Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 380 - PROCEDURE FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS
Subpart G - CERTIFICATE RENEWAL, RESTORATION AND REQUIRED TRAINING
Section 380.720 - Training Criteria
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Training
Activated Sludge
Aeration
Backwash of Filters
Chemical Addition
Chlorinators
Clarifiers
Collection Systems
Digesters
Discharge Monitoring Reports
Disinfection
Electrical Maintenance
Fixed Film Processes
Flow Measurement
Imhoff Tanks
Instrumentation
Intermittent Sand Filters
Laboratory Procedures
Lagoons
Mathematics
Maintenance of Treatment Works
Operational Control Lab Analysis
Oxidation Ditches
Package Aeration
Preliminary Treatment
Primary Treatment
Process Control Decisions
Pumps and Motors
Reports and Recordkeeping
SCADA System Training
Screening
Secondary Clarifiers
Sedimentation
Sludge Drying Beds
Sludge Press
Tertiary Treatment
Trickling Filters
Administration and Management
Computer Workshops
Emergency Planning and Preparation
First Aid
Safety
AGENCY NOTE: Category I Noncompliance is also known by USEPA as "Significant Noncompliance" or "SNC".
b) Training Exclusions. Types of training activities that do not directly relate to wastewater treatment or the professional responsibilities of the operator shall not be accepted as renewal training credit. These activities include, but are not limited to, the following:
c) Training may be provided by any of the variety of organizations equipped to provide training, including but not limited to: colleges and universities, technical institutes, educational units of governmental or industrial agencies, professional operator organizations, and equipment suppliers and manufacturers, or knowledgeable wastewater operations experts.
d) Acceptable training formats include classroom courses, teleconferences, courses offered via the internet, workshops, seminars, correspondence courses, in-house training programs, and wastewater treatment works related training sessions at conferences/meetings of professional operator organizations.
e) Teachers or presenters of training will be credited with double the number of hours that operators receive for successfully completing the training event. This credit is allowed only for the first time the training is given.
f) Training must be approved by the Agency. Either training providers or certified operators may request approval of training from the Agency.
g) Training providers must provide proof of training documentation to trainees in order for the training to be accepted for certificate renewal.
h) Training accrued during periods that a certificate is suspended or revoked may not be applied toward meeting the renewal requirements.