January 2004 Meeting
Date: Monday, January 5, 2004, 12:00 noon
Location: The "Hotel Dallas Mockingbird" formerly the "Radisson Hotel," 1893 West Mockingbird Lane (at intersection with Harry Hines Boulevard), (214) 634-8850. (It is the same Hotel we have been meeting at for the past few years, but with a new name). See Map
Program:
What Every Engineer Should Know about the New Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (TPDES) Construction Permit
Requirements
Erosion
control and other storm water pollution prevention requirements for construction projects
are not new. Significant changes regarding
these requirements have occurred in the last year in Texas, however, and most notable
among these is a shift in oversight responsibilities from the EPA at the federal level to
the state and local level. Every civil
engineer, regardless if he or she does design, construction management, or geotechnical or
materials testing, needs to become familiar with the federal, state and local regulations
and requirements on storm water issues. Such
knowledge enables engineers to ensure not only that the design plans for every project
include appropriate and sufficient Best Management Practices (BMPs), but also that these
BMPs are implemented throughout the construction phase in order to prevent and minimize
storm water pollution.
All construction projects greater than 1 acre need to acquire a TPDES Construction Permit prior to beginning construction. A Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) must be developed and implemented prior to applying for the permit. This presentation will give you an overview on the TPDES permit requirements, what to include and what to avoid in preparing a SWPPP, and examples of good and bad Best Management Practices (BMPs) at construction sites. Also included will be an overview on Dallas Storm Water Management’s monitoring program for construction activities, including education and enforcement inspections, based on its EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit requirements.
Speaker: Sophia
Iliadou Harvey, P.E., Senior Engineer Supervisor, City of Dallas Storm Water Management
Section Education Inspection Team
In her current role, Ms. Harvey’s responsibilities include development and
implementation of educational programs on Storm Water Management, including permitting
requirements for the construction industry and other industries in Dallas, and educational
programs on storm water pollution prevention for the general public and school children. In the ten years she has worked for the City of
Dallas, Ms. Harvey has managed a number of other significant projects, including the
Trinity River Corridor project from 1994-1997 and the city’s bridge rehabilitation
and street and alley condition inventory programs in 1998.
Between 1999 and 2002, she was responsible for the city’s utility
relocation and coordination program and the construction materials, geotechnical
engineering, asbestos and non-asbestos environmental testing program. Along with these responsibilities, Ms. Harvey
managed several design and construction projects.
Ms. Harvey has immersed herself in many professional, civic, and humanitarian organizations during her career, including ASCE. In addition to serving as president of the Dallas Branch in the 1998-1999 year, she has served in numerous officer and committee member roles. Her efforts have been recognized by several awards from ASCE, including the Dallas Branch’s 2000 Outstanding Engineer of the Year Award, the Texas Section’s 1999 Government Civil Engineer Award, and the 1996 Texas Section’s Service to People Award.
Before her career with the City of Dallas commenced in 1993, Ms. Harvey worked for several years as a consultant in the private sector with Halff Associates. Her work with Halff began after she received her BSCE degree from Texas A&M in 1985.
Reservations: by Wednesday, December 31, 2003. Call the ASCE Reservation Hotline at (214) 890-6941. This voice mail system has been established by the Branch to handle reservations. Please state your company's name first and then the name of the attendees. In case of a malfunction, contact Eric Ratzman, P.E. at (214) 346-6274. On-line reservations may be made by sending an e-mail to Eric Ratzman at: reservations@dallasasce.org or from the Branch Website (www.dallasasce.org). For large groups, a fax to (214) 739-7086 may be substituted. Please make your reservations by only one of the above methods to avoid double counting. Please note our new Branch Website address and reservations e-mail address.
Cost: $15.00 with reservations, $17.00 at the door if seating is available.
Dallas ASCE
