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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: October 28, 2024) |
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62. Department of Environmental Protection |
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D62. Departmental |
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62-602. Water Or Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators And Distribution System Operators |
1(1) Applications for 4treatment plant operator 7license8s 9shall be made on 13Form 1462-602.900(1), 15“Application for Water or Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator 23License,24” 25hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, effective 3210-15-07, 33and shall include all fees and documentation required by th43is chapter45. 46Applications for water distribution system operator licenses shall be made on Form 5862-602.900(3), 59“Application for Distribution System Operator License,” hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, effective 7310-15-07, 74and shall include all fees and documentation required by this chapter.
85(2) Verification of employment experience as defined in subsection 9462-602.20095(96897) 98F.A.C., 99and Rule 10162-602.250, 102F.A.C., shall be provided by the applicant to confirm the hours required in Rule 11662-602.300, 117F.A.C. These hours shall be verified by one of, or a combination of, paragraphs (a) 132through 133(134d135) below.
137(a) 138For applicants who are working as an employee or volunteer, hours shall be verified by t154he lead operator of the 159treatment 160plant or 162water distribution system or 166the 167applicant168’s supervisor.
170(b) For applicants 173who are 175working as a contractor, 179hours shall be verified by the contract manager for each 189treatment plant or water distrib194ution system, or 197the applicant shall submit with the application a copy of the contract for each 211treatment 212plant or 214water distribution system or a certification 220from the 222plant or system 225owner verifying time at 229each 230plant 231or system233.
234(c) For the purposes of crediting experience, applicants with experience from a treatment plant not permitted by the Department must provide a complete flow diagram and detailed description indicating all plant treatment processes and operations and plant flow rate. The diagram must be attached to the employment verification. This information will be used to determine experience eligibility under the classification of plants established by the Department in Chapter 62-699, F.A.C.
304(d) If the employment experience is not verified by a licensed operator, 316an 317applicant 318for a treatment plant operator license 324must provide a reference from a peer who is a licensed operator of the same type (water or 342domestic 343wastewater) to verify the type of experience of the applicant. 353If the employment experience is not verified by a licensed operator, an applicant for a water distribution system operator license must provide a reference from a peer who is either a licensed water treatment plant operator or a licensed water distribution system operator to verify the type of experience of the applicant.
405(4063407) To be determined complete, the application must include all fees, signatures and affidavits, and document all experience.
425Specific Authority 427403.869, 428403.872 FS. 430Law Implemented 432403.1832, 433403.8533, 434403.872 FS. 436History–New 2-6-02, 438Amended 10-15-07.
