Geology Questions
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Board of Professional Geologists
1940 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0764
Phone: 850-487-7990
Hiring the services of a professional geologist can be a complicated process. This brochure will help you determine when the services of a professional geologist are required and help you avoid hiring an unlicensed individual.
A professional geologist must have obtained certain educational credentials, have at least five years of qualifying geologic experience, and pass a licensing examination administered by the Board of Professional Geologists.
Professional geologists are instrumental in the conservation and protection of our environment, activities which result in the protection of the public health and welfare.
Duties and responsibilities of professional geologists typically involve:
Water Resources Assessments
- Municipal water well development
- Aquifer source area protection Ground water assessments
- Surface water/ground water interaction assessments
- Depth to surficial aquifer or depth to rock assessments
- Aquifer/aquitard subsurface mapping water basin analysis
- Spring discharge and ground water contribution analysis
- Water geochemistry interpretations
Environmental Assessments
- Ecosystems management support
- Environmental trend analysis
- Land conservation plans
- Land use and management decisions
- Infrastructure land-use planning
- Subsurface assessment for building foundation design
- Soil and groundwater contamination
assessments
Oil and Mineral Resources
- Oil and mineral resource exploration
- Oil and mineral reserves assessment
- Land zoning for minerals development ·
- Mineral estate appraisals
Waste Disposal/Site Assessment
- Landfill siting and groundwater monitoring
- Deep well injection of municipal waste water, industrial waste, or saltwater brine
- Identification and clean up of
contaminated sites
Geographic Hazards Mitigation
- Sinkhole assessment and remediation
- Coastal erosion assessment
- Flood prone areas mapping
- Swelling clay analysis and mapping
- Unstable soils and landslide assessment
Land Resources Assessment
- Geologic mapping
- Topographic mapping
- Geomorphic & physiographic mapping
- Environmental mapping, including
geobotanical and soils relationships
When you are ready to hire a geologist, always hire a licensed
professional.
To ensure you hire only licensed individuals, always ask to see a
current professional geologist's license and/or the Certification of
Authorization of the professional geology firm offering to provide
geologic services. If you are dealing with a Geotechnical
Engineering Firm, be sure the engineers are also licensed
geologists.
Always arrange payment though a contract or other legal means. Be
sure the final product you receive is properly signed and sealed by
the licensed professional author.
DBPR offers up-to-the minute information about all our licensed professionals online-to check on an individual's status, access DBPR's website at www.MyFlorida.com.
02/21/08