Program Mission

The public demands evidence of professional competence from persons whose activities affect the physical and economical well being of people throughout the world. This need has been recognized in such professions as medicine, law, and engineering. Their states and provinces have passed laws governing misuse of land and water resources and damages inflicted others by erosion and sediment and storm water quality in many countries. These laws create a need for the services of professionals trained in proper erosion and sediment control and storm water quality methods. Such professionals increasingly must be able to show evidence of their qualifications.

A certification program-identifying professionals qualified for educational, scientific, and service activities with public and private agencies in the erosion and sediment field and the storm water quality field is in the public interest. Through the SWCS and IECA, professionals in these fields have developed standards and procedures for certifying persons qualified in erosion and sediment control and storm water quality. The CPESC, Inc. programs serves the public need.

These certification programs are based upon scholarly preparation, knowledge, and experience. Certified professionals listed on the registry will (a) meet the educational and practical experience standards, (b) subscribe to the code of ethics, (c) qualify for particular identification of special abilities, and (d) pass a qualifying examination.