5 Colo. Code Regs. § 1003-2-100.2
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024
Section 5 CCR 1003-2-100.2 - DEFINITIONS(1) "BOARD" means the Water and Wastewater Facility Operators Certification Board created by section 25-9-103, C.R.S.(2) "CERTIFICATE" means the certificate of competency issued by the Board stating that the operator named thereon has met the requirements for the specified classification of the certification program.(3) "CERTIFIED OPERATOR" means any person who has responsibility for the operation of any water and wastewater facility and is certified in Colorado as a "Certified Water Professional" ("CWP") in accordance with the provisions of this regulation. For purposes of this regulation, having "responsibility for the operation" of a water and wastewater facility refers generally to being qualified to perform various operational activities at such facilities in the capacity of a CWP.(4) "CERTIFIED OPERATOR IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE" means the certified operator designated by the water or wastewater facility owner to be responsible for making process control and/or system integrity decisions about water quality or quantity that may affect public health or the environment. A facility owner may designate one or more certified operators to serve in this capacity. Such an operator must be certified at a level equal to or higher than the classification of the facility he or she is operating.(5) "CLASSIFICATION OF A WATER OR WASTEWATER FACILITY" means the level of operational complexity and/or size of a water or wastewater facility as determined by the Division.(6) "DEPARTMENT" means the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.(7) "DIVISION" means the Water Quality Control Division within the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.(8) "DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY" means any facility or group of units used for the treatment of domestic wastewater or for the reduction and handling of solids and gases removed from such wastes, whether or not the facility or group of units is discharging into state waters. "Domestic wastewater treatment facility" specifically excludes on-site wastewater treatment systems with a design capacity of two thousand gallons or less per day, unless the system discharges directly to surface water.(9) "GRAYWATER TREATMENT FACILITY" means a graywater treatment works as defined in the Graywater Control Regulation, 5 CCR 1002-86.(10) "INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY" means any facility or group of units used for the pretreatment, treatment, or handling of industrial waters, wastewater, reuse water, and wastes that are discharged into state waters. "Industrial wastewater treatment facility" includes facilities that clean up contaminated ground water or spills and excludes construction dewatering activities that utilize only passive treatment and occur for less than one year.(11) "OPERATOR" means any person who performs activities and/or tasks pertinent to the operation of a water or wastewater facility. An operator may or may not be certified.(12) "OWNER" means (a) the supplier of water as defined in 5 CCR 1002-11; (b) the person or persons required to apply for a discharge permit in accordance with 5 CCR 1002-61; or (c) the person with legal responsibility for a wastewater collection system or a graywater treatment facility. For purposes of this definition, "person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, state or political subdivision thereof, federal agency, tribal agency, state agency, municipality, commission, or interstate body.(13) "PLANT DESIGN FLOW RATE" means the maximum flow rate for a drinking water treatment facility as approved by the Division. The overall water treatment plant flowrate is limited to the unit process with the smallest capacity. For drinking water treatment, the "Plant Design Flow Rate" means the maximum rate of water flow allowed by the Department's approval for the facility, as determined by the rate-limiting process. For drinking water treatment plant with a surface water source, the typical plant design flow rate is the filtration rate. If disinfection is rate-limiting, typically the peak hour flow rate is used and defined as the plant's water production when the maximum volume (in gallons or millions of gallons) of water flows through the plant during a one-hour period in each compliance period.(14) "PLANT DESIGN HYDRAULIC CAPACITY" means the hydraulic capacity for a wastewater treatment facility as approved by the Division. For wastewater treatment, the hydraulic capacity means the daily flow the treatment facility is able to treat per day, as determined by the rate-limiting process. For domestic wastewater treatment works, the hydraulic capacity is indicated in the Division site location and design approval and discharge permit for the facility. For industrial wastewater treatment, the hydraulic capacity is indicated in the Division discharge permit issued for the facility.(15) "RECLAIMED WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM" means any combination of pipes, tanks, pumps, or other facilities that delivers reclaimed water from a treatment facility for any approved use pursuant to Reclaimed Water Control Regulation, 5 CCR 1002-84.(16) "RECLAIMED WATER TREATMENT FACILITY" means a domestic wastewater treatment works that receives domestic wastewater or domestic wastewater effluent for treatment to produce reclaimed water for beneficial use.(17) "SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USER" means a source of non-domestic wastewater that has been so designated for pretreatment requirements as defined in Pretreatment Regulations, 5 CCR 1002-63.(18) "SITE-SPECIFIC CERTIFIED OPERATOR IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE" means the certified operator designated by the water or wastewater facility owner to be responsible for making process control and/or system integrity decisions about water quality or quantity that may affect public health or the environment that is certified at a less qualified level than the classification of the facility he or she is operating, for a specified limited period of time, provided specific conditions are met.(19) "TRAINING UNIT" means the credit given for an increment of training approved as applicable to the fulfillment of certificate renewal requirements. Ten contact hours shall be required to equal one training unit. A "contact hour" means a classroom or supervised hour of attendance or hour of participation recognized by the Board as a training unit.(20) "VALIDATED EXAMINATION" means an examination that is independently reviewed by subject matter experts to ensure that the examination is based on a job analysis and is related to the classification of the system or facility.(21) "WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM" means a system of pipes, conduits, and associated appurtenances that transports domestic wastewater from the point of entry to a domestic wastewater treatment facility. The term does not include collection systems that are within the property of the owner of the facility.(22) "WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY" means either a domestic wastewater treatment facility or an industrial wastewater treatment facility.(23) "WATER AND/OR WASTEWATER FACILITY" means a water treatment facility, domestic wastewater treatment facility, industrial wastewater treatment facility, water distribution system, or wastewater collection system.(24) "WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM" means any combination of pipes, tanks, pumps, or other facilities that delivers water from a source or treatment facility to a consumer.(25) "WATER TREATMENT FACILITY" means the facility or facilities within the water distribution system that can alter the physical, chemical, or bacteriological quality of the water.37 CR 18, September 25, 2014, effective 10/30/201438 CR 14, July 25, 2015, effective 8/30/201539 CR 01, January 10, 2016, effective 1/30/201639 CR 24, December 25, 2016, effective 1/30/201740 CR 14, July 25, 2017, effective 8/31/201741 CR 20, October 25, 2018, effective 3/1/201941 CR 24, December 25, 2018, effective 3/1/201942 CR 24, December 25, 2019, effective 1/14/202043 CR 21, November 10, 2020, effective 11/30/202044 CR 05, March 10, 2021, effective 3/31/202144 CR 09, May 10, 2021, effective 5/30/202144 CR 20, October 25, 2021, effective 11/30/2021