KRS 224.10-024: Kentucky Board of Certification of Water and Wastewater System

Operators -- Membership -- Purpose.

(1) The Kentucky Board of Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators is

hereby established. The board shall recommend qualified applicants to the cabinet

for certification and perform 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 shall have professio nal

backgrounds as follows:

(a) One (1) employee of a municipality who holds the position of either city

manager, city engineer, director of public works, or the equivalent thereof;

(b) One (1) member who is a faculty member of a college, university, or

professional school whose major field is related to water treatment, water

distribution, or wastewater treatment;

(c) One (1) ex officio member representing the cabinet;

(d) One (1) member who is an operator of an industrial wastewater system;

(e) Two (2) members currently employed as operators holding valid water

treatment or water distribution certificates; and

(f) Two (2) members currently employed as operators holding valid wastewater

certificates.

(2) After the expiration of the initial appointment s, board members shall serve four (4)

year terms. The ex officio member representing the cabinet shall serve as executive

secretary and treasurer and shall be responsible for maintaining records. The

members of the board shall serve without compensation, b ut may be reimbursed for

all actual and necessary expenses incurred while discharging their official duties. At

least five (5) members of the board shall constitute a quorum.

(3) On or before December 31, 2024, the board, working in conjunction with the

Drinking Water Advisory Workgroup and the Clean Water Advisory Workgroup,

shall submit to the cabinet recommendations for the establishment of the following

voluntary certification programs for supervisors or certified operators of water

treatment plants, wa ter distribution systems, public or private sewage systems, or

any portions thereof:

(a) A voluntary certification program for supervisors of certified operators, which

shall be available to any current supervisor or any certified operator interested

in ta king on a supervisory role at his or her system or plant. Supervisor

certifications recommended under this subsection shall be classified by the

size, type, and physical characteristics of the systems they supervise, in the

same manner as operator certifications;

(b) A voluntary shared services certification program for supervisors or certified

operators working in, or interested in working in, regionalized systems or

plants that serve multiple communities. The voluntary shared services

certifications recommended under this subsection shall be classified by the

size, type, and physical characteristics of the systems they supervise, in the

same manner as operator certifications; and

(c) A program or strategy for recruiting applicants to work in the operation of

systems or plants who are not currently participating in any apprenticeships or

certification programs administered by the cabinet.