California Code of Regulations
Title 23 - Waters
Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards
Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration
Article 10 - Fees
Section 3717 - Operator, Provisional Operator, and Operator-in-Training Fees
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Except for examination fees that are refundable pursuant to section 3700(e), all fees are nonrefundable.
(b) Application fees for an examination are:
Operator Examination Application Fee Schedule
| Grade | Application Fee | Re-examination Application Fee |
| I | $70 | $35 |
| II | $90 | $45 |
| IIII | $130 | $65 |
| IV | $140 | $70 |
| V | $140 | $70 |
(c) Examination fees are:
Operator Examination Fee Schedule
| Grade | Examination Fee |
| I | $50 |
| II | $65 |
| IIII | $165 |
| IV | $225 |
| V | $225 |
(d) The provisional operator certification fee is $125. Except as provided in subdivision (e), the operator and operator-in-training certification fees are:
Fee Schedule for Operators and Operators-in-Training With a Single Certificates
| Grade | Certification Fee | Triennial Renewal Fee |
| I | $125 | $150 |
| II | $170 | $150 |
| IIII | $225 | $150 |
| IV | $255 | $150 |
| V | $255 | $150 |
(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (d), the certification fees for those operators who are applying for, or hold, two or more valid, unexpired certifications issued by the State Water Board as a water treatment operator, distribution operator, or wastewater treatment plant operator are:
Fee Schedule for Operators and Operators-in-Training With Multiple Certificates
| Grade | Certification Fee per Certificate | Triennial Renewal Fee per Certificate |
| I | $95 | $110 |
| II | $125 | $110 |
| IIII | $170 | $110 |
| IV | $190 | $110 |
| V | $190 | $110 |
(f) The reinstatement fee for all grade levels is $100.
(g) The fee for replacing a lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed certificate is $50.
(h) Applicants for an examination waiver shall pay an examination waiver fee of $100 in addition to the certification fee.
1. New article 8 and section filed 5-21-92; operative 5-21-92 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 92, No. 21).
2. Repealer of first paragraph and subsection (a), new subsection (a), amendment of subsection (b), redesignation of subsection (c), redesignation and amendment of subsections (d)-(e), and redesignation of subsections (e)-(g) as subsections (f)-(h) filed 7-28-94; operative 8-29-94 (Register 94, No. 30).
3. New first paragraph and amendment of subsections (b) and (g) filed 3-27-98; operative 4-26-98 (Register 98, No. 13)
4. Amendment of subsections (a)-(e) filed 3-11-2003 as an emergency; operative 3-11-2003 (Register 2003, No. 11). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-9-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to 3-11-2003 emergency amendment by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) (Register 2003, No. 34).
6. Amendment of subsections (a)-(e) filed 8-21-2003 as an emergency; operative 8-21-2003 (Register 2003, No. 34). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-19-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
7. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-21-2003 order, including amendment of NOTE, transmitted to OAL 12-17-2003 and filed 1-26-2004 (Register 2004, No. 5).
8. Renumbering of former article 8 to article 10 and amendment of section heading and section filed 1-28-2013; operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 5).
9. Amendment of subsections (b)-(e) filed 11-16-2017 as an emergency; operative 11-16-2017. Water Code section 13628 provides that the regulation shall be deemed an emergency and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board (Register 2017, No. 46).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1058 and 13628, Water Code. Reference: Sections 13627 and 13628, Water Code.
