BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260612T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260612T123000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Level 1-A Soil & Erosion (Blue Card) Re-Certification Class DESCRIPTION:It is a State Requirement - In 2003\, HB 285 Amended the Georgia Erosion and Sediment Act of 1975. This amendment included a mandatory certification program for individuals involved in land disturbing activities in Georgia. This certification program is administered by the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission (GSWCC). All certifications issued by GSWCC are valid for three years. According to the current state law\, a certified individual shall be required to attend and participate in at least four hours of approved continuing education courses\, as established by the Commission\, every three years (O.C.G.A. 12-7-19) Is there a "Grace Period" after my card expires? As of July 1st\, 2013\, the GSWCC has lifted the grace period restrictions. Now\, anyone may renew their certification at any time by taking a 4-hour renewal (re-certification). Your certification will be good for 3 years from your renewal date if you take the course after your expiration date or it will be good for 3 years from your expiration date if you renew prior to your expiration date. The seminar is taught by Kim Metcalf\, an environmental scientist with a BS and MS degree in Environmental Health Science from the University of Georgia and holds many environmental certifications including Certified Environmental Auditor\, Registered Environmental Manager\, Level 1B Certified Erosion and Sedimentation Inspector\, Level II Certified Erosion and Sedimentation Plan Designer\, Level I &\; Level II Erosion Trainer with the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. She also is a Certified Professional in Erosion & Sediment Control (CPESC).This session qualifies under the rules of the Georgia State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors for four (4) continuing education credit hours. Event Policy: All registrations are final. No refunds will be issued. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

It is a State Requirement - In 2003\, HB 285 Amended the Georgia Erosion and Sediment Act of 1975. This amendment included a mandatory certification program for individuals involved in land disturbing activities in Georgia. This certification program is administered by the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission (GSWCC). All certifications issued by GSWCC are valid for three years. According to the current state law\, a certified individual shall be required to attend and participate in at least four hours of approved continuing education courses\, as established by the Commission\, every three years (O.C.G.A. 12-7-19) Is there a "\;Grace Period"\; after my card expires? As of July 1st\, 2013\, the GSWCC has lifted the grace period restrictions. Now\, anyone may renew their certification at any time by taking a 4-hour renewal (re-certification). Your certification will be good for 3 years from your renewal date if you take the course after your expiration date or it will be good for 3 years from your expiration date if you renew prior to your expiration date.

\;The seminar is taught by Kim Metcalf\, an environmental scientist with a BS and MS degree in Environmental Health Science from the University of Georgia and holds many environmental certifications including Certified Environmental Auditor\, Registered Environmental Manager\, Level 1B Certified Erosion and Sedimentation Inspector\, Level II Certified Erosion and Sedimentation Plan Designer\, Level I &\;\; Level II Erosion Trainer with the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. She also is a Certified Professional in Erosion &\; Sediment Control (CPESC).

This session qualifies under the rules of the Georgia State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors for four (4) continuing education credit hours.

\;Event Policy: All registrations are final. No refunds will be issued.

LOCATION:6432 Bradley Park Drive Columbus GA 31904 UID:e.2677.1455737 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260503T201202Z URL:https://members.greatercolumbushba.com/calendar/Details/level-1-a-soil-erosion-blue-card-re-certification-class-1723964?sourceTypeId=Hub END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR