Section 18.75.333. Qualified environmental professionals and qualified samplers.

	(a)  A responsible person shall ensure that a qualified environmental professional  
		(1) prepares the site characterization work plan required under 18 AAC 75.335(b)(l);  
		(2) prepares the site characterization report required under 18 AAC 75.335(c)(1);  
		(3) performs sampling collection required under 18 AAC 75.355(a), or that a qualified sampler performs sampling collection if the department approves the use of a qualified sampler under 18 AAC 75.355(a);  
		(4) conducts or supervises site cleanup work under 18 AAC 75.360;  
		(5) prepares the post-treatment sampling and analysis plan under 18 AAC 75.365(a)(l)(C);  
		(6) prepares the final cleanup report required under 18 AAC 75.380(a);  
		(7) prepares and signs a report to justify a request for a waiver under 18 AAC 75.390.  
	(b)  For purposes of the site cleanup rules, an individual is a qualified environmental professional if the individual  
		(1) is an impartial third party;  
		(2) is qualified to perform site characterization and cleanup activities, including  
			(A) fate and transport analysis;  
			(B) remediation design; and  
			(C) other activities associated with contaminated sites;  
		(3) actively practices in the field of environmental science or another related scientific field;  
		(4) has not been found to have falsified environmental data or committed other acts of fraud directly related to environmental work; and  
		(5) meets one or more of the following minimum educational qualification and experience requirements:  
			(A) has a four-year undergraduate or a graduate degree from a nationally or internationally accredited postsecondary institution in environmental science or another related scientific field, and has at least one year of professional experience in contaminated site characterization and cleanup activities under the direct supervision of a qualified environmental professional completed after the degree described in this subparagraph was obtained;  
			(B) has a four-year degree from a nationally or internationally accredited postsecondary institution in any field or a two-year associate degree from a nationally or internationally accredited postsecondary institution in environmental science or another related scientific field, and has at least three years of professional experience in contaminated site characterization and cleanup activities under the direct supervision of a qualified environmental professional completed after a degree described in this subparagraph was obtained;  
			(C) is certified as an environmental technician under an apprenticeship program with a registration under 29 C.F.R. Part 29, and has at least three years of professional experience in contaminated site characterization and cleanup activities under the direct supervision of a qualified environmental professional completed after the certification described in this subparagraph was obtained.  
	(c)  For purposes of the site cleanup rules, an individual is a qualified sampler if the individual  
		(1) is an impartial third party;  
		(2) collects samples of environmental media for laboratory analysis; in this paragraph, "environmental media"   
			(A) includes soil, groundwater, and surface water;  
			(B) does not include air or soil gas;  
		(3) has not been found to have falsified environmental data or committed other acts of fraud directly related to environmental work;  
		(4) has successfully completed  
			(A) applied field work involving environmental sample collection of soil, groundwater, or surface water associated with coursework for a completed degree in environmental science or another related scientific field at a nationally or internationally accredited postsecondary institution; or  
			(B) an environmental sampling training program recognized by the department; and  
		(5) has at least three months of experience in environmental sampling under the direct supervision of a qualified environmental professional completed after the training described in (4)(A) or (B) of this subsection was obtained.  
	(d)  In this section, "another related scientific field" includes engineering, geology, physical science, hydrology, biology, and chemistry.  

Authorities

46.03.020;46.03.050;46.03.710;46.03.740;46.03.745;46.03.755;46.03.822;46.04.020;46.04.070;46.09.010;46.09.020

Notes

Reference

18 AAC 75.390
18 AAC 75.990

Authority

AS 46.03.020 AS 46.03.050 AS 46.03.710 AS 46.03.740 AS 46.03.745 AS 46.03.755 AS 46.03.822 AS 46.04.020 AS 46.04.070 AS 46.09.010 AS 46.09.020

History

Eff. 6/17/2015, Register 214