Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-292 - Waterworks operator certification › Section 246-292-060 - Minimum education and experience requirements to become a certified operator

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Minimum
				education and operating experience requirements for a water treatment plant
				operator are in Table 5.
Table 5
WTPO Minimum Education and Experience
				  Requirements
Certification Level
Minimum Education Requirement (see Table 7
						  for equivalents)
Minimum Experience Requirement
WTPO 1
12 years
12 months operating experience in a water
						  treatment plant.
WTPO 2
12 years
* 18 months operating experience in a water
						  treatment plant; and
* 18 months additional water-related
						  experience.
* Relevant excess education may substitute
						  for additional water-related experience requirement.
WTPO 3
14 years
* 24 months operating experience in a Class
						  2 or higher rated water treatment plant; and
* 24 months additional water-related
						  experience.
* Relevant excess education may substitute
						  for additional water-related experience requirement.
WTPO 4
16 years
* 24 months operating experience in a Class
						  3 or higher rated water treatment plant; and
* 24 months additional water-related
						  experience.
* Relevant excess education may substitute
						  for additional water-related experience requirement.
(2)
				Minimum education and operating experience requirements for WDS and WDM
				certification levels are in Table 6.
Table 6
WDS and WDM Minimum Education and Experience
				  Requirements
Certification Level
Minimum Education Requirement (see Table 7
						  for equivalents)
Minimum Experience Requirement
WDS
12 years
6 months operating experience in a water
						  treatment plant or distribution system.
WDM 1
12 years
12 months operating experience in a water
						  treatment plant or distribution system.
WDM 2
12 years
* 12 months operating experience in a water
						  treatment plant or distribution system; and
* 24 months additional water-related
						  experience.
* Relevant excess education may substitute
						  for additional water-related experience requirement.
WDM 3
14 years
* 12 months operating experience in a water
						  treatment plant or distribution system; and
* 36 months additional water-related
						  experience.
* Relevant excess education may substitute
						  for additional water-related experience requirement.
WDM 4
16 years
* 12 months operating experience in a water
						  treatment plant or distribution system; and
* 36 months additional water-related
						  experience.
* Relevant excess education may substitute
						  for additional water-related experience requirement.
(3)
				OIT requirements. Applicants for a WTPO or WDM OIT certification must meet the
				following requirements:
(a) Level 1 must meet
				the minimum education identified in Table 5 or 6 and either:
(i) Three months operating experience in a
				distribution system or in a water treatment plant;
(ii) Three months water-related experience;
				or
(iii) Three relevant college
				credits or thirty hours (three CEUs) of relevant training.