WAC 246-292-105. Certification denial

(1) The department may deny an application for certification if the applicant: (a) Fails to meet any of the requirements of this chapter or falsifies information; (b) At the time of application, and for any period of time during the prospective period of certification, the applicant: (i) Has a waterworks operator certificate revoked, suspended, or restricted by another state or province with substantially equivalent standards as the requirements in this chapter; (ii) Has a waterworks operator certificate revoked, suspended, or restricted by the department; or (iii) Has a wastewater operator certificate in chapter 173-230 WAC revoked, suspended, or restricted by the department of ecology. (2) The department shall give written notice to the applicant of the decision to deny a certificate and state the grounds and factual basis for the action.