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California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 7 - Examination for Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators › Section 3689 - Examination Waiver

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(a) The
				  Office of Operator Certification shall waive the examination requirement and
				  the examination fee if the applicant holds a valid, unexpired certificate
				  issued by a certifying body for a position comparable to that of an operator at
				  a wastewater treatment plant, provided:
(1)
				  the experience, education, and examination requirements of the certifying body
				  are comparable to the Office of Operator Certification's requirements as
				  prescribed in article 6;
(2) the
				  applicant meets the minimum education and qualifying experience requirements
				  for the applicable grade level as prescribed in article 6;
(3) the applicant has passed a written
				  examination, administered by the certifying body, that is comparable to the
				  examination given by the Office of Operator Certification for the applicable
				  grade of operator certification; and
(4) the applicant completes an application
				  for operator certification and pays the certification and examination waiver
				  fees prescribed in article 10.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 7 - Examination for Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators › Section 3700 - Application for Examination

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(a) A
				  person may apply to take an examination at any grade level if the applicant has
				  completed the education required in section
				  3687 for that grade level before
				  the final filing date for the examination. An application for an examination
				  shall include:
(1) the applicant's full name,
				  mailing address, and telephone number;
(2) the applicant's original
				  signature;
(3) a copy of a high
				  school diploma or equivalent; college transcripts; graduate school transcripts;
				  report cards; certificates of completion for wastewater treatment and
				  management courses; and chemical, civil, or mechanical engineering
				  registrations issued by California or another state, a territory, or an Indian
				  tribe, to verify completion of education requirements;
(4) additional information, evidence,
				  statements, or documents to support the application for examination as
				  requested by the Office of Operator Certification; and
(5) the application fee for an examination
				  and the examination fee as prescribed in article 10.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 7 - Examination for Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators › Section 3701.1 - Examination Security

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(a) An
				  applicant shall be required to present photographic identification issued by a
				  state or federal governmental entity to gain admission to the
				  examination.
(b) The examination
				  materials of an applicant who engages in dishonest conduct during an
				  examination shall be confiscated and the applicant shall not have the
				  examination graded, shall be denied the opportunity to take the next scheduled
				  examination, and shall be subject to administrative civil liability as set
				  forth in section
				  3709 and disciplinary action
				  pursuant to section
				  3710. The examination fee paid by
				  the applicant shall not be refunded.
(c) Examination questions are confidential.
				  Any person who copies questions or removes any examination material from the
				  examination room or who conveys or reveals all or part of any examination for
				  an unauthorized use may be denied certification pursuant to the provisions of
				  section 3710. The applicant also is
				  subject to administrative civil liability as set forth in section
				  3709 and disciplinary action
				  pursuant to section
				  3710.
1. New
					 section filed 1-28-2013; operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1058 and
						13627.1, Water
						Code. Reference: Section
						13627.1, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 7 - Examination for Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators › Section 3701.2 - Examination Results

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(a)
				  Within 90 days after an examination, the Office of Operator Certification shall
				  send a notice of the examination results in writing to the applicant.
(b) An applicant who fails an examination may
				  be eligible to take a subsequent examination upon submitting the examination
				  application and examination fee as prescribed in article 10. Requests for
				  reexamination shall be received by the final filing date set forth in section
				  3701(a).
(c) Passing examination results are valid for
				  four years from the date on the notice of the examination results.
1. New
					 section filed 1-28-2013; operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1058,
						13627 and
						13628, Water
						Code. Reference: Sections
						13627 and
						13628, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 8 - Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators › Section 3702.1 - Issuance of Certificates

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(a) An
				  operator certificate shall include:
(1) the
				  operator's name and grade level;
(2) the certificate number;
(3) the issue and expiration dates of the
				  certificate;
(4) the State Water
				  Board seal;
(5) the name, "State
				  Water Resources Control Board;" and
(6) the signature of a State Water Board
				  member or designee.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 8 - Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators › Section 3702.2 - Application for Certificate Renewal

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(a) An
				  operator certificate may be renewed repeatedly for three-year
				  periods.
(b) At least 60 days
				  before the expiration of an operator certificate, the Office of Operator
				  Certification shall send a written notice of the expiration date to the
				  operator. Failure to receive a notice of the expiration date does not relieve
				  the operator of the responsibility for renewing a certificate on or before the
				  expiration date.
(c) An application
				  for renewal shall include:
(1) the
				  applicant's name, mailing address, grade level, certificate number, and
				  classification or title;
(2) if
				  employed as an operator, the name, telephone number, and mailing address of the
				  wastewater treatment plant where employed, and the name of the chief plant
				  operator; and
(3) the renewal fee
				  prescribed in article 10.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 8 - Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators › Section 3702.3 - Issuance of Renewal Certificate

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(a)
				  Within 30 days of receipt of a completed application for renewal and the
				  renewal fee, the Office of Operator Certification shall issue a renewal
				  certificate or inform the applicant of the reason the certificate shall not be
				  issued.
(b) The Office of Operator
				  Certification may refuse to renew a certificate if it determines that the
				  applicant has:
(1) operated a wastewater
				  treatment plant with an expired operator certificate;
(2) operated a wastewater treatment plant at
				  a grade level for which the applicant was not certified; or
(3) committed any other act in violation of
				  this chapter.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 8 - Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators › Section 3702.4 - Reinstatement

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(a) An
				  expired operator certificate may be reinstated within one year following
				  expiration if the applicant applies for reinstatement as prescribed in this
				  section.
(b) Experience acquired
				  under the expired certificate shall be credited to the reinstated
				  certificate.
(c) An application for
				  reinstatement shall include:
(1) all the
				  information prescribed in section
				  3702.2;
(2) a signed statement regarding whether a
				  certifying body or court, for any act associated with performing duties at a
				  facility that treats wastewater in a state other than California, in a
				  territory, or on land under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe, provided the
				  duties are comparable to the duties of an operator or contract operator at a
				  wastewater treatment plant, has ever: taken final action to revoke or suspend
				  the applicant's certification or registration; taken final action to discipline
				  or impose administrative civil liability on the applicant or conducted an
				  investigation regarding the applicant; or imposed civil or criminal liability
				  upon the applicant; and
(3) the
				  renewal and reinstatement fees prescribed in article 10.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 8 - Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators › Section 3702.5 - Reporting Requirements for Operators

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An operator shall notify the Office of Operator
					 Certification within 30 days of the date a certifying body or court, for any
					 act associated with performing duties at a facility that treats wastewater in a
					 state other than California, in a territory, or on land under the jurisdiction
					 of an Indian tribe, provided the duties are comparable to the duties of an
					 operator or contract operator at a wastewater treatment plant, takes final
					 action: to discipline the operator; to impose administrative civil liability;
					 or to impose civil or criminal liability.
1. New
					 section filed 6-24-92; operative 6-24-92 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 92, No. 26).
2. Repealer and new section filed 1-28-2013;
					 operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1058 and
						13627, Water
						Code. Reference: Section
						13627, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 8 - Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators › Section 3702.6 - Replacement

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A lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed certificate may be
					 replaced by the Office of Operator Certification if the operator, provisional
					 operator, or operator-in-training signs and submits a statement explaining the
					 circumstances of the loss, theft, damage, or destruction and submits the
					 replacement fee prescribed in article 10.
1. New
					 section filed 1-28-2013; operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1058 and
						13628, Water
						Code. Reference: Section
						13628, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 8 - Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators › Section 3702.7 - Unpaid Fees and Administrative Civil Liability

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The Office of Operator Certification shall not issue,
					 renew, reinstate, or replace a certificate if the operator, provisional
					 operator, or operator-in-training has not paid all fees and administrative
					 civil liability owed to the State Water Board.
1. New
					 section filed 1-28-2013; operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1058, Water
						Code. Reference: Section
						13627, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 8 - Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators › Section 3703 - Posting Certificates

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Operators, provisional operators, and operators-in-training
					 shall display their valid certificates in an area accessible to the public at
					 each wastewater treatment plant where employed. If no area is accessible to the
					 public, the certificates shall be posted in an accessible area at the
					 wastewater treatment plant owner's headquarters.
1. New
					 section filed 6-24-92; operative 6-24-92 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 92, No. 26).
2. Repealer and new section filed 1-28-2013;
					 operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1058, Water
						Code. Reference: Section
						13627, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 8 - Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators › Section 3704 - Reciprocity with Other States. [Repealed]

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1. New
					 section filed 6-24-92; operative 6-24-92 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 92, No. 26).
2. Repealer filed 1-28-2013; operative
					 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 5).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 8 - Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators › Section 3705 - Advisory Committee. [Repealed]

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1. Amendment
					 and repositioning of article 6 heading and repealer of section filed 6-24-92;
					 operative 6-24-92 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 92, No. 26).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1058 and
						13631, Water
						Code. Reference: Chapter 9 (commencing with Section
						13625), Division 7, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 8 - Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators › Section 3707 - Employment of an Operator-in-Training. [Repealed]

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1. New
					 Article 6 and section filed 6-24-92; operative 6-24-92 pursuant to Government
					 Code section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 92, No. 26).
2. Repealer of article 6 heading and repealer
					 of section filed 1-28-2013; operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 5).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 8 - Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators › Section 3708 - Application for Operator-in-Training Examination and Certification. [Repealed]

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1. New
					 section filed 6-24-92; operative 6-24-92 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 92, No. 26).
2. Repealer filed 1-28-2013; operative
					 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 5).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 9 - Administrative Civil Liability, Disciplinary Action, Appeal, and Petition Process › Section 3709 - Imposition of Administrative Civil Liability

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(a) The
				  civil liability described in subdivisions (b) or (c) may be imposed
				  administratively in accordance with article 2.5 (commencing with section
				  13323) of chapter 5 of division 7
				  of the Water Code.
(b) The State
				  Water Board may impose administrative civil liability in an amount not to
				  exceed $100 for each day of violation upon:
(1) any person who operates a wastewater
				  treatment plant without holding a valid, unexpired certificate at the
				  appropriate grade level as required by this chapter; or
(2) any person who owns or operates a
				  wastewater treatment plant that employs, or allows the employment of, any
				  person as an operator who does not hold a valid, unexpired certificate of the
				  appropriate grade level as required by this chapter.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 9 - Administrative Civil Liability, Disciplinary Action, Appeal, and Petition Process › Section 3711 - Appeals of Discretionary Decisions Made by the Office of Operator Certification

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(a) The
				  following discretionary decisions made by the Office of Operator Certification
				  are final and conclusive unless the applicant requests the Deputy Director of
				  the Division to review the discretionary decision made by the Office of
				  Operator Certification:
1) denial of an
				  application for an operator, provisional operator, or operator-in-training
				  certificate or the renewal or reinstatement of an operator or
				  operator-in-training certificate;
2) denial of an application for a contract
				  operator registration or a contract operator credential;
3) denial of an application for an exemption
				  or the renewal of an exemption, or the revocation of an exemption for a Class I
				  wastewater treatment plant;
4)
				  denial of a request for approval to use a lone operator or a provisional
				  operator; or
5) the results of an
				  examination.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 9 - Administrative Civil Liability, Disciplinary Action, Appeal, and Petition Process › Section 3711.1 - Action by the Deputy Director of the Division

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(a) The
				  Office of Operator Certification may file a recommendation regarding an appeal
				  with the Deputy Director of the Division within 30 days of receiving a copy of
				  the appeal. The Deputy Director may allow additional time for the Office of
				  Operator Certification to file a recommendation. The Office of Operator
				  Certification shall provide a copy of its recommendation to the
				  appellant.
(b) The Deputy Director
				  of the Division shall review the evidence and any recommendation filed by the
				  Office of Operator Certification and shall make a Final Division Decision
				  within 90 days of receipt of the appeal. The Final Division Decision shall
				  inform the appellant that the decision is final and conclusive unless the
				  appellant petitions the State Water Board for review in accordance with the
				  provisions of section
				  3711.2.
(c) The Deputy Director of the Division may
				  at any time, on the Deputy Director's own motion, issue a Final Division
				  Decision.
1.
					 Renumbering of former section
					 3712 to new section
					 3711.1, including amendment of
					 section heading, section and NOTE, filed 1-28-2013; operative 4-1-2013
					 (Register 2013, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1058, Water
						Code. Reference: Section
						13627, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 9 - Administrative Civil Liability, Disciplinary Action, Appeal, and Petition Process › Section 3711.2 - Petition for Review of a Final Division Decision by the State Water Board

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(a) An
				  applicant may petition the State Water Board for review of a Final Division
				  Decision. The petition shall be in writing and shall be received no later than
				  30 days after the date of the Final Division Decision.
(b) A petition for review by the State Water
				  Board shall contain:
(1) the name, address,
				  telephone number, and email address (if available) of the petitioner;
(2) a copy of the Final Division Decision
				  that the petitioner is requesting the State Water Board to review;
(3) a full and complete statement by the
				  petitioner of the reasons why the Final Division Decision is erroneous,
				  inappropriate, or improper; and
(4)
				  the specific action that the petitioner seeks from the State Water
				  Board.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 9 - Administrative Civil Liability, Disciplinary Action, Appeal, and Petition Process › Section 3712 - Requests for Reconsideration of Proposed Disciplinary Action Letters

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(a) A
				  proposed disciplinary action letter is final and conclusive unless the
				  applicant, operator, provisional operator, or operator-in-training being
				  disciplined requests that the Director of the Office of Enforcement reconsider
				  a proposed disciplinary action letter issued by the Office of
				  Enforcement.
(b) Requests for
				  reconsideration shall be in writing and shall be received by the Director of
				  the Office of Enforcement within 45 days of the date of the proposed
				  disciplinary action letter.
(c) A
				  request for reconsideration shall contain:
(1) the name, address, telephone number, and
				  email address (if available) of the requestor;
(2) a copy of the proposed disciplinary
				  action letter;
(3) a full and
				  complete statement of the reasons why the proposed disciplinary action letter
				  is erroneous, inappropriate, or improper; and
(4) the specific action that the requestor
				  seeks from the Director of the Office of Enforcement.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 9 - Administrative Civil Liability, Disciplinary Action, Appeal, and Petition Process › Section 3712.1 - Action by the Director of the Office of Enforcement

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(a) The
				  Director of the Office of Enforcement shall review the evidence and make a
				  Final Office of Enforcement Decision within 90 days of receipt of the request
				  for reconsideration. The Final Office of Enforcement Decision shall inform the
				  requestor that the decision is final and conclusive unless the requestor
				  petitions the State Water Board for review in accordance with the provisions of
				  section 3712.2.
(b) The Director of the Office of Enforcement
				  may at any time, on the Director's own motion, issue a Final Office of
				  Enforcement Decision.
1. New
					 section filed 1-28-2013; operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1058, Water
						Code. Reference: Section
						13627, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 9 - Administrative Civil Liability, Disciplinary Action, Appeal, and Petition Process › Section 3712.2 - Petition for Review of a Final Office of Enforcement Decision by the State Water Board

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(a) The
				  applicant, operator, provisional operator, or operator-in-training being
				  disciplined may petition the State Water Board for a review of the Final Office
				  of Enforcement Decision. The petition shall be in writing and shall be received
				  no later than 30 days after the date of the Final Office of Enforcement
				  Decision.
(b) A petition for review
				  by the State Water Board shall contain:
(1)
				  the name, address, telephone number, and email address (if available) of the
				  petitioner;
(2) a copy of the Final
				  Office of Enforcement Decision that the petitioner is requesting the State
				  Water Board to review;
(3) a full
				  and complete statement of the reasons why the Final Office of Enforcement
				  Decision is erroneous, inappropriate, or improper; and
(4) the specific action the petitioner seeks
				  from the State Water Board.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 9 - Administrative Civil Liability, Disciplinary Action, Appeal, and Petition Process › Section 3713 - Defective Petitions

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(a)
				  Upon receipt of a petition that does not comply with section
				  3711.2 or
				  3712.2 of this chapter, the State
				  Water Board shall notify the petitioner of the manner in which the petition is
				  defective and the time within which an amended petition may be filed.
(b) If a properly amended petition is not
				  received by the State Water Board within the time allowed, the petition shall
				  be dismissed unless good cause is shown for an extension of time.
1. New
					 section filed 6-24-92; operative 6-24-92 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 92, No. 26).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending
					 subsection (b)(2) filed 2-20-2007 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2007, No. 8).
3. Renumbering of former section
					 3713 to new section
					 3711.2 and renumbering of former
					 section 3714 to section
					 3713, including repealer and new
					 section and amendment of NOTE, filed 1-28-2013; operative 4-1-2013 (Register
					 2013, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1058, Water
						Code. Reference: Section
						13627, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 9 - Administrative Civil Liability, Disciplinary Action, Appeal, and Petition Process › Section 3714 - Action by the State Water Board on a Petition

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(a) The
				  State Water Board may:
(1) at any time, refuse
				  to review the Final Division Decision or Final Office of Enforcement Decision
				  if the petition fails to raise substantial issues that are appropriate for
				  review;
(2) deny the petition upon
				  a finding that the Final Division Decision or Final Office of Enforcement
				  Decision was appropriate and proper;
(3) set aside or modify the Final Division
				  Decision or Final Office of Enforcement Decision; or
(4) take any other action the State Water
				  Board deems appropriate.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 9 - Administrative Civil Liability, Disciplinary Action, Appeal, and Petition Process › Section 3715 - Workshop Meeting

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The State Water Board may discuss a proposed order in
					 response to a petition for review of a Final Division Decision or Final Office
					 of Enforcement Decision in a public workshop meeting prior to formal action at
					 a board meeting. Comments may be submitted in writing before the workshop
					 meeting. At the workshop meeting, the State Water Board may invite comments on
					 the proposed order from interested persons. All comments shall be based solely
					 upon evidence contained in the record or upon legal argument.
1.
					 Renumbering of former section
					 3715 to section
					 3714 and new section
					 3715 filed 1-28-2013; operative
					 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1058, Water
						Code. Reference: Section
						13627, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 9 - Administrative Civil Liability, Disciplinary Action, Appeal, and Petition Process › Section 3716 - Formal Disposition

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(a)
(1) Except as provided in subdivision (b),
				  unless denied by the Executive Director pursuant to section
				  3714(b), formal
				  disposition by the State Water Board of any pending petition will be taken at a
				  regularly or specially scheduled State Water Board meeting. At the meeting the
				  State Water Board may invite comments on the matter from interested persons.
				  These comments shall be based solely upon evidence contained in the record or
				  legal argument.
(2) No new evidence
				  shall be submitted at the State Water Board meeting. Written arguments
				  submitted after the workshop meeting shall be limited to revisions to the
				  proposed order that was considered by the State Water Board at the workshop
				  meeting. Such written arguments shall be filed at least two working days prior
				  to the State Water Board meeting, unless otherwise specified by the State Water
				  Board.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 11 - Advisory Committee › Section 3718 - Advisory Committee Membership and Responsibilities

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  State Water Board shall appoint an advisory committee of nine members to assist
				  it in carrying out its responsibilities under this chapter. The committee shall
				  consist of:
(1) two operators who are
				  employed at a wastewater treatment plant and who are members of a statewide
				  organization representing operators;
(2) two individuals from statewide
				  organizations representing municipalities, including counties or private
				  utility wastewater treatment plants;
(3) two individuals from statewide
				  organizations representing local sanitation agencies, other than agencies
				  specified in (2) above;
(4) one
				  professional engineer specializing in sanitary engineering;
(5) one individual from a university or a
				  state university school or division of engineering; and
(6) one member of an organized labor union
				  that represents operators.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 12 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Contract Operators › Section 3719 - Contract Operator Registration Requirement

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Within 30 days after entering into a contract to operate a
					 wastewater treatment plant, a contract operator must submit an application for
					 contract operator registration to the Office of Operator Certification. The
					 contract operator must obtain a contract operator credential for each
					 wastewater treatment plant under contract. All operators employed by the
					 contract operator shall be certified according to the provisions of this
					 chapter.
1. New
					 article 10 and section filed 7-28-94; operative 8-29-94 (Register 94, No.
					 30).
2. Renumbering of former article 10 to article 12, amendment of
					 section heading, repealer and new section and amendment of NOTE filed
					 1-28-2013; operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1058 and
						13627.3, Water
						Code. Reference: Section
						13627.3, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 12 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Contract Operators › Section 3719.1 - Term of Contract Operator Registration

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A contract operator registrations shall be valid for a
					 period of one year from the issue date.
1.
					 Renumbering of former section
					 3719.10 to new section
					 3719.1, including amendment of
					 section heading, section and NOTE, filed 1-28-2013; operative 4-1-2013
					 (Register 2013, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1058 and
						13727.3, Water
						Code. Reference: Section
						13627.3, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 12 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Contract Operators › Section 3719.2 - Application for Contract Operator Registration

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) An
				  application for a contract operator registration shall include:
(1) the applicant's name, mailing and
				  business addresses, and telephone number;
(2) the name, address, and telephone number
				  of the owner of each wastewater treatment plant under contract;
(3) for each wastewater treatment plant to be
				  operated, the name, business address, and telephone number of the wastewater
				  treatment plant; the name of the chief plant operator(s); the name of the
				  Regional Water Board overseeing the wastewater treatment plant; and the
				  duration of each contract;
(4) the
				  name and grade level of each wastewater treatment plant operator employed at
				  the wastewater treatment plant(s);
(5) the original signature of the person
				  authorized by the contract operator to sign the contract(s);
(6) a signed statement regarding whether a
				  certifying body or court, for any act associated with performing duties at a
				  facility that treats wastewater in a state other than California, in a
				  territory, or on land under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe, provided the
				  duties are comparable to the duties of an operator or contract operator at a
				  wastewater treatment plant, has ever: taken final action to revoke or suspend
				  the applicant's certification or registration; taken final action to discipline
				  or impose administrative civil liability on the applicant or conducted an
				  investigation regarding the applicant; or imposed civil or criminal liability
				  upon the applicant; and
(7) the
				  registration fee as prescribed in section
				  3719.16.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 12 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Contract Operators › Section 3719.3 - Issuance of Contract Operator Registration and Contract Operator Credential

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  contract operator registration issued by the Office of Operator Certification
				  shall include:
(1) the applicant's name,
				  business address, and registration number;
(2) the issue and expiration date of the
				  registration;
(3) the State Water
				  Board seal;
(4) the name, "State
				  Water Resources Control Board," and
(5) the signature of a State Water Board
				  member or designee.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 12 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Contract Operators › Section 3719.4 - Renewal of Contract Operator Registration

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) At
				  least 60 days before the expiration of a contract operator registration, the
				  Office of Operator Certification shall send a written notification of the
				  expiration date to the contract operator. Failure to receive a notice of the
				  expiration date does not relieve the contract operator from the responsibility
				  of renewing a registration on or before the expiration date.
(b) An application for renewal of a contract
				  operator registration shall include:
(1) the
				  contract operator's name, mailing and business addresses, telephone number, and
				  registration number;
(2) the name,
				  address, and telephone number of the owner of each wastewater treatment plant
				  under contract;
(3) for each
				  wastewater treatment plant operated, the name, business address, and telephone
				  number of the wastewater treatment plant, the name of the chief plant operator,
				  the name of the Regional Water Board overseeing the wastewater treatment plant,
				  and the duration of each contract;
(4) the name and grade level of each
				  wastewater treatment plant operator employed at the wastewater treatment
				  plant(s);
(5) the original
				  signature of the person authorized by the contract operator to sign the
				  contract(s); and
(6) the renewal
				  fee as prescribed by section
				  3719.16.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 12 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Contract Operators › Section 3719.5 - Issuance of Renewed Contract Operator Registration and Contract Operator Credential

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  renewed contract operator registration shall include:
(1) the contract operator's name, business
				  address, and registration number;
(2) the issue date of the initial
				  registration and expiration date of the renewal registration;
(3) the State Water Board seal;
(4) the name, "State Water Resources Control
				  Board;" and
(5) the signature of a
				  State Water Board member or designee.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 12 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Contract Operators › Section 3719.6 - Application for Additional Contract Operator Credential

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Within 30 days after entering into a contract to operate a wastewater treatment
				  plant not included in the original application, a contract operator shall
				  submit an application to the Office of Operator Certification requesting an
				  additional contract operator credential. The application shall include the
				  following:
(1) the contract operator's name,
				  mailing and business addresses, telephone number, and registration
				  number;
(2) the name, address,
				  telephone number, and registration number of the owner of the wastewater
				  treatment plant;
(3) the name,
				  address, telephone number, and chief plant operator of the wastewater treatment
				  plant, the Regional Water Board overseeing the wastewater treatment plant, and
				  the duration of the contract;
(4)
				  the name and grade level of each wastewater treatment plant operator employed
				  at the wastewater treatment plant;
(5) the original signature of the person
				  authorized by the contract operator to enter the contract; and
(6) the fee for issuing a new contract
				  operator credential as prescribed in section
				  3719.16.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 12 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Contract Operators › Section 3719.7 - Replacement of Contract Operator Registration or Contract Operator Credential

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed contract operator
					 registration or contract operator credential may be replaced by the Office of
					 Operator Certification if the registration or credential holder signs and
					 submits a statement explaining the circumstances of the loss, theft, damage, or
					 destruction of the registration or credential and submits the replacement fee
					 prescribed in section
					 3719.16.
1. New
					 section filed 7-28-94; operative 8-29-94 (Register 94, No. 30).
2.
					 Renumbering of former section
					 3719.15 to section
					 3719.7, including amendment of
					 section heading, repealer and new section and amendment of NOTE, filed
					 1-28-2013; operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1058 and
						13627.3, Water
						Code. Reference: Section
						13627.3, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 12 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Contract Operators › Section 3719.8 - Unpaid Fees and Administrative Civil Liability

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Office of Operator Certification shall not issue,
					 renew, or replace a contract operator registration or contract operator
					 credential if the contract operator has not paid all fees and administrative
					 civil liability owed to the State Water Board.
1. New
					 section filed 1-28-2013; operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1058 and
						13627.3, Water
						Code. Reference: Section
						13627.3, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 12 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Contract Operators › Section 3719.9 - Posting Contract Operator Credentials

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A valid, unexpired contract operator credential shall be
					 displayed in an area accessible to the public at each wastewater treatment
					 plant where the contract operator has a contract to provide services. If no
					 area is accessible to the public, the contract operator credential shall be
					 posted in an accessible area at the wastewater treatment plant owner's
					 headquarters.
1.
					 Renumbering of former section
					 3719.16 to new section
					 3719.9, including amendment of
					 section heading, section and NOTE, filed 1-28-2013; operative 4-1-2013
					 (Register 2013, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1058 and
						13627.3, Water
						Code. Reference: Section
						13627.3, Water
						Code.