The New California Construction General Permit
ENVR-80012
Learn From Experts’ Best Practices and Lessons Learned From Years of Implementing the CGP
Workshop Dates: August 26-27, 2026
This intensive workshop spans two half-days and offers thorough training to help owners and operators of construction projects, consultants, engineers and legal professionals to fully understand the New California Stormwater Construction General Permit (CGP). The course fee includes materials, instruction by CASQA certified Trainers of Record (ToRs), lunch, refreshments and a Certificate of Completion.
Wednesday, August 26th
Day One: Reissued Construction General Permit Fundamentals, 8:30am - 2:30pm
Gain an understanding to the California Construction General Permit (CGP) 2002-0057-DWQ. Topics include:
- Understanding the Permit: Covered Facilities, Risk Assessment, SWPPPs, and SMARTS
- Legal Perspectives, Complexities, Liabilities and Common Pitfalls.
- Regulator Perspective - Interpretation of the Reissuance Permit.
Thursday, August 27th
Day Two: Field Implementation, 8:30am - 2:30pm
Learn from the experts about:
- QSD / QSP Responsibilities
- Qualifying Precipitation Events
- Visual Monitoring and Sampling Requirments
- Passive Treatment Technologies / Active Treatment Systems
- Demolition Activities
- TDML Requirements
- Interactive Exercise
- Additional Regulatory Insights
This course is approved by Envirocerts for 10 Professional Development Hours PDH.
Schedule To ComeLocation
UC San Diego Extended Studies
8980 Villa La Jolla Drive.,
La Jolla, CA 92037
Speakers
- Nancy Gardiner, Vice President, TRC
- Kate Tipple, Associate, Brownsteain Hyatt Farber Shreck
- Jane Janda-Timba, Principal Rick Engineering Company
- Wayne Rosenbaum, Partner, Varco & Rosenbaum
- Robert Patterson, QSP/QSD Director of Environmental & Safety Compliance, Baldwin & Sons
- Mark Thunder, VP of Project Management, Hazard Construction
Course Details
Course fee includes materials, instruction by CASQA certified Trainers of Record (ToRs), lunch, refreshments, transportation to field location and a Certificate of Completion.
Discounts
Discounts are available for public employees or groups of two or more, please reach out to Stefania Wright at unex-environmental@ucsd.edu
Course Information
Course sessions
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All class meetings held in-person according to published location, dates and times. Students may be expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.
Textbooks:
All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 8/26/2026