Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Environmental Quality
Title R309 - Drinking Water
Rule R309-305 - Cross Connection Control and Backflow Prevention Certification
Section R309-305-7 - Cross Connection Control Program Administrator Certification
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 309-305-7
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Application for a Certificate.
(a) To obtain a Program Administrator
Certificate, a person shall:
(i) complete a
certification course of at least 18 hours, including examination time, approved
by the Cross Connection Control Commission;
(ii) pass a written examination accepted by
the Cross Connection Control Commission by correctly answering 70% or more of
the questions;
(iii) submit a
complete application to the Director; and
(iv) pay the required fee.
(b) A Program Administrator
Certificate issued by the Director is valid for one year from the date of
issuance.
(c) A Program
Administrator Certificate may be renewed annually by meeting the renewal
requirements below.
(2) Certificate Renewal.
(a) A Program
Administrator Certificate may be renewed:
(i)
for a period of one year; and
(ii)
an unlimited number of times.
(b) To renew a certificate, a person shall:
(i) complete a minimum of 0.6 Continuing
Education Units (CEU's) annually;
(ii) submit evidence of CEU's completed to
the Commission Secretary; and
(iii)
pay the required fee.
(c) Continuing Education Units shall:
(i) be specific to cross connection control
or backflow prevention; and
(ii) be
approved by the Commission Secretary.
(3) Certificate Expiration. A Program Administrator Certificate expires if a person fails to fulfill the requirements to maintain the certification.
(4) Program Administrator Responsibilities.
(a) A
person with a valid Program Administrator Certificate may perform the following
specifically regarding cross connection control and backflow prevention:
(i) review plans and designs for
compliance;
(ii) investigate and
assess hazards;
(iii) inspect
facilities for compliance;
(iv)
enforce local laws, codes, rules, and policies; and
(v) provide technical assistance.
(b) A Program Administrator may
test a backflow assembly only for the purpose of assuring that proper testing
techniques are being used within a water system's jurisdiction.
(5) Program Administrator Certificate Restrictions.
A person with a valid Program Administrator Certificate may not perform the following specifically regarding a backflow prevention assembly:
(a) test, maintain, or
repair the assembly for the purpose of legally documenting the operational
status of the assembly; or
(b)
perform a test for record demonstrating compliance of the assembly with
required standards.
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