Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
Treatment Works
Section 445A.2862 - Plants for sewage treatment: Application for certification as operator

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 445A.2862

Current through September 16, 2024

1. A person responsible for the operation and maintenance of a plant for sewage treatment must be certified as an operator of a plant for sewage treatment.

2. To apply for a full certificate as an operator of a plant for sewage treatment:

(a) An applicant must submit an application to the Division or its designee that is accompanied by the appropriate fee set forth in NAC 445A.287.

(b) The applicant must be at least 18 years of age, possess a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate or its equivalent and meet the following additional educational requirements:
(1) For Grade I, completion of 50 contact hours of education related to sewage treatment.

(2) For Grade II, completion of 100 contact hours of education related to sewage treatment, 50 contact hours of which may have been completed for Grade I certification pursuant to subparagraph (1).

(3) For Grade III, completion of 100 contact hours of education related to sewage treatment, all of which may have been completed for Grade I and Grade II certification pursuant to subparagraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and two postsecondary courses of instruction related to sewage treatment.

(4) For Grade IV, completion of 100 contact hours of education related to sewage treatment, all of which may have been completed for Grade I and Grade II certification pursuant to subparagraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and four postsecondary courses of instruction related to sewage treatment, two courses of which may have been completed for Grade III certification pursuant to subparagraph (3).

(c) The applicant must have the following experience in operating a plant for sewage treatment:

Certification Grade

Experience

Grade I

1 year of experience in operating at a Classification I facility or higher

Grade II

Grade I Certification and 2 years' experience in operating, with at least 1 year at a Classification II facility or higher

Grade III

Grade II Certification and 3 years' experience in operating, with at least 1 year at a Classification III facility or higher

Grade IV

Grade III Certification and at least 4 years' experience in operating, with at least 1 year at a Classification IV facility

(d) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 445A.2864, the applicant must pass the applicable examination or examinations for certification. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 445A.2868, the examinations must be taken in ascending order beginning with the Grade I examination for certification as an operator of a plant for sewage treatment.

3. An applicant who has been certified as an operator of a plant for sewage treatment in another state must disclose in writing any past or pending disciplinary actions related to every other such certification.

4. As used in this section, "postsecondary course of instruction" means a successfully completed college level course which is at least 36 hours of instruction.

Added to NAC by Environmental Comm'n by R155-17A, eff. 5/16/2018; A by R121-19A, eff. 8/26/2020

NRS 445A.425

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