B.F. Environmental Consultants
Mr. Brian Oram
Professional Geologist, Soil Scientist

15 Hillcrest Drive Dallas, PA 18612

Phone (570) 335-1947

Mr. Brian Oram, Professional Geologist,
PA Sewage Enforcement Officer,
Licensed Well Driller

Low Impact Development and Stormwater BMP Pennsylvania
Powerpoint Presentations, Pdf Files, and Best Management Practices

The following are links to the Power Point Presentations that were used during the Low Impact Development and Stormwater BMP Workshop in Harrisburg, PA. These presentations are for the convenience of the individuals that attended the workshop. For the individuals that attended the workshop, THANK YOU for coming. I personally had a great time and enjoyed meeting everyone.

If you did not attend the workshop, "We" ("the Presenters") would appreciate that you do not download these presentations. If you do download, the presentations, please send an email to PowerPoint Download. Also, if you need to use these presentations, "We" are requesting that you ask the permission to use the information and data and please provide proper acknowledgement of the author, presenter, and creator of the documents. All data is the proper and work product of the individual presenters and it is being made available for your education- Please do not download or distribute these presentations in part.

With respect to Erosion and Sedimentation Control, B.F. Environmental Consultants provides technical, educational, and professional services related to soils evaluations, hydrogeology, hydrology, hydric soils evaluations, infiltration / permeability testing, and water quality evaluations. B.F. Environmental Consultants does not provide engineering or surveying services.


Before Uncontrolled Runoff	After Wet Pond BMP

Presenters:

Ms. Catherine Chomat, PE, F.X. Browne, Inc.
Robert Traver, PhD, PE, Villanova University
Mr. Brian Oram, PG, B.F. Environmental Consultants and Water-Research Center

All Presentations will be Stored In One Zip File for You to Download. The Only Presentation Online is Presentation 4.

Presentation 1- Impacts of Uncontrolled Runoff (source F.X. Browne, Inc.)
Presentation 2- Stormwater Management in Pennsylvania (source F.X. Browne, Inc.)
Presentation 3- Concepts of Low-Impact Development, i.e., Smart Engineering (Villanova University)
Presentation 4- Measuring Infiltration, Soils, and Hydrology (Wilkes University)- This is not a zip file
Presentation 5- Infiltration and Filtration BMPs (Villanova University)
Presentation 6- Ponds and Wetland BMPs, Retrofitting Basins (F.X. Browne, Inc.)
Presentation 7- Putting It All Together (F.X. Browne, Inc.)

Managing Stormwater in Our Communities
Hosted: At McGowan Room, College Misericordia, Dallas, PA
(Pdf files Only )

Presentation 1(pdf file) - Tree Canopy Cover, Mr. Vincent Cotrone, Urban Forester, Penn State Cooperative Extension
Presentation 2(pdf file)- Ecological Stream and Watershed Connection (GIS) - Dr. Dale Bruns, Dean of College of Science and Engineering at Wilkes University
Presentation 3(pdf file)- Better Stormwater Management Design - Mr. Paul DeBarry, PE - Director of Hydrology, Hydraulics, and GIS Section: Borton-Lawson Engineering.
Presentation 4(pdf file) - Applied Soil Science to Stormwater Management and BMP Selection, Mr. Brian Oram, PG, Wilkes University, Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
Presentation 5(pdf file) - Modeling the Potential Reduction of Stormwater Runoff Using BMPs - Dr. Brian Whitman, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering at Wilkes University
Presentation 6(pdf file)- Regional Initiatives to Assist in Stormwater Management - Mr. Ryan Koch, Coordinator, Pocono NE, RC&D

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Cased Borehole and Double Ring Side-by-Side Testing

Cased Borehole and Double Ring Side-by-Side Testing

Recent Projects - Summary

1. 300,000 gpd +- landscape irrigation - stormwater best management system (SE PA).

2. 100,000 gpd + - stormwater recharge system using overland flow and level spreaders.
(Poconos)

3. Soils testing and site characterization for the development of a stormwater management system that is based on a site-specific water budget method.

4.Revised Design for a stormwater management system for a residential development using individual water gardens, recharge systems, bioretention, and landscape irrigation.

5. Conceptual Design 1.3 Million Gallon Day Forested Spray Irrigation System.

Recent Presentations

Chester County Stormwater BMP Tour Guide

Stormwater | Porous Asphalt

PACD- PA Handbook of Best Management Practices

Draft Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Manual for Agriculture

Villanova University Urban Stormwater Partnership

PADEP - Stormwater Resources

NJ Stormwater.org

F.X. Browne Inc - Stormwater Management