Section 380.600  Causes

Certificates of Technical Competency shall be subject to sanctions of revocation or suspension upon a showing of cause by a preponderance of the evidence.  Such sanction shall not be a bar to any civil or criminal proceedings.  Causes for sanction shall include but are not limited to:

a)         Obtaining or attempting to obtain a Certificate of Technical Competency by fraud or deceit;

b)         Gross negligence or gross misconduct in the operation of a wastewater treatment works or pretreatment works;

c)         Falsification, failure to maintain, or nonsubmission of records and reports required by this Part or any rules adopted under the Act;

d)         Willful violation of the Act, this Part or any rules adopted under the Act; or

e)         A final judgment in a civil action or a conviction in a criminal action that the operator has performed any of the acts listed in Subsections (a) through (d) above.

(Source:  Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 5203, effective July 1, 2019)