What are the liabilities associated with being a DECI?
• The DECI for any project has a responsibility to conduct inspections as required, document inspections, keep inspections and project plans available on site, report noncompliance issues promptly, recommend soil erosion/sediment control measures, and in the case of development requiring conformance with WDO Article VI, Section B.3. monitor site runoff. These actions are detailed in the narrative above. Assuming the DECI is competently completing these steps, the DECI will be considered to be meeting the requirements of the program. Ultimately, liability for a development in noncompliance may fall to the owner, the applicant, the contractor, the developer, the DECI, or anyone else involved as determined on a case by case basis. What happens to a DECI that is not performing competently? • It is both the right and the responsibility of the Enforcement Officer to notify the SMC if a DECI listed by SMC is not adequately performing the DECI responsibilities. After each notification to SMC o
