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 8 - Suspension or Revocation of Certification
Rule 15-20-72-2.8.1
Current through September 24, 2024
A waterworks operator certification may be revoked or suspended by the Department for just cause. Causes include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Fraud or deception;
2. An act or acts of conduct, including, but not limited to the arrest or conviction for a felony or misdemeanor, occurring on or off the job;
3. Violation of any provision of the "Mississippi Municipal and Domestic Water and Wastewater System Operators' Certification Law of 1986," or any rule or regulation of the Department promulgated there under;
4. Violation of any provision of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act or the Mississippi Safe Drinking Water Act; or any rule or regulation, federal or state, promulgated under these laws;
5. Failure to file any official reports required by the Department;
6. Failure to maintain all official records required by the Department;
7. Failure to respond to any official correspondence from the Department;
8. Failure to obey a lawful order of the Director or any duly appointed Administrative Hearing Officer of the Department;
9. Failure to exercise reasonable care or judgment in the operation of a public water supply or in the performance of official duties; to include, but not limited to, misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance;
10. Failure to comply with the terms of a suspension of certification issued by the Department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 21-27-219