An applicant for certification as a Surface Irrigation Water Pollution Control System Operator shall have successfully completed approved training for surface irrigation water pollution control system operators and shall have met one of the following:

1. (1) have one year of actual experience in the operation of a surface irrigation water pollution control system;
2. (2) be a graduate of a two or four-year college or university and have taken and passed six courses in the basic sciences;
3. (3) be a private homeowner who intends to operate only his or her own domestic surface irrigation water pollution control system; or
4. (4) hold a valid Grade II or higher biological water pollution control system operator certification.

History Note: Authority G.S. 90A-39;
Eff. April 1, 1999;
Amended Eff. December 1, 2006;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. July 26, 2015;
Amended Eff. September 1, 2018.