Common use of Water Treatment and Distribution Operator Certification Clause in Contracts

Water Treatment and Distribution Operator Certification. An employee within the Water Resources Division who’s job classification requires a Water Treatment Operator and/or a Water Distribution Operator Certification from the State Water Resources Control Board – Division of Drinking Water (DDW) that is either one, two, or three level(s) above the employee’s job classification minimum requirements shall receive a bi- weekly bonus per the schedule below. The bi-weekly bonuses are not cumulative. The bi-weekly bonus is eligible to all employees within the Water Resources Division where their job classification requires the employee to possess a valid Water Treatment Operator Certification and/or Water Distribution Operator Certification issued by DDW. The employee must maintain a valid and active certification to receive the bi-weekly bonus. The employee is required to submit renewed certificates no later than the Monday three weeks prior to the certification expiration date. If a certificate has expired and the employee fails to provide a new certificate within the above time, there will be no incentive paid until the employee provides the valid certificate. There will be no retroactive pay unless the employee can demonstrate that the certificate was earned, but not issued, through no fault or omission of the employee. A list of eligible classifications is listed in Exhibit D and Exhibit E. An employee within the Water Resources Division where their job classification does not require them to obtain either a Water Treatment Operator (T Certification), Water Distribution Operator Certification (D Certification), Wastewater Treatment Operator Certification (Grade), California Water Environment Association (CWEA) Collection System Maintenance Certification, and/or CWEA Environmental Compliance Inspector Certification shall be eligible to receive a bi-weekly bonus per the schedule below. The employee would only be eligible for the bi- weekly bonus for one certification, whichever one that is the highest, and their job classification does not require either certification. The bi-weekly bonuses are not cumulative. The employee must maintain a valid and active certification to receive the bi-weekly bonus. The employee is required to submit renewed certificates no later than the Monday three weeks prior to the certification expiration date. If a certificate has expired and the employee fails to provide a new certificate within the above time, there will be no incentive paid until the employee provides the valid certificate. There will be no retroactive pay unless the employee can demonstrate that the certificate was earned, but not issued, through no fault or omission of the employee. A list of eligible classifications is listed in Exhibit F.