8 CAR § 22-302. Requirements for and classification of licensed municipal wastewater operators

(a) Apprentice license: (1) Issued for a maximum of six (6) months; (2) Issued only once; and (3) The receiving operator must have never been previously licensed under this part. (b) Class I license: (1) High school graduate, GED, or equivalent; (2) Satisfactory completion of forty (40) hours of approved training or equivalent or substitute training as determined or defined by the Wastewater Licensing Committee; and (3) Satisfactory completion of a Class I examination. (c) Class II license: (1) Hold a Class I or equivalent license; (2) Satisfactory completion of a total of eighty (80) hours of approved training or equivalent or substitute training as determined or defined by the committee; (3) Two (2) years of experience in wastewater treatment or related field; (4) Satisfactory completion of a Class II examination; and (5) Have satisfactorily carried out the responsibilities of a Class I operator. (d) Class III license: (1) Hold a Class II or equivalent license; (2) Satisfactory completion of a total of one hundred twenty (120) hours of approved training or equivalent or substitute training as determined or defined by the committee; (3) Completion of a total of three (3) years of experience in wastewater treatment or related field, provided that at least one (1) year shall have been in wastewater treatment plant operation; (4) Satisfactory completion of a Class III examination; and (5) Have satisfactorily carried out the responsibilities of a Class II operator. (e) Class IV license: (1) Hold a Class III license or equivalent for at least three (3) years; (2) Satisfactory completion of a total of two hundred (200) hours of approved training; (3) Completion of six (6) years of experience in wastewater treatment, provided that at least two (2) years shall have been in direct charge of a wastewater treatment plant or one (1) of its major components; (4) Satisfactory completion of a Class IV examination; and (5) Have satisfactorily carried out the responsibilities of a Class III operator.