An operator intern wishing to apply for certification must
submit a complete application to the Department, together with the appropriate
fees required by Rule
335-1-1-.06.
The applicant must obtain the following working experience prior to submittal
of the application:
(a) For a Grade I
water distribution system, at least twelve months working experience in a Grade
I or higher water system. Credit for a maximum of six months of working
experience may be allowed by the Department for the completion of, or
attendance at, Department approved training programs, classes or
seminars;
(b) For a Grade I
wastewater treatment plant or Grade I(C) public wastewater collection system,
at least twelve months working experience in a Grade I or higher wastewater
treatment plant or Grade I(C) public wastewater collection system. Credit for a
maximum of six months of working experience may be allowed by the Department
for the completion of, or attendance at, Department approved training programs,
classes, or seminars;
(c) For a
Grade II water treatment plant, at least eighteen months working experience in
a Grade II or higher water treatment plant, or twenty-four months of combined
experience in a Grade I water distribution system or a Grade II, III, or IV
water treatment plant. Credit for a maximum of nine months of working
experience may be allowed by the Department for the completion of, or
attendance at, Department approved training programs, classes or
seminars.
(d) For a Grade II
wastewater treatment plant, at least eighteen months working experience in a
Grade II or higher wastewater treatment plant or twenty-four months of combined
experience in a Grade I, II, III, or IV wastewater treatment plant. Credit for
a maximum of nine months of working experience may be allowed by the Department
for the completion of, or attendance at, Department approved training programs,
classes, or seminars.
(e) For a
Grade III advanced groundwater treatment plant, at least twenty-four months
treatment experience in a Grade III advanced groundwater treatment plant or
thirty-six months of combined working experience in a Grade II, III or IV water
treatment plant. Credit for a maximum of twelve months of working experience
may be allowed by the Department for the completion of, or attendance at,
Department approved training programs, classes or seminars.
(f) For a Grade III wastewater treatment
plant, at least twenty-four months working experience in a Grade III or higher
wastewater treatment plant or thirty-six months of combined working experience
in a Grade II, III or IV wastewater treatment plant. Credit for a maximum of
twelve months of treatment experience may be allowed by the Department for the
completion of, or attendance at, Department approved training programs, classes
or seminars.
(g) For a Grade IV
water treatment plant, at least twenty-four months treatment experience in a
Grade IV water treatment plant. Credit for a maximum of twelve months of
working experience may be allowed by the Department for the completion of, or
attendance at, Department approved training programs, classes or
seminars.
(h) For a Grade IV
wastewater treatment plant, at least twenty-four months working experience in a
Grade IV wastewater treatment plant or thirty-six months of combined working
experience in a Grade III or IV wastewater treatment plant. Credit for a
maximum of twelve months of treatment experience may be allowed by the
Department for the completion of, or attendance at, Department approved
training programs, classes or seminars.
(i) For the purposes of calculating working
experience, 1900 hours of applicable experience equals twelve months
(j) Substitution for required experience with
approved training programs, classes or seminars is as follows (limited by
requirements of each grade level in this chapter):
15 Hours.......................................... 3 months
experience
30 Hours.......................................... 6 months
experience
45 Hours.......................................... 9 months
experience
60 Hours..........................................12 months
experience
(k) All working
experience claimed in the application must be verified in writing by the
operator intern's direct supervisor or another certified operator familiar with
the operator intern's experience.
(l) The Director may deny an application for
cause, including violations of this Chapter.
Authors: Joe Alan Power, Aubrey
White
