15A NCAC 08G .0402      ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR BIOLOGICAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATORS

Eligibility for certification as a Biological Water Pollution Control System Operator is based on the following qualifications:

(1)           for Grade I certification, the applicant must:

(a)           have successfully completed approved training for Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System operators.

(2)           for Grade II certification, the applicant must:

(a)           hold a valid North Carolina Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System Operator certificate;

(b)           have 6 months of actual experience at a Grade II or higher biological water pollution control system; and

(c)           have successfully completed approved training  for Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System operators.

(3)           for Grade III certification, the applicant must:

(a)           hold a valid North Carolina Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System Operator certificate;

(b)           have successfully completed approved training for Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System operators; and

(c)           either:

(i)            have two years of actual experience at a Grade II, or higher, biological water pollution control system, or

(ii)           be a graduate of two or four year college or university and have taken, and passed, a minimum of six courses in the basic sciences and have 18 months of actual experience at a Grade II, or higher, biological water pollution control system.

(4)           for Grade IV certification, the applicant must:

(a)           hold a valid North Carolina Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System Operator certificate;

(b)           have successfully completed approved training  for Grade IV Biological Water Pollution Control System operators; and

(c)           either:

(i)            have three years of actual experience at a Grade III, or higher, biological water pollution control system, or

(ii)           be a graduate of a two or four year college or university and have taken, and passed, a minimum of six courses in the basic sciences and have two years of actual experience at a Grade III, or higher, biological water pollution control system.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90A-39.

Eff. April 1, 1999;

Amended Eff. December 1, 2006;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. July 26, 2015.