NAC445A.633. Full certificate: Issuance; required education and experience.

     1. The Division shall issue a full certificate to an applicant who qualifies for a full certificate. Except as otherwise provided in this section, to qualify for a full certificate, an applicant must, in addition to passing the examination for certification for his or her specific classification, have a high school diploma or a general equivalency diploma and have the following experience in operating a public water system of that classification:

Classification                                                                                                 Years Experience

Distribution-1...................................................................................................... 6 months

Distribution-2...................................................................................................... 1 year

Distribution-3...................................................................................................... 2 years

Distribution-4...................................................................................................... 4 years

Treatment-1......................................................................................................... 6 months

Treatment-2......................................................................................................... 1 year

Treatment-3......................................................................................................... 2 years

Treatment-4......................................................................................................... 4 years

     2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Division may credit experience in operating gained in the field of wastewater treatment or in a related field toward the experience in operating required pursuant to subsection 1. Not more than one-half of the experience in operating required pursuant to subsection 1 may come from credit issued pursuant to this subsection.

     3. The Division may credit all or a portion of the experience in operating gained at a lower classified facility toward the experience in operating required at a higher classified facility if:

     (a) The higher classified facility is not more than one classification higher than the highest classified facility for which the applicant is currently certified; and

     (b) The Division determines that experience in operating gained at the lower classified facility is equivalent to or is a satisfactory substitute for experience in operating at the higher classified facility.

     4. Not more than one-half of the required experience in operating may be satisfied by the successful completion of college level courses in engineering or in physical, chemical or biological sciences.

     5. Experience in operating or relevant training may be substituted for a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma upon approval of the Division. Education, training or experience in operating that is substituted for a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma may not be counted toward the experience in operating required in subsection 1.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 9-16-92; A 5-23-96; R185-99, 2-10-2000; R021-02, 8-29-2002; A by Environmental Comm’n by R129-05, 10-31-2005)