Introduction
Purpose of course, environmental issues, advanced BMPs for sediment control.

Polymers: Relevant Chemistry and Applications for Water Quality 
Basic polyacrylamide chemistry, others (e.g. polyDAC, chitosan), applications in water treatment, reactions with constituents (clay, organic matter), sediment chemistry effects.

Erosion Control Enhancement with PAM
How PAM can help with erosion control with different products, including straw, blankets, and hydromulch. What rates to use and methods of application.

Toxicology 101:  Determining Risks and Benefits of Turbidity Controls
Rich McLaughlin
Key elements of real and perceived risks of chemical flocculation relative to suspended sediment and turbidity.  Getting comfortable with chemical treatments!

 Break

Testing Soils and Sediment 
Test samples from your own sites or from our stock of soils using PAMs with different properties.  Determine patterns of PAM and sediment chemistry interactions.

Passive Dosing Approaches for PAM 
Melanie McCaleb, MS, CPESC, NCSU
How to adjust and combine different products with PAM to get the flocculation you need. Wattles, pipes, powder, logs, and more!

 Active Dosing Systems 
Rich McLaughlin, PhD, NCSU
Pumped water can be treated in many different ways, from simple and inexpensive to portable water treatment plants.

Lunch- Provided

Calculations: 
Basic conversions and units
Passive Dosing Calculations
Active Dosing Calculations

Break

 Group Work: 
Design Plans for Construction Sites
Cost estimation
Field Scale Implementation of Plan

Testing:
Certification For Passive and Active PAM applications and useage
(Non-programmable calculators permitted)