CE-081 A Guide to Rainwater Harvesting (T&M): 6 PDH

Description of the course / activity content:

The A Guide to Rainwater Harvesting Timed and Monitored online PDH course is a part of the Civil Engineering category of courses. This course is Timed & Monitored (T&M) to satisfy the requirements of the state of Ohio.

This course introduces the basics of residential and small-scale commercial rainwater harvesting systems design. It is intended to serve as a first step in considering options for constructing a rainwater harvesting system or implementing a harvesting program.

Rainwater is valued for its purity and softness. It has a nearly neutral pH, and is free from disinfection by-products, salts, minerals, and other natural and man-made contaminants. Plants thrive under irrigation with stored rainwater. Appliances last longer when free from the corrosive or scale effects of hard water. Users with potable systems prefer the superior taste and cleansing properties of rainwater.

This course is intended for use by civil, environmental mechanical engineers, sustainability design and construction professionals and others interested in learning about the best management practices for rainwater harvesting.

Learning Objectives:

• Learning about the basic rainwater system components including catchment surface, gutters, and downspouts, leaf screens, first-flush diverters, roof washers, storage tanks and pressure tanks and pumps
• Learning about water quality and potential treatments, and factors affecting water quality
• Learning about estimating water demand
• Understanding rainwater harvesting best management practices and building codes
• Learning about cistern design, construction and capacity
• Learning about backflow prevention systems, dual-use systems and required rainwater harvesting systems
• Learning about cost estimation and comparison
• Learning about financial and other incentives for fresh rainwater harvesting

Refunds and Cancellation Policies

The course is accepted by the Professional Engineering boards in states listed on this page. In an unlikely case the course is not accepted by the board listed on this page, we will refund the full payment and will pay for you to take another course of equivalent monetary and PDH / CEU value. For complete list of courses related to Civil Engineering category of courses please click here.

Length of the Course / Activity

This course is intended to be studied at self-pace and it should take on average of 6 hours to read and be able to comprehend the material to successfully past the online quiz

Course Quiz

To receive the certificate of completion for the above 6 PDH online course, you will need to take a 30 question multiple choice quiz based on the reference material supplied and pass with minimum score of 70%. There is no time limit for the quiz and it can be taken multiple times until a passing score of 70% is achieved

Certificate of Completion

Once you achieve a passing score of 70% on the quiz you will receive and be able to print your Certificate of Completion as a record of your continuing education. PDH Star will keep a record of your certificate for the duration as required by your state of licensure. You will be able to log on to your account and view and print your past Certificate of Completion

State Acceptance

The above course is specifically prepared to satisfy the requirements of the state of Ohio but is also accepted in all states mandating continuing education:

AK, AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, and WY

For detailed state by state requirements click here.

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