Permitting and Compliance
Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Chapter 102 (6 PDH)

Advance registration for this event has closed. We will be accepting walk-in registration on-site.

Please fill out the 3.10.26 On Site Registration Form and bring with you to the registration table.

Seminar guests: park in either the lot next to the EAB (Educational Activities Building) or next to the Library.

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• Park in the parking lots outlined in blue.
• The lot labeled “1” is the first choice for parking.
• Paths to get to the parking lot from all entrances to campus are shown in gold.  
• The roads that are highlighted in red are currently closed for construction.  
• Once you park, follow the purple line to the top entrance of the CUB (labeled building #2).  The entrance is in green on the map.

This workshop is brought to you by the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers and the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts in conjunction with DEP.

March 10, 2026 (7:30 – 4:30) | Penn State Harrisburg Campus, Capital Union Building (151 O St, Middletown, PA 17057)

Frequent challenges in the permitting and compliance process will be addressed directly by DEP. Topics to be covered include the following:

Schedule

7:30 Registration

7:50 Welcome and Introductions, Len Bradley, PE

8:00 – 9:00 Chapter 102 Compliance and Enforcement
Krista Brown, DEP Bureau of Clean Water and
Linda Mackey, DEP SERO

9:00 – 9:15 Break & Visit Sponsors

9:15 – 10:15 E&S Sequence of Construction – Best practices and lessons learned.

Luke Graver, DEP Bureau of Clean Water
Bill Himes, PE DEP Bureau of Clean Water

10:15 – 10:30 Break & Sponsors

10:30 – 11:30 E&S Manual Updates
This is an interactive session. DEP will share ideas for updating the E&S Manual and the audience can provide feedback.
Lee Engel, PE, DEP Bureau of Clean Water and Bill Himes, PE, DEP Bureau of Clean Water

11:30 – 12:30 Lunch & Sponsors

12:30 – 1:30 ABACT vs. Standard E&S Controls
Matt Gordon – Allegheny Conservation District

1:30 – 1:45 Break & Sponsors

1:45 – 2:45 PCSM MRC Facilities Design
Dr. Amanda Hess, Villanova and Len Bradley, PE, NSPE, CSI RGS Associates

2:45 – 3:00 Break & Sponsors

3:00 – 4:00 Roundtable – bring your questions to this moderated roundtable (project specific questions will not be addressed)

Panelists:
Emcee – Len Bradley, PE | Principal, RGS Associates
Sean Furjanic, PE | Program Manager, DEP Bureau of Clean Water
Nick Vivian, PE | Director, DEP Bureau of Clean Water
Lee Engel, PE | Senior Civil Engineer, DEP Bureau of Clean Water
Amanda Hess, Ph.D., PE | Center for Resilient Water Systems, Villanova
Kiel Fortner | ADS
Eric Hout, CPESC, CESSWI | E&S Technical Manager, Lancaster Co. Conservation District

Register as an Engineer  |  Sponsor Opportunities

Registration

PACD / PSPE Member    Non-member
$ 225                                        $ 525