1. (a) Within 30 days of receipt of a completed application for renewal and the renewal fee, the Office of Operator Certification shall issue a renewed operator-in-training certificate or inform the applicant of the reason the certificate shall not be issued.

2. (b) The Office of Operator Certification may refuse to renew an operator-in-training certificate if it determines that the applicant has:

   1. (1) operated a wastewater treatment plant with an expired operator-in-training certificate;
   2. (2) operated a wastewater treatment plant at a grade level for which the applicant was not certified; or
   3. (3) committed any other act in violation of this chapter.

3. (c) A renewed operator-in-training certificate shall include:

   1. (1) the name and grade level of the operator-in-training;
   2. (2) the issue and expiration dates of the certificate;
   3. (3) the name of the wastewater treatment plant where the operator-in-training will be training;
   4. (4) the State Water Board seal;
   5. (5) the name, “State Water Resources Control Board;” and
   6. (6) the signature of a State Water Board member or designee.
4. (d) The expiration date of a renewed operator-in-training certificate shall not exceed the expiration date of the operator-in-training's passed examination results.

Note: Authority: Sections 1058 and 13627, Water Code. Reference: Section 13627, Water Code.

History

1. New section filed 1-28-2013; operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 5).