EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL STUDY GUIDE
Causes of the Dust Bowl - Answers - 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 - Answers - OFFICIAL CODE OF
GEORGIA , III levels
GESA, Level II - Answers - Education and Certification for Persons Involved in Land
Disturbing Activities
GESA Key Points - Answers - 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 - Answers - Includes sound conservation and engineering practices to prevent
and minimize erosion and resultant sedimentation,
Consistent with GA ESC manual
Buffer - Answers - 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 - Answers - 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 - Answers - 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 - Answers - 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 - Answers - 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
Causes of the Dust Bowl - Answers - 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 - Answers - OFFICIAL CODE OF
GEORGIA , III levels
GESA, Level II - Answers - Education and Certification for Persons Involved in Land
Disturbing Activities
GESA Key Points - Answers - 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 - Answers - Includes sound conservation and engineering practices to prevent
and minimize erosion and resultant sedimentation,
Consistent with GA ESC manual
Buffer - Answers - 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 - Answers - 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 - Answers - 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 - Answers - 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 - Answers - 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
