Class 4 Certificate Issuance

Section 380 Section 380.520  Class 4 Certificate Issuance The Agency shall issue a Class 4 Certificate of Technical Competency when the applicant demonstrates all the following: a)         The applicant is capable of performing his or her duties without endangering the health and well-being of the populace and is capable of maintaining and properly operating the structures and equipment entrusted to his or her care; b)         The applicant is capable of conducting and maintaining the facility in a safe manner; c)         The applicant has one year of wastewater operator experience. 1) A minimum of 6 months of experience must be hands-on at a wastewater treatment facility. 2)         A maximum of 6 months of experience, calculated pursuant to Section 380.545, may be earned as follows: A)        The Agency may grant up to 3 months of credit for wastewater courses. B)        The Agency may grant up to one year of credit for the successful completion of a 1-year or more college program specifically designed for wastewater treatment works operation, which includes actual operation of a wastewater treatment works, excluding credits granted under subsection (c)(2)(A) . C)        The Agency will not give credit for c ollege credits under this Section, excluding wastewater courses credited under subsections (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B). D) The Agency may grant up to 3 months of credit for o perating experience of the following: i)          collection systems; ii)         community water supplies; or iii)        laboratory or operational maintenance experience while employed at a wastewater treatment works; d)         The applicant has obtained a score of 70 or higher on a Class 4 examination; and e)         The applicant has graduated from high school or has the equivalent to a high school education, and the applicant is able to read and write English.