NAC445A.287. Plants for sewage treatment: Persons required to be certified as operators; application and fees for certification; renewal of certificate.

     1. A person responsible for the operation and maintenance of a plant for sewage treatment must be certified as an operator of a plant for sewage treatment.

     2. To apply for certification as an operator of a plant for sewage treatment, a person must submit an application to the Division or its approved designee that is accompanied by the appropriate fee.

     3. The following fees must be paid to the Division:

Certification	Fee	Period
Initial.......................................................................................	$60	2 years
Reciprocal................................................................................	75	2 years

     4. The holder of a certificate must pay to the Division a fee of $20 for each duplicate certificate he or she requests. A fee of $25 will be charged to any person whose check is returned to the Division because of a lack of funds.

     5. A holder of any certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of NAC 445A.286 to 445A.292, inclusive, may renew the certificate by submitting a fee of $30 to the Division not later than the expiration date of the certificate. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the holder of a certificate may renew the certificate after the expiration date of the certificate if he or she pays, in addition to the renewal fee, a late fee of $20. If the holder of a certificate does not renew the certificate within 1 year after the expiration date of the certificate, the holder of the certificate shall be deemed decertified.

     6. The holder of a certificate who is decertified may not renew the certificate.

     7. The renewal of a certificate is effective for 2 years.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 5-27-92; A 3-1-94; R037-02, 10-18-2002)