S.C. Code Ann. § 40-23-140 – Operator required to have certificate of proper grade; well driller to be certified; on-the-job training programs; exemptions

(A) It is unlawful for any person to practice as a public water treatment facility operator except for those water supplies classified in Group I under Section 44-55-40(j), unless the person practicing has fully complied with the provisions of this chapter and holds a current certificate of registration issued by the board in a grade equal to or higher than that grade designated for the public water supply at which he is employed.
(B) It is unlawful for a person to practice as a public wastewater treatment plant operator unless the person practicing has fully complied with the provisions of this chapter and holds a current certificate of registration issued by the board in a grade equal to or higher than that grade designated for the public wastewater treatment plant at which he is employed.
(C) It is unlawful for a person to practice as a percolation test technician unless the person has fully complied with the provisions of this chapter and holds a current certificate of registration issued by the board.
(D) It is unlawful for any person to practice as a well driller unless the person so practicing has fully complied with the provisions of this chapter and holds a current certificate of registration issued by the board.
(E) The board shall permit, by regulation, on-the-job training for persons seeking certification under this chapter.
(F) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to persons licensed or authorized by other boards or agencies to perform percolation tests as an incident to the practice of their profession or to persons constructing, opening, or closing wells on their own property.