Certified Industrial Stormwater Lead for MN

WMN0106 - Certified Industrial Stormwater Lead (CISL) for Minnesota - CISL-MN

Upon completion of this certification course you will meet the objectives of a "person knowledgeable" that can create a SWPPP and operate in compliance with the 2025 Minnesota Industrial Stormwater General Permit (ISW).

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Course curriculum

1. CISL-MN Introduction
2. What you will learn
3. Welcome Instructions
4. Exam Preparation Notice
1. Section 1 Handout
2. Ch 1: Stormwater Overview
3. Ch 2: Stormwater Industry History
4. CH 3: Stormwater Impacts
5. Section 1 Knowledge Check
6. Section 1 Resources and References
1. Section 2 Handout
2. Ch 1 Permit Enforcement
3. Ch 2 CWA Lawsuits Part 1
4. Ch 3 CWA Lawsuits Part 2
5. Section 2 Knowledge Check
6. Section 2 Resources and References
1. Section 3 Handout
2. Ch 1 Site Map
3. Ch 2 Mapmaking
4. Ch 3 Information Gathering
5. Section 3 Knowledge Check
6. Section 3 Resources and References
7. Section 3: Exercise
1. Sec 4 Handout
2. Ch 1 Foundational Elements
3. Ch 2 Describing BMPs and Other Plans
4. Ch 3 Additional Considerations
5. CH 4 Other Influences to the SWPPP
6. Sec 4 Knowledge Check
7. Section 4 Resources and References
8. Section 4: Exercise
1. MN 2025 ISW MNR050000 Section
2. MN 2025 ISW General Permit
3. Section 5 handout
4. Acronyms
5. CH 1: 8 Steps to MN ISW Permit Compliance
6. CH 2A: 13 Elements of a MN ISW SWPPP
7. CH 2B: SWPPP and Impaired Waters
8. CH 3A: MN ISW Sampling
9. CH 3B: MN ISW Reporting
10. Section 5 Knowledge Check
11. 2025 MN ISW Permit Documents and Forms
1. Section 6 Handout
2. Ch 1 Pt 1 Importance of Sampling Program
3. Ch 1 Pt 2 Categories of Industrial Pollutants
4. Ch 1 Pt 3 Pollutant Characterization
5. CH 2 Step #2 Choose a lab
6. Ch 3 Step #3 Choose sampling location
7. Ch 4 Pt 1 Step #4 Create a Sampling Plan
8. Ch 4 Pt 2 Important Sampling Plan Considerations
9. CH 5 Pt 1 Step #5 Obtaining Sampling Supplies
10. CH 5 Pt 2 Sampling Equipment Cont'd
11. Ch 6 Step #6 Determine time to sample
12. Ch 7 Pt1 Step#7 Recordkeeping and paperwork
13. CH 7 Pt 2 Paperwork Cont'd
14. CH 8 Pt 1 Collecting the sample
15. Ch 8 Pt 2 Prepping sample location
16. Ch 8 Pt 3 Different types of sample locations
17. Ch 8 Pt 4 In-Field Instruments
18. Section 6: Knowledge Check
19. Section 6 Resource
1. Section 7 Handout
2. Ch 1 Operational Controls and Sweeping
3. Ch 2 Pt 1 Waste Management and Preventative Maintenance
4. Ch 2 Pt 2 Good Housekeeping and Vendor Considerations
5. Ch 3 Illicit Discharge Detection
6. Ch 4 Spill Control and Prevention
7. Ch 5 Spill Kit Materials
8. Ch 6 Structural Controls
9. Ch 7 Employee Education
10. CH 8 Erosion and Sediment Control for Perimeter
11. CH 9 Covering BMPs
12. CH 10 Channel and Ditch BMPs
13. Sec 7 Knowledge Check
1. Section 8 Handout
2. CH 1 Environmental Water Treatment Overview
3. CH 2 Introduction to Advanced Treatment
4. CH 3 Chemistry of Treatment
5. CH 4 Flocculants
6. Ch 5 Pt 1 Media Overview
7. CH 5 Pt 2 Media Interview
8. Ch 5 Pt 3 Other technologies and methods
9. Ch 6 Design Considerations
10. CH 7 Cost Influences
11. Regulations guiding the use of flocculants and media
12. National ATS and Flocculant Guidance
13. Section 7 Knowledge Check
1. Section 9 Handouts
2. Ch 1 Pt1 Inspecting Stormwater Infrastructure
3. Ch 1 Pt 2 Above Ground Infrastructure Overview
4. Ch 2 Pt 1 Below Ground Inspection Overview
5. Ch 2 Pt 2 Animated Below Ground Inspection
6. Ch 3 Inspections Q&A
7. CH 4 Pt 1 Common areas on industrial activities to inspect
8. CH 4 Pt 2 Industrial Site Inspection - Common features
9. CH 5 What you might encounter with a municipal inspector at your site
10. Section 9: Exercise
11. Section 9: Knowledge Check
1. Section 10 Responding to a Spill
1. Exercise Instructions
2. Tools for your Inspection
3. Follow Brandon on his site walk
4. Additional considerations for your site walk
1. Final Thoughts
2. WMN0106 CISL-MN Course Survey
3. Additional course considerations for career development
4. Congratulations - You're a CISL!
5. Final reminders

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WMN0106 - Certified Industrial Stormwater Lead (CISL) for Minnesota - CISL-MN

Course curriculum

Introduction

Section 1: Stormwater Overview

Section 2: Industrial Stormwater Enforcement

Section 3: Developing a Site or Facility Map

Section 4: Creating an Industrial Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan

Section 5: MN Industrial Stormwater Permit - 2025 ISW MNR050000

Section 6: Industrial Stormwater Sampling Program

Section 7: Industrial Stormwater Control Measures and BMPs

Section 8: Industrial Stormwater Treatment

Section 9: Facility Inspections

Section 10: Spill Response

Section 11: Exercise and Assignment

Conclusion

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