Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 20 - Bureau of Public Water Supply
Subpart 72 - Public Water Supply
Chapter 2 - REGULATION GOVERNING THE CERTIFICATION OF MUNICIPAL AND DOMESTIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
Rule 15-20-72-2.1.3 - Certificates

1. Certificates of competency will be issued by the Bureau only after the applicant has passed the appropriate examination and has met the minimum requirements as specified in Subchapters 3 & 4.

2. Certifications issued in accordance with section 21-27-213 (Grandfather Clause) of the Municipal and Domestic Water and Wastewater System Operator's Certification Act of 1986, shall be valid only for the particular public water system operated by the applicant at the time the certification was issued, and then only so long as the system remains active in the same or lower classification and the operator completes the continuing education requirement found in Rule 2.6.2.(2).

3. Certifications shall be valid for three (3) years from the date of issuance, unless suspended or revoked for cause.

4. In the event of temporary loss of an operator, notice shall be immediately given to the Bureau. Continued operation of such system, without a certified operator, may proceed on an interim basis for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days, except for good cause shown upon written petition to the Director or designated representative.

5. Reciprocal certification may be issued in a comparable classification to an operator who holds a valid certification in any state, territory, or possession of the United States, provided the applicant's current certification is comparable to the class being applied for and the state from which the operator is requesting reciprocity utilizes a formal examination process. Any operator requesting reciprocal certification may request a waiver from the Director if they hold a valid certification in any state, territory or possession of the United States that does not utilize a formal examination process.

6. Any person allowed to actually make physical changes on a public water system that impact water quality or quantity must hold a waterworks operator's license issued by the Bureau at a class equivalent to or higher than the class of the public water system or be under the supervision of the certified waterworks operator for that system.