New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 10A - LICENSING OF WATER SUPPLY AND WASTER TREATMENT SYSTEM OPERATORS
Subchapter 1 - WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND TREATMENT SYSTEMS: EXAMINING AND LICENSING OF OPERATORS
Section 7:10A-1.15 - Criteria needed to take the examination for each license

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:10A-1.15

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Persons applying to take an examination for a Very Small Water System (VSWS), public wastewater treatment system (S), public water treatment system or public non-community surface water treatment system (T), public wastewater collection system (C) or public water distribution system (W) license shall meet the following requirements and possess the minimum education and experience requirements for the license applied for found in Table IIIA in (b) below.

1. Persons applying to take any examination and holding no degree higher than a high school diploma or not holding an associates degree, as defined at 7:10A-1.2, shall have successfully completed an introductory course approved by the Department in the subject matter pertaining to the license being sought, prior to applying to take the examination.

2. Any person applying to take an examination for a class 2, 3 or 4 license shall complete an advanced course approved by the department in the subject matter pertaining to the license being sought, prior to applying to take the examination.

3. Any of the courses required above may be waived if the applicant submits satisfactory proof of equivalent training to the Department.
i. Such proof of equivalent training shall consist of transcripts and descriptions of relevant courses, including textbooks used in the courses, taken by the applicant.

4. Any person applying to take an examination in accordance with (a) above, and who fails the examination three times shall not be permitted to take that examination a fourth time until that person submits proof that he or she has retaken and satisfactorily completed the appropriate Department-approved training course in the subject matter pertaining to the license being sought.

(b) Minimum admission requirements for the licensing examination for VSWS, S, T, C, and W treatment system licenses are as follows:

Table IIIA
Personnel classificationEducationOperating experience (years)Direct responsible chaerge experience (years)Total experience (years)
VSWSHigh School Diploma or
equivalency certificate:6 months0 6 months
Associates Degree:6 months0 6 months
Bachelors Degree category:6 months0 6 months
Classification 1High School Diploma or
equivalency certificate:10 1
Associates Degree:10 1
Bachelors degree category:10 1
Classification 2High School Diploma or
equivalency certificate:30 3
Associates Degree:20 2
Bachelors degree category:1.50
Classification 3High School Diploma or
equivalency certificate:3 plus3 6
Associates Degree:2 plus2 4
Bachelors degree category:1.5 plus1.5 3
Classification 4High School Diploma or
equivalency certificate:6 plus4 10
Associates Degree:4 plus3 7
Bachelors degree category:3 plus2 5

(c) Persons applying to take an examination for an industrial wastewater treatment system license shall meet the following requirements and possess the minimum education and experience requirements for the license applied for, found at Table IIIB in (d) below.

1. Persons applying to take any industrial wastewater treatment system license examination shall have successfully completed an industrial waste course approved by the department prior to applying to take the examination. The course requirement may be waived if the applicant submits satisfactory proof of equivalent training to the department.
i. Such proof of equivalent training shall consist of transcripts and descriptions of relevant courses, including textbooks used in courses, taken by the applicant.

(d) Minimum admission requirements for the licensing examination for an N treatment system license are as follows:

Table IIIB
Operating
Personnelexperience
ClassificationEducation(years)
Classification 1High School Diploma or
equivalency certificate: 1
Associates Degree: 1
Bachelors degree category: 1
Classification 2High School Diploma or
equivalency certificate: 3
Associates Degree: 2
Bachelors degree category: 1.5
Classification 3High School Diploma or
equivalency certificate: 6
Associates Degree: 4
Bachelors degree category: 3
Classification 4High School Diploma or
equivalency certificate: 10
Associates Degree: 7
Bachelors degree category: 5

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