Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 600 - STATE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Chapter 600-8
Subject 600-8-1 - EDUCATION AND TRAINING CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS INVOLVED WITH LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITIES
Rule 600-8-1-.03 - Definitions

(a) "Applicant" means any person submitting a request to be considered for certification.

(b) "Certified Design Professional" means a "Design Professional" who has attended the Conservation Commission's "Introduction to Design Seminar" (Level 2) and holds a certificate of successful completion of the training requirements stated in 600-8-1-.04(2)(c) from the Conservation Commission in designing "Erosion, Sedimentation and Pollution Control Plans."

(c) "Certified Inspector" means any person who has attended the Conservation Commission's "Advanced Fundamentals Seminar" (Level 1B) and holds a certificate of successful completion of the training requirements stated in 600-8-1-.04(2)(b) from the Conservation Commission to inspect land-disturbed areas for compliance with the state laws.

(d) "Certified Personnel" or "Certified Person" means any person who has attended the Conservation Commission's "Fundamentals Seminar" (Level 1A) and holds a certificate of successful completion of the training requirements stated in 600-8-1-.04(2)(a) from the Conservation Commission in the area of inspection of best management practices (BMPs) on construction sites. BMPs are vegetative and structural measures to control and prevent erosion.

(e) "Certified Plan Reviewer" means a professional who has attended the Conservation Commission's "Introduction to Design Seminar" (Level 2) and holds a certificate of successful completion of the training requirements stated in 600-8-1-.04(2)(c) from the Conservation Commission in reviewing "Erosion, Sedimentation and Pollution Control Plans."

(f) "Certified Subcontractor" means any person who has attended the Conservation Commission's "Awareness Seminar for Subcontractors" and holds a certificate of successful completion of the training requirements stated in 600-8-1-.04(2)(d) from the Conservation Commission in the area of erosion and sediment control practices and processes in the state.

(g) "Conservation Commission" means the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission.

(h) "Design Professional" means a professional licensed by the state of Georgia in the field of engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, forestry, geology, or land surveying or a person that is a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) and certified by the Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control Inc.

(i) "Division" means Environmental Protection Division of Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

(j) "E&S Act" or "Act" means the Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act of 1975, as amended.

(k) "Erosion, Sedimentation and Pollution Control Plan" means a document containing a narrative part and a diagrammatic part providing the details of site conditions, BMPs and conservation and engineering principles adopted to control erosion, sedimentation and other pollutants from a land-disturbing activity impacting the land and water resources of the state.

(l) "Inspector" means an individual who is responsible for periodic examination of erosion, sedimentation and pollution control BMPs of a land-disturbing activity for consistency with the requirements of the Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act of 1975, as amended or General NPDES Permits (100001, 100002, 100003).

(m) "Plan Reviewer" means an individual who is responsible for determining the adequacy of "Erosion, Sedimentation and Pollution Control Plans" and supporting documents for approval by a program authority.

(n) "Proctor" means an individual that has been approved by the Conservation Commission to administer the final exam. That individual shall be Conservation Commission staff or approved trainer for which he or she was the instructor or individual that has attended a Conservation Commission proctor training.

(o) "Program Authority" means a Soil and Water Conservation District, the Division, or an issuing authority with a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with a Soil and Water Conservation District for reviewing the plan in-house.

(p) "Qualified Person" means any person, except "Certified Subcontractor", who meets or exceeds the education and training requirements of O.C.G.A. § 12-7-19.

(q) "Stakeholder Advisory Board" means the 13-member board appointed by the Governor in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 12-7-20 of the Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act of 1975, as amended.