Nonpoint Source/Erosion Control

Current JETCC Training Listings and Directions

The Maine DEP contracts with NEIWPCC for many of the administrative duties for Maine's Nonpoint Source Training Center (NPSTC). These duties are administered through the NEIWPCC South Portland/JETCC office.

The Maine DEP NPSTC develops and produces training courses in erosion control practices, and watershed protection. It also administers a voluntary certification program for contractors who participate in the erosion control courses. To publicize these events, the Nonpoint Source Training Center distributes two newsletters with training schedules each year plus periodic flyers. Participants in these classes include excavation contractors, consultants, Code Enforcement Officers, Professional Engineers, landscape designers, septic system installers, homeowners, as well as personnel working on erosion control, road maintenance, and stormwater management plans.

Becoming a Certified Contractor in Erosion Control: Effective January 1, 2013, Maine DEP requires contractors who disturb soil in the shoreland zone to have someone on site who is DEP certified in erosion control practices. To become a certified contractor, you must attend the Basic & Advanced Erosion Control Practices course and successfully complete a construction site evaluation.

To learn more about the Nonpoint Source Training Center visit the Maine DEP NPS page.

Training Schedule page


Maine DEP Nonpoint Source Training Center responds to COVID-19:

In accordance with Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services’ recommendations designed to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s (Maine DEP) Nonpoint Source Training Center is limiting in-person training events for new certification and re-certification in Erosion Control Practices. New training dates will be listed on Training Schedule web page.

Becoming Certified in Erosion & Sediment Control (ESC):

New! Basic & Advanced Erosion Control Practices Online Course

To become certified in ESC, completion of an 8-hour training course, Basic and Advanced Erosion Control Practices, is required. The topics covered in the in-person 8-hour training course can now be completed online, at your own pace. The new format consists of 8 individual modules and each course takes about an hour. Complete each of the eight modules and return the Basic & Advanced Erosion Control Practices Registration Form with $75 fee to:

NEIWPCC-JETCC
584 Main Street
South Portland, ME 04106

Continuing Education for Recertification:

After the initial 3-year certification period, certification is maintained by completing Continuing Education Hours (“CEH”) either in-person or online. Each Continuing Education Hour completed will equal one year of recertification. Online courses will each be worth one CEH. Online courses are available anytime for continuing education credit. Each online course will afford you one year of recertification up to eight years. Complete the desired module(s) and return the Recertification Online Registration Form with $20/course fee to:

NEIWPCC-JETCC
584 Main Street
South Portland, ME 04106

  1. Why Controlling Erosion is Important
  2. Dirt & Water: The Basics of Erosion & Sedimentation
  3. Erosion Controls for Construction Sites
  4. Sediment Control & Construction Site Considerations
  5. DEP Regulations Overview: Erosion Control Law, NRPA
  6. Erosion Control Planning & Good Housekeeping
  7. BMP Installation & Inspection
  8. Stream Smart Road Crossings and Basic Project Design
  9. BMPs for Residential Sites

 

Certified Company Online Recertification Policy:

As an option, companies who have all their site supervisors individually certified can apply to DEP to be designated as a CERTIFIED COMPANY. A Certified Company can save a considerable amount of money by paying a flat rate per calendar year and can submit unlimited number recertification certificates using the online continuing education course library.

Please complete the Certified Company Registration Form if you have already received Certified Company designation from DEP. If you would like to learn more about how to become a Certified Company, contact John Maclaine at (207) 615-3279 or john.maclaine@maine.gov.



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