(1) 309 CMR is adopted by the Board of Registration of Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Professionals, pursuant to its authority under M.G.L. c. 21A, §§ 16 and 19 through 19J, and M.G.L. c. 30A, §§ 2 and 3. The purpose of 309 CMR is to provide for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of M.G.L. c. 21A, §§ 16 and 19 through 19J, by establishing:(a) requirements which must be met by each individual to be licensed by the Board as a licensed site professional;(b) procedures for the issuance and renewal of licenses;(c) rules of professional conduct applicable to licensed site professionals;(d) procedures for the Board's issuance of advisory rulings interpreting the standards for professional conduct; and(e) procedures for the Board to take appropriate disciplinary action to enforce M.G.L. c. 21A, §§ 19 through 19J, and 309 CMR, and orders, licenses, and approvals issued or granted by the Board. The Board deems 309 CMR sufficiently stringent so that waste site cleanup activity opinions rendered by individuals licensed by the Board will be rendered so that they protect public health, safety, welfare and the environment.
(2) 309 CMR should be read together with M.G.L. c. 21A, §§ 16 and 19 through 19J. The Board presumes that an individual licensed by the Board has notice of the provisions of M.G.L. c. 21A, §§ 16 and 19 through 19J, M.G.L. c. 21E, 310 CMR 40.0000, and 309 CMR, and expects that he or she will practice in accordance with them.