Utah Admin. Code R317-10-11 - Certificates
A. Certificates are issued by the director
and shall indicate one of the following classifications:
1. Wastewater Treatment Operator - Grades I
through IV.
2. Restricted
Wastewater Treatment Operator - Grades I through IV.
3. Wastewater Collection Operator - Grades I
through IV.
4. Restricted
Wastewater Collection Operator - Grades I through IV.
5. Small Lagoon System Operator - Grade I,
Wastewater Treatment and Collection System Combined.
6. Restricted Small Lagoon System Operator -
Grade I, Wastewater Treatment and Collection System Combined.
B. General.
1. An applicant shall have the opportunity to
take any grade of examination.
2.
Replacement certificates may be obtained by submitting a written request with
payment of a duplicate certificate fee.
C. Restricted and Unrestricted Certificates.
1. A restricted certificate shall be issued
if the applicant passes the exam but review of the application form indicates
that the applicant lacks the experience or education required for that
particular classification.
2. An
unrestricted certificate shall be issued if the applicant passes the exam and
the experience and education requirements appropriate to the particular grade
are met.
3. Restricted certificates
shall become unrestricted when an application is submitted to the division
showing that the appropriate experience and education requirements are met and
a change in status fee is paid.
4.
A restricted certificate does not qualify a person as a certified operator for
the classification that the restricted certificate is issued, until the
limiting conditions are met, except as provided in Section
R317-10-5.
5. Upon application, a restricted certificate
may be renewed subject to the conditions in Subsection R317-10-11.D.
D. Certificate Expiration and
Renewal.
1. Each certificate shall continue
in effect for a period of up to three years, unless revoked prior to that
time.
2. The certificate must be
renewed each three years by payment of a renewal fee and submittal of evidence
of required CEUs.
3. The
certificate expires on December 31 of the last year of the
certificate.
4. Operators
considered in DRC must renew by the expiration date in order for the wastewater
works to remain in compliance with this rule.
5. Request for renewal shall be made on forms
approved by the division.
6. It
shall be the responsibility of the operator to make application for certificate
renewal.
E.
Reinstatement of Expired Certificate.
1. An
expired certificate may be reinstated within one year after expiration by
payment of a reinstatement fee with the renewal application when other renewal
requirements are also met.
2. After
one year, an expired certificate cannot be reinstated, and the operator must
retest to become certified.
3. The
required CEUs for renewal must be accrued before expiration of the
certificate.
4. When unusual
circumstances exist, an operator may petition the council to request additional
time to meet the requirements.
5.
Each petition for exception will be considered on its own merits and
recommendation made to the director.
F. CEUs must be earned during the 3 year
period prior to the expiration date of the certificate.
G. The director may, after appropriate review
by the council, waive examination of applicants holding a valid certificate or
license issued in compliance with other certification plans having equivalent
standards, and issue a comparable Utah certificate upon payment of a
reciprocity fee.
1. If the applicant is
working in another state at the time of application, or has relocated to Utah
but has not yet obtained employment in the corresponding wastewater field in
Utah, a letter of intent to issue a certificate by reciprocity may be
provided.
2. When the applicant
provides proof of employment in that wastewater field in Utah, and meets all
other requirements, a certificate may be issued.
H. In the past, certain individuals received
a grandfather certificate.
1. A grandfather
certificate was originally issued under authority of Subsection
19-5-104(2)(b)(v).
The certificate shall be valid only for the wastewater works at which the
operator is employed as that facility existed on March 16, 1991. The
certificate may not be transferred to another facility or person. If the
facility undergoes an addition of a new process, even if the facility
classification does not change, or the collection system has a change in
rating, the respective operator must obtain a restricted or unrestricted
certificate within one year as specified in this rule.
Grandfather certificates were issued for a period of up to three years and must be renewed prior to the expiration date to remain in effect.
2. Renewal shall
include:
a. the payment of a renewal
fee;
b. submittal of an application
form;
c. evidence of required CEUs;
and
d. the applicant must meet the
requirements of Section
63G-12-104
regarding citizenship or alien identification certification.
3. The renewal fee shall be the
same as that charged for renewal of other wastewater operator
certificates.
4. If the grandfather
certificate is not renewed prior to the expiration date, the wastewater works
may be considered to be out of compliance with this rule. The operator would
then be required to pass the appropriate certification examination to become a
certified operator.
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