NRTG’s MicroCourses offer a dynamic training pathway that’s as flexible as it is enriching to build expertise. Our Construction Monitoring – Water Quality and Assessment course, spanning four hours, delivers in-depth training in an easily digestible format. It’s designed to maximize your skills for immediate application.
Discover the intricate interplay between human actions and water quality in this Construction Monitoring MicroCourse. We’ll explore how anthropogenic activities, both in and around watercourses, can create dirty water, adversely affecting aquatic ecosystems. Our focus will be on assessing these impacts stemming from construction, utilizing turbidity and total suspended solids (TSS) as vital metrics. Participants will gain insights into establishing transects effectively to delineate zones of influence, tracking sediment releases’ magnitude and duration, and evaluating their impact severity on aquatic life. We’ll also delve into sampling intervals, leveraging technology, and fostering productive collaborations with contractors. Together, we’ll navigate through exceedance scenarios, equipping you with practical mitigation measures and adept reporting skills to regulatory bodies.
Course will be 4 hours long.
Instructor Profile
Dave Evans
Dave Evans is an Aquatic Specialist and Project Manager with over 25 years of experience in fisheries and aquatic resources as a technician, instructor, consultant and regulator. He has extensive experience conducting and overseeing fish habitat and inventory studies as well as environmental impact assessments in western Canada and has also completed aquatic studies in the US Pacific Northwest and northern Canada. He has provided project management, planning, and permitting expertise to numerous projects in transportation, infrastructure, oil and gas and government sectors, to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best management practices while also providing practical, cost-effective solutions for clients. He is currently working on several watershed restoration plans focusing on species at risk in the east slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains including aquatic habitat restoration and monitoring, water quality improvement, fish relocation and spawning habitat enhancement.