Florida
has long been a national leader in the protection of our
valuable natural resources. Unfortunately, the people of Florida have
also been the victims of uncounted cases of incompetent
environmental consulting. Bad
advice has resulted in
tremendous economic damages. The
private investor often pays a second consultant to correct errors made
by the previous one. A government can pass inappropriate
regulations or
can suffer from improper implementation of good regulations. In
either
case, the economy as well as the ecology of Florida suffers when
environmental professionals sacrifice their ethics and science.
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Neither
the private nor the public sector has had a reliable
standard by which to gauge the potential reliability of their
Environmental Professional. Until now.
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The
Environmental Professionals of Florida was founded to
provide not only the standards but to also provide disciplinary
procedures for those who fail to meet those standards.
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Qualifications
include an education within specific areas of practice, continued education, certifications, experience in Florida, adherence to
the code of ethics, and a contractual agreement to
adhere to these standards.
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