§ 302.1006. Laboratory supervisor certification.
(a) There will be a laboratory supervisor subclassification (15) for individuals responsible for the supervision of testing or analysis of environmental samples and reporting of analytical data for water supply systems in a Pennsylvania-accredited environmental laboratory operated by a water system.
(b) There will be a laboratory supervisor subclassification (5) for individuals responsible for supervision of the testing or analysis of environmental samples and reporting of analytical data for wastewater systems in a Pennsylvania-accredited environmental laboratory operated by a wastewater or industrial waste system.
(c) A certified operator, including those holding a master certificate, will not be qualified by the Department for a laboratory supervisor certificate without meeting the requirements in this section.
(d) Laboratory supervisor certification is not required to qualify for a master certificate in water or wastewater.
(e) An applicant for laboratory supervisor’s certification for drinking water or wastewater shall have 2 years of experience in the testing and analysis of environmental samples for water or wastewater systems.
(f) An applicant for laboratory supervisor’s certification for drinking water or wastewater systems shall hold a valid operator’s certificate and demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to be a laboratory supervisor by obtaining a passing score on either the Part II Laboratory Supervisor for Water Systems or Part II Laboratory Supervisor for Wastewater Systems examination.
(g) In accordance with § 252.302(h)(3) (relating to qualifications of the laboratory supervisor), certified operators who are serving as the laboratory supervisor for a drinking water or wastewater system on September 18, 2010, will have 12 months after the Board makes the water or wastewater laboratory subclassification examination available to meet the standards for certification as defined in this section.
(h) Certified operators who meet the other qualifications defined in § 252.302 or § 252.303 (relating to grandfathering provisions for laboratory supervisors) do not need to obtain the laboratory supervisor certification to continue serving as a laboratory supervisor for a water or wastewater system.
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