New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter X - DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Article 1 - MISCELLANEOUS RULES › Part 650 - Qualifications Of Operators Of Wasterwater Treatment Plants › Section 650.12 - Tables

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
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Table
					 1.
Type of Plant and Required Grade of Chief Operator
						and Assistant / Shift Operator for Activated Sludge Facilities
Required Minimum Operator
								  Grade
Type of
								  Treatment
Plant Point
								  Score
Chief Operator
Assistant/Shift
								  Operator
Section Number
Required Basic
								  Education
Required Special Training
								  Course
Required Type and Duration of
								  Approved Operating Experience
Activated Sludge Process Including All
								  Modifications
76 Points and Greater
4A
650.6(a)
*See option below
Appropriate Approved Course
Twenty four months operating experience at an
								  activated sludge wastewater treatment plant with a point score of 76 or
								  greater, and the ability to perform necessary tests
3A
650.6(b)
**See option below
Appropriate Approved Course
Eighteen months operating experience at an
								  activated sludge wastewater treatment plant with a point score of 56 or
								  greater, and the ability to perform necessary tests
56 - 75
3A
Points
2A
650.6(c)
High School or High School Equivalency Diploma
Appropriate Approved Course
Twelve months operating experience at an activated
								  sludge wastewater treatment plant with a point score of 31 or greater, and the
								  ability to perform necessary tests
31 - 55
2A
Points
1A
650.6(d)
High School or High School Equivalency Diploma
Appopriate Approved Course
Six months operating experience at an activated
								  sludge wastewater treatment plant and the ability to perform necessary
								  tests
30 Points or Less
1A
1A
*Qualifying options for Grade
						4A operators (Must also have required duration of approved experience).
a) BS degree with thirty credit hours of math
					 and/or science from duly accredited university or school, or
b) BA degree with thirty credit hours of math
					 and/or science from duly accredited university or school, or
c) AAS degree from a duly accredited
					 university or school in a NYSDEC approved curriculum, plus eighteen months
					 operating experience at a wastewater treatment plant, or
d) AAS degree from a duly accredited
					 university or school plus three years operating experience at a wastewater
					 treatment plant, or
e) AA degree
					 with thirty credit hours of math and/or science from a duly accredited
					 university or school, plus three years operating experience at a wastewater
					 treatment plant, or
f) high school
					 or equivalency diploma and 6 years operating experience at a wastewater
					 treatment plant.
**Qualifying options for Grade
						3A operators (Must also have required duration of approved experience).
a) AAS degree from a duly
					 accredited university or school in a NYSDEC approved curriculum, or
b) AAS degree from a duly accredited
					 university or school, plus eighteen months operating experience at a wastewater
					 treatment plant, or
c) AA degree
					 with thirty credit hours of math and/or science from a duly accredited
					 university or school, plus eighteen months operating experience at a wastewater
					 treatment plant, or
d) high school
					 or equivalency diploma and three years operating experience at a wastewater
					 treatment plant.