Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 63765 : Social Security — Environmental Health — OPERATOR CERTIFICATION — OPERATOR CERTIFICATION GRADES — Water Treatment Facility Staff Certification Requirements

(a) Except as provided in (c), chief and shift operators shall possess valid operator certificates pursuant to Table 63765-A.

Table 63765-A - Minimum Certification Requirements for Chief and Shift Operators

Treatment Facility	Minimum Certification	Minimum Certification
Classification	of Chief Operator	of Shift Operator
T1	T1	T1
T2	T2	T1
T3	T3	T2
T4	T4	T3
T5	T5	T3

(b) Treatment operators not designated by the water supplier as chief or shift operator pursuant to section 64413.5 shall be certified but may hold certificates of any grade.

(c) Until January 1, 2003, a shift and/or chief operator may continue to be employed in that capacity provided that the operator:

(1) Is in compliance with the certification requirements that were in effect on December 31, 2000, and

(2) Has been in continuous employment since December 31, 2000 in a water treatment facility that has not modified its treatment process resulting in a change in classification.

(d) Operators who possessed treatment operator certificates valid as of December 31, 2000 shall be deemed to hold certificates pursuant to Table 63765-B.

Table 63765-B - Certificate Grade Equivalents

Operator Certification	Operator Certification
Grades December 31, 2000	Grades January 1, 2001
I	T1
II	T2
III	T3
IV	T4
V	T5

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 63765

Note: Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 106910, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 106875, 106880,106885 and 116555, Health and Safety Code.Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 106910, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 106875,106880, 106885 and 116555, Health and Safety Code.

1. New article 2 (sections 63765-63770) and section filed 12-26-2000 as an emergency; operative 1-1-2001 (Register 2000, No. 52). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-1-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New article 2 (sections 63765-63770) and section refiled 4-25-2001 as an emergency; operative 5-2-2001 (Register 2001, No. 17). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-30-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-25-2001 order transmitted to OAL 7-12-2001 and filed 8-13-2001 (Register 2001, No. 33).