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  • Rural Ponds - Planning, Design, and Construction

    Credit: 8 PDH

    PDH Course Description:

    This comprehensive eight hour course describes basic design principles of embankment and excavation ponds as well as construction requirements.

    Topics:

    • Types of ponds
    • Water needs
    • Preliminary soil investigations
    • Watershed & stormwater runoff estimation
    • Basin sealing procedures
    • Spillways and inlets
    • vegetation
    • Operation/maintenance
    • Preliminary investigations
    • Stormwater runoff control systems
    • Site evaluation
    • Embankment vs. Excavation ponds
    • Subsurface soil investigations
    • Pond sealing methods
    • Establishment of pond vegetation
    • Operation and maintenance of ponds
    • Pond safety

    To take this course:

    1.) Enroll in Course: Click below to enroll:
    (must be logged into your user account)


    2.) Study: Once enrolled, click below to begin the course:

    Download the Study Guide

    3.) Test: Once you've thoroughly read the course materials, please click below to take the final examination.

    Take the final exam

    4.) Certificate: A passing grade of 70% or higher on the exam, is required to receive the certificate of completion for this PDH course.
         NOTE: After the exam is completed, you will need to return to this page, in order to print (download) the certificate of completion.

    Print the Certificate of Completion
    Intended Audience: civil, transportation, land development, and construction engineers. This course is also of interest to other engineers whose job description may require a general knowledge of pond design and construction principles.
    Publication Source: US Dept. of Agriculture

    Donald Parnell, PE
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