance and repair. Key challenges include defect detection, adherence to regulatory standards, project management, quality control, and safety prioritization. A lack of expertise in pipeline engineering can lead to escalated costs, project setbacks, non-compliance issues, and jeopardized infrastructure integrity.

The specialized Pipeline Engineering for Stormwater and Wastewater Systems course addresses these issues by providing comprehensive training in project management, technical specifications, and construction practices. Participants gain essential knowledge and skills for effective pipeline maintenance and repair. The course offers:

• Techniques for identifying pipeline defects
• Strategies to comply with agency regulations
• Insights into managing construction projects
• Methods to assure quality
• Protocols for safety prioritization

This course empowers professionals to confront these challenges directly, promoting cost-efficient, timely, and compliant operations in stormwater and wastewater system maintenance and repair, thereby ensuring public health, environmental protection, and strengthened infrastructure resilience.

Learning Outcomes

• Develop a practice project charter that outlines project goals, scope, stakeholders, and deliverables, ensuring clarity and alignment among team members and stakeholders
• Identify defects in stormwater and wastewater systems through routine CCTV inspections and apply NASSCO defect codes to categorize and prioritize maintenance and repair activities effectively
• Ensure compliance with agency requirements, including roadway owners, consent orders, county health departments, and other regulatory bodies, by integrating regulatory compliance considerations into project planning and execution
• Implement appropriate contract design and procurement strategies, selecting the optimal procurement method and drafting technical specifications to meet project objectives while adhering to budgetary and regulatory constraints
• Define and apply quality assurance measures throughout the project lifecycle, including material assessments, CCTV review, site inspections, and maintenance bond acquisition, to deliver high-quality outcomes and mitigate risks effectively

Tuesday, August 20, 2024 : Central Time

 

Pipeline Engineering Project Goals in Stormwater and Wastewater Systems

• Maintain wastewater and stormwater collection and conveyance throughout the life cycle
• Provide proactive repairs and renewal
• Provide flexible repair contract that handles emergencies and changes

Pipeline Engineering Project Phases in Stormwater and Wastewater Systems

• Operation and Maintenance
  • Identify Defects
    • Routine CCTV
    • Routine preventive maintenance
    • Complaint tracking
  • Agency Requirements
• Contract Design
  • Identify Repairs from Defects
    • Types of Repair and Considerations
    • Restoration Requirements
  • Identify Repair Access Considerations
    • Repair Access Rights of Way
    • Construction easements
  • Utility Coordination
  • Agency Coordination
    • State and County Owned Roads
    • Stream permit and other environmental permitting
    • Paving schedules
  • Property Owner and User Coordination
    • Schools
    • Offices
    • Railroads
    • Utility Right of Way

Pipeline Engineering Safety Considerations for Stormwater and Wastewater Systems

• General Safety Considerations
• Trench Safety
• Lining Repair Safety
• Bidding and Procurement
  • Form of procurement/ project delivery system
  • Front-End Specifications division 00
  • Technical Specifications Divisions 01 and 02, etc.
  • Exhibits
    • Typical Details
    • Repair Maps
    • Narratives

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 : Central Time

 

Pipeline Engineering Safety Considerations for Stormwater and Wastewater Systems (continued)

• Construction
  • Submittal review
  • Pre-CCTV
  • Mobilization and site clearing
  • Repair performance
    • Trench
    • Trenchless
  • Final Restoration
  • Post-CCTV
    • Engineer review for quality
    • Engineer review for payment
  • Closeout
    • Punch list corrections and submissions
    • Payment of retainage
    • Acquisition of maintenance bond
    • Closeout of permits
    • Updates to Asset Management GIS
    • Data sharing with agencies

Stormwater and Wastewater Pipeline Quality

• Materials specifications based on depth, loading, groundwater, and chemical exposure
• CCTV review for quality and completeness
• Site inspection – critical items
• Sampling of MH-MH lining installation for flexural and tensile properties
• Warranty Inspections

Liam Hodgson, EIT, Wastewater and Water Resources Engineer, Gateway Engineers, Inc.

Liam Hodgson is a water resources engineer for municipalities and businesses in western Pennsylvania. Currently serving as an Engineer at Gateway Engineers, Inc., they provide investigation, design, contract preparation and administration, and compliance work for municipal clients, private businesses, and institutions. Their work includes sanitary sewer systems, combined sewer systems, storm sewers and culverts, open channels, pump stations, treatment plants, and ancillary work in pavement management.

They are known for efficiency, minimal need for micromanagement, technical understanding, and adaptability, as well as helping recruitment efforts through providing a technical representative at Career Fairs. They have contributed to projects meeting EPA Consent Order requirements to reduce combined sewer overflows in several municipalities in the region, involving many additional stakeholders and funding sources each with their own requirements and schedules. Also, they recognized the importance of professional standards through their first place Technical Ethics Paper and presentation at the 2019 Ohio Valley Student Conference. They have professional involvement in the sewage treatment industry through membership in the Western Pennsylvania Water Pollution Control Association and in the Pennsylvania Water Environment Association.

Liam Hodgson holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a Pipeline Assessment Certification Program certificate from the National Association of Sewer Service Companies. They are committed to providing service and value to taxpayers, maintaining growth in sustainability and the latest technology, and are pursuing a Master of Science in Civil Engineering in Water Resources from the University of Pittsburgh.

Besides water resources engineering, Liam is interested in advancing their knowledge and contributions to zoning and land development reform, energy efficiency and decarbonization (especially in the transportation and HVAC sectors), land repatriation, and decarceration.

We will be using Microsoft Teams to facilitate your participation in the upcoming event. You do not need to have an existing Teams account in order to participate in the broadcast – the course will play in your browser and you will have the option of using a microphone to speak with the room and ask questions, or type any questions in via the chat window and our on-site representative will relay your question to the instructor.

• Microsoft recommends downloading and installing the Teams app if possible. You may also use the Edge browser or Chrome.
• You will receive a separate email with a unique link to a personalized landing page which will include links to join all sessions of this event.
• If you are using a microphone, please ensure that it is muted until such time as you need to ask a question.
• The remote meeting connection will be open approximately 30 minutes before the start of the course. We encourage you to connect as early as possible in case you experience any unforeseen problems.

Please Note: This event is being conducted entirely online. All attendees will connect and attend from their computer, one connection per purchase. For details please see our FAQ

If you are unable to attend at the scheduled date and time, we make recordings available to all attendees for 7 days after the event

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Pipeline Engineering for Stormwater and Wastewater Systems

August 20-21, 2024 | Online

Your registration may be transferred to a member of your organization up to 24 hours in advance of the event. Cancellations must be received on or before July 19, 2024 in order to be refunded and will be subject to a US $195.00 processing fee per registrant. No refunds will be made after this date. Cancellations received after this date will create a credit of the tuition (less processing fee) good toward any other EUCI event. This credit will be good for six months from the cancellation date. In the event of non-attendance, all registration fees will be forfeited. In case of conference cancellation, EUCIs liability is limited to refund of the event registration fee only. For more information regarding administrative policies, such as complaints and refunds, please contact our offices at 303-770-8800

Credits

EUCI is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality of continuing education and training.

EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer 0.9 CEUs for this event

Requirements for Successful Completion of Program

Participants must be logged on and in attendance for the entirety of the course

Instructional Methods

Power Point presentations, open discussion, examples, and explanation will be used. Attendees will have the opportunity to practice course concepts through hands-on exercises and polling questions.

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Upon successful completion of this event, program participants interested in receiving CPE credits will receive a certificate of completion.

Course CPE Credits: 10.5
There is no prerequisite for this Course.
Program field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Advanced Preparation: None

EUCI is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org

 

Who Should Attend

• Engineering managers: Will be directing engineers and contract support roles in the deliverables and milestones presented
• Design Engineers, construction administrators, and construction inspectors: summary of deliverables and milestones will be performing tasks
• Other engineering staff including GIS technicians and permitting specialists: increase efficiency and clarity for their project inputs
• Municipal/Authority managers: provide understanding of the deliverables and quality assurance programs that the engineers may provide them
• Contractors: provides understand for engineering decisions that may assist with bid assembly, inspection, and quality assurance