Training - Calendar of Events
Basic & Advanced Erosion Control Practices
Date: May 15, 2025
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Augusta, Associated General Contractors of Maine 188 Whitten Road, Augusta, ME 04330
Contact: Thomas Sutherland
This course is necessary to become a Contractor Certified in Erosion and Sedimentation Control Practices by the Department. In 8-hour course, participants will learn why erosion control practices are important, be exposed to the principles of erosion and sedimentation, learn how to properly install and maintain Erosion & Sedimentation Control ('ESC') Best Management Practices (BMPs), regulations requiring ESC, using the Departments Permit By Rule process, in-water work procedures, and ESC planning. Participants are provided with information on the proper selection, installation and maintenance of ESC practices using Maine DEPs Erosion and Sediment Control Practices Field Guide for Contractors. The course is of primary interest to contractors but could also be helpful to municipal code enforcement officers, consultants, engineers and public works employees. Courses can be tailored to either an audience of primarily contractors or for inspectors and municipal officials. This class qualifies for 6 Continuing Education Hours (CEH) for individuals Certified in Erosion Control Practices by Maine DEP. Each CEH afford Certified individuals one year of recertification. This class is approved for 4 Credits for Certified Tank Installers by the Board of Underground Storage Tank Installers, 2023.
Basic & Advanced Erosion Control Practices
Date: May 29, 2025
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Lewiston, Androscoggin Valley Soil & Water Conservation District 254 Goddard Road, Lewiston, ME 04240
Contact: Emma Lorusso
This course is necessary to become a Contractor Certified in Erosion and Sedimentation Control Practices by the Department. In 8-hour course, participants will learn why erosion control practices are important, be exposed to the principles of erosion and sedimentation, learn how to properly install and maintain Erosion & Sedimentation Control ('ESC') Best Management Practices (BMPs), regulations requiring ESC, using the Departments Permit By Rule process, in-water work procedures, and ESC planning. Participants are provided with information on the proper selection, installation and maintenance of ESC practices using Maine DEPs Erosion and Sediment Control Practices Field Guide for Contractors. The course is of primary interest to contractors but could also be helpful to municipal code enforcement officers, consultants, engineers and public works employees. Courses can be tailored to either an audience of primarily contractors or for inspectors and municipal officials. This class qualifies for 6 Continuing Education Hours (CEH) for individuals Certified in Erosion Control Practices by Maine DEP. Each CEH afford Certified individuals one year of recertification. This class is approved for 4 Credits for Certified Tank Installers by the Board of Underground Storage Tank Installers, 2023.
Inland Shoreline Stabilization Practices
Date: June 5, 2025
Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Wiscasset, Wiscasset Community Center 242 Gardiner Rd Wiscasset, ME
Contact: Louisa Crane (207) 596-2040
Soil erosion is not only a source of nonpoint source pollution but it can also threaten structures and other development along waterbodies. Historically, there was a single approach to shoreline erosion: fill the shoreline with rock or riprap without regard to the ecological functions of the shoreline. While this approach can be successful in solving the erosion problem when done correctly, we now know it creates other problems for waterbodies, fish, and wildlife. Shoreline erosion can be caused by several factors, and finding an appropriate solution requires an understanding of each reason behind the erosion. In this class, participants will be exposed to the factors leading to shoreline erosion, how land use and behavior affects shorelines, state permitting standards related to shoreline stabilization, the importance of vegetation and other natural processes in stabilization of shorelines, and how to minimize impacts to the water on shoreline projects.
This 4-hour class qualifies for 4 Continuing Education Hours (CEH) for individuals Certified in Erosion Control Practices by Maine DEP.
Gravel Road Maintenance Workshop
Date: June 27, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Otisfield, Otisfield Community Hall 403 Rte 121 Otisfield, ME
Contact: Emma Lorusso
The proper maintenance of gravel roads in Maine is important for providing residents safe access to their properties and minimizing costly capital repairs to these roads over time, but it is also an important part of protecting our natural resources from degradation. In this training, participants will learn how proper maintenance protects water quality, gravel road materials, how to evaluate a gravel road for maintenance needs, creating a road maintenance plan, gravel road Best Management Practices, and will include a site-walk of a local gravel road to provide a real-life scenario for discussion of potential improvements and practices. This training is intended to provide a resource for gravel road owners, town officials, contractors, and watershed organizations to better understand methods and practices for evaluating and maintaining gravel roads using the Maine DEP Camp Road Maintenance Manual. This class qualifies for 3 Continuing Education Hours (CEH) for individuals Certified in Erosion Control Practices by Maine DEP. Each CEH affords Certified individuals one year of recertification. Presented by John Maclaine Non-Point Source Training Center Coordinator and Dave Roque, Retired Soil Scientist ME DACF.
Basic Septic System Installers Workshop (Non-DEP Class)
Date: May 13, 2025
Time: 8:45 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Farmington, Farmington Town Hall, 153 Farmington Falls Road, Farmington
Contact: Corie Willard
The septic system installation workshop is designed for Contractors, Local Plumbing Inspectors and Site Evaluators. Revisions to the SSWWD Rules, erosion/sediment control, what causes failures and how to avoid them, inspections which can hold up things, the interchangeability of disposal field devices, installer liability, reading and understanding the HHE-200 Form, how water moves into and through the soil, septic system hydrology issues, fill extension retaining walls, back fill specifications and history, installing septic system force mains through wetlands, force main stream crossings, septic system related well contamination case studies, Natural Resources Protection Act and Mandatory Shoreland Zoning issues you should know.
Gravel Road Maintenance Workshop
Date: July 31, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Standish, Standish Municipal Building, 175 Northeast Rd, Standish ME - Sebago Lake Room. Field location TBD.
Contact: Amanda Pratt (207) 523-5406
This FREE workshop is presented by Portland Water District as part of a grant funded partially by USEPA under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.
Learn all about techniques and tricks to keep your gravel road in good shape through every season and save money, save time, and protect water quality. We'll discuss common problems like washouts, mud season, potholes, and when it's time to install a ditch or culvert. This is also a chance to ask two statewide experts your road maintenance questions!
This workshop is open to all members of the public, but is specifically geared toward anyone who lives on a gravel road surrounding Sebago Lake, particularly those who are active in a road association.
Registration is encouraged.
This workshop will be given by:
John Maclaine, Nonpoint Source Training and Resource Center, Maine DEP
Dave Rocque, Maine State Soil Scientist, Retired