Watershed Management Certification

Program

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Watershed Management Certification

Overview• Development of multidisciplinary tools to watershed management

• Law

• Policy

• Community Planning

• Stakeholder involvement

• Economics

• Useful for anyone dealing with watersheds

in any capacity

• 7 courses have historically been offered

• An additional course is being added regarding drain management

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Modules (Current)

• Module 1: Basics of Hydrology

• Module 2: Addressing Water Quality

• Module 3: Socioeconomic, Institutions & Management Issues

• Module 4: Developing & Implementing Watershed Management

Plans

• Module 5: Tools Used in Watershed Management

• Module 6: Soil Erosion & Sedimentation and Pollution

• Module 7: Historical & Legal Issues of Watershed Management

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(Under Development)

Module 8: Drain Best Management Practices

Updates to content

• Module consolidation

• Legal content up to date

• New case studies added

• New topics

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Content Re-Formatting

• Moved from D2L to

Brightspace

• Online text supplemented

with videos/audio

• Easier mobile experience

to help you learn as you go

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Program Benefits

• Interdisciplinary approach to

watershed management

• Affordable, flexible paced

courses

• Knowledge and skills

obtained

• Resume enhancement

• Framed certificate

Complimentary

• 1-year MWEA Membership

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Who Should Consider The Certification

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• Consultants

• Policy Makers

• Civil and Environmental Engineers

• Instructors and Researchers at

Universities and Research

Institutions

• Regulatory Staff

• Landscape Engineers and Architects

• Public Works Personnel

• Scientists

• Drain/Water Resources

Commissioners, Staff, & Contractors

Course Available Now

Visit

www.mi-wea.org

to sign up or for more

information

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DRAIN MODULE COURSE UPDATES

• Current course

• Follows national (EPA) and state (MDEQ) guidance for effective watershed management planning

• Significant focus on water quality

• Unlike other states, the Drain Code plays a significant role in watershed planning

• Assets

• Regulations

• Ability to complete projects

• Conveyance focus

• Future Course

• Bridge this gap

• Better planning by engaging Drain Commissioners in process

DRAIN MODULE

• Learning Objectives:

• Include Drain/Water Resource Commissioners in the greater watershed planning framework

• Educate watershed management professionals about the Drain Code and value working with Drain/Water Resource Commissioners

• Discuss the hierarchy of best practices for managing water resources, specifically drains

• Emphasize routine inspection and maintenance practices

• Highlight Drain/Water Resource Commissioner’s jurisdiction versus influence on water resources

• Support better decision making models for using BMPs

• Support New Drain/Water Resource Commissioner training

DRAIN MODULE

• What it is not:

• Regulatory

• Technical advice

• Substitute for working with professionals

DRAIN MODULE GENERAL SECTIONS

• Introduction

• Drains and drainage districts

• Conveyance and water quality interface

• Roles and responsibilities of Commissioners

• Jurisdiction and influence of

Commissioners

• Maintenance and improvements under the Drain Code

• Inspection – critical to process

DRAIN MODULE SPECIFIC SECTIONS

• Culvert Crossings

• Correct sizing and grade alignments

• Buried and bankfullgeometries

• Headwalls and end treatments

• Vegetation Management

• Leave as is

• Selective clearing

• Full removal /spraying

• Invasive species

• Field Tiles

• Design considerations

• Water control structures

• Open Flow Systems

• Trapezoidal sections

• 2 stage

• Multistage

• Natural channel design

• Enclosed Flow Systems

• Design considerations

• Infiltration

• Green Infrastructure

DRAIN MODULE SECTIONS

• Hierarchical layout of best practices

• Minimal to no action concepts

• Conventional conveyance means

• Various additional BMP concepts

• Potential benefits to water quality

• Terminology

• References

• The all important QUIZ!!

DRAIN MODULE STATUS AND NEXT STEPS

• Content generated

• Reviewing content

• Add graphics, links, data, etc.

• Reformat to digital textbook

format

• Peer review

• Live testing

• Insert into current curriculum

by Summer 2019

QUESTIONS