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The Department of Environmental Protection is announcing that the next 
examination for licensed remediation specialist certification will be held from 
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on September 23, 2020. The examination will be administered 
online.

Certification is required for anyone submitting a Voluntary Remediation Program 
application as well as managing UECA-LUST projects in the agency’s Office of 
Environmental Remediation (OER). 
	
To qualify for the exam, you must have a bachelor’s degree in an approved 
scientific field and at least six years of relevant professional experience. 
You can also qualify with a high school diploma and 10 years of relevant 
professional experience. In either case, you must have at least one year of 
supervisory or project management experience.
	
To take the exam, register online at www.dep.wv.gov. Under the Office of 
Environmental Remediation, go to the licensed remediation specialist applicants 
page and follow the instructions. Fees of $500 for the application and $500 for 
the examination are required.  Online applications must be received by 
September 9, 2020.
	
Only approved candidates who present picture identification and have paid the 
$500 testing fee will be permitted to take the examination. 
	
For more information about the exam, contact the Office of Environmental 
Remediation by email at DEPLRSprogram@wv.gov.  
	
The legislature enacted the voluntary remediation and brownfields law during 
the 1996 legislative session. The Voluntary Remediation Program and the UECA-
LUST Program involve an applicant evaluating a site for future development 
utilizing OER’s risk-based standards.