Course Syllabus and Outline:

  • 9:00-9:45 – Background to Storm Water Sampling.  Why do we collect samples?
    • Industrial General Permit Requirements
    • Storm Water Sampling Parameters
    • Where Do I Get The Bottles?
    • Getting Your Tools Together
  • 10:00-11:00 – Let’s go collect some samples!
    • Sheet flow
    • Drain Inlets
    • Manholes
  • 11:15 – 12:00 – Now What?  What happens after collecting samples?
    • Filling out the Chain of Custody
    • Requesting a Lab Pickup
    • Proper storage and preservation of samples
    • Forms, Forms, Forms
  • 12:00 – Lunch