Section 106876 Of Article 3. Operator Certification Program: Water Treatment Plants And Water Distribution Systems From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.
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. (a) The department may suspend, revoke, or refuse to grant
or renew any water treatment operator certificate or water treatment
operator-in-training certificate to operate or supervise the
operation of a water treatment plant or may place on probation or
reprimand the certificate holder upon any reasonable grounds,
including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(1) The submission of false or misleading information on an
application for a certificate or engaging in dishonest conduct during
an examination.
(2) The use of fraud or deception in the course of operating or
supervising the operation of a water treatment plant or a water
recycling treatment plant.
(3) The failure to use reasonable care or judgment in the
operation or supervision of the operation of a water treatment plant
or a water recycling treatment plant.
(4) The inability to perform operating duties properly in a water
treatment plant or a water recycling treatment plant.
(5) The failure to meet all requirements for certificate renewal.
(6) The conduct of willful or negligent acts that cause or allow
the violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act (Subchapter XII
(commencing with Section 300f) of Chapter 6A of Title 42 of the
United States Code) or the regulations and standards adopted pursuant
to that act.
(7) Willfully or negligently violating or causing or allowing the
violation of waste discharge requirements or permits issued pursuant
to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et
seq.) while operating a water recycling treatment plant.
(b) The department may suspend, revoke, or refuse to grant or
renew any water distribution operator certificate to operate or
supervise the operation of a water distribution system or may place
on probation or reprimand the certificate holder upon any reasonable
grounds, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(1) The submission of false or misleading information on an
application for a certificate or engaging in dishonest conduct during
an examination.
(2) The use of fraud or deception in the course of operating or
supervising the operation of a water distribution system.
(3) The failure to use reasonable care of judgment in the
operation or supervision of the operation of a water distribution
system.
(4) The inability to perform operating duties properly in a water
distribution system.
(5) The failure to meet all requirements for certificate renewal.
(6) The conduct of willful or negligent acts that cause or allow
the violation of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (Subchapter XII
(commencing with Section 300f) of Chapter 6A of Title 42 of the
United States Code) or the regulations and standards adopted pursuant
to that act.
(c) Prior to revocation of a valid operator certificate, the
department shall provide the certificate holder with an opportunity
for a hearing before the department.
(d) For purposes of this section, "water recycling treatment plant"
means a treatment plant that receives and further treats secondary
and/or tertiary effluent from a wastewater treatment plant.