(1) The board shall approve an application form for the use of applicants. Each applicant shall submit an original application to the board and provide information and documentation as the board may require including, but not limited to, information relating to the education and experience of the applicant. The board shall accept for review the complete application of any person whose application, accompanied by the necessary documentation and fees, is submitted. The board shall carefully evaluate each application, and shall approve the registration and issuance of a license to any applicant who has not been convicted, found guilty, or received a withheld judgment or suspended sentence in this state or in any other state of a crime deemed relevant in accordance with section 67-9411(1), Idaho Code, and who has met the education, experience and examination requirements set forth in this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. If the board finds upon the basis of evidence submitted, and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, that the applicant does not meet the requirements, the application shall be denied and any fees submitted shall not be refunded.
(2)  The board shall issue licenses in the following categories:
(a)  Drinking water distribution operator and drinking water treatment operator classes;
(b)  Wastewater treatment operator, wastewater collection system operator, and wastewater laboratory analyst classes;
(c)  Backflow assembly tester.
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 54-2409

  • Board: means the state board of drinking water and wastewater professionals as provided in section 54-2404, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 54-2403
  • Collection system: means that portion of the wastewater system in which wastewater is received from the premises of the discharger and conveyed to the point of treatment through a series of lines, pipes, manholes, pumps/liftstations and other appurtenances. See Idaho Code 54-2403
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Laboratory analyst: means any person responsible for conducting laboratory analysis tasks in the laboratory of a wastewater system. See Idaho Code 54-2403
  • License: means a physical document issued by the division certifying that an individual has met the appropriate qualifications and has been granted the authority to practice in Idaho under the provisions of this chapter. See Idaho Code 54-2403
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
    • (3)  Each applicant for licensure as a water system operator or wastewater system operator shall submit to the board a complete application with the required fee and provide documentation of having met the following requirements prior to being considered for a license:
    (a)  Be a lawful resident of the United States;
    (b)  Possess a high school diploma, GED, or the equivalent;
    (c)  Document additional education as outlined by rule;
    (d)  Document such experience as is required by rule;
    (e)  Successful completion of and a passing grade on the required examination; and
    (f)  Other such requirements as may be determined by board rule.