Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Substituting Education for
Experience. Applicants may substitute approved education for operating
and responsible charge experience as specified below. (3-28-23)
a. No substitution for on-site operating
experience shall be permitted for licensure as a very small system operator or
a Class I operator. (3-28-23)
b.
For Classes II, III and IV, substitution shall only be allowed for the required
experience when fifty percent (50%) of all stated experience (both on-site
operating and responsible charge) has been met by actual on-site operating
experience. (3-28-23)
c. For Class
II, a maximum of one and one-half (1½) years of post-high school
education in the environmental control field, engineering or related science
may be substituted for one and one-half (1½) years of operating
experience. (3-28-23)
d. For Class
III and IV, a maximum of two (2) years of post-high school education in the
environmental control field, engineering or related science may be substituted
for two (2) years of on-site operating experience; however the applicant for
Class III must still have one (1) year of responsible charge experience and the
applicant for Class IV must have two (2) years of responsible charge
experience. (3-28-23)
e. Education
substituted for on-site operating experience may not be also credited toward
the education requirement. (3-28-23)
f. One (1) year of post-high school education
may be substituted for one (1) year experience up to a maximum of fifty percent
(50%) of the required on-site operating or responsible charge experience.
(3-28-23)
02.
Substituting Experience for Education. Where applicable, approved
on-site operating and responsible charge experience may be substituted for
education as specified below: (3-28-23)
a. One
(1) year of on-site operating experience may be substituted for two (2) years
of grade school or one (1) year of high school with no limitation.
(3-28-23)
b. For Class III and IV,
additional responsible charge experience (that exceeding the two-year class
requirements) may be substituted for post-high school education on a one (1)
for one (1) basis: one (1) year additional responsible charge equal one (1)
year post-high school education. (3-28-23)
03.
Substituting Experience for
Experience. Related experience may be substituted for experience up to
one-half (1/2) of the operating experience requirement for Class II, III and IV
Experience that may be substituted includes, but is not limited to, the
following: (3-28-23)
a. Experience as an
environmental or operations consultant; (3-28-23)
b. Experience in an environmental or
engineering branch of federal, state, county, or local government;
(3-28-23)
c. Experience as a
wastewater collection system operator; (3-28-23)
d. Experience as a wastewater treatment plant
operator; (3-28-23)
e. Experience
as a water distribution system operator and/or manager; (3-28-23)
f. One (1) year of post-high school education
may be substituted for one (1) year experience up to a maximum of fifty percent
(50%) of the required operating or responsible charge experience.
(3-28-23)
g. Experience in waste
treatment operation and maintenance. (3-28-23)
h. Experience as a laboratory analyst can be
counted as wastewater operating experience for up to one-half (1/2) of the
wastewater operating experience requirement but cannot be counted as
responsible charge experience. (3-28-23)
i. Experience as a wastewater operator can be
counted as laboratory analyst experience for up to one-half (1/2) of the
laboratory analyst experience requirement. (3-28-23)
04.
Equivalency Policy.
Substitutions for education or experience requirements needed to meet minimum
requirements for license will be evaluated upon the following equivalency
policies: (3-28-23)
a. High School - High
School diploma equals GED or equivalent as approved by the Board equals four
(4) years. (3-28-23)
b. College -
Thirty (30) credits equal one (1) year (limited to curricula in environmental
engineering, environmental sciences, water/wastewater technology, and/or
related fields as determined by the Board). (3-28-23)
c. Continuing Education Units (CEU) for
operator training courses, seminars, related college courses, and other
training activities. Ten (10) classroom hours equal one (1) CEU; forty-five
(45) CEUs equal one (1) year of college. (3-28-23)