ABC’s of BMP’s, LLC is a consulting company that provides classroom style training and consulting services to federal and state agencies, municipalities, engineering and construction contracting companies and anyone else requesting these type services.

Recent clients include US Army Corps of Engineers, Arkansas DEQ, Nebraska Department of Roads, Missouri DNR, City of Lenexa, Douglas County Conservation District, and Walton Construction.

Shirley D. Morrow, CPESC, CISEC
President of ABC’s of BMP’s, LLC

Education, Certifications & Recognitions

CPESC #1380 obtained March 1998
CISEC #0076 obtained June 2007

1980 – AS in Biology – Kansas City Kansas Community College
1982 – BS in Zoology – Fort Hays State University
1991 – Degree in Turf Management – University of Guelph, Ontario Canada
1995 – BLA in Landscape Architecture – Oklahoma State University
1995 – MS in Environmental Science – Oklahoma State University

Published in Cambridge’s Who’s Who Among Executive and Professional Women

2007 Alumni Award for Outstanding Environmental Achievement from the
Environmental Science Graduate Program at Oklahoma State University

Experience

Served as Vice President, Director of Technical Content for Stormwater USA, LLC, an online web based certification and training tool. Shirley developed the training classes and exams for Stormwater USA, was responsible for the Stormwater Library and Industry News, and worked with states, vendors, EPA, and others in the industry to provide the latest and greatest information on regulations, products and practices to the erosion and sediment control industry. Stormwater USA is a recognized Level 3 Education Provider through the US Green Building Council.

Manager then Director of Storm Water Compliance for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for about 2-1⁄2 years. Shirley signed permit applications, oversaw the Consent Decree storm water program, reviewed the SWPPPs for new construction projects, prepared and instructed the EPA-approved Storm Water Professional training program, and corresponded with agencies to make sure Wal-Mart was in compliance with the Construction NPDES permits.

Shirley worked for nine years as a Senior Environmental Scientist at Burns & McDonnell, writing Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans and obtaining Construction Activity NPDES permits for industrial projects. She also provided litigation support in the area of erosion and sediment control for many clients including Sprint, CLECO, SWEPCO, and Excel Corporation.

As a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) since 1998, she wrote the portion of the by-laws involving the use of the CPESC seal on drawings for CPESC, Inc. Shirley is on the application review committee, a certified instructor for the CPESC tutorial and very involved in promoting the program.

Since 1994, Shirley has been a member of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA). As a past member of the Board of Directors, she served as Secretary and Administrative Vice-President. The Government Affairs Committee, Technology Section Committee, Ethics Committee, and Professional Development Committee are current committes on which she serves. For five years, Shirley was President of the Great Rivers Chapter of IECA and Vice-President for one year. She is a past member of the Board of the South Central Chapter of IECA.

Shirley has prepared many classes on her own that she teaches around the country. For IECA, she is approved to teach “How to Select, Install, and Inspect Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Control BMPs and NPDES Storm Water Permit Compliance” and “How to Write an SWPPP”. These are both full day classes. She developed a half-day course to train Phase II communities to inspect construction sites entitled, “Inspection Ground Rules: How to Evaluate a SWPPP and Inspect a Construction Site”. This is a very popular class which she has taught to many state agencies and public works departments. Other classes she has taught include “NPDES Permitting”, “How to Write and Implement a SWPPP”, "How Does Phase II Affect You”, and “The ABC’s of BMP’s”.

Shirley also prepared the erosion and sediment control standards and specifications published by the Kansas City Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) to be used by many Phase II communities in the Kansas City area. She is currently working with the Kansas City Chapter of APWA to revise and update those standards and specifications.