According to EQPB acting Executive Officer Donald Dengokl, over 50 people have signed up for the training and there’s a few more slots available.
This training is free and limited for 60 seats.
EQPB encourages contractors and field inspectors to sign up until 4:30 p.m. today.
The training will be held on June 9-10 at the PCC Assembly Hall, Dort Building, the former PCC library.
The seminar will focus on various proven successful E&SC practices that can be applied in Palau’s environment, on-the-field installation demonstrations, applying erosion controls on road projects as well as considerations during field inspections and project close-out. On the first day of the training, EQPB will release the first Palau Erosion and Sediment Control Field Guide. This field guide is a hands-on tool that can be used by designers, contractors and field inspectors to develop Erosion and Sediment Control Plans, conduct field inspections and project close-out.
The two-day training will be conducted in separate activities. The first day is a lecture and the other day is a practice on the field.
This training is part of EQPB’s continuing effort to provide guidance tools and standardized framework to aid with compliance of Palau’s environmental laws and regulations as required by the Environmental Quality Protection Act and EQPB’s Regulations. The development of these standardized tools and conducting the relevant trainings are critical steps for both EQPB and the contractors in their collaborated efforts to minimize erosion and sedimentation, while allowing development projects to proceed in fragile environment.
Erosion related violations are the most common violations that come before the EQPB. Erosion and sedimentation problems occur due to improper installation of erosion control measures, ill-management of the erosion control measures once they are put in place, and more commonly, lack of knowledge as to the different kinds of erosion and sediment control (E&SC) practices and their installation that can be utilized to manage erosion and other run-offs from a project site. Whether it is unmanaged soil from a construction site or toxic pollutants such as oil in road drainage, these get deposited into our wetlands, streams, rivers, marine waters or into our ground water by way of infiltration or seepage. With Palau’s heavy rains and challenging soil properties, it is very important to utilize safeguards that will protect our vital water resources.
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