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Surface Water and Stormwater Pollutant Chemistry Principles and Applications to Monitoring and Treatment Training Course - Live Online Training (November 19, 2026)

Thu, 19 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT

November 19 - 20, 2026, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. PST (2 Days)

Pacific Time Zone
(9 A.M. to 6 P.M. Mountain or 10 A.M. to 7 P.M. Central)

Live Interactive Online Training

Course Reviews (4.7/5):

Overview: This practical course provides a comprehensive overview of common surface water and stormwater pollutant sources and characteristics, contaminant behavior, treatment processes, current research, and emerging treatment technologies. Course sections are applicable to professionals working in surface water and stormwater quality management. The topics provide essential information for understanding and managing water pollutants for environmental protection and permit compliance.

Course Topics

Surface Water & Stormwater Chemistry
• Pollutant Types & Sources
• Pollutant Transport & Fate
• Atmospheric Deposition
• Contaminant Partitioning
• Organic Pollutant Properties
• Metal Pollutant Properties
• Cation Exchange
• Complexation & Speciation
• Ion Precipitation
• Particle Settling
• Water Quality Monitoring
• Redox Potential
• Acidity (pH)
• Alkalinity
• Hardness
• Conductivity
• Grab versus Composite Sampling
• Event Mean Concentrations (EMCs)
• Pollutant Loading
• Chemo/Pollutographs
• Managing First Flush
• Sediment Chemistry
• Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET)

Pollutant Properties
• Thermal Pollution
• Solids (Turbidity, TS, TSS, and SSC)
• Total Dissolved Solids
• Nanoparticles
• Acid/Base Generating Material
• Metals (Al, Ag, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Hg, Ni, Pb, Se, Sb, and Zn)
• Road Salts

• Nitrogen
• Phosphorus

• Oxygen Demanding Pollutants

• Petroleum Products

• Antifreeze Glycols

• Detergents, Soaps & Other Surfactants

Pollutant Properties (cont.)

• Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs)

• Persistent Organic Pollutants

• PBDEs
• PAHs
• PCBs
• Phthalates
• Pesticides & Degradates

• Micro-Rubber and 6PPDq

• PFAS

• Pathogens

• Sewage & WWTP Indicators

Treatment Processes and Performance Monitoring
• Coagulation/Flocculation
• Precipitation
• Sedimentation
• Flotation
• Laminar Separation
• Vortex Separation
• Screening
• Filtration
• Sorption
• Temperature Reduction
• Acid/Base Neutralization
• Volatilization
• Disinfection
• Biodegradation
• Phytodegradation
• Infiltration

• Soil Reactions

• Zero Valent Iron (ZVI)

• Activated Carbon & Biochar

• BMP Monitoring and Performance

• Concentration vs. Load Reduction

• Effluent Probability Method

• Enhanced Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal

• Enhanced Metal and Organic Removal

• Permeable Reactive Weirs

Intended Audience: Water quality professionals seeking an improved understanding of surface water and stormwater pollutants, and their associated behavior and treatment. Scientists, engineers, enforcement staff, program managers, permit writers, and field staff will benefit from attending.

Education Level: Introductory to advanced. General principles, current research, and advanced topics are presented to ensure all levels benefit from attending.

Course Materials: 2026 updated course proceedings and references (344 color pages - PDF).

Credit: 15 PDHs or 1.5 CEUs for completing 15 hours of instruction.

Registration (CAD): $495 individual, $395 per person for small groups of 2 - 9 people, and $350 per person for groups of 10 or more on the same registration. Register online or by calling us at (800) 385-0783.

Location: Your home or office - anywhere you can get comfortable and online.

About the Instructor: Erick McWayne has over thirty years of professional experience in environmental quality management and teaching related courses. As a consultant, he managed contaminated surface water, soil, and groundwater projects. He currently provides consulting support to environmental projects and teaches courses in contaminant chemistry, transport and fate, geochemistry, hydrogeology, surface water, and stormwater with the National Environmental Management Academy (NEMA).

Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Remediation Principles and Technologies for Soil, Vapor, and Groundwater Training Course - Live Online Training (January 12, 2027)

Tue, 12 Jan 2027 16:00:00 GMT

January 12 - 13, 2027, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. PST (2 Days)

Pacific Time Zone
(9 A.M. to 6 P.M. Mountain or 10 A.M. to 7 P.M. Central)

Live Interactive Online Training

Course Reviews (4.7/5):

Summary: This course provides participants with a comprehensive overview of chlorinated VOC remediation principles, and proven technologies for soil, vapor, and groundwater. The training begins with a review of biogeochemistry and hydrogeologic factors that affect site characterization, remedy selection, and performance; followed by a discussion of common presumptive and innovative remedies. The 14-compartment model is used as a conceptual framework for examining remediation technology performance. The 21-compartment model is also presented for fractured rock and karst systems. The course includes a case study highlighting remedy selection and the application of multiple technologies to complex sites. The concepts and technologies presented are applicable to PCE, TCE, DCE, vinyl chloride, 1,1,1-TCA, DCA, CT, and other chlorinated VOCs including chlorinated benzenes, ethanes, ethenes, and methanes; 1,4-dioxane is also covered.

Course Topics

Chlorinated VOC Remediation Principles
• Chlorinated VOC Properties
• 1,4-Dioxane Properties
• Matrix Storage and Back Diffusion
• Contaminant Hydrogeology
• High Resolution Site Characterization
• Geologic Setting Types
• Plume Stages
• 14-Compartment Model Partitioning
• Order of Magnitude Paradigm
• Source and Plume Remediation
• Common Remediation Technologies
• Technology Performance
• Feasibility and Pilot Testing
• Remediation Modeling with PREMChlor

Assistive Technologies
• Directional Drilling
• Fracturing
• Cosolvent Flushing

Degradation Technologies
• Monitored Natural Attenuation
• In Situ Bioremediation

• In Situ Thermal

• Permeable Reactive Barriers

• In Situ Chemical Oxidation

- Ozone

- Hydrogen Peroxide

- Peroxone

- Permanganate

- Persulfate

- Percarbonate

Degradation Technologies (cont.)

• In Situ Chemical Reduction

- Zero-Valent Iron (ZVI)

- Sulfidated ZVI
- Stabilized ZVI Nanoparticles

- ZVI Clay

- ZVI Vegetable Oil Emulsion

Recovery Technologies
• Excavation
• Soil Vapor Extraction
• Pump and Treat

Containment Technologies
• Physical Barriers
• Hydraulic Containment
• Liquid Activated Carbon

Remedy Selection & Case Study

• Performance-Based Remedy Selection

• Functional Remedial Objectives
• Stakeholder Decision Drivers

• Technology Hazards
• Case Study Overview

• 14-Compartment Model of Site

• Case Study Remedial Objectives

• Technology Feasibility Analysis
• Combining Technologies

• Implementation and Performance Monitoring

Other CVOC Remediation Technologies

Intended Audience: Consultants, engineers, regulatory agency staff, and others seeking an improved understanding of chlorinated hydrocarbon remediation principles and technologies.

Education Level: Intermediate to advanced. Fundamental principles, current research, and advanced topics are presented to ensure all levels benefit from attending.

Course Materials: 2027 updated course proceedings (408 color pages - PDF).

Credit: 15 PDHs and 1.5 CEUs for completing 15 hours of instruction.

Registration (CAD): $495, $395 per person for small groups of 2 - 9 people, or $350 per person for large groups of 10 or more on the same registration. Each registrant will receive their own link to join the training and may participate at any location with internet access. You may register online or by calling us at (800) 385-0783.

Location: Anywhere you can get comfortable and online.

About the Instructor: Erick McWayne has over thirty years of professional experience in environmental quality management and teaching related courses. As a consultant, he managed contaminated surface water, soil, and groundwater projects. He currently provides consulting support to environmental projects and teaches courses in contaminant chemistry, transport and fate, geochemistry, hydrogeology, and remediation with the National Environmental Management Academy (NEMA).