PROFESSIONAL
GEOLOGIST
PROFESSIONAL
HYDROLOGIST
PROFESSIONAL
SOIL SCIENCE
Professional
Geologist
Q.
What is "Geology"?
A.
A science that involves the study of the earth and the earth's origin,
composition, structure and physical history, including the study of
the natural agents, forces and processes that cause changes in the earth
and the investigation and collection of data concerning the crust and
the interior of the earth and the surface and underground gases, solids
and fluids that make up the earth.
Q.
What is the "Practice of professional geology"?
A.
The performance of or offer to perform any geologic service or work
in which the public welfare or the safeguarding of life, health, environment
or property is concerned or involved. "Practice of professional
geology" includes the collection of geological data, consultation,
investigation, evaluation, interpretation, planning or inspection relating
to a service or work that applies geology.
Q. Is a license required to work as a professional geologist?
A.
Yes. No person may engage or offer to engage in the practice of professional
geology, designate himself or herself as a professional geologist, use
or assume the title "professional geologist" or any other
title, letters or designation which represents or may tend to represent
the person as a professional geologist unless the person is licensed
by the professional geologist section of the examining board of professional
geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists.
Q.
Are there exceptions to the requirement for the need for licensure?
A.
Yes. No license is needed in the following instances:
1.
A person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license, permit,
registration or certification granted by this state or the federal government.
2. An officer or employee of the federal government
while engaged within this state in the practice of professional geology,
hydrology or soil science for the federal government.
3. A public service company or its regular employees acting in its behalf
that engage in the practice of professional geology, hydrology or soil
science exclusively in connection with the facilities of the company
that are subject to regulation, supervision or control by a commission
of this state or the federal government.
4. A person who engages in the practice of professional geology, hydrology
or soil science exclusively as a regular employee of a private company
or corporation, by rendering to the company or corporation geological,
hydrological or soil science services in connection with its operations,
so long as the person is actually and exclusively so employed and no
longer, if the company or corporation has at least one professional
geologist, hydrologist or soil scientist who is licensed under this
chapter in responsible charge of the company's or corporation's professional
geological, hydrological or soil science work in this state.
5. A contractor, subcontractor or construction material or equipment
supplier who performs or undertakes activities that historically and
customarily have been performed by a contractor, subcontractor or construction
material or equipment supplier in his or her respective trade or specialty,
including the preparation and use of drawings, specifications or layouts
within a construction firm or in construction operations, superintending
of construction, installation and alteration of equipment, cost estimating,
consultation with professional geologists, hydrologists or soil scientists
or owners concerning materials, equipment, methods and techniques, and
investigations or consultation with respect to construction sites, provided
all such activities are performed solely with respect to the performance
of the contractor's, subcontractor's or supplier's work on buildings
or with respect to supplies or materials furnished by him or her for
buildings or structures or their appurtenances which are, or which are
to be, erected, enlarged or materially altered in accordance with plans
and specifications prepared by professional geologists, hydrologists
or soil scientists or by a person specified in numbers 1 to 4 above.
6. A person employed by a county or this state who is engaged in the
planning, design, installation or regulation of land and water conservation
activities under Wis. Stat., Chapter
92 or Section
281.65 and who is certified under Wis. Stat ., s.
92.18.
7. A registered land surveyor registered who is engaged in the planning,
design, installation or regulation of land and water conservation activities
under Wis. Stat., Chapter
92 or Section
281.65.
8.
A person engaged solely in teaching geology, hydrology or soil science
or a related physical or natural science, or a person engaged solely
in geological, hydrological or soil science research as an employee
of an educational or research institution or a governmental agency.
9.
A well driller who is engaged in well drilling.
10.
A
registered professional engineer
who, while engaged in the practice of professional engineering, collects,
investigates, interprets or evaluates data relating to soil, rock, groundwater,
surface water, gases or other earth conditions, or uses that data for
analysis, consultation, planning, design or construction.
11.
A professional geologist, hydrologist or soil scientist who is licensed
to engage in the practice of professional geology, hydrology or soil
science in another state or country and is providing a consultation
or demonstration with a professional geologist, hydrologist or soil
scientist who is licensed under this chapter.
12. A person engaged within this state in the practice of a profession,
other than professional geology, hydrology, or soil science, including
archaeology, aquatic biology, bacteriology, fish management, forestry,
horticulture, limnology, mycology, plant pathology, stream ecology,
wetland science, or wildlife management, where the practice of the profession
by the person involves knowledge within the range of professional geology,
hydrology, or soil science, if the person meets all of the following
conditions:
(a) The practice of the profession by the person involves only
the incidental practice of professional geology, hydrology, or soil
science. For purposes of this paragraph, a practice of professional
geology, hydrology, or soil science is incidental to the practice of
another profession if professional geology, hydrology, or soil science
is related to, but not the main purpose of, the other profession, or
if a person engages in a practice of professional geology, hydrology,
or soil science while primarily engaged in the practice of the other
profession.
(b) The person does not designate himself or herself as a professional
geologist, hydrologist, or soil scientist or use any other title, letters,
or designation that represents or may tend to represent that the person
is a professional geologist, hydrologist, or soil scientist.
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Professional
Hydrologist
Q.
What is "Hydrology"?
A.
A science that involves the study of the waters of the earth, including
the study of the occurrence, circulation, distribution, chemistry or
quality of water or its role as a natural agent that causes changes
in the earth, and the investigation and collection of data concerning
waters in the atmosphere or on the surface or in the interior of the
earth, including data regarding the interaction of water with other
gases, solids or fluids.
Q. What is the "Practice of professional hydrology"?
A.
The performance of or offer to perform any hydrologic service or work
in which the public welfare or the safeguarding of life, health, environment
or property is concerned or involved. "Practice of professional
hydrology" includes the collection of hydrological data, consultation,
investigation, evaluation, interpretation, planning or inspection relating
to a service or work that applies hydrology.
Q.
Is a license required to work as a professional hydrologist?
A.
Yes. No person may engage or offer to engage in the practice of professional
hydrology, designate himself or herself as a professional hydrologist,
use or assume the title "professional hydrologist" or any
other title, letters or designation which represents or may tend to
represent the person as a professional hydrologist unless the person
is licensed by the professional hydrologist section of the examining
board of professional geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists.
Q.
Are there exceptions to the requirement for the need for licensure?
A.
Yes. No license is needed in the following instances:
1.
A person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license, permit,
registration or certification granted by this state or the federal government.
2. An officer or employee of the federal government
while engaged within this state in the practice of professional geology,
hydrology or soil science for the federal government.
3. A public service company or its regular employees acting in its behalf
that engage in the practice of professional geology, hydrology or soil
science exclusively in connection with the facilities of the company
that are subject to regulation, supervision or control by a commission
of this state or the federal government.
4. A person who engages in the practice of professional geology, hydrology
or soil science exclusively as a regular employee of a private company
or corporation, by rendering to the company or corporation geological,
hydrological or soil science services in connection with its operations,
so long as the person is actually and exclusively so employed and no
longer, if the company or corporation has at least one professional
geologist, hydrologist or soil scientist who is licensed under this
chapter in responsible charge of the company's or corporation's professional
geological, hydrological or soil science work in this state.
5. A contractor, subcontractor or construction material or equipment
supplier who performs or undertakes activities that historically and
customarily have been performed by a contractor, subcontractor or construction
material or equipment supplier in his or her respective trade or specialty,
including the preparation and use of drawings, specifications or layouts
within a construction firm or in construction operations, superintending
of construction, installation and alteration of equipment, cost estimating,
consultation with professional geologists, hydrologists or soil scientists
or owners concerning materials, equipment, methods and techniques, and
investigations or consultation with respect to construction sites, provided
all such activities are performed solely with respect to the performance
of the contractor's, subcontractor's or supplier's work on buildings
or with respect to supplies or materials furnished by him or her for
buildings or structures or their appurtenances which are, or which are
to be, erected, enlarged or materially altered in accordance with plans
and specifications prepared by professional geologists, hydrologists
or soil scientists or by a person specified in numbers 1 to 4 above.
6. A person employed by a county or this state who is engaged in the
planning, design, installation or regulation of land and water conservation
activities under Wis. Stats., Chapter
92 or Section
281.65 and who is certified under Wis. Stats .,
section 92.18.
7. A registered land surveyor registered who is engaged in the planning,
design, installation or regulation of land and water conservation activities
under Wis. Stats., Chapter
92 or Section
281.65.
8.
A person engaged solely in teaching geology, hydrology or soil science
or a related physical or natural science, or a person engaged solely
in geological, hydrological or soil science research as an employee
of an educational or research institution or a governmental agency.
9.
A well driller
who is engaged in well drilling.
10.
A
registered professional engineer
who, while engaged in the practice of professional engineering, collects,
investigates, interprets or evaluates data relating to soil, rock, groundwater,
surface water, gases or other earth conditions, or uses that data for
analysis, consultation, planning, design or construction.
11.
A professional geologist, hydrologist or soil scientist who is licensed
to engage in the practice of professional geology, hydrology or soil
science in another state or country and is providing a consultation
or demonstration with a professional geologist, hydrologist or soil
scientist who is licensed under this chapter.
12. A person engaged within this state in the practice of a profession,
other than professional geology, hydrology, or soil science, including
archaeology, aquatic biology, bacteriology, fish management, forestry,
horticulture, limnology, mycology, plant pathology, stream ecology,
wetland science, or wildlife management, where the practice of the profession
by the person involves knowledge within the range of professional geology,
hydrology, or soil science, if the person meets all of the following
conditions:
(a) The practice of the profession by the person involves only
the incidental practice of professional geology, hydrology, or soil
science. For purposes of this paragraph, a practice of professional
geology, hydrology, or soil science is incidental to the practice of
another profession if professional geology, hydrology, or soil science
is related to, but not the main purpose of, the other profession, or
if a person engages in a practice of professional geology, hydrology,
or soil science while primarily engaged in the practice of the other
profession.
(b) The person does not designate himself or herself as a professional
geologist, hydrologist, or soil scientist or use any other title, letters,
or designation that represents or may tend to represent that the person
is a professional geologist, hydrologist, or soil scientist.
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Professional
Soil Science
Q.
What is "Soil science"?
A.
A science that involves the study of soils between the surface of the
earth and bedrock, including the study of natural or human processes
or forces that occur in soils, and the investigation and collection
of data concerning soils, including data regarding the interaction of
soils with other gases, solids or fluids or living organisms.
Q.
What is the "Practice of professional soil science"?
A.
The performance of or offer to perform any service or work related to
soil science in which the public welfare or the safeguarding of life,
health, environment or property is concerned or involved. "Practice
of professional soil science" includes the collection of soil data,
consultation, investigation, evaluation, interpretation, planning or
inspection relating to a service or work that applies soil science.
Q. Is a license required to work as a professional soil scientist?
A.
Yes. No person may engage or offer to engage in the practice of professional
soil science, designate himself or herself as a professional soil scientist,
use or assume the title "professional soil scientist" or any
other title, letters or designation which represents or may tend to
represent the person as a professional soil scientist unless the person
is licensed by the professional soil scientist section of the examining
board of professional geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists.
Q.
Are there exceptions to the requirement for the need for licensure?
A.
Yes. No license is needed in the following instances:
1.
A person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license, permit,
registration or certification granted by this state or the federal government.
2. An officer or employee of the federal government
while engaged within this state in the practice of professional geology,
hydrology or soil science for the federal government.
3. A public service company or its regular employees acting in its behalf
that engage in the practice of professional geology, hydrology or soil
science exclusively in connection with the facilities of the company
that are subject to regulation, supervision or control by a commission
of this state or the federal government.
4. A person who engages in the practice of professional geology, hydrology
or soil science exclusively as a regular employee of a private company
or corporation, by rendering to the company or corporation geological,
hydrological or soil science services in connection with its operations,
so long as the person is actually and exclusively so employed and no
longer, if the company or corporation has at least one professional
geologist, hydrologist or soil scientist who is licensed under this
chapter in responsible charge of the company's or corporation's professional
geological, hydrological or soil science work in this state.
5. A contractor, subcontractor or construction material or equipment
supplier who performs or undertakes activities that historically and
customarily have been performed by a contractor, subcontractor or construction
material or equipment supplier in his or her respective trade or specialty,
including the preparation and use of drawings, specifications or layouts
within a construction firm or in construction operations, superintending
of construction, installation and alteration of equipment, cost estimating,
consultation with professional geologists, hydrologists or soil scientists
or owners concerning materials, equipment, methods and techniques, and
investigations or consultation with respect to construction sites, provided
all such activities are performed solely with respect to the performance
of the contractor's, subcontractor's or supplier's work on buildings
or with respect to supplies or materials furnished by him or her for
buildings or structures or their appurtenances which are, or which are
to be, erected, enlarged or materially altered in accordance with plans
and specifications prepared by professional geologists, hydrologists
or soil scientists or by a person specified in numbers 1 to 4 above.
6. A person employed by a county or this state who is engaged in the
planning, design, installation or regulation of land and water conservation
activities under Wis. Stats., Chapter
92 or Section
281.65 and who is certified under Wis. Stats.,
section 92.18.
7. A registered land surveyor registered who is engaged in the planning,
design, installation or regulation of land and water conservation activities
under Wis. Stats., Chapter
92 or Section
281.65.
8.
A person engaged solely in teaching geology, hydrology or soil science
or a related physical or natural science, or a person engaged solely
in geological, hydrological or soil science research as an employee
of an educational or research institution or a governmental agency.
9.
A well driller
who is engaged in well drilling.
10.
A
registered professional engineer
who, while engaged in the practice of professional engineering, collects,
investigates, interprets or evaluates data relating to soil, rock, groundwater,
surface water, gases or other earth conditions, or uses that data for
analysis, consultation, planning, design or construction.
11.
A professional geologist, hydrologist or soil scientist who is licensed
to engage in the practice of professional geology, hydrology or soil
science in another state or country and is providing a consultation
or demonstration with a professional geologist, hydrologist or soil
scientist who is licensed under this chapter.
12. A person engaged within this state in the practice of a profession,
other than professional geology, hydrology, or soil science, including
archaeology, aquatic biology, bacteriology, fish management, forestry,
horticulture, limnology, mycology, plant pathology, stream ecology,
wetland science, or wildlife management, where the practice of the profession
by the person involves knowledge within the range of professional geology,
hydrology, or soil science, if the person meets all of the following
conditions:
(a) The practice of the profession by the person involves only
the incidental practice of professional geology, hydrology, or soil
science. For purposes of this paragraph, a practice of professional
geology, hydrology, or soil science is incidental to the practice of
another profession if professional geology, hydrology, or soil science
is related to, but not the main purpose of, the other profession, or
if a person engages in a practice of professional geology, hydrology,
or soil science while primarily engaged in the practice of the other
profession.
(b) The person does not designate himself or herself as a professional
geologist, hydrologist, or soil scientist or use any other title, letters,
or designation that represents or may tend to represent that the person
is a professional geologist, hydrologist, or soil scientist.
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