1. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to consolidate the administrative requirements and establish uniform procedures for the occupational licensing and registration programs prescribed by Texas Water Code, Chapter 37. This subchapter contains general procedures for issuing, renewing, denying, suspending, and revoking occupational licenses and registrations. Subchapters B - K of this chapter (relating to Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers; Customer Service Inspectors; Landscape Irrigators and Installers; Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank Corrective Action Project Managers and Specialists; Municipal Solid Waste Facility Supervisors; On-Site Sewage Facilities Installers, Apprentices, Designated Representatives, Maintenance Providers, and Site Evaluators; Water Treatment Specialists; Underground Storage Tank On-Site Supervisor Licensing and Contractor Registration; Wastewater Operators and Operations Companies; and Public Water System Operators and Operations Companies) contain the program-specific requirements related to each program.
2. (b) This chapter applies to applications for issuance or renewal of licenses or registrations that are received on or after January 1, 2002, except that maintenance providers are not required to obtain a registration as a maintenance provider prior to September 1, 2006.

3. (c) The requirements of this chapter apply to the following occupational licenses and registrations:

   1. (1) backflow prevention assembly testers;
   2. (2) customer service inspectors;
   3. (3) landscape irrigators and installers;
   4. (4) leaking petroleum storage tank corrective action specialists and project managers;
   5. (5) municipal solid waste facility supervisors;
   6. (6) on-site sewage facility installers, designated representatives, apprentices, maintenance providers, and site evaluators;
   7. (7) water treatment specialists;
   8. (8) underground storage tank contractors and on-site supervisors;
   9. (9) wastewater operators and operations companies; and
   10. (10) public water system operators and operations companies.

Source Note:The provisions of this §30.3 adopted to be effective December 17, 2001, 26 TexReg 10330; amended to be effective March 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1301.