OAR 820-010-5000
Qualification to Sit for Examination as a Water Right Examiner
(1)
Evidence satisfactory to the Board of active Oregon registration as a Professional Engineer, Professional Land Surveyor, or Geologist, in good standing.(2)
The Certified Water Right Examiner examination is held once a year, in April. To sit for the Certified Water Right Examiner examination, a completed Application for Certification form and required application fee must be received by the Board offices no later than February 1.(3)
To withdraw from the Certified Water Right Examiner examination, and forward the Examination form and examination fees to the next examination administration, a written request to withdraw and forward the Examination form and examination fees must be received by the Board office no later than March 1 for the next April Examination.(4)
Examinees may request reasonable accommodations to the examination’s administration.(a)
Reasonable accommodations will be provided for examinees who have a documented disability within the meaning of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Reasonable accommodations may be provided for examinees whose religious convictions prohibit them from testing on the scheduled examination dates.(b)
Requests for reasonable accommodations must be submitted on the Board approved form, and accompanied by supporting documentation, by the February 1 deadline.(5)
Review of Examinations. With respect to the certified water right examiner examination, an Applicant may submit a written request to review the Applicant’s own examination results. The Board will allow an examination review where the Applicant failed the examination and the applicant achieved a score within five points of the cutoff score. With respect to such reviews.(a)
The Applicant may examine only the question, solution, and answer key for the failed problem.(b)
The Applicant may review the examination on only one occasion. The Board will prescribe a time and place for the review.(c)
All examination reviews will be conducted in the presence of a person designated by the Board.(d)
Except as allowed by the Board for persons requiring disability assistance, no person may accompany the Applicant during the examination review.(6)
Examination Subversion.(a)
Any examinee who is under investigation for examination subversion, as defined in OAR 820-005-0040 (Examination Subversion) will not be considered for certification until the investigation and any ensuing disciplinary action are complete.(b)
An Applicant disciplined for examination subversion is subject to imposition of civil penalties and denial of certification. A registrant who is disciplined for examination subversion is subject to imposition of civil penalties and suspension or revocation of certification.
Source:
Rule 820-010-5000 — Qualification to Sit for Examination as a Water Right Examiner, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=820-010-5000.