Environmental site Assessment-Registered Environmental Property Assessor
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Please note that if you fail the exam you will need to pay $100.00 for each exam you re-take and must be made payable to the National Registry of Environmental Professionals.
REPA -- Registered Environmental Property Assessor is a specialty certification for persons engaged in the inspection and evaluation of environmental risk in real property. The federal government's Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) recognizes the REPA credentials in bid proposals as do many banks and the U.S. Air Force.
Education and Work Experience: Based on the USEPA definition of an “Environmental Professional”
- A state of tribal issued certification or license and three years of relevant full-time work experience; or
- A Baccalaureate degree or higher in science or engineering and five years of relevant full-time work experience
- OR -
- Ten years of relevant full-time work experience.
Exam Requirement: 4-hour timed, multiple choice, open book exam. The REPA exam establishes a person's knowledge of: regulations - 10%; program management as related to pollution prevention, hazard communication, permits - 9%; chemistry, toxicology, geology/ hydrogeology - 10%; Phase III and risk assessment - 2%; technology as related to analytical laboratory services and field procedures - 2%; finding and using informational resources - 20%; physical site reconnaissance - 30%; ASTM standards and policies - 15%; ethics, legal obligations and personal liability - 2%. Candidates passing the exam are credentialed as an REPA based on a combination of their education and work experience.
Application/exam fee: $250
Annual renewal fee: $90
Please note: If your certification has lapsed by 30 days or more, a late fee will be added to your certification charge. |
