2011 Kentucky Revised Statutes Subchapter 73 Sewage Treatment 224.73.110 Board of certification of wastewater system operators -- Duties -- Examination and certification of operator -- Classification of systems -- Fees -- Training required for certificate renewal -- Waiver.
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224.73-110 Board of certification of wastewater system operators -- Duties -Examination and certification of operator -- Classification of systems -- Fees -Training required for certificate renewal -- Waiver.
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The Kentucky Board of Certification of Wastewater System Operators is
established. The board shall recommend qualified applicants to the cabinet for
certification and perform such other acts as may be necessary to carry out the
purposes of this section. Members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor.
The board shall consist of eight (8) members who may have professional
backgrounds as follows: one (1) employee of a municipality who holds the position
of either city manager, city engineer, director of public works, or the equivalent
thereof; one (1) member who is a faculty member of a college, university, or
professional school whose major field is related to wastewater treatment; one (1)
nonvoting ex officio member representing the cabinet; and five (5) members
currently employed as operators holding valid certificates where one (1) of these
five (5) shall be an operator of an industrial wastewater system. Board members
shall serve for a four (4) year term, except for the first board to which two (2) of the
operators will be appointed for four (4) years and three (3) for two (2) years. The
first college faculty member will be appointed for two (2) years and the remaining
board members will be appointed for four (4) years. The cabinet's representative
shall serve as executive secretary and treasurer and be responsible for maintaining
records. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but may be
reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred while discharging their
official duties. At least four (4) existing members of the board shall constitute a
quorum.
No person shall have primary responsibility for the operation of any sewage system
or portion thereof whether publicly or privately owned unless he has passed an
examination prescribed by the Energy and Environment Cabinet and board which
shall determine his skill and competency for such operation and has been issued a
certificate to that effect by the cabinet.
No person shall authorize or allow any person who does not hold a certificate issued
pursuant to subsection (2) of this section to have primary responsibility for the
operation of any sewage system or portion thereof.
The cabinet, with the advice of the board of certification, may classify all sewage
systems and portions thereof in the manner provided by the rules and regulations of
the cabinet with regard to size, type, physical conditions affecting such systems or
portions thereof, and the skill, knowledge and experience required for the operation
of the system or portion thereof and restrict the application of any certificate issued
pursuant to subsection (2) of this section to the operation of a sewage system or
portion thereof of a specific class.
Any person who has primary responsibility for the operation of a sewage system for
a school shall be entitled to a limited certificate of competency for his particular
system, provided he has demonstrated that he has the knowledge and experience
required to operate properly the particular sewage system for which he is
responsible. A limited certificate of competency so issued is not transferable to any
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other sewage system, nor is the period of operation under such a limited certificate
eligible for consideration toward the experience requirements for a certificate of
competency as provided in subsection (2) of this section.
All applicants for the examination and certification for the operation of any sewage
system or portion thereof, whether publicly or privately owned, shall pay a
reasonable schedule of fees and charges fixed by regulation. The fees required under
this section shall be payable to the cabinet.
Operators shall have accumulated a minimum number of hours of appropriate board
approved training set by regulation for certificate renewal. Such training shall
include, but may not be limited to, correspondence courses, short courses, trade
association meetings, and on-the-job training. Training hours accumulated in any
given year in excess of the minimum requirement necessary for renewal may be
carried forward for a period not to exceed two (2) years.
The board may waive any or all of the requirements of subsection (7) of this section
for all or portions of an established class of operators.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 382, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended
1984 Ky. Acts ch. 299, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984; and ch. 387, sec. 3, effective
July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 249, sec. 1, effective June 19, 1976. -Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. III, sec. 13(2), effective June 21, 1974. -Created 1972 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 3, sec. 11, effective January 1, 1973.
Formerly codified as KRS 224.135.
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