1. (a) In lieu of the educational requirements in the applicable sections of Env-C 306, the technical manager of an environmental laboratory for a drinking water or wastewater treatment facility may be a full-time employee of the facility who:

   1. (1) Holds a valid operator’s certificate appropriate to the nature and size of such facility within the scope of that facility’s regulatory permit; and
   2. (2) Has not less than 2 years of experience testing the kind of samples required by the facility’s permit.
2. (b) In lieu of the educational requirements in the applicable sections of Env-C 306, the technical manager of an environmental laboratory for an industrial waste treatment facility may be a full-time employee of the facility who has not less than 2 years of supervised experience testing the kind of samples required by that facility’s permit.
3. (c) Any individual who does not meet the applicable education requirements specified in Env-C 306 but who possesses the requisite experience shall qualify as a technical manager subject to the conditions specified in Volume 1, Module 2, Section 5.2.6.2(c) of the TNI standards.

Source. (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-C 300) #12065, eff 1-1-17; ss by #13291, eff 11-23-21