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118.01.3-3.301. Requirements for and Classification of Licensed Municipal Wastewater Operators

AR ADC 118.01.3-3.301Arkansas Administrative CodeEffective: December 25, 2021

West's Arkansas Administrative Code
Title 118. Department of Energy and Environment
Division 01. Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission
Rule 3. Licensing of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators
Chapter 3. Requirements for Licensure (Refs & Annos)
Effective: December 25, 2021
Ark. Admin. Code 118.01.3-3.301
Formerly cited as AR ADC 014.04.3-3
118.01.3-3.301. Requirements for and Classification of Licensed Municipal Wastewater Operators
Currentness
(A) Apprentice License
(1) Issued for a maximum of six (6) months; and
(2) Issued only once; and
(3) The receiving operator must have never been previously licensed under this Rule.
(B) Class I License
(1) High school graduate, GED or equivalent; and
(2) Satisfactory completion of forty (40) hours of approved training or equivalent or substitute training as determined or defined by the Wastewater Licensing Committee and
(3) Satisfactory completion of a Class I examination.
(C) Class II License
(1) Hold a Class I or equivalent license; and
(2) Satisfactory completion of a total of eighty (80) hours of approved training or equivalent or substitute training as determined or defined by the Wastewater Licensing Committee; and
(3) Two (2) years of experience in wastewater treatment or related field; and
(4) Satisfactory completion of a Class II examination; and
(5) Have satisfactorily carried out the responsibilities of a Class I operator.
(D) Class III License
(I) Hold a Class II or equivalent license; and
(2) Satisfactory completion of a total of one hundred twenty (120) hours of approved training or equivalent or substitute training as determined or defined by the Wastewater Licensing Committee; and
(3) Completion of a total of three (3) years of experience in wastewater treatment or related field; provided, that at least one (1) year shall have been in wastewater treatment plant operation; and
(4) Satisfactory completion of a Class III examination; and
(5) Have satisfactorily carried out the responsibilities of a Class II operator.
(E) Class IV License
(1) Hold a Class III license or equivalent for at least three (3) years; and
(2) Satisfactory completion of a total of two hundred (200) hours of approved training; and
(3) Completion of six (6) years of experience in wastewater treatment; provided, that at least two (2) years shall have been in direct charge of a wastewater treatment plant or one of its major components; and
(4) Satisfactory completion of a Class IV examination; and
(5) Have satisfactorily carried out the responsibilities of a Class III operator.

Credits

Adopted Dec. 25, 2021.
Current with amendments received through May 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 118.01.3-3.301, AR ADC 118.01.3-3.301
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