§ 42-17.4-8. Certification and revocation.
(a) Upon satisfactory fulfillment by an applicant of the provisions of this chapter and
the rules and regulations adopted by the board, the board shall issue a suitable certificate
designating competency. This certificate shall expire at the end of the calendar year
and may be renewed from year to year thereafter. The certificate shall indicate the
class of treatment facility for which the operator is qualified. The certificates
for superintendent and assistant superintendents shall be prominently displayed in
the office of the wastewater treatment facility.
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§ 42-17.4-8. Certification and revocation.
(a) Upon satisfactory fulfillment by an applicant of the provisions of this chapter and
the rules and regulations adopted by the board, the board shall issue a suitable certificate
designating competency. This certificate shall expire at the end of the calendar year
and may be renewed from year to year thereafter. The certificate shall indicate the
class of treatment facility for which the operator is qualified. The certificates
for superintendent and assistant superintendents shall be prominently displayed in
the office of the wastewater treatment facility.
(b) Certificates may be issued, upon application, without examination, in a comparable
classification to any individual who holds a certificate issued by any state, territory,
or possession of the United States, any country, or the New England Water Pollution
Control Association if in the judgment of the board the requirements for certification
of operators under which such individual's certificate was issued do not conflict
with the provisions of these regulations. A certificate issued under the provisions
of this subsection is valid at any wastewater treatment facility of that grade or
classification as delineated by the board.
(c) Certificates will be issued, upon application, without examination, to those superintendents
or assistant superintendents so employed as of the date of the passage of this chapter.
However, these certificates shall be valid only in that facility at which the superintendent
and assistant superintendents were employed at the time of certification.
(d) The board may revoke the certificate of a superintendent or assistant superintendent
or operator when it is found after such an individual has been granted a hearing that
the individual performed the individual's duties in a negligent manner that produced
an effluent below the standards normal for the particular facility operated; or that
the individual has practiced fraud or deception; or that reasonable care, judgment,
or the application of the individual's knowledge or ability was not used in the performance
of the individual's duties or that an individual is incompetent or unable to perform
the individual's duties properly. Appeal from the decision may be made as provided
under chapter 35 of this title.