{"id":15,"date":"2021-06-23T14:56:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T14:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/drinking-water\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2021-08-02T17:26:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T17:26:13","slug":"certification-renewal-requirements-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/drinking_water\/certification-renewal-requirements-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Certification Renewal Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Minimum Certification Renewal Requirements:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>All certifications must be renewed every three (3) years.<\/li><li>All certifications expire on the last day of the certificate holder\u2019s birth month.<\/li><li>Each certificate holder must obtain the correct number of training credits in the 3-year period prior to the renewal date (see table below).<\/li><li>Renewal fees will be paid for each individual certification as stated below in the following table.<\/li><li>Renewal applications and fee sent by mail&nbsp;to:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NMED \u2013 Utility Operator Certification Program<\/strong><br><strong>PO Box 5469<\/strong><br><strong>Santa Fe, NM&nbsp; 87502-5469<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pay ONLINE:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><em>(please read important notice below)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*Important&nbsp;Note<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong>ONLY<\/strong>&nbsp;those Renewals that have met the training credit requirements will be eligible to pay online.&nbsp; Online payment option is&nbsp;<strong>NOT<\/strong>&nbsp;available to operators&nbsp;<strong>IF<\/strong>&nbsp;the renewal is&nbsp;<strong>30-days Past Due<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>IF<\/strong>&nbsp;training credits are&nbsp;<strong>owed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For helpful information processing your Online Payment click&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/04\/NMED-Online-Payment-Instructions_DT-rev.-04.14.21.pdf\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Certification Renewal FAQs:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>UOCP will email each certificate holder a \u201cRenewal Notice and Application\u201d to the last email address of record.<\/li><li>Renewal Notice and Applications are emailed monthly to the operators 45-days prior to the certificate(s) expiration.<\/li><li>Failure to receive a renewal notice is&nbsp;not&nbsp;an allowable excuse for not renewing certificate(s).<\/li><li>Each operator bears the responsibility to renew his\/her certificate(s) prior to the expiration date to remain active.<\/li><li>If a certification is not renewed by the expiration date listed on the certificate, the certificate is considered<strong>&nbsp;\u201clapsed &amp; invalid\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong>and is not considered active.<\/li><li><strong>Operators with lapsed or expired certifications are&nbsp;not&nbsp;allowed&nbsp;to perform any water or wastewater system operations<\/strong>, unless he\/she&nbsp;<strong>is directly supervised&nbsp;<\/strong>by another operator who holds the correct, active certification to run the system or facility.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NEW Renewal Electronic Notifications via Email!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Effective 2020, the Utility Operator Certification Program (UOCP) has implemented a NEW method for delivery of automated communications to NM Operators via email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Automated monthly notifications for Renewals will be sent on the 15th of each month with the attached renewal application.<\/li><li>Upon receipt of the renewals, we will process payment and generate electronic copies of new certificates and ID cards sent to you via email;&nbsp;<strong>hard copies will&nbsp;no&nbsp;longer be mailed<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>NOTE:<\/strong>&nbsp;Please also check your&nbsp;<strong>\u2018Junk or SPAM\u2019<\/strong>&nbsp;email<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DRINKING WATER<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Water Certifications<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Renewal<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;Fee<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Training Credits<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Water Sampling Tech 1 (WST1)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$25<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Water Sampling Tech 2 (WST2)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$25<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Small Water<\/strong><strong>(SW)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$20<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Adv. Small Water<\/strong><strong>(SWA)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$20<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Water Supply Level 1 (WS1)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$25<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Water Supply Level 2 (WS2)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$25<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Water Supply Level 3 (WS3)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$30<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Water Supply Level 4 (WS4)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$30<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Distribution Systems 1 (DS1)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$25<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Distribution Systems 2 (DS2)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$25<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Distribution Systems 3 (DS3)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$30<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WASTEWATER<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Wastewater Certifications<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Renewal<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;Fee<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Training Credits Required<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Small Wastewater<\/strong><strong>(SWW)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$20<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Adv. Small Wastewater (SWWA)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$20<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wastewater Level 1 (WW1)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$25<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wastewater Level 2 (WW2)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$25<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wastewater Level 3 (WW3)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$30<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wastewater Level 4 (WW4)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$30<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wastewater Lab Tech 1 (WWLT1)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$25<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wastewater Lab Tech 2 (WWLT2)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$25<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wastewater Lab Tech 3 (WWLT3)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$25<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Collection Systems 1 (CS1)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$25<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Collection Systems 2 (CS2)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$25<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minimum Certification Renewal Requirements: All certifications must be renewed every three (3) years. All certifications expire on the last day of the certificate holder\u2019s 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). 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