Certificate renewals

Certificate renewals. (1) All certificates shall expire 3 years from the date of issuance. The renewal fee is due on the expiration date of the certificate. Any renewal application postmarked after the expiration date shall also include the late renewal penalty fee. (2) A person who desires to renew a certificate shall submit evidence of having met the continuing education requirements in s. NR 114.23 for approved training courses or other credit which they have successfully completed during the 3 year period. Failure to successfully complete and document the appropriate number of hours of approved training within the 3 year period shall result in rejection of a certificate renewal application. (3) (a) A person whose certification has expired may within one year of the expiration date be reinstated by paying the renewal fee, the late penalty fee, and fulfilling the continuing education requirements. (b) If a person’s master operator certification is expired less than 5 years but more than 1 year, the person may use previous septage operator work experience from the 2 years prior to the expiration date to fulfill the 1600-hour master operator experience requirement. The department may require the person to participate in the required master operator training class and pass the appropriate the master operator examinations to fulfill the master operator requirements. (c) An operator, including a master operator, may not renew a certification by taking certification examinations in lieu of obtaining continuing education credits unless the certification has been expired for at least one year. (d) An operator, including a master operator, may not continue to service with an expired certification.