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:
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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.
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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
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