Or. Admin. Code § 820-010-5000 - Qualification to Sit for Examination as a Water Right Examiner
In order to qualify for examination to sit for the Water Right Examiner, an applicant for certification must provide all of the following:
(1) Evidence satisfactory
to the Board of:
(a) Active Oregon
registration as a Professional Engineer, Professional Land Surveyor, or
Geologist, in good standing; or
(b)
Verification from the Water Resources Department as a Qualifying District
Employee.
(2) The
Certified Water Right Examiner examination is offered once a year. To sit for
the Certified Water Right Examiner examination, a completed Application for
Certification form and required application fee must be received by the Board
office.
NOTE: Please contact the Board office for examination dates, times, costs, and details.
(3) To withdraw from the Certified Water
Right Examiner examination, and forward the Examination form to the next
examination administration, a written request to withdraw and forward the
Examination form must be received by the Board office no later than 45 days
before the administration of the examination. Examinations forms may only be
forwarded upon withdrawal once, and only to the next examination
administration. After one withdrawal, the original Examination form will no
longer be forwarded
(4) Examinees
may request reasonable accommodations to the examination's administration.
(a) Reasonable accommodations will be
provided for examinees who have a documented disability within the meaning of
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Reasonable accommodations may be
provided for examinees whose religious convictions prohibit them from testing
on the scheduled examination dates.
(b) Requests for reasonable accommodations
must be submitted on the Board approved form, and accompanied by supporting
documentation, by the application deadline.
(5) Review of Examinations. With respect to
the certified water right examiner examination, an Applicant may submit a
written request to review the Applicant's own examination results. The Board
will allow an examination review where the Applicant failed the examination and
the applicant achieved a score within five points of the cutoff score. With
respect to such reviews:
(a) The Applicant may
examine only the question, solution, and answer key for the failed
problem.
(b) The Applicant may
review the examination on only one occasion. The Board will prescribe a time
and place for the review.
(c) All
examination reviews will be conducted in the presence of a person designated by
the Board.
(d) Except as allowed by
the Board for persons requiring disability assistance, no person may accompany
the Applicant during the examination review.
(6) Examination Subversion.
(a) Any examinee who is under investigation
for examination subversion, as defined in OAR
820-005-0040 will not be
considered for certification until the investigation and any ensuing
disciplinary action are complete.
(b) An Applicant disciplined for examination
subversion is subject to imposition of civil penalties and denial of
certification. A registrant who is disciplined for examination subversion is
subject to imposition of civil penalties and suspension or revocation of
certification.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 537, 797, 670.310 & 672.255
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 672.002 - 672.325
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