What are the responsibilities that DEQ and IBOL have regarding wastewater system classification and operator licensing?
A. DEQ – Wastewater System Owner Responsibilities. DEQ administers the Wastewater Rules, IDAPA 58.01.16, which require all public wastewater systems to be classified and the individuals (operators) operating the public wastewater system to be appropriately licensed with respect to the system classification. (Note: Operators obtain licenses through application to IBOL. No operator licenses are issued by DEQ.) IBOL – Licensed Operator Responsibilities. The Idaho Bureau of Occupational Licenses (IBOL) serves as an umbrella agency, maintaining contracts with multiple state professional and occupational licensing boards (IDAPA 67.26.02) including the WWP Board for wastewater operator licensure. The WWP Board establishes the rules for operator license applications, exams and license renewal, exam and license fees, review of applications, issuing licenses, and education and continuing education requirements for license renewal (IDAPA 24.05.01) while IBOL carries out the day-to-day activities
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