Storm Water Thoughts June 1st 2011

3 months and counting. September 2nd is fast approaching to meet the State QSP Certification requirement. To recap earlier posts, every active construction site that is subject to the CGP must have a QSP assigned to perform weekly inspections, as well pre-rain, post rain and others. Other requirements for QSPs include, REAPs, Rain Event Action Plans,and testing and sampling of storm water for turbidity and pH on Risk Level 2 and 3 sites. The training requirements for a QSP are: field experience, formal training, application and acceptance into either the CISEC, Certified Inspector in Sediment & Erosion Control, or CESSWI, Certified Erosion, Sediment & Storm Water Inspector Programs (2 days / $350 +/-). You must be preapproved to sit for the exam on the second day for either program. (Check out CISEC or CESSWI website for application requirements) The second requirement is to complete the QSP class from a registered Trainer of Record (2 days / $400 +/-)(Check out CASQA website for ToR Schedule). Once you have your QSP class scheduled, then schedule your QSP class through the State Training Academy link on the CASQA website. There is no charge for testing. The test is open book, i.e. the Construction General Permit, and it is absolutely essential to read the permit as well as taking the class. You must present your offical CA ID and Letter of Completion from the ToR to sit for this exam. Each organization or company is making decisions on the number of QSPs needed to meet the requirements. Issues to consider are: number of projects, geographic spread of projects, risk level of projects etc. Each of these factors will go into the decision as to how many QSPs are needed, e.g. a couple projects in close proximity to each other could be legitimately handled by a single QSP.