(A) A person desiring to be registered as a public water treatment facility operator, public wastewater treatment plant operator, percolation test technician, or well driller shall make application on a form prescribed and furnished by the board.
(B) Annual renewal is required for a certificate to remain in effect.
(C) The board shall review the applications submitted to it and make determinations in each case it considers proper and has final disposition of all applications.
(D) In the event the registration is denied, an applicant may appeal to the board within sixty days of receipt of the denial for a review of his application.
(E) All assessments and licensing fees must be determined by the board, and all fee increases must be approved by the General Assembly pursuant to Chapter 23 of Title 1.
(F) An applicant for registration as a well driller must furnish proof of a surety bond in an amount of at least twenty-five thousand dollars, or in an amount specified by the board in regulation, and pursuant to the requirements of Section 40-23-280. The board, by regulation, may establish bonding requirements in amounts greater or less than twenty-five thousand dollars if the board finds such amounts are in the public interest.