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Candidate must be recommended by a
Professional Engineer who knows, and can attest to, at least six months of
acceptable experience performing CQA activities with geosynthetic
and/or compacted clay liner materials.
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The candidate must submit a completed
application and be approved by the Geosynthetic
Certification Institute to take the geosynthetic
materials and/or compacted clay liner materials exam.
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The candidate or his/her firm must pay a one-time
fee which covers a 5-year period upon completion of the above items. If the candidate desires to be certified
in both geosynthetic materials and
compacted clay liners the combined fee is $500 for 5-years of
certification. If the candidate prefers to take only the geosynthetic materials exam or the compacted
clay liner exam, than the fee is $400.
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The candidate must successfully pass a
written examination (70% is the passing grade) proctored by GCI or GCI
designated organization and graded by the Geosynthetic
Certification Institute to become a certified inspector.