A.
LICENSURE
CRITERIA. License applicants must meet education, examination and
experience criteria for full licensure. Operator-in-Training status may be
granted before work-related experience is achieved. The Board shall grant
licenses to persons based upon education, examination, and relevant
experience.
B.
LICENSURE
AFTER REVOCATION. An operator whose license has been revoked for
disciplinary purposes will not be allowed to sit for an examination for three
years from the effective date of revocation.
C.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. All
applicants must submit satisfactory evidence of graduation from high school or
an equivalency certificate, except as otherwise provided in Section 5,
subsection (E)(4) below.
D.
EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
1.
Applicants must pass an examination for the class and discipline for which
licensure is sought. The Board may choose to accept examinations in sequential
or direct-entry format.
2. Exam
results will be accepted to apply to license application for one year after the
date of the examination.
3.
Examinations will be reviewed by the Board to assure adequate subject matter
content to cover the fundamentals of operation of a water system relating to
the source, pumping, distribution, disinfection, water treatment, public
health, administration and appropriate rules applicable to water
systems.
4. The Board may enter
into contracts with third parties for the development, scoring and proctoring
of exams. Examination results will be reported to the examinee and the Board.
All partners in these contracts must meet the requirements of the Board and
other partners.
(a) The Board will assure the
availability of examinations annually.
(b) The Board will provide notice of
examination application procedures.
5. Applicants for licensure must submit proof
of satisfactory completion of a Board- approved examination.
E.
EXPERIENCE
REQUIREMENTS
1. Applicants must detail
experience in public water systems or detail related experience.
2. Work operator experience in a public water
system is defined as that gained in actual performance of operational
activities within any public water system.
3. Related experience may include, but is not
limited to, wastewater treatment plant operations, pilot studies, design,
planning, construction and other related technical disciplines.
4. Each applicant shall satisfy the
experience requirements for the class of license requested. Education may be
substituted for experience as set forth below. Transcripts or other proof of
completion must be provided to the Board.
(a)
Post high school education in approved areas of engineering, science, or
related fields: 60 semester hours or equivalent equals one year of
experience.
(b) Specialized
training courses will be evaluated on an individual basis.
(c) All experience and/or education
credentials submitted in support of applications that are not specified in this
section shall be evaluated on an individual basis.
5.
Full License Requirements:
(a)
VSWS Operator: Six months of
operating experience in a VSWS or higher water system or one year of related
experience.
(b)
Class I
Operator: One year of operating experience in a Class I or higher water
system or two years of related experience.
(c)
Class II Operator: Two years
of operating experience in a Class I or higher water system or four years of
related experience.
(d)
Class
III Operator: Three years of operating experience at a Class I or higher
water system or six years of related experience.
(e)
Class IV Operator: Four
years of operating experience in a Class I or higher water system or eight
years of related experience.
6.
Operator-in-Training
Requirements: Persons with less than the required experience will be
granted a license status of Operator-in-Training.
