Certification Renewal Requirements

Minimum Certification Renewal Requirements:

• All certifications must be renewed every three (3) years.
• All certifications expire on the last day of the certificate holder’s birth month.
• Each certificate holder must obtain the correct number of training credits in the 3-year period prior to the renewal date (see table below).
• Renewal fees will be paid for each individual certification as stated below in the following table.
• Renewal applications and fee sent by mail to:

NMED – Utility Operator Certification Program
PO Box 5469
Santa Fe, NM  87502-5469

OR

Pay ONLINE:  (please read important notice below)

*Important Note – ONLY those Renewals that have met the training credit requirements will be eligible to pay online.  Online payment option is NOT available to operators IF the renewal is 30-days Past Due or IF training credits are owed.

For helpful information processing your Online Payment click HERE

Certification Renewal FAQs:

• UOCP will email each certificate holder a “Renewal Notice and Application” to the last email address of record.
• Renewal Notice and Applications are emailed monthly to the operators 45-days prior to the certificate(s) expiration.
• Failure to receive a renewal notice is not an allowable excuse for not renewing certificate(s).
• Each operator bears the responsibility to renew his/her certificate(s) prior to the expiration date to remain active.
• If a certification is not renewed by the expiration date listed on the certificate, the certificate is considered “lapsed & invalid” and is not considered active.
• Operators with lapsed or expired certifications are not allowed to perform any water or wastewater system operations, unless he/she is directly supervised by another operator who holds the correct, active certification to run the system or facility.

NEW Renewal Electronic Notifications via Email!

Effective 2020, the Utility Operator Certification Program (UOCP) has implemented a NEW method for delivery of automated communications to NM Operators via email.

• Automated monthly notifications for Renewals will be sent on the 15th of each month with the attached renewal application.
• Upon receipt of the renewals, we will process payment and generate electronic copies of new certificates and ID cards sent to you via email; hard copies will no longer be mailed.

NOTE: Please also check your ‘Junk or SPAM’ email.

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