WSR 23-13-117

DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY

[Filed June 21, 2023, 9:01 a.m.]

The Washington state department of ecology (ecology) certifies wastewater treatment plant operators to ensure they are knowledgeable to properly operate and maintain wastewater treatment plants.

By law, ecology must fund the wastewater operator certification (OpCert) program with application and renewal fees for individual wastewater treatment plant operators. These fees are subject to change, dependent upon a budget and workload analysis ecology completes every biennium.

On March 31, 2023, ecology published a draft fee schedule for comment. Ecology responded to the comments and is now publishing the final wastewater operator certification program fee schedule. No changes were made from the draft fee schedule.

Copies of the Final Fee Schedule: The final fee schedule and ecology's response to comments are available online at https://ecology.wa.gov/opcert. You may request hard copies from Torrie Shaul at opcert@ecy.wa.gov.

Ecology Contact: If you have questions about the final fee schedule, please contact OpCert Program, Poppy Carre, Washington State Department of Ecology, P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696, email opcert@ecy.wa.gov.

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: To request an Americans with Disabilities Act accommodation, contact ecology by phone 360-407-6600, email opcert@ecy.wa.gov, or visit https://ecology.wa.gov/accessibility. For relay service or TTY call 711 or 877-833-6341.

Language Assistance: For language assistance, please contact our OpCert Program staff at 360-407-6600 or email opcert@ecy.wa.gov. You can also visit the following web page for more information https://ecology.wa.gov/About-us/Accessibility-equity/Language-services.