GA guys - I need pointers

The SAMSOG Manual is a good place to start with for the Hydrology. The Technical Seminar at Southern Tech in January is a good place to buy the manual and also meet other surveyors. I believe you can buy the manual at samsog.org also.

Andy

The SAMSOG manual was a huge help. Make sure you have "the green book".

there is no work here - keep yourself in MS!
just kidding.

but get ready cause that hydo is a bear. i have seen it turn good boundary surveyors into life long survey techs because they can't do the math and pass the test.

depending on your level of design knowledge i would recommend a college level class to prep. if you can't do that your best strategy may be planning on taking it twice, once to scope it out and the second time to try to pass it. from memory:

ga sed / erosion control manaul (green book)
tr55 method
scs method
graphic method
dot storm design standards
fema elevation cert. terms and regs
sanitary, storm and distribution design standards

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> but get ready cause that hydo is a bear. i have seden it turn good boundary surveyors into life long survey techs because they can't do the math and pass the test.
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I have heard the horror stories. I didn't want to be a surveyor bad enough in 93 that I would have taken on that bear. Not that the math would have been such a problem, but to this day I don't understand why surveyors in the state wanted to add such a small hoop to jump through in order to gain the license to mostly determine boundary lines. But, that's just me. For the test I took, if you had a good background in boundary surveying, had a good understanding of state law and some common sense, it was actually an enjoyable experience. Doesn't sound like that so much anymore.

I'm not from Georgia, so I can't help, but....
I didn't hear the magic word.

Don

I hate it when surveyors wimp out on what they should know.
Grab hold of the hydrology and get with it!
What do you mean, "The math is too difficult"?
How do they understand and work with Least Squares?
Do they really understand what they are getting from GPS?
Please don't give me any answers to those questions.
Mercy.

When teaching courses in the LS Review Course, I could never figure out the attitude
of those who just wrote off being able to work any State Plane Coordinate problems.
That was a guaranteed 15 points or more on the test.
In trying to force the issue, I found over half the class could not even enter the
polynomials into their calculator!
Mercy.
Mercy.

Thank you to those who strive, learn and try.

Ditto to what everybody else has said...

Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control in Georgia (Green Book)

The Georgia Stormwater Management Manual (The Blue Book)

Either one of these by John E. Gribbin will make a good study source:

Hydraulics and Hydrology for Stormwater Management [Paperback]
ISBN-10: 0827372787
ISBN-13: 978-0827372788

Introduction to Hydraulics & Hydrology: With Applications for Stormwater Management [Paperback]
ISBN-10: 0768827941
ISBN-13: 978-0766827943

Thanks guys!

Thanks for all the replies! Ya'll have been more than helpful. Its only been two or three days since I received notice to register for the test; but I plan on getting all my study materials this week and next week. I will hit the books hard after that. It's only been 4 years since I graduated; had a hydrology class my last semester. I already know that it could be like learning latin again though...

Thanks again guys!

Thanks guys!

Give me a ring 678-432-7908 x24 or drop an email and I will try to answer some of your questions.....much easier with an actual conversation.

> I didn't hear the magic word.
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What does 'bacon' have to do with anything? 'Bacon' is the magic word, right?