Section 327IAC5-22-15. Continuing education requirements for wastewater treatment apprentices and certified operators

   (a) A wastewater treatment apprentice shall fulfill continuing education requirements in amounts specified in Table 15(b) during each two (2) year period following the issuance of the apprentice classification and before achieving status as a certified wastewater treatment plant operator.

  (b) Continuing education credits required for eligibility in the following classifications of wastewater treatment apprentices are listed in the following table:

Table 15(b)
Wastewater Treatment Apprentice Classification	Continuing Education Credits Required During Each Two (2) Year Period of Apprenticeship
Apprentice I-SP	5 contact hours
Apprentice A-SO	5 contact hours
Apprentice I	10 contact hours
Apprentice A	10 contact hours
Apprentice II	10 contact hours
Apprentice B	10 contact hours
Apprentice III	20 contact hours
Apprentice C	20 contact hours
Apprentice IV	20 contact hours
Apprentice D	20 contact hours

  (c) A certified wastewater treatment operator shall fulfill continuing education requirements in amounts specified in Table 15(d) during each two (2) year period following the issuance of the certification card and before having that certification card renewed.

  (d) Continuing education credits required for certification card renewal in the following classifications of certified wastewater treatment operators are listed in the following table:

Table 15(d)
Certified Wastewater Treatment Operator Classification	Continuing Education Credits Required for Renewal
Class I-SP	5 contact hours
Class A-SO	5 contact hours
Class I	10 contact hours
Class A	10 contact hours
Class II	10 contact hours
Class B	10 contact hours
Class III	20 contact hours
Class C	20 contact hours
Class IV	20 contact hours
Class D	20 contact hours

  (e) Continuing education credits required according to Table 15(b) and Table 15(d) must adhere to a distribution of subject matter according to the following:

(1) A minimum of seventy percent (70%) of the required continuing education contact hours shall be obtained from the technical category of approved continuing education courses that address technical matters related directly to wastewater treatment plant and sewer system operations, maintenance, management, or supervision.

(2) Not more than thirty percent (30%) of the required continuing education contact hours shall be obtained from nontechnical subject matter of approved continuing education courses that enhance the performance of the certified operator's responsibilities but are not directly related to wastewater treatment plant and sewer system operations, maintenance, management, or supervision.

  (f) A person having more than one (1) wastewater treatment operator apprenticeship or certification may be given continuing education credit from a single approved continuing education course for each wastewater treatment apprenticeship or certification to which the subject matter is applicable. (Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 5-22-15; filed Nov 20, 2000, 4:07 p.m.: 24 IR 970; readopted filed Aug 17, 2006, 10:31 a.m.: 20060830-IR-327060183BFA; filed Mar 18, 2008, 2:55 p.m.: 20080416-IR-327060179FRA; readopted filed Jul 30, 2014, 4:04 p.m.: 20140827-IR-327140189BFA)