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 5 - Provisional Operators
Section 3683.2 - Issuance of a Provisional Operator Certificate

(a) Within 30 days of receipt of a complete application and payment of the certification fee prescribed in article 10, the Office of Operator Certification shall issue a provisional operator certificate or inform the applicant of the reason the certificate will not be issued. The provisional operator certificate shall be issued in the name of the applicant and mailed to the owner at the mailing address of the wastewater treatment plant where the applicant will be employed.

(b) A provisional operator certificate shall include:

(c) The Office of Operator Certification may refuse to issue a provisional operator certificate if it determines that the applicant has committed any act in violation of this chapter.

(d) A provisional operator certificate shall be valid for a maximum of 24 months, including the time the applicant held all previous provisional operator certificates. A provisional operator certificate shall not be renewed.

(e) The expiration date of a provisional operator certificate shall not exceed the expiration date of the applicant's passed examination results.