2024 NY SW RTC Series: MS4 Program - Strategies for Success

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• By John Dunkle, PE, CPESC, CMS4S

2024 NY SW RTC Series: Post Construction SMPs and the New Design Manual

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• By John Dunkle, PE, CPESC, CMS4S

2024 NY SW RTC Series: SWPPP Preparation and Review

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• By John Dunkle, PE, CPESC, CMS4S

2024 NY SW RTC Series: Stormwater Hydrology and the New Design Manual

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• By John Dunkle, PE, CPESC, CMS4S

2024 NY SW RTC Series: The New MS4 Permit

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• By John Dunkle, PE, CPESC, CMS4S

2025 NY SW RTC Series: Adapting to a Changing Climate

Communities across New York are experiencing an ever-increasing variability of weather conditions that adversely affect local flooding and water quality. Old assessment models, design standards, and community policies may not be capable of providing the desired results in the changing climate. This class examines how climate change is impacting precipitation, runoff and the criteria that is used to establish the design standards for stormwater management and floodplain regulations. Recent precipitation trends are examined, and the class explores alternative design criteria that can be used to assess and adopt projects and communities to these trends. One of the key elements for adopting landscapes to climate change is resilience. Numerous retrofitting techniques and designs for “softening” hard-scapes are examined, as well as fresh approaches to floodplain assessment and development.

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• By John Dunkle, PE, CPESC, CMS4S

2025 NY SW RTC Series: MS4 Permit Updates and Compliance

The 2024 MS4 General Permit has been out for over a year. Now is the time to both fine tune some of the SWMP components as well as start looking further out on the compliance timeline at tasks that may require more time to complete. This training, presented by Andy Sansone of Monroe County, and Christina Chiappetta of NYSDEC, will review some requirements from the 1-year compliance timeframe: SWMP Plan Update (due annually) and Construction Oversight Program (due within one (1) year of the EDP). This training will also look some requirements coming up at the 2- and 3-year compliance timeframes: Mapping Phase I (due within three (3) years of the EDP); Monitoring Locations Inventory (due within three (3) years of the EDP) and Prioritization (due within three (3) years of the EDP); Municipal Operations & Municipal Facilities Program (due within three (3) years of the EDP); Inventory (due within two (2) years of the EDP); and Prioritization (due within three (3) years of the EDP)

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• By John Dunkle, PE, CPESC, CMS4S

2025 NY SW RTC Series: MS4 Permit Updates and Compliance (1)

The 2024 MS4 General Permit has been out for over a year. Now is the time to both fine tune some of the SWMP components as well as start looking further out on the compliance timeline at tasks that may require more time to complete. This training, presented by Andy Sansone of Monroe County, and Christina Chiappetta of NYSDEC, will review some requirements from the 1-year compliance timeframe: SWMP Plan Update (due annually) and Construction Oversight Program (due within one (1) year of the EDP). This training will also look some requirements coming up at the 2- and 3-year compliance timeframes: Mapping Phase I (due within three (3) years of the EDP); Monitoring Locations Inventory (due within three (3) years of the EDP) and Prioritization (due within three (3) years of the EDP); Municipal Operations & Municipal Facilities Program (due within three (3) years of the EDP); Inventory (due within two (2) years of the EDP); and Prioritization (due within three (3) years of the EDP)

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• By John Dunkle, PE, CPESC, CMS4S

2025 NY SW RTC Series: Redevelopment and Retrofits

This class covers two specific applications of stormwater Management and Land Planning: Redevelopment and Retrofits. Chapter 9 of the NYSDEC Stormwater Management Design Manual is dedicated to the unique design standards on re-development sites. Retrofitting the urban landscape with green infrastructure has proven to be a very effective tool for municipalities to improve water quality and reduce runoff in impaired watersheds. The class explores the numerous retrofitting opportunities and the techniques that can be employed to transform the conventional, hardscapes of developed areas to a more resilient form. Design examples, class exercises and case studies are presented along with the components of a successful municipal retrofitting program.

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• By John Dunkle, PE, CPESC, CMS4S

2025 NY SW RTC Series: Redevelopment and Retrofits (1)

This class covers two specific applications of stormwater Management and Land Planning: Redevelopment and Retrofits. Chapter 9 of the NYSDEC Stormwater Management Design Manual is dedicated to the unique design standards on re-development sites. Retrofitting the urban landscape with green infrastructure has proven to be a very effective tool for municipalities to improve water quality and reduce runoff in impaired watersheds. The class explores the numerous retrofitting opportunities and the techniques that can be employed to transform the conventional, hardscapes of developed areas to a more resilient form. Design examples, class exercises and case studies are presented along with the components of a successful municipal retrofitting program.

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• By John Dunkle, PE, CPESC, CMS4S

2025 NY SW RTC Series: The New Design Manual

This class reviews the 2023 DEC Stormwater Design Manual, which includes new stormwater management practices (SMPs), clarifies calculations for designing SMPs, provides enhanced guidance for implementing several SMPs, updates precipitation data criteria, improves document organization, provides enhanced guidance for addressing pollutants of concern, adds green infrastructure SMPs for poor site conditions, and provides guidance on addressing climate change.

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• By John Dunkle, PE, CPESC, CMS4S

2025 NY SW RTC Series: The New Design Manual (1)

This class reviews the 2023 DEC Stormwater Design Manual, which includes new stormwater management practices (SMPs), clarifies calculations for designing SMPs, provides enhanced guidance for implementing several SMPs, updates precipitation data criteria, improves document organization, provides enhanced guidance for addressing pollutants of concern, adds green infrastructure SMPs for poor site conditions, and provides guidance on addressing climate change.

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• By John Dunkle, PE, CPESC, CMS4S

2025 NY SW RTC Series: The New Stormwater Construction Permit

The Stormwater Construction permit is the template for designing Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) for development projects in NY. The new 5-year version of the permit has just been issued by DEC. This comprehensive class will guide participants through the many permit conditions and requirements pertaining to various development scenarios, as well as the steps of site planning, design, evaluation and reporting necessary for obtaining NYSDEC stormwater permit coverage in New York. Updates to the permit from the 2020 version will be emphasized.

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• By John Dunkle, PE, CPESC, CMS4S

2025 NY SW RTC Series: The New Stormwater Construction Permit (1)

The Stormwater Construction permit is the template for designing Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) for development projects in NY. The new 5-year version of the permit has just been issued by DEC. This comprehensive class will guide participants through the many permit conditions and requirements pertaining to various development scenarios, as well as the steps of site planning, design, evaluation and reporting necessary for obtaining NYSDEC stormwater permit coverage in New York. Updates to the permit from the 2020 version will be emphasized.

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• By John Dunkle, PE, CPESC, CMS4S

Farm Business Planning Series

Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County Farm Business Planning Series a

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• By Michelle Proscia

The New Design Manual 2023

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• By John Dunkle, PE, CPESC, CMS4S

The Stormwater Construction Permit 2023

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• By John Dunkle, PE, CPESC, CMS4S