Florida Statutes
Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)
403.872 - Requirements for licensure.


(1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a water treatment plant operator, a water distribution system operator, or a domestic wastewater treatment plant operator must apply to the department to take the licensure examination.
(2) The department shall examine the qualifications of any applicant who meets the criteria established by the department for licensure, submits a completed application, and remits the required fee.
(3) The department shall license as an operator any applicant who has passed the examination and meets the other criteria established under this section.
(4) The department shall establish, by rule, the criteria for licensure, including, but not limited to, a requirement of a high school diploma or its equivalent, a training course approved by the department, and onsite operational experience.
(5) The department may also include a requirement that an operator must not be the subject of a disciplinary or enforcement action in another state at the time of application for licensure in this state.
History.—s. 12, ch. 97-236; s. 11, ch. 2001-270.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXIX - Public Health

Chapter 403 - Environmental Control

Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)

403.850 - Short title.

403.851 - Declaration of policy; intent.

403.852 - Definitions; ss. 403.850-403.864.

403.853 - Drinking water standards.

403.8532 - Drinking water state revolving loan fund; use; rules.

403.8533 - Drinking Water Revolving Loan Trust Fund.

403.8535 - Citation of rule.

403.854 - Variances, exemptions, and waivers.

403.855 - Imminent hazards.

403.856 - Plan for emergency provision of water.

403.857 - Notification of users and regulatory agencies.

403.858 - Inspections.

403.859 - Prohibited acts.

403.860 - Penalties and remedies.

403.861 - Department; powers and duties.

403.8615 - Determination of capability and capacity development.

403.862 - Department of Health; public water supply duties and responsibilities; coordinated budget requests with department.

403.863 - State public water supply laboratory certification program.

403.8635 - State drinking water sample laboratory certification program.

403.864 - Public water supply accounting program.

403.8645 - Intended Use Plan.

403.865 - Water and wastewater facility personnel; legislative purpose.

403.866 - Definitions; ss. 403.865-403.876.

403.867 - License required.

403.868 - Requirements by a utility.

403.869 - Authority to adopt rules.

403.871 - Fees.

403.872 - Requirements for licensure.

403.873 - Renewal of license.

403.874 - Inactive status.

403.875 - Prohibitions; penalties.

403.876 - Grounds for disciplinary action.

403.88 - Classification of water and wastewater treatment facilities and facility operators.

403.885 - Water Projects Grant Program.

403.890 - Water Protection and Sustainability Program.

403.891 - Water Protection and Sustainability Program Trust Fund of the Department of Environmental Protection.

403.892 - Incentives for the use of graywater technologies.