Erosion and Sediment Control
Test Development and Supporting Organizations

Development of the program was initiated in 1986 with technical guidance from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources.

Through a practice analysis, a volunteer panel of experts identified engineering technicians' job tasks and responsibilities and categorized them into work elements. Volunteers then submitted and reviewed examination questions for each of the work elements. The exam questions were then field tested by technicians from the Soil Conservation Service in Nebraska, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, and the Land Resources Conservation Commission of South Carolina.

This program became operational in 1988. Technical guidance is currently provided by erosion and sediment control inspection technicians, supervisors, and subject matter experts from a variety of stakeholder groups, including state and local agencies and private consulting firms.