Actions Taken by the Georgia State Board of Examiners for the Certification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts at its June 18 Meeting

Macon, Ga. (June 19, 2009) — The Georgia State Board of Examiners for the Certification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts met on Thursday, June 18, 2009.

The Board accepted a consent order on the following licensure applicant:
Jerry Eugene Lones (Wastewater Collection System Operator), Perry: Probation concurrent with criminal probation.

The Board voted to approve the following applications for licensure:
Billy Wayne Aldridge (Water Distribution Operator), Buchanan
Edward Akerman (Water Operator Class 4), Griffin
Arthur Francisco Soares, II (Water Operator Class 4) Grovetown
Timothy Kindberg (Wastewater Operator Class 3), Harlem
Unity Ekhosuehi Oviasogie (Water Distribution Operator), Hawthorne, CA
Timothy Mark Hammond (Wastewater Operator Class 3), Hogansville
Tommy Lee Flowers (Wastewater Operator Class 3), Macon
John Leon Tucker (Water Operator Class 3), Martinez
Shawn Christopher Bryant (Water Operator Class 3), Roberta
Jim Chitty (Wastewater Operator Class 1), Valdosta
Joseph Alexander Russell (Wastewater Operator Class 3), Warner Robins

The Board voted to elect Stanley Tate of Carrollton as vice chair. 

The following Board members were appointed to subcommittees:
Course Approval Committee: Margaret Doss, Augusta; Bill Defino, Clarkesville; Tony Rojas, Macon
Application Review Committee: Margaret Doss, Augusta; Eric Osborne, McDonough; Bill Defino, Clarkesville
Cognizant Member: Stanley Tate, Carrollton
Alternate Cognizant: Eric Osborne, McDonough
Examination Review Committee: Margaret Doss, Augusta; Eric Osborne, McDonough

The Georgia State Board of Examiners for the Certification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts will hold its next meeting on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. at the Professional Licensing Boards in Macon, GA.