ESC Certification and Training

ESC Responsible Person Training classes are being offered remotely.

Certification Program Update

The City of Boise Erosion and Sediment Control training providers are offering Responsible Person classes with interactive and live presentations you may safely participate in from your home or office. Please see the training schedule below for upcoming classes. Contact the training provider listed for the date of the class you prefer for more information.

If you are unable to do remote classes or would like to wait for an in-person class, you may be listed in the certificate database with an Interim Licenses valid for 90 days for a fee of $10. Please send a completed application form for Responsible Person to permits@cityofboise.org indicating you would like to obtain and Interim License.

Plan Designer Certification Discontinued

The ESC Plan Designer Certification and training course is now discontinued, and a current Plan Designer Certification is no longer required to submit an ESC Plan (project narrative and site-specific BMP map). Please refer to the City of Boise ESC Plan Template and ESC Plan Review Checklist in ESC Documents for further information as well as the links in the ESC Resources . If you are interested in having a training class for Plan Design, please contact the training providers.

For any questions, please contact the ESC Inspectors.

Already Certified?

Are you already certified or looking for your license expiration date? Click the link in the green box below to find your RP certification # and expiration date. Just enter your name or RP # into the gray Search Field* above the Login box, or log into your Permitting and Licensing account.

*Note: If using the gray search filed and entering your first and last name, all records associated with your name will appear. Click the second column “Record Number” to sort A-Z, look for the RP record starting with CON. If entering your CON#, only the RP record should appear. Click on the CON# in green text to pull up the “Record Info”. On this page, click on “More Details, then “Application Information” to find the Expiration Date.

RP Search

Certification

In order to protect the environment and the Boise River from negative impacts of construction and polluted stormwater runoff from construction sites, the City of Boise requires earth disturbing construction projects to obtain an Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) permit. Each ESC permit requires a certified Responsible Person with a current license to be listed.

Responsible Person Certification

• RESPONSIBLE PERSON: Any foreman, superintendent, project manager or other person with operational control over site activities and day to day operational control over ESC plan requirements and ESC permit conditions at the site of any construction activity.
• The City of Boise, ACHD, City of Garden City, City of Nampa, and City of Caldwell require a trained and certified Responsible Person on every applicable construction site. Contact the jurisdictions you are working in regarding which projects require.
• Upon completing a responsible person (RP) training class, the RP certification is valid for 3 years. Please complete and RP Application form prior to participating the training class. Check with the Training Provider regarding specific registration and fee instructions.

Download Application (PDF)

Interim Certification

• Responsible Person interim certification is available for those who need an ESC permit prior to attending an RP Class. The interim RP certification is valid for 90 days for a fee of $10 and cannot be renewed. An RP training class must be attended during the interim certification period to obtain the 3-year RP license. Please send a completed application form for Responsible Person to permits@cityofboise.org indicating you would like to obtain and Interim License.

Upcoming Training