Utah Admin. Code R317-10-8 - Utah Wastewater Operator Certification Council
A. Membership.
1. Members of the council shall be appointed
by the board.
a. Recommendations for
appointments may be made by interested individuals or organizations, including
the Department of Environmental Quality, Utah League of Cities and Towns, Water
Environment Association of Utah, the Rural Water Association of Utah, and the
Civil and Environmental Engineering Departments of universities in
Utah.
b. The council shall serve at
the discretion of the board to oversee the certification program in an advisory
capacity to the director as provided in this rule.
2. The council shall consist of seven voting
members and should include representation from interest groups as follows:
a. four members who are operators holding
valid certificates, with at least two members being wastewater collection
system operators and two members being wastewater treatment system
operators;
b. one member with at
least three years of management experience in either wastewater treatment,
collection, or both, who represents municipal wastewater management;
c. two members who are at large and may
represent:
(1) an educational institution in
Utah;
(2) those who are currently
certified as wastewater operators in the private sector; or
(3) vocational training.
3. At least two non-voting
division staff should be in attendance at any council meeting.
4. Voting council members shall serve as
follows:
a. terms of office shall be for
three years with two members retiring each year, except for the third year when
three shall retire;
b. any member
who does not attend at least 50 percent of the meetings during a year of
service may be replaced at the discretion of the board;
c. appointments to succeed a council member
who is unable to serve his full term shall be for the remainder of the
unexpired term; and
d. council
members may be reappointed, but they do not automatically succeed
themselves.
5. A
majority of voting members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of
transacting council business.
6.
Each year the Council shall elect from its membership a Chair and Vice
Chair.
B. Duties of the
council shall include:
1. evaluating
examinations to ensure compatibility with operator responsibilities, accuracy
of content, and composition of individual exam databank items;
2. evaluating certification applications, as
requested by the director, and making recommendations for approval or
disapproval;
3. assisting in
administering examinations at various locations;
4. providing a forum for ongoing evaluation
of the certification program and recommending changes to the
director;
5. providing advice and
recommendations for CEU approval; and
6. preparing an annual report of
certification program activities for distribution to the board and other
interested parties.
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