Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A water supply operator becomes certified upon the Agency's
issuance of a Certificate of Competency to the operator. The Agency shall issue
a Certificate of Competency when the applicant demonstrates all the
following:
a) The applicant is
capable of performing his or her duties without endangering the health and well
being of the populace and is capable of maintaining and properly operating the
structures and equipment entrusted to his or her care. [
415 ILCS
45/14]
b)
The applicant is capable of conducting and maintaining the water
treatment or distribution processes in a manner which will provide safe,
potable water for human consumption. [
415 ILCS
45/4]
c)
The applicant has graduated from high school or has the equivalent to a
high school education, and the applicant is able to read and write
English. [415 ILCS 45/14]
d) The applicant has submitted
evidence of his or her character. [
415 ILCS
45/14] The Agency shall consider the following as
evidence of poor character:
1) The applicant
has been sanctioned pursuant to Subpart G of this Part or had his or her
certificate of competency revoked or suspended; or
2) The applicant has been convicted of
violating any of the following statutes:
A)
Section 44 of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act [
415 ILCS
5/44] (Violations of the Illinois Environmental
Protection Act);
B) Section
29D-14.9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 [ 720 ILCS 5/29D-14.9]
(Terrorism);
C) Section 29D-15.1 of
the Criminal Code of 2012 [
720
ILCS 5/29D-15.1] (Causing a Catastrophe); or
D) Section 29D-20 of the Criminal Code of
2012 [
720 ILCS
5/29D-20] (Making a Terrorist Threat).
e) The applicant has
paid the fee or fees required by Section
681.110 of this
Part.
f) For Class A Certification:
1) The applicant has the knowledge, skills,
ability and judgment specified in Section
681.205(b)(1)
of this Part;
2) The applicant has
a valid passing score on the Class A water supply operator examination;
and
3) The applicant has at least
5340 hours of study, training and hands-on experience in water supply operation
or management of a Class A facility.
A) A
minimum of 2670 hours of experience, calculated pursuant to Section
681.510(c),
must be hands-on in the following areas: coagulation, lime softening,
ultraviolet disinfection, membrane filtration, or sedimentation.
B) The Agency will grant up to 1780 hours of
credit for non-college educational endeavors pursuant to Section
681.510(d)(2).
C) The Agency will grant up to 2670 hours of
credit for college educational endeavors pursuant to Section
681.510(d)(1).
g) For Class B
Certification:
1) The applicant has the
knowledge, skills, ability and judgment specified in Section
681.205(b)(2)
of this Part;
2) The applicant has
a valid passing score on the Class A or Class B water supply operator
examination; and
3) The applicant
has at least 5340 hours of study, training and hands-on experience in water
supply operation or management of a Class B facility.
A) A minimum of 2670 hours of experience,
calculated pursuant to Section
681.510(c),
must be hands-on in the following areas: filtration, aeration and filtration,
or ion exchange.
B) The Agency
willgrant up to 1780 hours of credit for non-college educational endeavors
pursuant to Section
681.510(d)(2).
C) The Agency willgrant up to 2670 hours of
credit for college educational endeavors pursuant to Section
681.510(d)(1).
h) For Class C
Certification:
1) The applicant has the
knowledge, skills, ability and judgment specified in Section
681.205(b)(3)
of this Part;
2) The applicant has
a valid passing score on the Class A, Class B or Class C water supply operator
examination; and
3) The applicant
has at least 1780 hours of study, training and hands-on experience in water
supply operation or management of a Class C facility.
A) A minimum of 890 hours of experience,
calculated pursuant to Section
681.510(c),
must be hands-on in the following areas: chemical feeding and calculation of
dosage.
B) The Agency willgrant up
to 890 hours of credit for college or non-college educational endeavors
pursuant to Section
681.510(d).
i) For Class D
Certification:
1) The applicant has the
knowledge, skills, ability and judgment specified in Section
681.205(b)(4);
2) The applicant has a valid passing score on
any water supply operator examination; and
3) The applicant has at least 890 hours of
study, training and hands-on experience in water supply operation or management
of a Class D facility.
A) A minimum of 445
hours of experience, calculated pursuant to Section
681.510(c),
must be hands-on in the following areas: pumpage, storage and
distribution.
B) The Agency will
grant up to 445 hours of credit for college or non-college educational
endeavors.
