Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Any individual
who seeks to obtain a Certificate of Competency must file an application on
forms prescribed by the Agency. All applications must be in English and must
contain:
1) a statement specifying the class
of certification sought by the applicant;
2) statements showing the applicant's level
of education and experience;
A) The applicant
must specify the number of hours per week, and the number of weeks, he or she
has operated the following at a drinking water treatment plant: coagulation,
lime softening, ultraviolet disinfection, membrane filtration, sedimentation,
filtration, aeration and filtration, ion exchange, chemical feeding and
calculation of dosage, pumpage, storage and distribution.
B) For college-credit educational endeavors,
the applicant must submit his or her college transcript.
C) For non-college-credit educational
endeavors, the applicant must submit the name of the drinking water course work
or other training, the provider that offered the drinking water course work or
other training, and proof of completion of drinking water course work or other
training;
3) at least
three references;
4) evidence that
the applicant has a valid passing score on the water supply operator
examination, including but not limited to test dates and scores;
5) the signature of the applicant;
and
6) the $30 fee required by
Section
681.110.
b) Information required in an
application must be complete and accurate.
c) Falsification of any information in the
application will result in denial of the application and be grounds for
sanctions of current certificates held by the applicant.
d) Applications must be submitted to the
Agency at the following address:
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Drinking Water Compliance Assurance Section #19
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield IL 62794-9276
