New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 7 - WASTEWATER AND WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES
Part 4 - UTILITY OPERATOR CERTIFICATION
Section 20.7.4.25 - RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. All initial certifications shall expire on the last day of the certificate holder's birth month following the third anniversary of certification. All renewals shall be for three years. A renewal fee will be payable to the department for each renewal. Renewal fees shall be paid for each individual certification and shall be in accordance with the following fee schedule.
B. The department shall mail each holder of a certificate a renewal notice at least thirty days prior to the expiration date, mailed to his last address of record. Failure to receive such notice shall not relieve the holder of his responsibility to apply for renewal prior to the expiration date.
C. Each certificate issued under 20.7.4.24 NMAC must be renewed at three-year intervals.
D. Renewal will require that each certificate holder be credited with having obtained thirty training credits in the three-year period preceding the date on which renewal application is due, except for renewals of WST1 certifications which require five hours of training credits and WST2 certifications which require ten hours of training credits. The thirty training credits must include at least ten training credits for approved training in the operation and maintenance of the same type of public water supply system or public wastewater facility as each certificate being renewed.