HB 5655
Water and Wastewater operator education and experience requirements for certification.
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Bill overview
This bill amends West Virginia code to clarify and standardize the education and experience requirements for obtaining certifications as water and wastewater system operators. Specifically, it adjusts how an operator’s initial experience hours are calculated for certification purposes, providing a credit for experience gained in Class II systems. The bill also reinforces the commissioner’s authority to regulate public water systems and enforce related rules.
Key provisions
- Adjusts the calculation of operator experience hours for certification, granting a credit for 2,000 hours in a Class II system equivalent to 4,000 hours in a Class I system.
- Reinforces the commissioner’s authority to regulate public water systems and establish rules.
- Addresses requirements for sampling, testing, system operation, and public notification related to public water systems.
- Clarifies requirements for recordkeeping and laboratory certification within public water systems.
- Establishes procedures for granting variances and exemptions to public water systems.
- Defines requirements for bottled drinking water production and distribution.
- Specifies requirements for taste, odor, and appearance of drinking water.
- Outlines penalties for violations of water system regulations.
Who is affected
- Water and wastewater system operators
- Public water systems
- Local health departments
- Individuals and entities operating public water systems
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