1. The New Design Manual ~ 4.0 NYS PIE PDHs -- Wednesday February 26th, 2025 --
   This class will review 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. DEC personnel will participate in this class and will be available for questions.
   
   
2. The New Stormwater Construction Permit ~ 4.0 NYS PIE PDHs -- Wednesday March 19th, 2025--
   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. NYSDEC personnel will participate.
   
   
3. Re-Development and Retrofits~ 4.0 NYS PIE PDHs -- Wednesday April 9th, 2025--
   This class will cover 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 will explore 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 will be presented along with the components of a successful municipal retrofitting program. NYS EFC personnel will participate in this program.
   
   
4. Adapting to a Changing Climate~ 4.0 NYS PIE PDHs -- Wednesday April 30th, 2025 --
   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 will examine 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 will be examined, and the class will explore 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 will also be examined, as well as fresh approaches to floodplain assessment and development.
   
   
5. MS4 Permit Updates and Compliance ~ 4.0 NYS PIE PDHs -- Wednesday May 21st, 2025 --    
   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)
   · 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
   o Phase I (due within three (3) years of the EDP)
   
   · Monitoring Locations
   o Inventory (due within three (3) years of the EDP); and
   o Prioritization (due within three (3) years of the EDP)
   
   · Municipal Operations & Municipal Facilities
   o Program (due within three (3) years of the EDP);
   o Inventory (due within two (2) years of the EDP); and
   o Prioritization (due within three (3) years of the EDP)
   
   · Best Management Practices (due within three (3) years of the EDP)
   
   

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The Northeastern NY SW RTC is located at:
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50 West High Street
Ballston Spa, NY 12020