Causes

Section 380 Section 380.600  Causes Certificates of Technical Competency shall be subject to sanctions of revocation or suspension upon a showing of cause by a preponderance of the evidence.  Such sanction shall not be a bar to any civil or criminal proceedings.  Causes for sanction shall include but are not limited to: a)         Obtaining or attempting to obtain a Certificate of Technical Competency by fraud or deceit; b)         Gross negligence or gross misconduct in the operation of a wastewater treatment works or pretreatment works; c)         Falsification, failure to maintain, or nonsubmission of records and reports required by this Part or any rules adopted under the Act; d)         Willful violation of the Act, this Part or any rules adopted under the Act; or e)         A final judgment in a civil action or a conviction in a criminal action that the operator has performed any of the acts listed in Subsections (a) through (d) above.