Indiana Administrative Code
Title 327 - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION
Article 5 - INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT PROGRAMS AND NPDES
Rule 22 - Classification of Wastewater Treatment Plants; Examination and Certification of Operators
Section 22-9 - Substitution of qualifications
Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-18-11-13
Affected: IC 13-18-11
Sec. 9.
Certification education and experience qualifications required by section 7.3 of this rule may be fulfilled through substitutions based on the following table:
Acceptable Experience
Class | Education | Total Required | Substitution of Education for Acceptable Experience | Substitution of Acceptable Experience for Responsible Charge Experience | Substitution of Acceptable Experience for Education |
A-SO and I-SP | High school diploma or equivalent. | 6 months | 0 | ____ | See Note (2) |
A and I | High school diploma or equivalent. | 1 year | 0 | ____ | See Note (2) |
B and II | High school diploma or equivalent. | 3 years | 1 year See Note (1) | ____ | See Note (2) |
C and III | High school diploma or equivalent. | 3 years at Class B, II, or higher of which 2 years in responsible charge | 1 year See Note (1) | See Note (2) | See Note (2) |
D and IV | College degree or equivalent. See Note (1) | 5 years at Class C, III, or higher of which 2 years in responsible charge | 2 years See Note (1) | See Note (2) | See Note (2) |
Note (1): Substitution of education for acceptable experience (AE): One (1) college semester equals sixteen (16) college credit hours, two hundred forty (240) contact hours, twenty-four (24) continuing education units (CEUs), one (1) year of acceptable experience (AE), or six (6) months of responsible charge experience (RCE). One (1) year of college equals thirty-two (32) college credit hours, four hundred eighty (480) contact hours, forty-eight (48) CEUs, two (2) years of AE, or one (1) year of RCE. There is no substitution of education for responsible charge experience. The portion of education that is applied toward substitution for experience cannot be used for the education requirement.
Note (2): AE, RCE, and educational experience are interchangeable at the following ratios: One (1) year of AE equals two (2) years of high school, six (6) months of college, or six (6) months RCE. The portion of experience that is applied toward substitution for education cannot be used for the experience requirement.