Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 380 - PROCEDURE FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS
Subpart H - RECIPROCITY
Section 380.805 - Reciprocity Determination
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) The Agency may grant wastewater operators certified by another state or territory of the United States reciprocal certification in Illinois without examination, provided:
b) An applicant satisfying subsection (a)(1) but failing to meet the residency or employment requirement of subsection (a)(2), shall be issued a notice of intent to grant reciprocity. The applicant must submit proof of Illinois residency or employment at a wastewater treatment or pretreatment works in Illinois within 90 days after the issuance of the notice of intent. Upon receipt of such proof, the Agency shall issue an Illinois Certificate of Technical Competency. Should the applicant fail to submit proof of the residency requirement in subsection (a)(2) within 90 days after issuance of the notice, the notice of intent shall become void.
c) Applicants for reciprocity described in Section 380.800 shall be reviewed by the Agency as follows:
d) If a certificate of Technical Competency that is issued by reciprocity, is suspended or revoked pursuant to Subpart F, the Agency shall notify the certifying official from the other certifying jurisdiction.
e) Reciprocity will not be granted for operator-in-training, collection system operator, or industrial operator certifications.