The Grainger College of Engineering
Illinois Center for Transportation

Digging deep: Erosion and Sediment Control Workshop resumes

8/1/2019 Noelle Arbulu

Register for the Erosion and Sediment Control Workshop before the entire season erodes away! This year’s season will get underway in September.

Workshop offerings include three module courses to train Illinois Department of Transportation and other local agency staffers. All attendees actively participating in the workshop will earn 7 ½ professional development hours for module I and II courses and 8 for module III.

Soil profile.
Soil profile.

Module I features the fundamentals of storm water pollution and erosion and sediment control. Other discussion points of this workshop include the fundamentals of hydrology and soil erosion, regulations and best management practices for erosion and sediment control, and inspection of erosion and sediment control measures.

This workshop takes place at the I Hotel in Champaign Illinois.

Module II is held at the Department of Natural Resources in Springfield, where attendees learn erosion and sediment control planning and design processes as well as development of a storm water pollution prevention plan narrative.

Module III attendees learn all about field guides for construction inspection at the Erosion and Sediment Control Training Center in Urbana earlier in April.
Module III attendees learn all about field guides for construction inspection at the Erosion and Sediment Control Training Center in Urbana earlier in April.

The Module III workshop occurs at the Erosion and Sediment Control Training Center in Urbana. Here registrants learn the ins and outs of erosion and sediment control best management practices, regulatory requirements for ILR40 and ILR10 compliance, identify proper installation and maintenance of storm water BMPs, BMP maintenance requirements, and field guide for construction inspection.

The module III workshop takes place at the Erosion and Sediment Control Training Center in Urbana at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.
The module III workshop takes place at the Erosion and Sediment Control Training Center in Urbana at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.

Those interested in attending should note that successful completion of module I is required prior to taking modules II or III.

For more information, visit the Erosion and Sediment Control Workshop page, or sign up for the notification list to receive future schedule announcements and changes.