Erosion & Stormwater BMP's for Golf

This presentation details the industry terminology, planning and uses of Erosion Control & Stormwater Best Management Practices and products for successful use in design and implementation; as well as helping with compliance in the golf course industry.
The information is presented through examples of BMP products used on mid-Atlantic golf courses and appropriate for golf course superintendents nationwide. Best Management Practices and products discussed can be used for golf course construction or everyday usage in challenging course areas.

Learning objectives throughout the presentation for attendees include:
· Track out control and access matting for disturbed areas.
· Examples of erosion control devices that help control sheet flow.
· Understanding various styles of erosion control blankets.
· Limiting erosion around ponds and course waterways.
· Transitioning from cart paths to fairways without erosion.
· Hard armor solutions for culvert & outfall repair.
· Flocculant usage & dewatering options for sediment laden waterways.
The presentation in roughly 50 minutes in length with 10 minutes of Q&A at the end.

About the Presenter: Joe Belmonte is the Business Development Manager for Environmental Construction Solutions. He has been in the construction products industry for nearly two decades, with a focus on turfgrass and erosion control for the last eleven years. Joe is a Certified by Virginia DEQ as a Program Administrator for Erosion & Sediment Control and Stormwater. A board member of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of IECA, he has been published in Stormwater magazine and routinely speaks at regional industry conferences. Joe has worked with engineers, municipalities and contractors on some of the Mid-Atlantic’s most challenging erosion jobsites including landfills, transmission and pipelines, solar farms, streambank and mine reclamations.