​Description

Hours:  10 (Class time 8 am – 4 pm (Day 1) and 8 am – 11 am (Day 2) to ensure 10 hours of instruction.)

TCEQ Course Code 0173: This course is primarily designed to provide the necessary training for individuals who have met the TCEQ requirements and wish to obtain a Customer Service Inspector license. The holder of the Customer Service Inspector license may perform a Customer Service Inspection, (CSI), as outlined by the rules and regulations as provided by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, (TCEQ). Other licensed individuals may also receive valuable information relating to their fields.

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Hours:  16 (Class time 8 am – 5 pm)

TCEQ Course Code 0606: This course is primarily designed to provide the necessary training for individuals who have met the TCEQ requirements and wish to obtain a Customer Service Inspector license. The holder of the Customer Service Inspector license may perform a Customer Service Inspection, (CSI), as outlined by the rules and regulations as provided by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, (TCEQ). Other licensed individuals may also receive valuable information relating to their fields.

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Completing one of these courses provides continuing education credit for the following licenses:

10- or 16-hours continuing education credit for licensed Customer Service Inspector(CSI)
10- or 16-hours continuing education credit for licensed Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester (BPAT)
10- or 16-hours continuing education credit for licensed Water Operators
10- or 12-hours continuing education credit for licensed Wastewater Operators
10- or 12-hours continuing education credit for licensed Water Treatment Specialists
10- or 12-hours continuing education credit for licensed Landscape Irrigators, Technicians, and Inspectors

AUDIENCE

Individuals holding a BPAT license
Individuals holding a CSI license
Individuals holding a Water Operator license
Individuals holding a Wastewater Operator license
Individuals holding a Water Treatment license
Individuals holding an Irrigators license​​

PLEASE BE ADVISED – CRIMNAL HISTORY

There are certain restrictions related to criminal convictions. Consequences of having a criminal conviction may affect your ability to obtain and hold an occupational license.

If you have a criminal conviction above a Class C misdemeanor, you might not be qualified to hold a TCEQ license.

Convictions that May Trigger a Denial

The criminal convictions that are grounds to deny an application for a license (or to revoke a license) include, but are not limited to:

• misrepresentation (e.g., fraud, extortion, bribery, theft by check, and deceptive business practices)
• failure to register as a sex offender (as required by the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 62)
• property crimes, such as theft or burglary
• crimes against persons, such as homicide, kidnapping, and assault
• violations of environmental law

For more information please consult TCEQ RG-521 or call: 512-239-6133.

CSI Class

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Prerequisites

While there are no prerequisites to attend the Customer Service Inspector course, there are prerequisites for taking the Customer Service Inspector’s exam to obtain the CSI license:

RULE §30.90. Qualifications for Initial License.

(a) To obtain a license, an individual must have:

(1) met the requirements in Subchapter A of this chapter (relating to Administration of Occupational Licenses and Registrations);

(2) received a high school diploma or equivalent certificate;

(3) completed an approved customer service inspector training course;

(4) worked at least two years in an approved area which includes, but is not limited to:

(A) operation or maintenance of a public drinking water treatment or distribution system;

(B) performing activities requiring a master or journeyman plumbing license;

(C) conducting building or construction inspections; or

(D) performing duties related to this profession approved by the executive director.

(b) One year of college (32 semester hours) or an additional 20 hours of training credits may be substituted for one year of the experience requirement.

Topics

• TCEQ Need to Know Criteria for Customer Service Inspectors
• Customer Service Inspection Introduction
  
• RG-206
  
• Subchapters  A and C
  
• Terminology and Definitions
  
• Regulations (Federal, State, Local)
  
• Customer Service Agreement
  
• Customer Service Inspection Certificate
  
• Backflow Prevention Assembly Test and Maintenance Report
  
• Assessment of Hazard, Selection of Assemblies, Specialty Assemblies
  
• Hazard Evaluation
  
• Methods of  Backflow Prevention and How Each Method Prevents Backflow
  
• Temperature, Pressure, Thermal Expansion
  
• Water Column and Atmospheric Pressure
  
• PSIG – PSIA
  
• Vacuums and Siphons
  
• Barometric Loop
  
• Venturi and Aspirator Effects
  
• Lead, Testing, and How to Reduce Exposure
  
• Types of Customer Service Inspections
  
• Special Considerations
  
• Standard of Competency