Texas Administrative Code
Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
Part 17 - TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PLUMBING EXAMINERS
Chapter 363 - EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION
Section 363.11 - Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement
Universal Citation: 22 TX Admin Code ยง 363.11
Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
(a) To be eligible for a Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement an applicant must:
(1) hold a current Journeyman Plumber, Master
Plumber License, or Plumbing Inspector License; and
(2) complete an approved training program
based on the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Clean Water Act,
on-site wastewater and site evaluations and graywater re-use, water quality
training and water treatment, water utilities systems and regulations, water
conservation, rainwater harvesting systems, xeriscape irrigation, fire
protection systems, backflow prevention, and state laws regulating lead
contamination in drinking water.
(b) At a minimum the training program required by subsection (a)(2) of this section shall be at least twenty-four (24) hours with a maximum of eight (8) hours of instruction per day and include:
(1) a six (6) hour review of the
significance of cross-connections, the principles of back pressure and back
siphonage, thermal expansion, the acceptable devices and/or requirements for a
public water supply system including, but not limited to, approved backflow
protection devices, shut-off valves, water meters, and containment
vessels;
(2) a two (2) hour review
of the applicable standards, codes, and laws, including, but not limited to:
the Plumbing License Law, Board rules, the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality rules relating to a public water supply and water reuse, as described
in the Texas Water Development Board's Rainwater Harvesting Manual, and the
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service recommendations;
(3) a four (4) hour review of the specific
parts and terminology, and the concepts and components of a rainwater
harvesting system, including proper sizing for all water reuse
systems;
(4) an eight (8) hour
review of the acceptable type, material, location, limitation, and correct
installation of equipment related to the treatment and reuse of
water;
(5) four (4) hours devoted
to the elements of a proper customer service inspection as required by the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and
(6) information specific to rainwater
harvesting as outlined in the latest edition of the Texas Water Development
Board's Rainwater Harvesting Manual.
(c) In addition to the information described in subsection (b)(6) of this section, a training program may include the latest edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code Rainwater Harvesting Seminar Manual, the latest edition of the International Plumbing Code, or the International Green Construction Code.
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