Experience Verification
Experience is 'on-site' or 'hands-on' operational experience in the
plant. All experience is to be verified by signature of supervisor
and/or licensed operator. You must verify experience on your
certification application by the plant type, in which you have worked or
are presently working, indicating time spent in on-site plant operation,
with these stipulations:
- Wastewater treatment plants must have a system for solids
control.
- Water plant experience must be gained in drinking water plants,
not swimming pools.
- Operators under contract for the operation of several plants
must identify level, class and name of each plant operated and the
name of the contracting company (if applicable).
Your supervisor, or party with whom you contract, must sign the past
or present employment section of the application verifying experience.
If not, then a letter on company letterhead, signed by an
employer or supervisor must detail:
- employment dates
- position title
- hours worked
- description of duties
- description of treatment type
This letter may then be substituted for a signature on the
application itself. In this case, please complete the respective
employment section and attach the letter to the verification form.
Out of State Experience
If you have experience in a drinking water or domestic wastewater
treatment plant not permitted by the Florida DEP, you must, at a
minimum, provide a complete flow diagram indicating all plant treatment
processes, operations and plant flow rate. Additionally, a licensed
operator or supervisor must verify experience.
A non-Florida licensed operator must have at least two years of
experience in a plant using a treatment process, which in Florida, would
require an operator licensed at the level being requested, according to
the criteria established in Rule 62-699, F.A.C.
Need further assistance or information regarding the program?
Please feel free to call us at 850/245-7500
or write to us at: Operator Certification Program
Bureau of Water Facilities Funding
2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3506
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400
