California Code of Regulations
Title 22 - Social Security
Division 4 - Environmental Health
Chapter 13 - Operator Certification
Article 2 - Operator Certification Grades
Section 63765 - Water Treatment Facility Staff Certification Requirements

Universal Citation: 22 CA Code of Regs 63765

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Except as provided in (c), chief and shift operators shall possess valid operator certificates pursuant to Table 63765-A.

Table 63765-A -- Minimum Certification Requirements for Chief and Shift Operators

Treatment Facility Classification

Minimum Certification of Chief Operator

Minimum Certification of Shift Operator
T1T1T1
T2T2T1
T3T3T2
T4T4T3
T5T5T3

(b) Treatment operators not designated by the water supplier as chief or shift operator pursuant to section 64413.5 shall be certified but may hold certificates of any grade.

(c) Until January 1, 2003, a shift and/or chief operator may continue to be employed in that capacity provided that the operator:

(1) Is in compliance with the certification requirements that were in effect on December 31, 2000, and

(2) Has been in continuous employment since December 31, 2000 in a water treatment facility that has not modified its treatment process resulting in a change in classification.

(d) Operators who possessed treatment operator certificates valid as of December 31, 2000 shall be deemed to hold certificates pursuant to Table 63765-B.

Table 63765-B -- Certificate Grade Equivalents

Operator Certification Grades December 31, 2000

Operator Certification Grades January 1, 2001
IT1
IIT2
IIIT3
IVT4
VT5

1. New article 2 (sections 63765-63770) and section filed 12-26-2000 as an emergency; operative 1-1-2001 (Register 2000, No. 52). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-1-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New article 2 (sections 63765-63770) and section refiled 4-25-2001 as an emergency; operative 5-2-2001 (Register 2001, No. 17). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-30-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-25-2001 order transmitted to OAL 7-12-2001 and filed 8-13-2001 (Register 2001, No. 33).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 106910, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 106875, 106880, 106885 and 116555, Health and Safety Code.

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