Section 712.09. Submittal certification.

 

(1)  Submittals prepared by, or under the supervision of, a professional engineer, a hydrogeologist or a scientist shall be dated and certified by the professional engineer, hydrogeologist or scientist using the appropriate certification set forth in sub. (3) . The responsibility for signing the certification may not be delegated to others.

(2)  The act of signing the certification means that the professional engineer, hydrogeologist or scientist certifies that, to the best of her or his knowledge, all information contained in the submittal is correct and the submittal was prepared in accordance with all of the applicable requirements of chs. NR 708 to 754 . Conclusions and recommendations in the submittal shall represent the certifier's best professional opinions and judgments.

(3)  The appropriate certification in pars. (a) to (c) shall be attached to all submittals to the department to demonstrate that the requirements of s. NR 712.07 have been met.

(a) The following certification shall be attached to any submittal that is required to be prepared by, or under the supervision of, a professional engineer under s. NR 712.07 (2) , (3) or (5) :

"I, ____________, hereby certify that I am a registered professional engineer in the State of Wisconsin, registered in accordance with the requirements of ch. A-E 4 , Wis. Adm. Code; that this document has been prepared in accordance with the Rules of Professional Conduct in ch. A-E 8 , Wis. Adm. Code; and that, to the best of my knowledge, all information contained in this document is correct and the document was prepared in compliance with all applicable requirements in chs. NR 700 to 726 , Wis. Adm. Code."

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Signature, title and P.E. number   P.E. stamp

(b) The following certification shall be attached to any submittal that is required to be prepared or to have its preparation supervised by a certified hydrogeologist under s. NR 712.07 (2) , (4) or (5) :

"I, ____________, hereby certify that I am a hydrogeologist as that term is defined in s. NR 712.03 (1) , Wis. Adm. Code, am registered in accordance with the requirements of ch. GHSS 2 , Wis. Adm. Code, or licensed in accordance with the requirements of ch. GHSS 3 , Wis. Adm. Code, and that, to the best of my knowledge, all of the information contained in this document is correct and the document was prepared in compliance with all applicable requirements in chs. NR 700 to 726 , Wis. Adm. Code."

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Signature and title   Date

(c) The following certification shall be attached to any submittal that is required to be prepared or to have its preparation supervised by a certified scientist under s. NR 712.07 (5) :

"I, ____________, hereby certify that I am a scientist as that term is defined in s. NR 712.03 (3) , Wis. Adm. Code, and that, to the best of my knowledge, all of the information contained in this document is correct and the document was prepared in compliance with all applicable requirements in chs. NR 700 to 726 , Wis. Adm. Code."

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Signature and title   Date

History: Cr. Register, April, 1994, No. 460 , eff. 5-1-95; CR 12-023 : am. (2), (3) (b) Register October 2013 No. 694 , eff. 11-1-13.