20.9.7.8

GENERAL PROVISIONS.

1. A. Owners and operators of landfills and transformation facilities shall require the managers of those facilities to attend, at least once every three years, a training program offered by the department or department certified training program on the subject of environmental justice.

2. B. To become a certified operator an individual shall:

   (1) complete a certification training course offered by the department or its designated agent, or equivalent training approved by the department;

   (2) pass an examination approved by the department;

   (3) have at least one year of experience in the operation of a facility of the same type as that for which certification is sought;

   (4) file an application with the department on a form provided by the department;

   (5) meet the requirements of the Parental Responsibility Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 40-5A-1 to 40-5A-13 (1998 Cum. Supp.);

   (6) for operators of municipal waste incinerators, also meet the training requirements of New Mexico Municipal Waste Combustion rule, 20.2.62 NMAC; and

   (7) for operators of biomedical waste incinerators, also meet the training requirements of New Mexico Biomedical Waste Combustion rule, 20.2.63 NMAC.

3. C. Operator certification is valid for three years from date of issuance.
4. D. The department may certify an operator with alternate training. Alternate training shall be equivalent to or more extensive than the department's course work, and shall be approved by the department. It shall be the applicant's responsibility to submit any documentation the department may require to evaluate the equivalency of alternate training.
5. E. A person holding certification in a particular facility type may operate any facility of that type.

[20.9.7.8 NMAC - Rp, 20 NMAC 9.1.VI.601, 8/2/2007]