WSP00618

• File Number: 8441.300
• Description: The Colorado Big Thompson Project - Legislation
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 7/16/1996
• Title: Water Legislative Report - Colorado Water Congress - July 16 1996 and May 12 1997
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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July 16, 199

which the statie engineer or division engineer is a party to the action.

APPROVED by GOvernor April 16, 1996

EFFECTIVE April 16, 1996

H. B. 96-1074 ;Water and wastewater treatment plant operators - certification
- examination and continuina education - continuation of the plant operators
certification ;board - board membership. Classifies wastewater treatment
plant operato:r-s as domestic wastewater treatment plant operators and
industrial wastewater treatment plant operators. Provides for the
certification of both types of wastewater treatment plant operators.

Requires that the current member of the plant operators certification
board nominated as a wastewater treatment plant operator be a domestic
wastewater treatment plant operator. Requires that the board member
currently recoinmended by the state board of health be recommended by the
department of public health and environment. Requires that at least 3 of the
members of tHe board represent private industry. Adds the following
representative~ to the board:
. A certified Class A industrial wastewater treatment plant operator;
and
. A small systems operator who is certified as a Class C or Class D
water treatment or wastewater treatment plant operator.

Establishes the maximum numbers of classes of plant operators, rather
than the minimum numbers of such classes, that may be established by the
plant operator~ certification board. Provides criteria for the discipline or
reprimand of plant operators and for the suspension or revocation of plant
operator certifications.

Requires that examinations
Eliminates customer relations
examinations.

for plant operators be specifically relevant.
as one of the topics for plant operator

Requires tihat a plant operator pass a specifically relevant examination
in order to renew the operator's certification. Provides that the
certification of an operator expires if the certification is not renewed
before the exp~ration date of the certification. Allows renewal of such a
certification ~p to 2 years after the expiration date and directs the board
to revoke any certification that is not renewed within 2 years after the
expiration date.

Eliminates the continuing education requirements for plant operators.

Extends
certification
law.

the automatic termination date of the plant operators
bbard to July I, 2004, pursuant to the provision of the sunset

APPROVED by Governor April 17, 1996

EFFECTIVE July 1, 1996