RedVector RV-10179

Green Infrastructure 6: Best Practices for Stormwater Management

Green Infrastructure 6: Best Practices for Stormwater Management

3 hrs. Online Course

Level: Intermediate

Item#: RV-10179

SME: Andrew Manzini

This course will be discontinued on 02/06/2024

This course is the sixth of an eight course series on Green Infrastructure that provides a template for design and implementation of Green Building concepts as they apply to cities and municipalities.

This 3-hour interactive online course gives you the information and action items to assess sites and identify opportunities to use Best Management Practices (BMPs) in “Green” planning, design and construction. You'll get:

  • Integrated stormwater management planning
  • Water pollution prevention
  • Construction runoff prevention
  • Surface pretreatments for filtering runoff
  • Catch basin inserts and water quality inlets
  • Detention and Infiltration structures
  • Constructed wetlands
The other courses included in the "Green Building for Infrastructure" series are:

  • Green Infrastructure 1: Introduction to High Performance Guidelines
  • Green Infrastructure 2: Best Practices for Site Assessment
  • Green Infrastructure 3: Best Practices for Streetscape
  • Green Infrastructure 4: Best Practices for Pavement
  • Green Infrastructure 5: Best Practices for Utilities
  • Green Infrastructure 7: Best Practices for Landscape
  • Green Infrastructure 8: Best Practices for Construction Practices 
It is recommended that you take the Introduction course before taking the Best Practices courses.
Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

  • List Green Building Best Practices as they apply to Stormwater Management
  • Discuss a proactive, integrated planning approach to urban stormwater management
  • Define watershed-based drainage master plans and associated policies
  • Explain pollution prevention and source control strategies to minimize damage to water sources and aquatic ecosystems
  • Label water quality inlets to treat the highly polluted water quality volume of the design storm
  • Explain surface pretreatment BMPs to remove sediments, salts, pollution, and debris
  • Describe underground detention structures to temporarily attenuate and store runoff during peak flow periods
  • Label surface and underground infiltration structures within or adjacent to the right-of-way to reduce stormwater runoff volumes and peak flows, improve water quality, and promote groundwater recharge
  • Discuss constructed wetlands – permanent pools of water that are populated by wetland plants and aquatic organisms – to reduce, detain and treat stormwater runoff
  • Use the material to develop your own checklists to improve existing policies and procedure
State Licenses
AK - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
AK - Engineer (Health, Safety & Welfare - ,)
AK - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
AL - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
AL - Engineer (General - ,)
AL - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
AR - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
AR - Engineer (General - ,)
AR - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
CO - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
CO - Industrial Wastewater Treatment Operator Class A (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Industrial Wastewater Treatment Operator Class B (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Industrial Wastewater Treatment Operator Class C (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Industrial Wastewater Treatment Operator Class D (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Wastewater Collection Operator Class 1 (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Wastewater Collection Operator Class 2 (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Wastewater Collection Operator Class 3 (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Wastewater Collection Operator Class 4 (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Wastewater Treatment Operator Class A (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Wastewater Treatment Operator Class B (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Wastewater Treatment Operator Class C (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Wastewater Treatment Operator Class D (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Wastewater Treatment Operator Class S (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Water Distribution Operator Class 1 (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Water Distribution Operator Class 2 (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Water Distribution Operator Class 3 (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Water Distribution Operator Class 4 (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Water Treatment Operator Class A (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Water Treatment Operator Class B (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Water Treatment Operator Class C (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Water Treatment Operator Class D (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Water Treatment Operator Class S (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CO - Water Treatment Operator Class T (Supplemental - 24-07787)
CT - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
CT - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
DC - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
DC - Engineer (General - CE21800018)
DE - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
DE - Engineer (General - ,)
DE - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
FL - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
FL - Engineer (General - 273)
Accreditation: FBPE Approved Provider 33
FL - Wastewater Operator (General - 5158059)
GA - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
GA - Engineer (General - ,)
GA - Landscape Architect (General - Approved LA CES-2026)
HI - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
IA - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
IA - Engineer (General - ,)
IA - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
ID - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
ID - Engineer (General - ,)
IL - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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IN - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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IN - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
KS - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
KS - Engineer (Health, Safety & Welfare - ,)
KS - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
KY - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
KY - Engineer (General - ,)
KY - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
LA - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
LA - Engineer (General - ,)
LA - Landscape Architect (General - Approved LA CES-2026)
MA - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
MD - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
MD - Engineer (General - ,)
MD - Land Surveyor (General)
MD - Landscape Architect (General - Approved LA CES-2026)
ME - Engineer (General - ,)
MI - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
MI - Engineer (General - ,)
MI - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
MN - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
MN - Engineer (General - ,)
MN - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
MO - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
MO - Engineer (General - ,)
MO - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
MS - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
MS - Engineer (General - ,)
MS - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
MT - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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Accreditation: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.30 CEUs for this program
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Accreditation: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.30 CEUs for this program
NE - Landscape Architect (General - Approved LA CES-2026)
NH - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
NH - Engineer (General - ,)
NH - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
NJ - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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NM - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
NM - Engineer (General - ,)
NM - Landscape Architect (General - Approved LA CES-2026)
NV - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
NV - Engineer (General - ,)
NV - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
NY - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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Accreditation: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.3 CEU for this program.
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Accreditation: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.3 CEUs for this program.
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OH - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
OH - Engineer (General - ,)
OH - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
OK - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
OK - Engineer (General - ,)
OK - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
OR - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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OR - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
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PR - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
PR - Engineer (General - ,)
PR - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
RI - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
SC - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
SC - Engineer (General - ,)
SC - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
SD - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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SD - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
TN - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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TN - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
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Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
TX - Engineer (General - ,)
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UT - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
UT - Engineer (General - ,)
UT - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
VA - Architect (General - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
VA - Engineer (General - ,)
VA - Landscape Architect (General - Approved LA CES-2026)
VT - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
VT - Engineer (General - ,)
WA - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - RV930-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
WA - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
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Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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American Society of Civil Engineers - ASCE - American Academy of Water Resources Engineer (AAWRE) (General, Sustainable Design / Energy-Efficient Design)
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers - ASHRAE - Member (General)
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Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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Green Business Certification Inc. - GBCI - LEED Accredited Professional (AP BD+C) (General - 0090003492)
Green Business Certification Inc. - GBCI - LEED Accredited Professional (AP Homes) (General - 0090003492)
Green Business Certification Inc. - GBCI - LEED Accredited Professional (AP ID+C) (General - 0090003492)
Green Business Certification Inc. - GBCI - LEED Accredited Professional (AP ND) (General - 0090003492)
Green Business Certification Inc. - GBCI - LEED Accredited Professional (AP O+M) (General - 0090003492)
Green Business Certification Inc. - GBCI - LEED Green Associate (GA) (General - 0090003492)
Green Business Certification Inc. - GBCI - WELL Accredited Professional (AP) (General - 0090003492)
Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure - Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) (Sustainable Design / Energy-Efficient Design)
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