LANCASTER, Pa. — RETTEW, a comprehensive engineering, planning and environmental consulting firm serving the mid-Atlantic region, today announced that Shawn E. Fabian, CPESC, NICET III, recently earned international certification as a certified professional in stormwater quality (CPSWQ) from EnviroCert International, Inc. (formerly CPESC, Inc.). Fabian is one of only 16 individuals in the commonwealth to be a certified professional in erosion and sediment control (CPESC) and CPSWQ, which together qualify him as an erosion and sediment (E&S) control as well as stormwater quality expert.

“Earning the CPESC and CPSWQ certifications demonstrates Shawn’s extraordinary expertise in his field,” said Mark P. Lauriello, PE, president, RETTEW. “These certifications speak to not only Shawn’s capabilities but also RETTEW’s commitment to provide cutting-edge water resource management solutions. I congratulate Shawn on this great professional achievement.”

CPSWQ and CPESC certifications prove competency to reviewing agencies, such as the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, county conservation districts and municipalities, who review and approve stormwater management plans to ensure that they meet specific technical criteria and comply with various federal, state and local laws. Individuals who seek CPSWQ certification must pass a rigorous examination to assess their educational training and experience in stormwater management principles and expertise in computing, analyzing and evaluating stormwater quality. Similarly, obtaining CPESC certification requires individuals to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of effective and economical methods of minimizing soil erosion and sediment transport due to land-disturbing activities. EnviroCert International, Inc., which grants both the CPSWQ and the CPESC, is recognized internationally as a certification body for professionals in the E&S control and stormwater industry.

Fabian serves as the E&S and national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permitting specialist in RETTEW’s land development group. He has nine years of experience in providing technical design of E&S control and stormwater best management practices. Additionally, Fabian makes design recommendations for land development projects for a wide range of client types, including residential, commercial, industrial and public works. He has presented on the topic of changing regulations in the stormwater management industry and is presently in peer review to become a state-certified CPESC instructor.

Fabian holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from Juniata College and is a member of the Chesapeake Foundation and the International Erosion Control Association. He is also past president of the Central Pennsylvania Juniata College Club and past master of the Robert Burns Lodge No. 464, Harrisburg, Pa. Fabian resides in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa.

RETTEW provides engineering, land development, planning, surveying and environmental consulting services to a broad range of clients in the mid-Atlantic region. Beginning in 1969 as a single-person office, today RETTEW has more than 230 employees. Offices are located in Camp Hill, Chambersburg, Chester Springs, Lancaster, Nazareth, and Schuylkill Haven, Pa.; and Liberty and Margaretville, N.Y. For more information on any of RETTEW’s services, please call 1-800-RETTEW-5 or e-mail rettew@rettew.com.

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June 11, 2008