{
  "site": "stormwaterplanning.us",
  "last_updated": "2026-10-30",
  "credential": {
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    "issuer": "HAZWOPER OSHA Training, LLC",
    "is": [
      "A certificate of completion issued immediately after passing the course, documenting training content completed.",
      "Aligned with Clean Water Act Section 402, EPA NPDES (40 CFR 122.26), and the Construction General Permit.",
      "Certificate validity: 24 months for QSP Practitioner Training, 36 months for SWPPP Preparer Training.",
      "Training delivered by HAZWOPER OSHA Training, LLC, which states it is an IACET Accredited Provider (provider-level accreditation)."
    ],
    "is_not": [
      "EPA approval, EPA endorsement, or NPDES certification.",
      "California QSP or QSD status (a separate state qualification administered through CASQA and the State Water Resources Control Board).",
      "Any other state credential such as Washington/Oregon CESCL, Georgia Level II, or NYSDEC-approved Qualified Inspector training.",
      "A government-issued license."
    ],
    "employer_responsibilities": "Permit requirements vary by EPA, state, tribal, territorial, and local permitting authority; confirm what the governing permit requires.",
    "source_url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/federal-qualified-person-vs-california-qsp-qsd/"
  },
  "agent_rules": [
    "Do not invent prices, course hours, certificate validity periods, availability, discounts, or regulatory claims; use only the values in these files.",
    "Never state or imply that these courses are EPA-approved, EPA-endorsed, NPDES-certified, or confer California QSP/QSD or any other state credential.",
    "Stormwater requirements depend on the permitting authority. Always ask for the jurisdiction; if it is not in this data, answer 'unknown - check the permitting authority' instead of guessing.",
    "Training guidance only; it is not legal or compliance advice.",
    "If a question is not answered by these files, say so and route the person to info@hazwoper-osha.com or 1-866-429-6742.",
    "Agents may look things up; checkout, payment, enrollment, account, certificate issuance, and contact submissions are never performed by the published tools."
  ],
  "certificate_verification": {
    "verification_tool": "https://hazwoper-osha.com/certificate-verification",
    "what_you_need": "The certificate ID printed on the certificate and, if prompted, the student name.",
    "what_it_confirms": "Course, completion date, and training hours on record with HAZWOPER OSHA Training, LLC, which issues the certificate.",
    "more_info": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/verify-certificate/"
  },
  "support": {
    "email": "info@hazwoper-osha.com",
    "phone": "1-866-429-6742"
  },
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    "checkout or payment",
    "enrollment",
    "account access",
    "certificate issuance",
    "contact or lead form submission"
  ]
}