Of course, there are several organizations that offer environmental professional certifications, but you must meet EPA's definition of an environmental professional through a Professional Engineer License or Professional Geologist License, plus three years of experience.
Other certification programs available for Environmental Professional Certification are:
- Academy of Board Certified Environmental Professionals - CertifiedEnvironmental Professional (CEP) program
- National Registry of Environmental Professionals – several
certifications including REPA and REP
- International Society for Technical and Environmental Professionals
(INSTEP) – Licensed Environmental Professional
- Institute for Professional Environmental Practice (IPEP) – Qualified
Environmental Professional
- Institute of Hazardous Materials Management – Certified Hazardous
Materials Manager (CHMM)
Below is the email sent to REAs by the State of California:
As part of the Budget, on June 27, 2012 the Governor also signed SB 1018 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, Chapter 39, Statutes of 2012). Among a number of other things, SB 1018 has repealed the Department of Toxic Substances Control’s (DTSC) authority for the Registered Environmental Assessors (REA) Program. As of July 1, 2012, the REA Program will no longer exist.
DTSC proposed the elimination of the REA Program in this year’s budget considerations, primarily because DTSC believes that the program is unnecessary and unenforceable, and more importantly, it is largely duplicative of and inconsistent with federal environmental professional standards that have been adopted since the creation of the REA Program. DTSC believes the elimination of the REA Program will standardize requirements for environmental professionals conducting environmental assessments under other statutory programs, and make them consistent with federal requirements.
REA I 2012 Annual fee payments received and the processing fee for new, five year renewal and reinstatement applications that were “pending” review will receive refunds in four to six weeks after July 1, 2012. REA II will receive a prorated annual fee refund and the processing fee for “pending” applications.
Please note that the online registry will no longer be available after July 1, 2012.
We would like to thank you for your past support and participation to the program.
Sincerely,
DTSC Management
DTSC proposed the elimination of the REA Program in this year’s budget considerations, primarily because DTSC believes that the program is unnecessary and unenforceable, and more importantly, it is largely duplicative of and inconsistent with federal environmental professional standards that have been adopted since the creation of the REA Program. DTSC believes the elimination of the REA Program will standardize requirements for environmental professionals conducting environmental assessments under other statutory programs, and make them consistent with federal requirements.
REA I 2012 Annual fee payments received and the processing fee for new, five year renewal and reinstatement applications that were “pending” review will receive refunds in four to six weeks after July 1, 2012. REA II will receive a prorated annual fee refund and the processing fee for “pending” applications.
Please note that the online registry will no longer be available after July 1, 2012.
We would like to thank you for your past support and participation to the program.
Sincerely,
DTSC Management
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