New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Chapter X - DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
Subchapter A - GENERAL
Article 1 - MISCELLANEOUS RULES
Part 650 - Qualifications Of Operators Of Wasterwater Treatment Plants
Section 650.12 - Tables
Universal Citation: 6 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 650.12
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Table 1.
Type of Plant and Required Grade of Chief Operator and Assistant / Shift Operator for Activated Sludge Facilities
| Required Minimum Operator Grade | |||||||||
| Type of Treatment | Plant Point Score | Chief Operator | Assistant/Shift Operator | Section Number | Required Basic Education | Required Special Training Course | Required Type and Duration of Approved Operating Experience | ||
| Activated Sludge Process Including All Modifications | 76 Points and Greater | 4A | 650.6(a) | *See option below | Appropriate Approved Course | Twenty four months operating experience at an activated sludge wastewater treatment plant with a point score of 76 or greater, and the ability to perform necessary tests | |||
| 3A | 650.6(b) | **See option below | Appropriate Approved Course | Eighteen months operating experience at an activated sludge wastewater treatment plant with a point score of 56 or greater, and the ability to perform necessary tests | |||||
| 56 - 75 | 3A | ||||||||
| Points | 2A | 650.6(c) | High School or High School Equivalency Diploma | Appropriate Approved Course | Twelve months operating experience at an activated sludge wastewater treatment plant with a point score of 31 or greater, and the ability to perform necessary tests | ||||
| 31 - 55 | 2A | ||||||||
| Points | 1A | 650.6(d) | High School or High School Equivalency Diploma | Appopriate Approved Course | Six months operating experience at an activated sludge wastewater treatment plant and the ability to perform necessary tests | ||||
| 30 Points or Less | 1A | 1A | |||||||
*Qualifying options for Grade 4A operators (Must also have required duration of approved experience).
a) BS degree with thirty credit hours of math
and/or science from duly accredited university or school, or
b) BA degree with thirty credit hours of math
and/or science from duly accredited university or school, or
c) AAS degree from a duly accredited
university or school in a NYSDEC approved curriculum, plus eighteen months
operating experience at a wastewater treatment plant, or
d) AAS degree from a duly accredited
university or school plus three years operating experience at a wastewater
treatment plant, or
e) AA degree
with thirty credit hours of math and/or science from a duly accredited
university or school, plus three years operating experience at a wastewater
treatment plant, or
f) high school
or equivalency diploma and 6 years operating experience at a wastewater
treatment plant.
**Qualifying options for Grade 3A operators (Must also have required duration of approved experience).
a) AAS degree from a duly
accredited university or school in a NYSDEC approved curriculum, or
b) AAS degree from a duly accredited
university or school, plus eighteen months operating experience at a wastewater
treatment plant, or
c) AA degree
with thirty credit hours of math and/or science from a duly accredited
university or school, plus eighteen months operating experience at a wastewater
treatment plant, or
d) high school
or equivalency diploma and three years operating experience at a wastewater
treatment plant.
(b) Table 2.
Type of Plant and Required Grade of Chief Operator and Assistant / Shift Operator for All Other Treatment Facilities
| Required Minimum Operator Grade | ||||||||
| Type of Treatment | Plant Point Score | Chief Operator | Assistant/Shift Operator | Section Number | Required Basic Education | Required Special Training Course | Required Type and Duration of Approved Operating Experience | |
| All Other Treatment Processes | 76 points and greater | 4 | 650.6(a) | *See Option Below | Appropriate Approved Course | Twenty four months operating experience at a wastewater treatment plant with a point score of 76 or greater, and the ability to perform necessary tests | ||
| 3 | 650.6(b) | **See Option Below | Appropriate Approved Course | Eighteen months operating experience at a wastewater treatment plant with a point score of 56 or greater, and the ability to perform necessary tests | ||||
| 56 - 75 points | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | 650.6(c) | High School or High School Equivalency Diploma | Appropriate Approved Course | Twelve months operating experience at a plant with a point score of 31 greater, and the ability to perform necessary tests | ||||
| 31 - 55 points | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | 650.6(d) | High School or High School Equivalency Diploma | Appropriate Approved Course | Six months operating experience at a wastewater treatment plant, and the ability to perform necessary tests | ||||
| 30 points or less | 1 | 1 | ||||||
*Qualifying options for Grade 4 operators (Must also have required duration of approved experience).
a) BS degree with thirty credit hours of math
and/or science from a duly accredited university or school, or
b) BA degree with thirty credit hours of math
and/or science from duly accredited university or school, or
c) AAS degree from a duly accredited
university or school in a NYSDEC approved curriculum, plus eighteen months
operating experience at a wastewater treatment plant, or
d) AAS degree from a duly accredited
university or school plus three years operating experience at a wastewater
treatment plant, or
e) AA degree
with thirty credit hours of math and/or science from a duly accredited
university or school, plus three years operating experience at a wastewater
treatment plant, or
f) high school
or equivalency diploma and 6 years operating experience at a wastewater
treatment plant.
**Qualifying options for Grade 3 operators (Must also have required duration of approved experience).
a) AAS degree from duly accredited
university or school in a NYSDEC approved curriculum, or
b) AAS degree from duly accredited university
or school plus eighteen months operating experience at a wastewater treatment,
or
c) AA degree with thirty credit
hours of math and/or science from a duly accredited university or school, plus
eighteen months operating experience at a wastewater treatment plant,
or
d) high school or equivalency
diploma and three years operating experience at a wastewater treatment
plant.
(c) Table 3.
RENEWAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
| Certificate grade | Contact hours needed |
| Grade 1 & 1A | 20 |
| Grade 2 & 2A | 40 |
| Grade 3 & 3A | 60 |
| Grade 4 & 4A | 80 |
(d) Table 4.
| Previously approved certificate | Reclassified certificate |
| IA | 4A |
| IB | 4 |
| IIA | 3A |
| IIB | 3 |
| IIC | 3 |
| IIA | 2A |
| IIB | 2 |
| IIC | 2 |
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