Licensure

01. Classifications. (7-1-26) 02. Examination Requirement. Applicants may apply and test for the classification level for which they have the requisite experience and education. Examination scores are valid for one (1) year from the examination date. (7-1-26) 03. Education and Experience Requirements. Applicants must present proof of the following: (7-1-24) a. Operator-In-Training. Passage of the board-approved examination or enrollment in a board- License Discipline License Type Classification Drinking Water Drinking Water Distribution Operator Operator-In-Training, Class I Restricted, Class I, II, III, or IV Drinking Water Treatment Operator Operator-In-Training, Class I Restricted, Class I, II, III, or IV Very Small Drinking Water Systems Wastewater Wastewater Treatment Opera- tor Operator-In-Training, Class I Restricted, Class I, II, III, IV, or Land Application Wastewater Collections Operator Operator-In-Training, Class I Restricted, Class I, II, III, or IV Wastewater Laboratory Analyst Class I, II, III, or IV Very Small Wastewater Systems Backflow Assembly Tester Backflow Assembly Tester BAT IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 24.05.01 – Rules of the Board of Div. of Occupational & Professional Licenses Drinking Water & Wastewater Professionals Section 100 Page 4 approved apprenticeship program. The Operator-In-Training license is valid for five (5) years. (7-1-24) b. Very Small Drinking Water. Eighty-eight (88) hours of relevant on-site operating experience and twelve (12) hours of chlorination and drinking water distribution course(s). (7-1-26) c. Very Small Wastewater. Eighty-eight (88) hours of relevant on-site operating experience; six (6) hours of pumps and motors or collection course(s); and six (6) hours of lagoon operation and maintenance, large soil absorption system, or wastewater treatment course(s). (7-1-26) d. Class I Restricted. Two hundred sixty (260) hours of relevant on-site operating experience during twelve (12) consecutive months with a system and sixteen (16) hours of continuing education relevant to the license. A restricted license is limited to a specific system. (7-1-26) e. Class I Operator. One thousand six hundred (1,600) hours of relevant on-site operating experience, or successful completion of a board approved Class I apprenticeship program. (7-1-26) f. Class II Operator. Four thousand eight hundred (4,800) hours of relevant on-site operating experience or successful completion of a board approved Class II apprenticeship program. (7-1-26) g. Class III Operator. Two (2) years of postsecondary education in environmental control, engineering or related science or successful completion of a board approved Class III apprenticeship program; and six thousand four hundred (6,400) hours of relevant on-site operating experience. (7-1-26) h. Class IV Operator. Four (4) years of postsecondary education in environmental control, engineering or related science or successful completion of a board approved Class IV apprenticeship program; and six thousand four hundred (6,400) hours of relevant on-site operating experience. (7-1-26) i. Wastewater Land Application. Operator must hold and maintain an active Wastewater Treatment Operator license. (7-1-26) j. Backflow Assembly Tester. Successful completion of a board-approved training program and passage of a practical examination using the University of Southern California (USC) testing procedures or other testing procedures approved by the board. (7-1-26) k. Class I Wastewater Laboratory Analyst. One thousand six hundred (1,600) hours of lab experience. (7-1-26) l. Class II Wastewater Laboratory Analyst. Four thousand eight hundred (4,800) hours of lab experience at a drinking water or wastewater laboratory. (7-1-26) m. Class III Wastewater Laboratory Analyst. Two (2) years of postsecondary education in environmental control, engineering or related science and six thousand four hundred (6,400) hours of lab experience at a drinking water or wastewater laboratory. (7-1-26) n. Class IV Wastewater Laboratory Analyst. Four (4) years of postsecondary education in environmental control, engineering or related science and six thousand four hundred (6,400) hours of lab experience at a drinking water or wastewater laboratory. (7-1-26) 04. Substitutions. An applicant may substitute education and experience requirements as follows: (7-1-24) a. Completion of an apprenticeship program will be accepted in lieu of education or experience requirements as identified in Rule 100.03 if the program provides experience and education related to the operation of Class I-IV systems; is registered with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship; meets the Standards of Apprenticeship developed by the U.S. Department of Labor; and fulfills the requirements in Rules 100.03. (7-1-24) b. Education for Experience. For Classes I, II, III and IV, postsecondary education in environmental IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 24.05.01 – Rules of the Board of Div. of Occupational & Professional Licenses Drinking Water & Wastewater Professionals Section 200 Page 5 control, engineering or related science can be substituted for up to fifty percent (50%) of the required experience, at a rate of thirty (30) college credits or four hundred fifty (450) hours equivalent to forty-five (45) CEUs of germane continuing education for one thousand six hundred (1,600) hours of experience. Education substituted for experience must be in addition to the minimum education requirement. For non-environmental, engineering, or science related degrees only courses germane to these disciplines will be eligible for substitution as determined by the board. (7-1-26) c. Experience for Education. One thousand six hundred (1,600) hours of on-site operating experience may be substituted for each year of post secondary education. Experience substituted for education must be in addition to the minimum experience requirement. (7-1-26) d. Experience for Experience. Fifty percent (50%) of the required operating experience must be met by relevant, onsite operating experience in the license type being applied for. The following experience may be used to substitute up to fifty percent (50%) of the required operating experience: (7-1-26) i. Environmental or operations consultants, or environmental or engineering branch of federal, state, county, or local government; (7-1-26) ii. Construction of a distribution, collections, or drinking water or wastewater treatment system if such experience is documented in a declaration from a system owner or licensed operator, or; (7-1-26) iii. Experience in the license disciplines of Drinking Water and Wastewater. (7-1-26) e. Laboratory Analyst Experience for Experience. Experience as a laboratory analyst may count towards fifty percent (50%) of the required wastewater operating experience and experience as a wastewater operator may count towards fifty percent (50%) of the required laboratory analyst experience. (7-1-26) 05. Board approved Backflow or Operator Examination Providers Monitored and Audited. The board or its representative may monitor and audit any board approved examination provider. (7-1-26) 06. Continuing Education. To renew, a licensee must complete and retain proof of completion of six (6) classroom hours (0.6 CEUs) for each year of the licensing period of continuing education germane to the license discipline (Drinking Water or Wastewater), except that backflow assembly testers must complete an eight (8) hour refresher course every two (2) years. A remote or distant study course is acceptable if it is germane to the license type, except that backflow assembly testers must complete in-person and board-approved continuing education. (7-1-26) a. A licensee may carry forward up to six (6) classroom hours of unused continuing education (0.6 CEUs) per licensure discipline for up to one (1) renewal cycle. (7-1-26) b. A licensee who is an instructor for a drinking water or wastewater continuing education course may be credited the same number of classroom hours as the students of the germane course for one (1) presentation of the training per year of the licensing period. (7-1-26) 101. -- 199. (RESERVED)