§ 302.704. Determining qualifying experience.
(a) The Board will determine if the applicant’s experience meets the experience requirements defined in § 302.703 (relating to experience requirements).
(b) Experience for certification is achieved by participating in a combination of activities related to process control under the supervision of a certified operator who holds the appropriate subclassifications.
(c) The Board will consider the following activities for qualifying experience:
(1) Operating mechanical equipment related to process control.
(2) Maintaining mechanical equipment related to process control.
(3) Collecting and analyzing chemical and biological samples related to process control and regulatory compliance activities.
(4) Performing calculations related to process control.
(5) Preparing or standardizing chemical and biological solutions.
(6) Interpreting, compiling and completing monitoring data.
(7) Recommending appropriate process control measures.
(8) Participating in onsite assessment, inspection or evaluation of plant processes.
(9) Calibrating chemical feed systems.
(10) Using equipment to monitor and measure flows through a water or wastewater system.
(d) An applicant for a wastewater certificate may apply experience as defined in subsection (c) as follows:
(1) Experience working at an activated sludge wastewater system qualifies an applicant for an activated sludge wastewater certificate (Subclassification 1), the fixed film wastewater certificate (Subclassification 2) and the treatment pond and lagoon wastewater certificate (Subclassification 3).
(2) Experience working at a fixed film wastewater system qualifies an applicant for a fixed film wastewater certificate (Subclassification 2) and a treatment pond and lagoon wastewater certificate (Subclassification 3).
(3) Experience working at a treatment pond and lagoon wastewater system qualifies the applicant for the treatment pond and lagoon wastewater certificate (Subclassification 3).
(4) Experience working at a satellite collection system or a single entity collection system qualifies the applicant for a Class E Subclassification 4 wastewater certificate.
(5) Experience for class may be obtained at a wastewater system with the classification level requested or two classification levels alphabetically lower.
(e) An applicant for a water certificate may apply experience as defined in subsection (c) as follows:
(1) Experience working at a conventional filtration, direct filtration, diatomaceous earth filtration or slow sand filtration water system qualifies an applicant for any of the following:
(i) The filtration water certificates (Subclassifications 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6).
(ii) The chemical treatment water certificates (Subclassifications 7, 8, 9 and 10).
(iii) The gaseous chlorine and nongaseous chemical disinfection water treatment certificates (Subclassifications 11 and 12).
(2) Experience working at a cartridge or bag filtration or membrane filtration water system qualifies an applicant for any of the following:
(i) The cartridge or bag filtration and the membrane filtration water certificates (Subclassifications 5 and 6).
(ii) The chemical treatment water certificates (Subclassifications 7, 8, 9 and 10).
(iii) The gaseous chlorine and nongaseous chemical disinfection water treatment certificates (Subclassifications 11 and 12).
(3) Experience working at a corrosion control and sequestering, chemical addition, ion exchange and greensand or aeration and activated carbon adsorption water system qualifies an applicant for any of the following:
(i) The chemical treatment water certificates (Subclassifications 7, 8, 9 and 10).
(ii) The gaseous chlorine and nongaseous chemical disinfection water treatment certificates (Subclassifications 11 and 12).
(4) Experience working at a gaseous chlorine disinfection or nongaseous chemical disinfection water system qualifies an applicant for the gaseous chlorine and nongaseous chemical disinfection water treatment certificates (Subclassifications 11 and 12).
(5) Experience working at an ultraviolet water system qualifies an applicant for the ultraviolet water treatment certificate (Subclassification 13).
(6) Experience working at an ozonation water system qualifies an applicant for the ozonation water treatment certificate (Subclassification 14).
(7) Experience for a class may be obtained at a water system at the classification level requested or two classification levels alphabetically lower.
(8) Experience working at a Dc water system qualifies an applicant for only the Class D water certificate with the gaseous chlorine and nongaseous chemical disinfection water treatment certificates (Subclassifications 11 and 12).
(9) Experience working at a Dn water system qualifies an applicant for only the Class D water certificate without any subclassifications.
(f) One year of experience is equal to 220 working days or 1,760 hours of employment.
(g) Experience will be prorated for time periods less than 1 year.
(h) Experience is counted up to the first day of the month after the applicant submits an application for certification action.
(i) An applicant’s experience at a wastewater system may be used to meet no more than half the experience requirement for a drinking water certification of the same classification level or a level alphabetically lower. The remaining experience must be operating experience at a drinking water system as defined in subsection (c).
(j) An applicant’s experience at a water system may be used to meet no more than half the experience requirement of a wastewater certification of the same classification level or a level alphabetically lower. The remaining experience must be operating experience at a wastewater system as defined in subsection (c).
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 302.201 (relating to form of application); 25 Pa. Code § 302.303 (relating to issuance of upgraded certificate); and 25 Pa. Code § 302.1103 (relating to experience requirements for professional engineers).
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