Md. Code Regs. 26.06.01.16

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 26.06.01.16 - Tables

Table 1

CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER WORKS

Class of Plants	Type of Treatment Systems	Typical Processes Included in the System
1	Basic Treatment	Petroleum base oil separators, liquid cooling, and pH control.
2	Physical Treatment	Sedimentation, screening, pH control, solids removal.
3	Land Treatment	Primary treatment, sedimentation, solids removal, pumping and land treatment.
4	Biological Lagoons	Aerobic or anaerobic waste stabilization lagoons, disinfection, and chemical addition.
5	Activated Sludge	Primary treatment, sedimentation, activated sludge, and sludge handling.
6	Physical Chemical Treatment	Reduction of chemical and toxic substances including but not limited to cyanide and chromium, acid-alkali neutralization, coagulation, and flocculation.
7	Site Specific	Plants not covered under the first six types of treatment yet covered under these regulations.

Table 2

CLASSIFICATION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS

Class of Plants	Types of Treatment Systems	Typical Processes Included in the System
1	Lagoons	Aerated or nonaerated lagoons, filtration, disinfection, and land or wetland treatment.
2	Physical/Biological	Primary treatment, sand filter, land or wetland treatment, and disinfection.
3	Package Activated Sludge Plants	Screening, activated sludge, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, chemical addition, sludge handling, pumping and land or wetland treatment.
4	Trickling Filters Rotating Biological Contractors (RBC)	Preliminary treatment, primary treatment, sedimentation, activated sludge, oxidation ditches, filtration, chemical addition, disinfection, sludge handling, and pumping.
5	Activated Sludge	Preliminary treatment, primary treatment, sedimentation, activated sludge, oxidation ditches, filtration, chemical addition, disinfection, sludge handling, and pumping.
6	Site Specific	Other alternative technology systems not covered under this classification system which may include groundwater discharge systems such as spray irrigation systems, and drip dispersal systems.
S*	Solids Handling	Chemical conditioning, sludge thickening, sludge digestion, thermal treatment, chlorine treatment, filtration, dewatering, composting, land application.
A**	Advanced Wastewater Treatment	Filtration, activated carbon adsorption, nitrification, denitrification, phosphorus removal, ammonia stripping, chemical feeding and conditioning, coagulation and flocculation.

*Class S will only be required when the specific works is limited to solids handling.

**Class A is used in conjunction with other classes.

Table 3

CLASSIFICATION OF WATER TREATMENT PLANTS

Class of Plants	Type of Treatment Systems	Typical Processes Included in the System
1	Disinfection	Chlorination.
2	Chemical Treatment	Chlorination, pH control, and fluoridation.
3	Simple Iron Removal	Chlorination, pH control, fluoridation, filtration, and iron removal utilizing ion exchange or contact oxidation processes.
4	Complete Treatment	Chlorination, pH control, fluoridation, aeration, coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, and complex iron removal.
5	Site Specific	Site specific - any alternative technology plant not covered under the classification system.
G	No chemical treatment	Well, storage tanks, UV disinfection

Table 4

INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER WORKS

A	B	C	D Operators				E Superintendents
Class of Plants	Class of Operators and Superintendents	Authorized to Operate or Supervise Plants (Class)	D Operators				E Superintendents
Class of Plants	Class of Operators and Superintendents	Authorized to Operate or Supervise Plants (Class)	1 Education Requirements	2 Maximum Education Substitution	3 Experience Requirements	4 Maximum Experience Substitution	1 Education Requirements	2 Maximum Education Substitution	3 Experience Requirements	4 Maximum Experience Substitution
1	1	1	Completion of High School OR High School Equivalency	NONE	250 hours or 6 months¹	NONE	Completion of High School OR High School Equivalency	NONE	NONE	NONE
2	2	2
3	3	2 and 3
4	4	2 and 4			500 hours or 1 year¹
5	5	1,2,3,4, and 5			5400 hours or 3 years⁷	1800 hours or 1 year³	2 years college⁴	2 years⁵	3600 hours or 2 years⁶	1800 hours or 1 year³
6	6	1,2, and 6			3600 hours or 2 years⁷	1800 hours or 1 year³	1 year college⁴	1 year⁵	1800 hours or 1 year⁶	1800 hours or 1 year³
7	7	7			AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD

Notes:

1 Whichever is longer, years of experience is based on 1 hour/day operation.

2 Whichever is longer, years of experience is based on 2 hours/day operation.

3 One year of college course work in science or engineering leading toward a degree, for 1 year experience.

4 In science, engineering, or management leading toward a degree.

5 One year experience for 1 year college.

6 Experience obtained as provided in Regulation .06E of this chapter.

7 Whichever is longer (for applications received by the Board before the effective date of these regulations, see Regulation .06 of this chapter).

Table 5

WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS

A	B	C	D Operators				E Superintendents
Class of Plants	Class of Operators	Authorized to Operate or Supervise Plants (Class)
			1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4
			Education Requirements	Maximum Education Substitution	Experience Requirements	Maximum Experience Substitution	Education Requirements	Maximum Education Substitution	Experience Requirements	Maximum Experience Substitution
1	1	1	Completion of High School OR High School Equivalency	NONE	500 hoursor1 year¹	NONE	Completion of High School OR High School Equivalency	NONE	NONE	NONE
2	2	1 and 2
3	3	1,2, and 3			1800 hours or 2 years²	1800 hours or 1 year²			900 hours or1 year^{2, 6}	900 hours or1 year²
4	4	1,2, 4, and C2			5400 hours or3 years⁹		2 years college⁴	2 years⁵	3600 hours or 2 years⁶	1800 hours or 1 year³
5	5	1,2,3, 5, and C2
6	6	6			AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD
S⁷	S⁷	S⁷	Completion of High School OR High School Equivalency	NONE	5400 hours or 3 years⁹	1800 hours or 1 year³	2 years college⁴	2 years⁵	3600 hours or 2 years⁶	1800 hours or1 year³
A⁸	A⁸	A⁸

Notes:

1 Whichever is longer, years of experience is based on 2 hours/day operation.

2 Whichever is longer, years of experience is based on 3.5 hours/day operation.

3 One year of college course work in science or engineering leading toward a degree, for 1 year experience.

4 In science, engineering, or management leading toward a degree.

5 One year experience for 1 year college.

6 Experience obtained as provided in Regulation .06E of this chapter.

7 Is limited to solids handling.

8 Class A is used in conjunction with other classes.

9 Whichever is longer.

Table 6

WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEMS

A	B	C	D Operators				E Superintendents
Class of Plants	Class of Operators and Superintendents	Authorized to Operate or Supervise Plants (Class)
			1 Education Requirements	2 Maximum Education Substitution	3 Experience Requirements	4 Maximum Experience Substitution	1 Education Requirements	2 Maximum Education Substitution	3 Experience Requirements	4 Maximum Experience Substitution
1	1	1	Completion of High School OR High School Equivalency	NONE	1800 hours or 1 year³	NONE	Completion of High School OR High School Equivalency	NONE	NONE	NONE
2	2	2			3600 hours or 2 years³	1800 hours or 1 year¹			1800 hours or 1 year²

Notes:

1 One year of college course work in science or engineering leading toward a degree, for 1 year experience.

2 Experience obtained as provided in Regulation .06E of this chapter.

3 Whichever is longer (for application received by the Board before the effective date of these regulations, see Regulation .06 of this chapter).

Table 7 WATER TREATMENT PLANTS

A	B	C	D Operators				E Superintendents
Class of Plants	Class of Operators and Superintendents	Authorized to Operate or Supervise Plants (Class)	D Operators				E Superintendents
Class of Plants	Class of Operators and Superintendents	Authorized to Operate or Supervise Plants (Class)	1 Education Requirements	2 Maximum Education Substitution	3 Experience Requirements	4 Maximum Experience Substitution	1 Education Requirements	2 Maximum Education Substitution	3 Experience Requirements	4 Maximum Experience Substitution
1	1	1	Completion of High School OR High School Equivalency	NONE	500 hours or1 year¹	NONE	Completion of High School OR High School Equivalency	NONE	NONE	NONE
2	2	1 and 2			500 hours or1 year¹	NONE	Completion of High School OR High School Equivalency	NONE	500 hours or 1 year^1,6	NONE
3	3	1, 2, and 3			1800 hours or2 years²	900 hours or 1 year^2,3	1 year college⁴	1 year⁵	900 hoursor1 year^2,6	900 hours or1 year³
4	4	1, 2, 3, and 4			5400 hours or 3 years⁷	1800 hours or 1 year³	2 years college⁴	2 years⁵	3600 hours or 2 years⁶	1800 hours or 1 year³
5	5	5			AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD

Notes:

1 Whichever is longer, years of experience is based on 2 hours/day operation.

2 Whichever is longer, years of experience is based on a 3.5 hours/day operation.

3 One year of college course work in science or engineering leading toward a degree, for 1 year of experience.

4 In science, engineering, or management leading toward a degree.

5 One year experience for 1 year college.

6 Experience obtained as provided in Regulation .06E of this chapter.

7 Whichever is longer (for applications received by the Board before the effective date of these regulations, see Regulation .06 of this chapter).

Table 8

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATORS AND SUPERINTENDENTS CERTIFICATE RENEWAL FOR 3-YEAR RENEWAL PERIOD

Class	INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER WORKS			WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS			WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEMS			WATER TREATMENT PLANTS			WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
	Operators⁽⁴⁾	Superintendents⁽³⁾	Temporary⁽⁴⁾	Operators⁽⁴⁾	Super- intendents⁽³⁾	Temporary⁽⁴⁾	Operators⁽⁴⁾	Super- intendents⁽³⁾	Temporary⁽⁴⁾	Operators⁽⁴⁾	Super- intendents⁽³⁾	Grandparented, and Temporary⁽⁴⁾	Operators⁽⁴⁾	Super- intendents⁽³⁾	Grandparented, and Temporary⁽⁴⁾
	UNITS⁽²⁾			UNITS⁽²⁾			UNITS⁽²⁾			UNITS⁽²⁾			UNITS⁽²⁾
1	0	0	0	16	7	24	16	7	24	16	7	24	16	7	24
2	0	0	0	16	7	24	16	7	24	16	7	24
3	16	7	24	30	7	45	30	7	45
4	16	7	24	30	7	45	30	7	45
5	30	7	45	30	7	45	⁽¹⁾
6	16	7	24	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
8	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
S
A	16	7	24
G	7	7	7

Notes:

1 For site-specific operator classifications, training units to be determined by the Board on a case-by-case basis.

2 For operators that hold multiple certificates, units of training may be applied to multiple classifications if the training is approved as defined in Regulation .13.

3 For superintendents, training units approved by the Board for superintendents are required in addition to their operator's training.

4 Effective January 1, 2006, for all operator categories, except Water Class 1, Water Class 2, Water Class G, Water Distribution, and Wastewater Collection, a minimum of 50 percent of the training units submitted for issuance or renewal of a certificate shall be process related.

Md. Code Regs. 26.06.01.16

Regulations .16 adopted effective May 7, 1984 (11:9 Md. R. 795)
Regulation .16 amended effective August 25, 1997 (24:17 Md. R. 1218); February 1, 2001 (28:1 Md. R. 27); April 10, 2006 (33:7 Md. R. 675);41:13 Md. R. 753, eff.10/1/2014