Advanced Water Treatment Operator Certification Pay a. Employees in the Pure Water Plant Operator series (i.e., Senior Pure Water Plant Operator and Pure Water Plant Operator) and Assistant Water Plant Operator, Water Plant Operator, Senior Water Plant Operator, Wastewater Plant Operator, and Senior Wastewater Plant Operator who are in possession of an AWT Operator Certification issued by the CA-NV AWWA/CWEA will be compensated at the following rates: AWT3: 2.5%/hour AWT4: 5.0%/hour AWT5: 7.5%/hour Employees receiving this certification pay must agree to accept mandatory out of class assignments. If the AWT certification becomes a minimum requirement of the Pure Water Operations series due to change in regulations or operational reasons, the additional certification pay will discontinue and be added to the base pay of these classifications.
