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Notice to all Contractors, Developers, & Design Professionals After December 31, 2006, the City of Cartersville will not issue Land Disturbance Permits or any other Pennit which involves anyform ofland disturbance unless the State Mandated E&SC Card (at least Level 1A, and passed the EXAM) is provided which gives a Number for the Builder / Contractor (the old NPDES training prior to 2005 is not acceptable) (See the Notice below which shows a version of the December 31, 2006, the City will not accept plans from Design Professionals 11de the plans clearly note their State Mandated Level 2 E&SC Number in addition to the signature and Professional Seal. Plans Which are submitted to the City without the above will be returned DENIED, and not reviewed. The State of Georgia requires that at least one person from each entity on a construction site be at least Level 1A (see GA EPD Fact Sheet), be onsite at all times, and be able to show their as required by the State Law. In accordance with the requirements of the GA EPD, the 24-hour contact must also be at least Level 1A. (Information may be found at: Hard copies of the below information are available at the Planning & Development office, located on the ofCity Hall, 10 N. Public Square. NOTICE After December 31, 2006, ALL contractors who do any land disturbance including excavation or trenching of utility trenches for electrical or plumbing installations grading, grubbing, clearing, or any other land disturbance must have one of these cards, or a City_ Permit will not be issued. (State Law) Please see attached EPD Fact ---PAGE BREAK--- GEORGIA EROSION & SEDIMENTATION CONTROL EDUCATION AND TRAINING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FACT SHEET Georgia Environmental Protection Division, Stakeholder Advisory Board and Georgia Soil Conservation Commission As part of House Bill 285, new education and training certification requirements were included in the 2003 amendments to the Georgia Erosion & Sedimentation Act (Act). These new education and training (E&TC) requirements in the Act state that December 31, 2006, all persons involved in land development design review, permitting, construction, monitoring or inspection or any land disturbing activity shall meet the education and training requirements, dependent on their level of involvement with the process, as developed by the commission in consultation with the division and the Stakeholder Advisory Board created pursuant to Code section 12-7-20." The persons involved" phrase encompasses a substantial number of people taking one or more of the E&TC courses. Members of the Stakeholder Advisory Board met with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) and Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission to discuss the and the multitude of personnel that would need training under the E&TC requirements. It was collectively agreed that while engaging in land disturbing activities at least one person from each work crew/company/entity involved with land disturbing activities on a project or site must have completed the E&TC requirement and be through the EPD recommends, but does not require, that at least two people from each work crew/company/entity working at a project or site have completed the E&TC requirement. in the event that an E&TC individual is out due to illness, on vacation or called away on an emergency, then another E&TC individual is available on-site to ensure that erosion and sedimentation control issues are under control, regardless of what situation arises. If an E&TC individual leaves the site and he/she is the only individual on-site that is with that work crew/company/entity, then all land disturbing activity undertaken by that work crew/company/entity should stop until the individual returns. The following is a list of positions/occupations that are likely to need the required E&TC. The list is grouped into three categories and is not a complete listing of all job titles, but rather is a sample of those that are more common. There may be other titles not included that could from attendance at these E&TC courses. It is useful to consider your job responsibilities, and if those responsibilities include involvement with land disturbing activities, then your attendance at one or more of these E&TC courses is necessary unless somebody else with your work crew/company/entity has already this requirement for every project or site. Fundamentals Course (Level IA): Primary/Secondary/Tertiary Permittees (depending on level of involvement) Best management practice installation personnel Builders continued on next page November 2006 ---PAGE BREAK--- EDUCATION AND TRAINING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM: Fact Sheet Page 2 Contractors Developers Grading contractors & Grading. earthmoving equipment operators irrigation system personnel (residence, commercial and industrial sites) Landscape personnel NPDES monitoring and sampling consultants Site superintendents Utility contractors Wastewater contractors installing on-site systems (includes septic tank excavation and drain Well drillers (includes directional boring equipment operators) Plumbers and electricians will require if conducting a land disturbing activity within a permitted project site. Others involved in land disturbing activities Advanced Fundamentals Course (Level Primary/Secondary/Tertiary Permittees (depending on level of involvement) Regulatory enforcement inspectors (city and county staff) Non-regulatory personnel inspectors contracted for regulatory work (such as an environmental consultant to a city or county government) introduction to Design Course (Level II): Permittees (depending on level of involvement) Design professionals Plan reviewers (includes Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission and Natural Resources Conservation Service staff) The on their level of involvement with the phrase is not applicable to: a) minor land disturbing activities, since these activities are exempt under the Act as in Section and b) sites under one acre of land disturbance and the land disturbance is more than 200 feet from State Waters, as in Section 12-7-17(8). Therefore, a work crew/company/entity involved in a) or as described in the preceding sentence, does not need to have the education and training (E&TC) required by the Act. However, if the site is part of a larger development," then the E&TC requirements will apply for an individual or entity at a site with less than one acre of land disturbance. Please note that the determination of whether an activity is minor land disturbing is made by the local issuing authority, or by EPD in areas where there is no local issuing authority. in summary, it is important to consider "what are my job responsibilities," and if these responsibilities include involvement with land disturbing activities, then your attendance at one or more of these E&TC courses may be necessary. E&TC program does not recognize reciprocity with any other state erosion and sedimentation education The Education and Training Program is administered and implemented by the E&SC Education and Program of the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission, telephone (706) 542-1840. For additional information, access the Commission's website: www.gaswcc.org; click on For enforcement inquiries, EPD's Watershed Protection Branch can be reached at (404) 675-6240. November 2006