PDH Credits: 5.5 Hours
Certification Length: 3 Years
The ICSD program provides comprehensive training for professionals who prepare, review, and approve Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs). This certification ensures SWPPPs are site-specific, effective documents that properly guide construction site runoff control.
Ideal for engineers, landscape architects, site designers, regulatory reviewers, and environmental consultants, this training is available through our convenient on-demand eTraining platform or via regularly scheduled in-person workshops and virtual webinars.
Curriculum outline
- NPDES & General Permit #2 requirements and documentation
- Soil erosion and sedimentation processes
- The three phases of SWPPP design
- SWPPP templates and supporting resources
- Common SWPPP shortfalls and avoidance strategies
- Hands-on exercises for BMP placement
- SWPPP narrative development
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Create detailed, site-specific SWPPPs that effectively prevent erosion and control sediment
- Apply regulatory requirements for General Permit No. 2 compliance
- Implement appropriate erosion, sediment, and velocity control practices
- Incorporate good housekeeping pollution prevention measures
- Navigate the six phases of SWPPP preparation
- Properly implement a SWPPP at a construction site
Certification process
- Complete the full ICSD training (online, in-person, or virtual)
- Pass the certification exam
- Sign the ICSD Code of Ethics
Upon successful completion, your certification is valid for three years and includes listing in our statewide database of certified professionals. Recertification training is required to maintain your credentials.