5.45.030 Installer certification.
Each individual applying for certification and/or recertification must satisfy the following:
A. Application and Testing. Certification of installer’s competency shall be determined in the following manner:
1. The applicant must file notice of interest with the Manager of the Water and Wastewater Section requesting to be placed on the test candidate register.
2. Testing will be conducted at monthly intervals by the Water and Wastewater Section Manager of individuals named in the current test candidate register. At the time of testing, an applicant for installer certification of competency must submit an application and payment of the examination fee as listed in the current fee schedule.
3. Testing will consist of three phases:
a. A written exam to determine the applicant’s knowledge of public health problems involved in on-site treatment and disposal of sewage; of water and wastewater rules, regulations and policies; of standards of design, construction and installation; of soil/site evaluation; and of sewage treatment theory. If the applicant scores below 70 percent on the written exam, the applicant fails that exam and must wait until the next scheduled examination to re-take the exam, and may not continue with any other part of this examination.
b. A practical field exercise consisting of the examination of a site for a proposed OSS installation, at a time and place selected by the Manager, and a verbal description of methods of installation, and submittal of a preliminary written bid for construction of the proposed OSS including an itemization of materials, equipment and labor costs. This exercise must be taken within 90 days of passing the written examination and completed to the satisfaction of the Program Manager; otherwise, the applicant will be required to retake the entire testing procedure.
c. A satisfactory oral review with the Water and Wastewater Program Manager of the test results completes the exam.
B. Fees. Fees as adopted by the SHD Board of Health must be submitted prior to issuance of an installer certificate of competency. Application for reinstatement following suspension or revocation requires submittal of appropriate annual fee and reexamination. [Res. 12-15. Prior code § 8.3 (Supplement)(III)].