Section 445A.6275 - Requirements for persons in responsible charge; notification of noncompliance1. A public water system which is: (a) Classified as a community water system or a nontransient, noncommunity water system; or(b) Designated by the Division or the appropriate district board of health as being supplied by surface water or groundwater under the direct influence of surface water, must have a person in responsible charge at the facility or on call at all times. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 445A.6285, the person in responsible charge of the public water system must hold a full certificate in the same classification as, or a higher classification than, the classification of the public water system pursuant to NAC 445A.629.
2. If a public water system serves more than 10,000 persons, the Division may require the public water system to have, in addition to the person in responsible charge, additional persons in responsible charge at the same time, including, without limitation, a person in responsible charge for the treatment of water and a person in responsible charge for the distribution of water. If the Division requires additional persons in responsible charge, the Division shall: (a) Deliver a written notification of the requirement to the public water system on or before December 31 of the year in which the Division imposes the requirement;(b) Review the requirement at least once every 3 years to determine if any changes are required regarding any additional person;(c) Require a public water system that is subject to a requirement of additional persons to employ any additional person not later than 1 year after the public water system receives the written notification of the requirement to employ the additional person; and(d) Require any additional person in responsible charge to be certified in the same classification as, or a higher classification than, the classification of the public water system pursuant to NAC 445A.629.3. If a person in responsible charge is on call, the person must be able to: (a) Be contacted immediately; and(b) Respond at the site within 4 hours.4. If at any time a public water system is not in compliance with this section, the supplier of water for the public water system shall notify the Division or the appropriate district board of health within 72 hours or 2 working days, whichever is earlier.Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.6275
Added to NAC by Environmental Comm'n by R129-05, eff. 10-31-2005