Discipline Notice: Leslie Sean McGinn, P.Eng.
Mr. McGinn was retained to provide engineering services in relation to a wastewater sewerage system for a property in Powell River, BC. The design Mr. McGinn prepared and authenticated for the project was deficient and failed to comply with the Sewerage System Standard Practice Manual, Version 3.
In the Consent Order, Mr. McGinn admitted that he demonstrated professional misconduct related to the project and that he acted contrary to the Engineers and Geoscientists BC Bylaws and Code of Ethics. Mr. McGinn agreed that, among other things, he failed to:
- select an appropriate sewerage system that would ensure an even distribution of effluent;
- provide adequate information for the design of the sewerage system including the slope of the ground, the distance to potential seepage breakouts, and surface water drainage features;
- adequately conduct, or in the alternative, document field reviews;
- adequately supervise the construction and installation of the sewerage system; and
- create or maintain adequate project documentation regarding the design and construction of the sewerage system.
During the suspension period, Mr. McGinn must successfully complete the Professional Engineering and Geoscientists Practice in BC online seminar and several Engineers and Geoscientists BC webinars.
Six months after the suspension period ends, Mr. McGinn must undergo a practice review conducted by the Engineers and Geoscientists BC Audit and Practice Review Committee.
Mr. McGinn agreed to pay $2,500 toward the legal and investigative costs of Engineers and Geoscientists BC.
The full text of the Consent Order can be found in the Disciplinary Notices section of our website.
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