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

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
As used in this document, the term:
(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.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  2-6-27,  12-7-19.