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Become Certified in One of Three Areas of Expertise at StormCon ’09
Become a Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality (CPSWQ), a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC), or a Certified Inspector in Sediment and Erosion Control (CISEC).
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Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality (CPSWQ)
Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC)
Certified Inspector in Sediment and Erosion Control (CISEC)
Important: Important: You must have received a letter of approval from the certifying board to take the exam. See details under each certification for “How to Apply for the Exam.” Additional information and the required forms are available at www.cpesc.org (for CPSWQ and CPESC) and www.cisecinc.org (for CISEC). If you register for the review session only, you may not take the exam the following day.
Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality (CPSWQ)
Review course: Sunday, August 16, 2009, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Exam: Monday, August 17, 2009, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Register for the full-day Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality (CPSWQ) Exam Review Session on Sunday, August 16, 2009, and apply to take the exam on Monday, August 17, 2009, or take the review session and take the exam at a later date. You may register to attend the review session only, without having to take the exam.
Please note: To take the CPSWQ certification exam you must have received a letter of approval from the CPESC organization. See details under “How to Apply for the Exam.” Additional information and the required forms are available at www.cpesc.org.
What Is CPSWQ?
How to Get Certified
How to Register for the Exam Review
Session
How to Apply for the Exam
Who Sponsors CPSWQ Certification?
Your Instructor for the Exam Review
Session
What
Is CPSWQ? Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality is a designation that provides evidence of qualifications in stormwater management principles and methods. CPSWQ certification is available to those who have the educational training, as well as the demonstrated expertise and experience in computing, analyzing, and evaluating stormwater quality.
CPSWQ certification benefits you by:
- Enhancing your professional credibility
- Promoting public awareness of the stormwater profession
- Allowing you greater influence on policy decisions affecting technical and professional issues
- Providing access to educational opportunities and sources of information
- Leveraging your career opportunities through professional contacts
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How
to Get Certified. Applicants must successfully pass a proctored one-day exam covering hydrology, environmental indicators, impacts of urbanization, and federal and state laws and regulations. A full-day exam review session is offered on Sunday, August 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exam is offered the following day, Monday, August 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You must have prior approval from the CPESC organization to take the exam on Monday, August 17. See details under “How to Apply for the Exam.” Click here for Anaheim Marriott reservations and StormCon room rates.
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How
to Register for the Exam Review Session. Anyone is eligible to attend the full-day review session on Sunday, August 16. You must complete the StormCon Registration Form (available in early ’09) to reserve your space. Your registration fee for the exam review session includes a review workbook with essential information for passing the CPSWQ exam. Whether you’re taking the exam or considering becoming certified in the future, this is a great opportunity to review the essentials of stormwater, hydrology, and urban runoff.
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to Apply for the Exam. To be eligible to sit for the CPSWQ exam on Monday, August 17, 2009, in Anaheim, CA, you must register for the review session and exam using the StormCon registration form (available in early ’09) and also apply to the certifying organization, CPESC Inc., with your academic and work history and professional references. For a CPSWQ exam application form and further information, please visit www.cpesc.org. You are not eligible to take the exam unless you have received a confirmation letter by mail from the CPESC organization prior to the exam date.
CPSWQ Exam Application Deadline. The CPESC Inc. review committee needs 45 days to evaluate your information and confirm your eligibility to sit for the exam. Your materials must be received by CPESC Inc. no later than June 15, 2009, to allow for enough time.
David Ward
CPESC Inc.
Phone: 828-655-1600
Fax: 828-655-1622
E-mail: david@cpesc.org
Web Site: www.cpesc.org
Mailing Address: 49 State Street, Marion, NC 28752-4020
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Who
Sponsors CPSWQ Certification? The Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control program has been certifying professionals for more than 20 years. The CPESC program is sponsored by the International Erosion Control Association and the Soil and Water Conservation Society and is recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. In 1998, the CPESC Council developed a certification program for stormwater professionals who had already obtained CPESC certification. Now, with input from the federal EPA, this CPSWQ certification is available for stormwater professionals who do not necessarily have CPESC certification.
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Instructor for the Exam Review Session is TBA.
Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC)
Review course: Sunday, August 16, 2009, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Exam: Monday, August 17, 2009, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Register for the full-day Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control Exam Review Session on Sunday, August 16, and apply to take the exam on Monday, August 17, or take the review session and take the exam at a later date. You may register to attend the review session only, without having to take the exam.
Please note: To take the CPESC certification exam you must have received a letter of approval from the CPESC organization. See details under “How to Apply for the Exam.” Additional information and the required forms are available at www.cpesc.org.
What Is CPESC?
How to Get Certified
How to Register for the Exam Review Session
How to Apply for the Exam
Who Sponsors CPESC Certification?
Your Instructor for the Exam Review Session
What Is CPESC? Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control is a designation that provides evidence of qualifications in erosion and sediment control principles and applications. CPESC certification is available to those who have the educational training, as well as the demonstrated expertise and experience in computing, analyzing, and evaluating erosion and sediment control principles and methods.
CPESC certification benefits you by:
- Enhancing your professional credibility
- Promoting public awareness of the erosion and sediment control profession
- Allowing you greater influence on policy decisions affecting technical and professional issues
- Providing access to educational opportunities and sources of information
- Leveraging your career opportunities through professional contacts
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How to Get Certified. Applicants must successfully pass a proctored one-day exam covering hydrology, environmental indicators, impacts of urbanization, and federal and state laws and regulations. A full-day exam review session is offered on Sunday, August 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exam is offered the following day, Monday, August 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You must have prior approval from CPESC Inc. to take the exam on Monday, August 17. See details under “How to Apply for the Exam.” Click here for Anaheim Marriott reservations and StormCon room rates.
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How to Register for the Exam Review Session. Anyone is eligible to attend the full-day review session on Sunday, August 16, 2009, in Anaheim, CA. You must complete the StormCon Registration Form (available in early ’09) to reserve your space. Your registration fee for the exam review session includes a review workbook with essential information for passing the CPESC exam. Whether you’re taking the exam or considering becoming certified in the future, this is a great opportunity to review the principles of erosion and sediment control, hydrology, and urban runoff.
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How to Apply for the Exam. To be eligible to sit for the CPESC exam on Monday, August 16, 2009, in Anaheim, CA, you must register for the review session and exam using the StormCon registration form (available in early ’09) and also apply to the certifying organization, CPESC Inc., with your academic and work history and professional references. For a CPESC exam application form and further information, please visit www.cpesc.org. You are not eligible to take the exam unless you have received a confirmation letter by mail from the CPESC organization prior to the exam date.
CPESC Exam Application Deadline. The CPESC Inc. review committee needs 45 days to evaluate your information and confirm your eligibility to sit for the exam. Your materials must be received by CPESC Inc. no later than June 15, 2009, to allow enough time.
David Ward
CPESC Inc.
Phone: 828-655-1600
Fax: 828-655-1622
E-mail: david@cpesc.org
Web Site: www.cpesc.org
Mailing Address: 49 State Street, Marion, NC 28752-4020
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Who Sponsors CPESC Certification? The Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control program has been certifying professionals for more than 25 years. The CPESC program’s founding partners are the International Erosion Control Association, and it is recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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Your Instructor for the Exam Review Session is TBA.
Certified Inspector of Sediment and Erosion Control (CISEC)
Training Modules 1 through 3: Sunday, August 16, 2009, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Training Module 4 and Exam:Monday, August 17, 2009, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Register for the full-day Certified Inspector of Sediment and Erosion Control training modules 1–3 on Sunday, August 16, and apply to take training module 4 and the exam on Monday, August 17, or take the review session and take the exam at a later date. You may register to attend the training modules only without having to take the exam.
Please note: To take the CISEC certification exam you must have received a letter of approval from the CISEC organization. See details under “How to Apply for the Exam.” Additional information and the required forms are available at www.cisecinc.org.
What Is CISEC?
How to Get Certified
How to Register for the Exam Review Session
How to Apply for the Exam
Who Sponsors CISEC Certification?
Your Instructor for the Exam Review Session
What is CISEC? StormCon is pleased to offer the long-awaited sediment and erosion control inspection certification review course and exam. If you are an experienced construction-site inspector, you can take the next professional step by becoming CISEC certified to show your distinction in the field.
The CISEC certification will:
- Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge in the principles and practices of sediment and erosion control and their applicability to development of discharge permit documents
- Demonstrate the necessary skills to observe onsite and offsite conditions that impact the quality of stormwater discharges from active construction sites
- Demonstrate the ability to inspect installed best management practices and their ongoing maintenance to determine if the mitigation measures will minimize the discharge of sediment and other pollutants from active construction sites
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate and report on their inspection of active construction sites as to whether compliance issues may exist with federal, state, and/or local discharge permit regulations
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How to Get Certified. A Certified Inspector of Sediment and Erosion Control is one who has demonstrated his or her proficiency in observing, inspecting, and reporting on the implementation of stormwater pollution prevention plans.
Minimum Qualifications An applicant becoming a CISEC will have the following background:
- A complete understanding about sediment and erosion processes and how the discharge of pollutants associated with construction activities may impact the environment
- The ability to meet the USEPA’s requirements for a qualified inspector and an understanding of federal regulations associated with the NPDES discharge permit
- Ability to read and understand construction-site stormwater pollution prevention plans and able to fully comprehend accompanying sediment and erosion control drawings
- Construction-site experience inspecting the installation and maintenance of BMPs, identifying waste management problems, and addressing impacts by non-stormwater discharges
- The ability to communicate and write accurate inspection reports. Applicants are expected to have inspection skills in one or more of the following types of construction projects: large land development; linear (e.g., roadway, pipeline); vertical (e.g., town homes, single-family residence); big box (e.g., commercial buildings)
The applicant’s skills will be determined through testing and training provided by the CISEC certification program, which is designed for achieving proficiency in the process of inspecting construction sites. A full-day exam review session is offered on Sunday, August 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exam is offered the following day, Monday, August 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You must have prior approval from the CISEC organization to take the exam on Monday, August 17. See details under “How to Apply for the Exam.” Click here for Anaheim Marriott reservations and StormCon room rates.
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How to Register for the Training Modules and Exam. Anyone is eligible to attend the training modules on Sunday, August 16, 2009 in Anaheim, CA. You must complete the StormCon Registration Form (available in early ’09) to reserve your space. Your registration fee for the exam review session includes a review workbook with essential information for passing the CISEC exam. Whether you’re taking the exam or considering becoming certified in the future, this is a great opportunity to review the principles of site inspection and erosion and sediment control.
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How to Apply for the Exam. To be eligible to sit for the CISEC exam on Monday, August 17, 2009, in Anaheim, CA, you must register for the training modules and exam using the StormCon registration form (available in early ’09) and also apply to the certifying organization, CISEC Inc. For a CISEC exam application form and exam fee information, please visit www.cisecinc.org. To download an application PDF visit www.cisecinc.org/id1.html. You are not eligible to take the exam unless you have received a confirmation letter by mail from the CISEC organization prior to the exam date.
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CISEC Exam Application Deadline. The CISEC review committee needs 30 days to evaluate your information and confirm your eligibility to sit for the exam. Your materials must be received by CISEC Inc. no later than July 6, 2009, to allow for enough time.
For further information about exam application, eligibility, and fee, contact:
CISEC Inc.
P.O. Box 188
Parker, CO 80134
Ph: 720-235-2783
Fx: 303-841-6386
E-mail: cisec_inc@yahoo.com
Web Site: www.cisecinc.org
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Who Sponsors CISEC Certification? The Certified Inspector in Sediment and Erosion Control program was launched at StormCon in 2006 by Jerald S. Fifield, Ph.D., CPESC, president of CISEC Inc. and a principal with HydroDynamics Inc.
Jerald has more than 20 years of experience working with contractors and designers to ensure NPDES permit requirements are met. He has authored books and numerous papers on the subject and trained thousands in how to achieve effective sediment and erosion control on construction sites. He has also worked with contractors, inspectors, developers, engineering firms, municipalities, counties, and federal agencies.
The CISEC program has already been adopted by numerous state organizations and private contractors as the industry standard.
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