Section 327IAC5-22-7. Qualifications to become a wastewater treatment apprentice or certified operator

   (a) Before applying for the commissioner's wastewater treatment certification examination, a person must have the educational skills necessary to do the following:

(1) Make computations.

(2) Calculate volumes.

(3) Keep records.

(4) Read and write the English language to the extent of interpreting service manuals and work orders and submitting written reports.

  (b) A person may take the commissioner's wastewater treatment certification examination before obtaining the educational and experience requirements specified in section 7.3 of this rule. In order to become classified as a wastewater treatment apprentice, a person must pass the wastewater treatment certification examination required by the commissioner.

  (c) In order to become a wastewater treatment certified operator, a person must:

(1) pass the wastewater treatment certification examination required by the commissioner unless exempted by statute or rule;

(2) have the formal education specified in section 7.3 of this rule; and

(3) have the experience that is specified in section 7.3 of this rule and acceptable to the commissioner in the field of wastewater treatment that:

(A) demonstrates the applicant's technical knowledge;

(B) can be verified based on information from available sources, primarily the applicant's wastewater treatment plant employer; and

(C) is the result of satisfactory accomplishment of wastewater treatment plant work.

  (d) In accordance with 327 IAC 8-12-3.2(e), a grade WT3, WT4, and WT5 operator shall be considered to have met the educational and experience requirements necessary to apply for the appropriate wastewater treatment certification to treat wastewater from a water treatment plant provided the operator is certified to operate that classification of water treatment plant. (Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 5-22-7; filed Nov 20, 2000, 4:07 p.m.: 24 IR 965; 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)