SECTION .0200 – Qualification of applicants and classification
of facilities
Rules .0201 ‑ .0205 of Title 15A Subchapter 18D of the
North Carolina Administrative Code (T15A.18D .0201 ‑ .0205); has been
transferred and recodified from Rules .0201 ‑ .0205 Title 10 Subchapter
10E of the North Carolina Administrative Code (T10.10E .0101 ‑ .0105),
effective April 4, 1990.
15A NCAC 18D .0201 GRADES OF CERTIFICATION
(a) Applicants for the various grades of certification
shall be at least 18 years' old and meet the following educational and
experience requirements:
(1) GRADE A‑SURFACE shall have one year
of acceptable experience at a surface water facility while holding a Grade B‑Surface
certificate and have satisfactorily completed an A‑Surface school
conducted by the Board.
(2) GRADE B‑SURFACE shall:
(A) Be a college graduate with a bachelor's degree in
the physical or natural sciences or be a graduate of a two year technical
program with a diploma in water and wastewater technology, have six months of
acceptable experience at a surface water facility, and have satisfactorily
completed a B‑Surface school conducted by the Board; or
(B) Have one year of acceptable experience at a surface
water facility while holding a Grade C‑Surface certificate and have
satisfactorily completed a B‑Surface school conducted by the Board.
(3) GRADE C‑SURFACE shall:
(A) Be a college graduate with a bachelor's degree in
the physical or natural sciences or be a graduate of a two year technical
program with a diploma in water and wastewater technology, have six months of
acceptable experience at a surface water facility, and have satisfactorily
completed a C‑Surface school conducted by the Board; or
(B) Be a high school graduate or equivalent, have six
months acceptable experience at a surface water facility and have
satisfactorily completed a C‑Surface school conducted by the Board.
(4) GRADE A‑WELL shall have one year of
acceptable experience at a well water facility while holding a Grade B‑Well
certificate and have satisfactorily completed an A‑Well school conducted
by the Board.
(5) GRADE B‑WELL shall:
(A) Be a college graduate with a bachelor's degree in
the physical or natural sciences or be a graduate of a two year technical
program with a diploma in water and wastewater technology, have six months of
acceptable experience at a well water facility, and have satisfactorily
completed a B‑Well school conducted by the Board; or
(B) Have one year of acceptable experience at a well
water facility while holding a Grade C‑Well certificate and have
satisfactorily completed a B‑Well school conducted by the Board.
(6) GRADE C‑WELL shall:
(A) Be a college graduate with a bachelor's degree in
the physical or natural sciences or be a graduate of a two year technical
program with a diploma in water and wastewater technology, have three months of
acceptable experience at a well water facility, and have satisfactorily
completed a C‑Well school conducted by the Board; or
(B) Be a high school graduate or equivalent, have six
months of acceptable experience at a well water facility, and have
satisfactorily completed a C-Well school conducted by the Board; or
(C) Hold a Grade A-Surface certification and have
satisfactorily completed a C-Well school conducted by the Board.
(7) GRADE D-WELL shall be a high school
graduate or equivalent, have three months of acceptable experience at a well
water facility, and have satisfactorily completed a C-Well or D-Well school
conducted by the Board.
(8) GRADE A‑DISTRIBUTION shall have one
year of acceptable experience at Class B or higher distribution system while
holding a Grade B‑Distribution certificate and have satisfactorily
completed an A‑Distribution school conducted by the Board.
(9) GRADE B‑DISTRIBUTION shall:
(A) Be a college graduate with a bachelor's degree in
the physical or natural sciences or be a graduate of a two year technical
program with a diploma in water and wastewater technology, have six months of
acceptable experience at a Class B or higher distribution system, have
satisfactorily completed a B‑Distribution school conducted by the Board,
and shall hold a certificate of completion of trench shoring training conducted
by the Board; or
(B) Have one year of acceptable experience at a Class C
or higher distribution system while holding a Grade C‑Distribution
certificate and have satisfactorily completed a B‑Distribution school
conducted by the Board.
(10) GRADE C‑DISTRIBUTION shall hold a
certificate of completion of trench shoring training conducted by the Board and
shall:
(A) Be a college graduate with a bachelor's degree in
the physical or natural sciences, or be a graduate of a two year technical
program with a diploma in water and wastewater technology, have three months of
acceptable experience at a Class C or higher distribution system, and have
satisfactorily completed a C‑Distribution school conducted by the Board; or
(B) Be a high school graduate or equivalent, have six
months of acceptable experience at a Class D or higher distribution system and
have satisfactorily completed a C‑Distribution school conducted by the
Board.
(11) GRADE D-DISTRIBUTION shall be a high school
graduate or equivalent, have three months of acceptable experience at a
distribution system, and have satisfactorily completed a D-Distribution school
conducted by the Board.
(12) GRADE CROSS-CONNECTION-CONTROL shall:
(A) Be a college graduate with a bachelor's degree in
the physical or natural sciences or be a graduate of a two-year technical
program with a degree in water and wastewater or civil engineering technology,
and have satisfactorily completed a cross connection control school conducted
by the Board; or
(B) Be a high school graduate or equivalent, have six
months of acceptable experience at Class D -Distribution or higher system or
have one year experience in the operations of cross connection control devices,
and have satisfactorily completed a cross connection control school conducted
by the Board; or
(C) Be a plumbing contractor licensed by the State of
North Carolina and have satisfactorily completed a cross connection control
school conducted by the Board.
(13) APPRENTICE shall be a high school graduate
or equivalent. The apprentice shall have satisfactorily completed a Grade C,
Grade D, or CC school conducted by the Board and shall have successfully passed
an examination designed for the class of certification for which the applicant
is applying. The apprentice certification may be renewed annually for a
maximum of five years, pursuant to the continuing education and renewal
requirements of this Subchapter. An apprentice shall not act as a certified
operator or an ORC for a facility. An apprentice is eligible for Grade C, D,
or CC certification after meeting the applicable experience requirements as set
forth in this Rule and making application to the Board.
(b) Applications for certification of an operator certified
in a state other than North Carolina shall be submitted on the Board's form.
The application shall supply information to assist the Board in determining
whether or not the requirements under which the out-of-state certification was
obtained are equivalent to those required by the rules of the Water Treatment
Facility Operators Board of Certification
History Note: Authority G.S. 90A‑21(c); 90A‑22;
90A‑23; 90A-24;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. September 1, 1977;
Readopted Eff. March 1, 1979;
Amended Eff. February 1, 2012; May 1, 2006; September 1,
2004; August 1, 2000; August 1, 1998; May 3, 1993; August 3, 1992; July 1, 1991;
December 31, 1980.