Wisconsin Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Agency NR. Department of Natural Resources |
Chapters 100-199. Environmental Protection – General |
Chapter 114. Certification Requirements For Waterworks, Wastewater Treatment Plant, Septage Servicing And Water System Operators |
SubChapter III. Certification of Water System Operators |
Section 114.32. Requirements for water system operators.
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- (1) To qualify for certification in any of the subclasses established in s. NR 114.29 , the person shall meet the requirements of either par. (a) or (b) .(a) The person shall possess a high school diploma or a general equivalency diploma.(b) The person shall have a minimum of 2 years experience operating a water system prior to December 1, 2000.(2) To qualify for certification in any of the subclasses established in s. NR 114.29 , a person shall submit a completed application and successfully pass the examination for that subclass as stated in s. NR 114.33 .(3) The operator-in-charge of the operation of a water system subclass listed in s. NR 114.29 shall hold a valid certification for that subclass, except as noted in sub. (4) .(4) Upon the addition of a subclass treatment process to a water system, the operator-in-charge of the system shall have 12 months to pass the necessary examinations and meet the requirements specified under this section.(5) The operator-in-charge of a water system shall be available during each operating shift.(6) To continue certification under this subchapter, each certified water system operator shall renew his or her certificate every 3 years as specified in s. NR 114.36 .