Section 18 AAC 74.415 - Contract operations(a) The department may approve a plan for supervision of a water system described in 18 AAC 74.400 by a certified operator who supervises more than one water system. The department will include in its approval any terms and conditions that the department considers necessary to protect human health, safety, and welfare. The system owner must submit a request for approval under this subsection on a form provided by the department. The department will approve a request under this subsection if (1) the supervising operator is certified at a level equal lo or greater than the classification of the water system; (2) the department determines that the supervising operator will oversee the system in compliance with the requirements of this chapter and 18 AAC 80; and (3) the department determines that human health, safety, and welfare will be adequately protected.(b) ln approving or denying a request, or revoking an approval under (a) of this section, the department will consider (1) the complexity of the system; (2) the proposed frequency of routine visits by the certified operator; (3) system accessibility;(4) plans for response when emergency action is needed;(5) the total number of systems the certified operator supervises;(6) the compliance history or other systems under the supervision of the certified operator; and(7) other factors relevant to system oversight or to the protection or human health, safety, and welfare.Eff. 11/26/2016, Register 220, January 2017Authority: AS 46.30.010
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