The 2023 Spring Township Engineers Seminar is a 2 half-day event. Each morning's agenda includes important issues of interest to municipal engineers and their local government clients taught by knowledgeable and respected subject matter experts. We encourage your attendance at both these interactive and informative sessions, each of which provide 3 PDHs per day.

This instructor-led flagger training will be conducted for individuals who have flagging responsibilities on ANY ROAD OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Others who would benefit from this course include: utility companies working on low volume roads, law enforcement personnel, municipal managers and elected officials (to understand the importance, and for budgeting purposes). This course has been designed to meet the PennDOT Publication 408 flagger training requirements mandated for all flaggers in Pennsylvania.

This instructor-led flagger training will be conducted for individuals who have flagging responsibilities on ANY ROAD OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Others who would benefit from this course include: utility companies working on low volume roads, law enforcement personnel, municipal managers and elected officials (to understand the importance, and for budgeting purposes). This course has been designed to meet the PennDOT Publication 408 flagger training requirements mandated for all flaggers in Pennsylvania.

In this session, a township manager and township engineer will share the experience of one Pennsylvania township when DEP inspected its MS4 program. They will also provide tips so that you can be better prepared if and when DEP shows up at your municipal building.

Managing your local bridges can be a daunting task. This presentation will discuss how to assess your inventory, prioritize projects, review various funding options, and provide tips to extend the life of the structures.

This instructor-led flagger training will be conducted for individuals who have flagging responsibilities on ANY ROAD OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Others who would benefit from this course include: utility companies working on low volume roads, law enforcement personnel, municipal managers and elected officials (to understand the importance, and for budgeting purposes). This course has been designed to meet the PennDOT Publication 408 flagger training requirements mandated for all flaggers in Pennsylvania.

In this webinar, township elected officials and staff will learn about how they can best position their townships to tackle the many issues that arise from winter maintenance of township roads. This includes what your public works staff should be doing now to prepare, maintenance tips, and more.

In this webinar, learn how your township can help its residents (and itself) with better stormwater management practices on residential properties. This presentation will discuss small scale practices designed to minimize runoff from residential properties including, rain gardens, rain barrels and cisterns, pervious pavement, lawn to natural area conversions, tree planting, and sustainable turf care.

Municipal stormwater regulations can put pressure on limited administrative and financial resources. This webinar will provide an overview of inter-municipal collaborative arrangements that have been used in Pennsylvania and have yielded efficiencies and cost savings. Pros and cons of each will be discussed in terms of initial investment, cost of compliance, co-benefits, and suitability for different situations.

This webinar will describe how townships and residents can use native vegetation to protect and restore streambanks that suffer from mild to moderate bank erosion. Topics will include how streambank erosion starts, how to identify suitable restoration sites, plant selection and installation, and maintenance.