Current through February, 2024
(a) The applicant
shall submit the completed certification application form and application fee
to: Chairperson, Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators Hawaii
Department of Health Environmental Management Division Safe Drinking Water
Branch
(b) The board shall not act
on incomplete applications or applications not accompanied by the application
fee or the required attachments.
(c) The board shall notify each applicant of
the board's decision on the acceptance or denial of the application either by
letter or by form prescribed by the board. The board shall send notice within
six months of receipt of the application. All correspondence with the applicant
shall be mailed to the address given in the application form. It is the
responsibility of each applicant to keep the board informed of any changes in
his or her mailing address.
(d)
Application for regular certification with exam:
(1) The applicant shall apply at least three
months prior to the exam date, and attach separate payments for the application
fee and the exam fee.
(2) The
applicant who has provisional certification shall also submit a letter from the
water purveyor stating that the applicant continues to perform
satisfactorily,
(3) The board shall
notify the applicant of its decision a minimum of forty-five days before the
exam date, or the application shall be automatically accepted.
(4) The board shall notify the applicant of
the date, time, and location of the examination.
(e) Application for certification without
exam (OIT, reciprocity, temporary, or provisional):
(1) Applications can be submitted throughout
the year.
(2) The applicant shall
submit the application fee with the application.
(3) The applicant for OIT certification shall
submit with the application a letter from the water purveyor acknowledging that
the applicant is working at a WTP or DS in order to gain experience to qualify
for Grade 1 certification.
(4) The
applicant for reciprocity certification shall submit the following with the
application:
(A) A copy of the applicant's
current certificate, identification card, or other proof of certification,
and
(B) Proof that the certificate
was issued based on the applicant satisfactorily passing an examination
prepared by the Association of Boards of Certification. The exam may also have
been prepared by a state, territory, or possession of the United States of
America, or by another country or entity that is listed in the "Certification
Contacts" section in ABC's annual directory (if the respective certifying board
states that its written examination is equivalent to or better than that
prepared by the Association of Boards of Certification, and the Hawaii board
concurs).
(5) The
applicant for temporary certification shall submit with the application a
letter, signed by the certified operator who will train the applicant,
describing the proposed training.
