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 650.6 - Minimum operator qualifications

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
					 Grade 4, 4-A. The qualifications for grade 4, 4-A operators shall be education,
					 training and practical experience consisting of: graduation from an accredited
					 university or school with a bachelor of science degree with 30 credit hours of
					 math and/or science or, graduation from an accredited university or school with
					 a bachelor of arts degree with 30 credit hours of math and/or science;
					 satisfactory completion of an appropriate course of instruction approved by the
					 department; not less than two years of satisfactory experience in the actual
					 operation of a wastewater treatment plant with a point score of 76 or greater,
					 and facilities of the appropriate type; and the ability to conduct the routine
					 laboratory and field tests required for the control of the operation of a
					 wastewater treatment plant with such facilities. Substitution of approved
					 experience or education may be made as detailed in the footnotes to tables 1
					 and 2 (section
					 650.12  of this
					 Part).
(b) Grade 3, 3-A. The
					 qualifications for grade 3, 3-A operators shall be education, training and
					 practical experience consisting of: graduation from an accredited college or
					 university with an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in a department
					 approved curriculum; completion of an appropriate course of instruction
					 approved by the department; not less than 18 months of satisfactory experience
					 in the actual operation of a wastewater treatment plant with a point score of
					 56 or greater, and facilities of the appropriate type; and the ability to
					 conduct the routine laboratory and field tests required for the control of the
					 operation of a wastewater treatment plant with such facilities. Substitution of
					 operating experience or education may be made as detailed in the footnotes to
					 tables 1 and 2 (section
					 650.12)  of this
					 Part.
(c) Grade 2, 2-A. The
					 qualifications for grade 2, 2-A operators shall be education, training and
					 practical experience consisting of: graduation from high school or possession
					 of a high school equivalency diploma; completion of an appropriate course of
					 instruction approved by the department and not less than one year of
					 satisfactory experience in the actual operation of a wastewater treatment plant
					 with a point score of 31 or greater, and facilities of the appropriate type;
					 and the ability to conduct the routine laboratory and field tests required for
					 the control of the operation of a wastewater treatment plant with such
					 facilities.
(d) Grade 1, 1-A. The
					 qualifications for grade 1, 1-A operators and assistant/shift operators shall
					 be education, training and practical experience consisting of: graduation from
					 high school or the possession of a high school equivalency diploma;
					 satisfactory completion of an appropriate course of instruction approved by the
					 department; not less than six months of satisfactory experience in the actual
					 operation of a wastewater treatment plant regardless of score, and facilities
					 of the appropriate type; and the ability to conduct the routine laboratory and
					 field tests required for the control of the operation of a wastewater treatment
					 plant with such facilities.