Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 567 - Environmental Protection Commission › Title VI - Certification of Operators › Chapter 81 - Operator Certification: Public Water Supply Systems and Wastewater Treatment Systems › Rule 567-81.7 - Operator Education and Experience Qualifications

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Education and experience
				requirements.
All applicants shall meet the education and experience
				requirements for the grade of certificate shown in the table below prior to
				being allowed to take the examination. Experience shall be in the same
				classification for which the applicant is applying except that partial credit
				may be given in accordance with subrules 81.7(2) and 81.7(3). Directly related
				post-high school education shall be in the same subject matter as the
				classification in which the applicant is applying. The director will determine
				which courses qualify as "directly related" in cases which are not clearly
				defined. A military service applicant may apply for credit for verified
				military education, training, or service toward any education or experience
				requirement for certification, pursuant to subrule 81.7(4).
Operator Education and Experience Qualifications
Grade
Education
Substitution for Education
Experience
Substitution for Experience
A
High school diploma or GED
None
Completion of an IDNR-approved training course
None
W
High school diploma or GED
None
Completion of an IDNR-approved training course
None
I
High school diploma or GED
None
1 year
See 81.7(3)
"b"
(1), (3) to (5)
IL
High school diploma or GED
None
1 year
See 81.7(3)
"b"
(1), (3) to (5)
II
High school diploma or GED
None
3 years
See 81.7(3)
"b"
(2) to (5)
III
High school diploma or GED and 2 years of post-high
							 school education (1 year must be directly related)
See 81.7(3)
"a"
(1), (3)
4 years of experience in a Grade I or higher
See 81.7(3)
"b"
(2), (3)
IV
High school diploma or GED and 4 years of post-high
							 school education (2 years must be directly related)
See 81.7(3)
"a"
(2), (3)
4 years of experience including 2 years of DRC in a
							 Grade III or higher
See 81.7(3)
"b"
(2), (3) and
							 81.7(3)
"c"
(2)
Related work experience.
The following substitutions of
				related work experience for operating experience requirements may be accepted
				by the director.
a.
Laboratory
				personnel.
Laboratory personnel employed in water or wastewater
				treatment plants may be allowed 50 percent credit for work experience toward
				meeting the operating experience requirements for Grades I and II certification
				only. Laboratory experience must be in the same classification for which the
				applicant is applying.
b.
Oversight personnel.
Personnel with experience in on-site
				operation review and evaluation of plants and distribution systems may be
				allowed 50 percent credit for on-site work experience toward meeting the
				operating experience requirements for Grades I and II certification only.
				On-site experience must be in the same classification for which the applicant
				is applying.
c.
Maintenance
				personnel.
Maintenance personnel employed in water or wastewater
				treatment plants may be allowed 50 percent credit for work experience toward
				meeting the operating experience requirements for Grades I and II certification
				only. Maintenance experience may be applied either to the water or to the
				wastewater experience requirements.
d.
Certified operators.
(1) Certified water treatment operators may
				be allowed 50 percent credit for work experience toward meeting the operating
				experience requirements for Grades I and II wastewater treatment certification
				only.
(2) Certified wastewater
				treatment operators may be allowed 50 percent credit for work experience toward
				meeting the operating experience requirements for Grades I and II water
				treatment certification only.
(3)
				Certified water treatment operators may be allowed 50 percent credit for work
				experience toward meeting the operating experience requirements for Grades I
				and II water distribution certification only.
(4) Certified water distribution operators
				may be allowed 50 percent credit for work experience toward meeting the
				operating experience requirements for Grades I and II water treatment
				certification only.
e.
Limitation.
The portion of related work experience that is
				substituted for operating experience cannot also be used to substitute for
				education.