Section 445A.633 - Full certificate: Issuance; required education and experience1. The Division shall issue a full certificate to an applicant who qualifies for a full certificate. Except as otherwise provided in this section, to qualify for a full certificate, an applicant must, in addition to passing the examination for certification for his or her specific classification, meet the education requirements set forth in NAC 445A.6293 for the applicable grade of certification and have the following experience in operating the water treatment system or distribution system of a public water system of that classification: Classification | Years Experience |
Distribution-1 | 6 months |
Distribution-2 ............................................................ | ............ 1 year |
Distribution-3 ............................................................. | ........... 2 years, with 1 year of Distribution-2 full certification |
Distribution-4 ............................................................. | ........... 4 years, with 1 year of Distribution-3 full certification |
Treatment-1 ................................................................ | ........... 6 months |
Treatment-2 ............................................................... | ............ 1 year |
Treatment-3 ................................................................ | ........... 2 years, with 1 year of Treatment-2 full certification |
Treatment-4 ................................................................ | ........... 4 years, with 1 year of Treatment-3 full certification |
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Division may credit experience in operating gained in the field of wastewater treatment or in a related field toward the experience in operating required pursuant to subsection 1. No such experience in operating may be credited toward any year of full certification in distribution or treatment that is required pursuant to subsection 1. Not more than one-half of the experience in operating required pursuant to subsection 1 may come from credit issued pursuant to this subsection.3. The Division may credit all or a portion of the experience in operating gained at a lower classified facility toward the experience in operating required at a higher classified facility if:(a) The higher classified facility is not more than two classifications higher than the highest classified facility for which the applicant is currently certified; and(b) The Division determines that experience in operating gained at the lower classified facility is, based on system complexity, equivalent to operating at the higher classified facility or is a satisfactory substitute for experience in operating at the higher classified facility. No such experience in operating may be credited toward any year of full certification in distribution or treatment that is required pursuant to subsection 1.
4. Not more than one-half of the required experience in operating may be satisfied by the successful completion of college level courses in engineering or in physical, chemical or biological sciences. Completion of such college level courses may not be credited toward any year of full certification in distribution or treatment that is required pursuant to subsection 1.5. Experience in operating or relevant training may be substituted for a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma that is required pursuant to NAC 445A.6293 upon approval of the Division. Education, training or experience in operating that is substituted for a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma may not be counted toward the experience in operating required in subsection 1.Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.633
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 9-16-92; A 5-23-96; R185-99, 2-10-2000; R021-02, 8-29-2002; A by Environmental Comm'n by R129-05, 10-31-2005; A by R156-17AP, eff. 5/16/2018NRS 445A.860, as amended by section 3 of Assembly Bill No. 50, chapter 70, Statutes of Nevada 2017, and NRS 445A.880