Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 600-8-1-.03 - Definitions
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.
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