Alabama Administrative Code › Title 335 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT › WATER DIVISION - OPERATOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM › Chapter 335-10-1 - CLASSIFICATION OF WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS, WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, AND PUBLIC WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM; CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS › Section 335-10-1-.08 - Qualification For Examination

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
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
Rule
					 335-10-1-.07, Qualification for
					 Certification, was renumbered to 335-10-1-.08, Qualification for Certification,
					 as per certification filed October 21, 2004; effective November 25,
					 2004.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											22-22A-5,
					 22-22A-6,
					 22-22A-8,
					 22-25-11,
					 22-25-13.