KRS 224.73-110: Duties of Kentucky Board of Certification of Water and Wastewater

System Operators -- Examination and certification of operator -- Classification

of systems -- Fees -- Training required for certificate renewal -- Waiver.

(1) The Kentucky B oard of Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators

established in KRS 224.10-024 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.

(2) No person shall have primary responsibility for the operation of any sewage system

or portion thereof whether publicly or privately owned unless:

(a) The person has passed an examination prescribed by the Energy and

Environment Cabinet and board which shall d etermine the person's skill and

competency for the operation and has been issued a certificate to that effect by

the cabinet; or

(b) The person is operating a sewage system located at the residence where the

person lives and the sewage system serves only one (1) residence.

(3) 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.

(4) 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.

(5) 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

other sewage system, nor is the period of operation under such a limited certific ate

eligible for consideration toward the experience requirements for a certificate of

competency as provided in subsection (2) of this section.

(6) All applicants for the examination and certification for the operation of any sewage

system or portion ther eof, 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.

(7) 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.

(8) 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.