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If you are interested in becoming a certified stormwater
professional, we will also be offering the opportunity
to attend a Certified Professional in Stormwater Quality
(CPSWQ) Review Session and Exam on May 18–19, 2004,
at the Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort at Grande Dunes.
If you plan to apply for certification in the future
or if you're interested in learning more about how professional
certification can benefit your career, you don't want
to miss the information-packed review session on May
18 followed by the exam on May 19! You can attend the
Review Session even if you're not taking the exam.
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 Stormwater
Quality certification provides evidence of qualifications
in stormwater management principles and methods. CPSWQ
certification is available to those who have the educational
training, demonstrated expertise, and experience in
computing, analyzing, and evaluating stormwater quality.
Some of the benefits of CPSWQ certification are:
- enhancing
your professional credibility,
- promoting
public awareness of the stormwater profession,
- having
greater influence on policy decisions affecting technical
and professional issues,
- gaining
access to educational opportunities and sources of
information,
- improving
your career opportunities through professional contacts.
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How
to Get Certified. Applicants must successfully
pass a proctored one-day examination covering hydrology,
environmental indicators, impacts of urbanization, and
federal and state laws and regulations. A full-day Exam
Review Session is offered on May 18, 2004, from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exam will be offered on May 19,
2004, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Click
here for Marriott reservations and conference
room rates.
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How
to Register for the Exam Review Session. Everyone
is eligible to attend the full-day Exam Review Session
on May 18. You must complete the CPSWQ Registration
Form to reserve your space. Click
here for the form.
When complete, either fax or mail it to us as per the
information on the form. Your registration fee for the
Exam Review Session includes an exam workbook with essential
information for passing the CPSWQ exam. Whether you're
taking the exam on May 19 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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How
to Apply for the Exam. To be eligible to sit
for the CPSWQ exam on May 19 in Myrtle Beach, you must
apply to the certifying organization, CPESC Inc., providing
your academic and work history and professional references.
Click
here for an application form and further information.
Please note that the CPESC Inc. review committee needs
45 days to evaluate your information and confirm your
eligibility to sit for the exam, so you should have
your materials to them by April 2, 2004, to allow enough
time. You can direct all questions about the application
requirements to:
David Ward
CPESC Inc.
Phone: 828/756-4484
Fax: 828/756-7344
E-mail: david@cpesc.net
Web Site: www.cpesc.net
Mailing Address: 796 Old Linville Road
Marion, NC 28752
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Who
Sponsors CPSWQ Certification? The Certified
Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC)
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 US 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 EPA,
this CPSWQ certification is available for stormwater
professionals who do not necessarily have CPESC certification.
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Your
Instructor for the Exam Review Session in Myrtle
Beach is Carol Forrest, P.E., CPESC, CPSWQ, a nationally
recognized stormwater and erosion control practitioner.
A registered civil and geotechnical engineer, Carol
has more than 25 years of experience as a project designer,
a program manager, and an educator in controlling urban
runoff, protecting water quality, and managing soil
and water resources. She has managed NPDES stormwater
permitting and monitoring projects for several cities
and counties. She has chaired the CPESC Council and
was one of the first people to earn the CPSWQ certification.
Carol is a principal at GeoSyntec Consultants, an international
engineering services firm in San Diego, CA.
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