North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 15A - Environmental Quality
Chapter 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Subchapter D - WATER TREATMENT FACILITY OPERATORS
Section .0200 - QUALIFICATION OF APPLICANTS AND CLASSIFICATION OF FACILITIES
Section 18D .0201 - GRADES OF CERTIFICATION
Universal Citation: 15A NC Admin Code 18D .0201
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) Applicants for certification shall be at least 18 years old, possess a high school diploma or general educational development equivalent (GED), and meet the following educational and experience requirements:
(1)
GRADE C-SURFACE applicants shall have six months of acceptable experience at a
surface water facility and have satisfactorily completed a C -Surface school
approved by the Board.
(2) GRADE
B-SURFACE applicants shall:
(A) be a college
graduate with a bachelor's degree in the physical or natural sciences or be a
graduate of a two-year technical program with a diploma in water and wastewater
technology, have six months of acceptable experience at a surface water
facility, and have satisfactorily completed a B-Surface school approved by the
Board; or
(B) have one year of
acceptable experience at a surface water facility while holding a Grade
C-Surface certificate and have satisfactorily completed a B-Surface school
approved by the Board.
(3) GRADE A-SURFACE applicants shall have one
year of acceptable experience at a surface water facility while holding a Grade
B-Surface certificate and have satisfactorily completed an A-Surface school
approved by the Board.
(4) GRADE
D-WELL applicants shall have three months of acceptable experience at a well
water facility and have satisfactorily completed a C-Well or D-Well school
approved by the Board.
(5) GRADE
C-WELL applicants shall:
(A) be a college
graduate with a bachelor's degree in the physical or natural sciences or be a
graduate of a two-year technical program with a diploma in water and wastewater
technology, have three months of acceptable experience at a well water
facility, and have satisfactorily completed a C -Well school approved by the
Board;
(B) have six months of
acceptable experience at a well water facility and have satisfactorily
completed a C-WELL school approved by the Board; or
(C) hold either a Grade A-Surface
certification or a Grade A-Distribution certificate and have satisfactorily
completed a C-Well school approved by the Board.
(6) GRADE B-WELL applicants shall:
(A) be a college graduate with a bachelor's
degree in the physical or natural sciences or be a graduate of a two-year
technical program with a diploma in water and wastewater technology, have six
months of acceptable experience at a well water facility, and have
satisfactorily completed a B-WELL school approved by the Board; or
(B) have one year of acceptable experience at
a well water facility while holding a Grade C-Well certificate and have
satisfactorily completed a B-WELL school approved by the Board.
(7) GRADE A-WELL applicants shall
have one year of acceptable experience at a well water facility while holding a
Grade B-Well certificate and have satisfactorily completed an A-WELL school
approved by the Board.
(8) GRADE
D-DISTRIBUTION applicants shall have three months of acceptable experience at a
distribution system and have satisfactorily completed a C-Distribution or
D-Distribution school approved by the Board.
(9) GRADE C-DISTRIBUTION applicants shall
hold a certificate of completion of trench shoring training from a school
approved by the Board and shall:
(A) be a
college graduate with a bachelor's degree in the physical or natural sciences
or be a graduate of a two-year technical program with a diploma in water and
wastewater technology, have three months of acceptable experience at a Class C
or higher distribution system, and have satisfactorily completed a
C-Distribution school approved by the Board; or
(B) have six months of acceptable experience
at a Class D or higher distribution system and have satisfactorily completed a
C-Distribution school approved by the Board.
(10) GRADE B-DISTRIBUTION applicants shall:
(A) be a college graduate with a bachelor's
degree in the physical or natural sciences or be a graduate of a two-year
technical program with a diploma in water and wastewater technology, have six
months of acceptable experience at a Class B or higher distribution system,
have satisfactorily completed a B-Distribution school approved by the Board,
and shall hold a certificate of completion of trench shoring training from a
school approved by the Board; or
(B) have one year of acceptable experience at
a Class C or higher distribution system while holding a Grade C-Distribution
certificate and have satisfactorily completed a B-Distribution school approved
by the Board.
(11) GRADE
A-DISTRIBUTION applicants shall have one year of acceptable experience at a
Class B or higher distribution system while holding a Grade B-Distribution
certificate and have satisfactorily completed an A-Distribution school approved
by the Board.
(12) GRADE
CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL applicants shall:
(A)
be a college graduate with a bachelor's degree in the physical or natural
sciences or be a graduate of a two-year technical program with a degree in
water and wastewater or civil engineering technology, and have satisfactorily
completed a cross-connection control school approved by the Board;
(B) have six months of acceptable experience
at Class D-Distribution or higher system or have one year experience in the
operations of cross connection control devices, and have satisfactorily
completed a cross-connection control school approved by the Board; or
(C) be a plumbing contractor licensed by the
State of North Carolina and have satisfactorily completed a cross-connection
control school approved by the Board.
(13) APPRENTICE applicants shall have met the
education requirement and satisfactorily completed a Grade B, Grade C, Grade D,
or cross-connection control school approved by the Board and shall have
correctly answered at least 70 percent of the questions on an examination
designed for the class of certification for which the applicant is applying.
The apprentice certification may be renewed annually for a maximum of five
years, pursuant to the continuing education and renewal requirements of this
Subchapter. An apprentice shall not act as a certified operator or an Operator
in Responsible Charge for a facility. An apprentice is eligible for Grade B,
Grade C, Grade D, or cross-connection control certification after meeting the
applicable experience requirements as set forth in this Rule and making
application to the Board.
(b) Applications for certification of an operator certified in a state other than North Carolina shall be submitted to the Board for review. The application for out-of-state, civilian applications includes information regarding the applicant's current employment, the type of licenses granted in the state of origin, the years of water treatment experience, and a listing of water treatment plant experience. The application for applicants with military experience includes a listing of water treatment plant experience and an attached copy of the applicant's Verification of Military Experience and Training (VMET). The information supplied shall assist the Board in determining whether the requirements under which the out-of-state certification was obtained are equivalent to those required by the Water Treatment Facility Operators Board of Certification.
Authority
G.S.
90A-21(c);
90A-22;
90A-23;
90A-24;
90A-25(b);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. September 1, 1977;
Readopted Eff. March 1, 1979;
Amended Eff. February 1, 2012; May 1,
2006; September 1, 2004; August 1, 2000; August 1, 1998; May 3, 1993; August 3,
1992; July 1, 1991; December 31, 1988;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
2018.
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