Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 416 - Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator Certification › Section 22a-416-4 - Classes and qualifications of wastewater treatment facility operators

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Classification of operators
There shall be four classes of operator certification: Class I,
				Class II, Class III, and Class IV.
(b)
Language requirement for
			 certification
An applicant for operator certification shall be able to speak,
				read and write the English language to the extent deemed necessary to perform
				the duties thereof.
(c)
Minimum requirements for operator certification
(1) Class I Operator
An applicant for Class I Operator certification shall (A)
				submit satisfactory evidence of (i) at least one year of experience in the
				operation of a wastewater treatment facility of Class I or higher; (ii) a high
				school diploma or G.E.D.; and (iii) successful completion of a basic wastewater
				treatment facility operation course, approved by the commissioner, equaling at
				least nine CEU's; and (B) pass the Class I examination. No substitutions for
				the requirements of this subdivision shall be permitted.
(2) Class II Operator
An applicant for Class II operator certification shall (A)
				submit satisfactory evidence of (i) at least three years of experience in the
				operation of a wastewater treatment facility of Class I or higher; (ii) a high
				school diploma or G.E.D.; and (iii) successful completion of higher education
				equivalent to at least 30 CEUs in a field determined by the commissioner to be
				related to the operation of a wastewater treatment facility, of which at least
				18 CEUs are directly related to the operation of a wastewater treatment
				facility; and (B) pass the Class II examination.
(3) Class III Operator
An applicant for Class III operator certification shall (A)
				submit satisfactory evidence of (i) at least four years of experience in the
				operation of a wastewater treatment facility of Class II or higher; (ii) a high
				school diploma or G.E.D.; and (iii) successful completion of higher education
				equivalent to at least 90 CEUs in a field determined by the commissioner to be
				related to the operation of a wastewater treatment facility; and (B) pass the
				Class III examination.
(4)
			 Class IV Operator
An applicant for Class IV operator certification shall submit
				satisfactory evidence of (A) at least four years of experience in the operation
				of a Class III or IV wastewater treatment facility, of which experience at
				least two years are direct responsible charge experience as a chief operator at
				a Class III wastewater treatment facility or shift or process control operator
				at a Class IV wastewater treatment facility;
(i) a high school diploma or G.E.D.; and
(ii) successful completion of
			 higher education equivalent to at least 135 CEUs in a field determined by the
			 commissioner to be related to the operation of a wastewater treatment facility;
			 and (B) pass the Class IV examination.
(5) Operator-in-training
(A) An applicant for Class I, II or III
			 operator certification shall be designated by the commissioner, in writing, to
			 become an operator-in-training in Class I, II, or III, respectively, if such
			 applicant meets all the requirements for such certification except for the
			 minimum operating experience requirement under subdivisions (c)(1), (c)(2), or
			 (c)(3) of this section, respectively. Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of
			 this subdivision, when the owner of the wastewater treatment facility at which
			 an operator-in-training is employed notifies the commissioner in writing that
			 such operator-in-training has satisfied the minimum experience requirements for
			 the certification at issue, the commissioner shall issue said
			 certificate.
(B) An
			 operator-in-training who, within five years after passing the certification
			 examination does not obtain the required minimum experience for the certificate
			 applied for shall not be awarded such certificate unless he or she reapplies
			 therefor, takes the certification exam and passes such examination, and
			 satisfies the minimum experience requirement.