GA Erosion & Sediment Control Exam Q’s and A’s
Causes of the Dust Bowl - -Destruction of vegetative cover
Soil disturbance, Replacement of deep rooted vegetation with shallow rooted vegetation,
Failure to check water erosion which displaces surface particles and incises the soil,
Climate variation: drought and wind
-The Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act of 1975 - -OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA , III
levels
-GESA, Level II - -Education and Certification for Persons Involved in Land Disturbing
Activities
-GESA Key Points - -Land disturbing activities are governed on the federal, state and local
level, GESA is a state law that may be incorporated in a local ordinance adopted and
enforced by a county or municipality, May be referred to as "State Law", the "Act", the "E&S
Act", or the "Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act"
-BMP - -Includes sound conservation and engineering practices to prevent
and minimize erosion and resultant sedimentation,
Consistent with GA ESC manual
-Buffer - -the area of land immediately adjacent to the banks of state waters in its natural
state of vegetation, which facilitates the protection of water quality and aquatic habitat
-Design Professional - -A professional licensed by the State of Georgia in the field of:
engineering, architecture, landscape architecture,
forestry, geology, or land surveying;
OR
a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) with a current
certification
-Land Disturbing Activity - -Activity that may result in soil erosion and movement of
sediments into state waters or onto state lands, including but not limited to:Transporting,
Grading, Filling of land, Clearing, Excavating, Dredging
-Local Issuing Authority - -Governing authority of any county or municipality which is
certified to administer permits for LDA:
Have adopted proper ordinance
Have been certified by EPD
-State Waters - -Any bodies of surface or subsurface water, natural or artificial, lying
within or forming a part of the boundaries of the state, which are not entirely confined and
retained completely upon the property of a single individual, partnership, or corporation.
Causes of the Dust Bowl - -Destruction of vegetative cover
Soil disturbance, Replacement of deep rooted vegetation with shallow rooted vegetation,
Failure to check water erosion which displaces surface particles and incises the soil,
Climate variation: drought and wind
-The Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act of 1975 - -OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA , III
levels
-GESA, Level II - -Education and Certification for Persons Involved in Land Disturbing
Activities
-GESA Key Points - -Land disturbing activities are governed on the federal, state and local
level, GESA is a state law that may be incorporated in a local ordinance adopted and
enforced by a county or municipality, May be referred to as "State Law", the "Act", the "E&S
Act", or the "Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act"
-BMP - -Includes sound conservation and engineering practices to prevent
and minimize erosion and resultant sedimentation,
Consistent with GA ESC manual
-Buffer - -the area of land immediately adjacent to the banks of state waters in its natural
state of vegetation, which facilitates the protection of water quality and aquatic habitat
-Design Professional - -A professional licensed by the State of Georgia in the field of:
engineering, architecture, landscape architecture,
forestry, geology, or land surveying;
OR
a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) with a current
certification
-Land Disturbing Activity - -Activity that may result in soil erosion and movement of
sediments into state waters or onto state lands, including but not limited to:Transporting,
Grading, Filling of land, Clearing, Excavating, Dredging
-Local Issuing Authority - -Governing authority of any county or municipality which is
certified to administer permits for LDA:
Have adopted proper ordinance
Have been certified by EPD
-State Waters - -Any bodies of surface or subsurface water, natural or artificial, lying
within or forming a part of the boundaries of the state, which are not entirely confined and
retained completely upon the property of a single individual, partnership, or corporation.
