Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part II - State Board for Certification of Sewage Treatment Plant and Waterworks Operators
Chapter 302 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS OPERATORS' CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Subchapter C - BOARD PROCEDURES AND ACTIONS
Section 302.303 - Issuance of upgraded certificate

(a) The Board will approve a complete application for certification action to upgrade an existing certificate to the appropriate class when the applicant meets the additional experience requirements defined in § 302.703 (relating to experience requirements) for the upgrade in class. The Board will also approve a complete application for certification action to upgrade an operator-in-training as defined in § 302.1004 (relating to operator-in-training status) when the operator-in-training has met the minimum experience requirements for certification defined in § 302.703.

(b) The Board will approve a complete application for certification action to upgrade an existing certificate to add another subclassification when the applicant passes the Part II Treatment Technology Specific Examination as defined in § 302.601 (relating to general provisions) that corresponds to a subclassification defined in §§ 302.1002 and 302.1003 (relating to the certification classes and subclassifications of water system operators; and certification classes and subclassifications of wastewater system operators) and completes 1-year additional experience requirement, if applicable, as defined in § 302.703 and § 302.704 (relating to experience requirements; and determining qualifying experience).

(c) The Board will replace the applicant's existing certificate with an upgraded certificate that maintains the operator's current 3-year renewal cycle. Those applicants that were upgraded from the operator-in-training status will be issued a certificate in accordance with procedures defined in § 302.301 (relating to Board procedures for certification action).

(d) Additional changes in continuing education requirements as defined in § 302.803 (relating to phased schedule for continuing education requirements) resulting from an upgrade will not be enforced until the certified operator's next full 3-year renewal cycle.

(e) Class Dc, Dn and grandparented drinking water system certificates will not be upgraded.