Section Env-Dw 502.03 - Definitions(a) "Active certificate" means a certificate issued by the department that has not expired and has not been suspended, revoked, or refused renewal by the department.(b) "Certificate" means "certificate" as defined in RSA 332-E:1, II, as reprinted in Appendix B.(c) "Clarification" means a process for the hydraulic removal of particles from water.(d) "Continuing Education Unit (CEU)" means a unit of credit granted by an organization that has been approved by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) as an authorized provider based on 10 hours of instruction time.(e) "Department" means "department" as defined in RSA 332-E:1, III, as reprinted in Appendix B.(f) "Flocculation" means a process to enhance agglomeration or collection of smaller floc particles into larger, more easily settleable particles through gentle stirring by hydraulic or mechanical means, as regulated under Env-Dw 716.(g) "Operator experience" means the time an operator has been actively engaged in the satisfactory performance of his or her duties at a CWS or NTNC.(h) "Operator-in-training (OIT)" means an applicant who has satisfactorily met the education and examination requirements for the grade for which the applicant has applied but who has not had sufficient experience to meet the full requirements for that grade.(i) "Primary water system operator" means an individual certified at a treatment or distribution grade equal to or greater than the classification of the water system, who has been designated by the owner of the water system as responsible for the operation of the water system as required by Env-Dw 502.24(a)(2).(j) "Privately owned redistribution system (PORS)" means "privately owned redistribution system" as defined in RSA 485:1-a, XIV-a, as reprinted in Appendix B.(k) "Responsible charge experience" means the time an operator is actively engaged in supervising the operation of a water treatment plant or water distribution system.(l) "Sedimentation" means a process in which solid particles settle out of water in a clarifier or sedimentation basin.(m) "Source" means the source of water for a CWS or NTNC, including wells, springs, and surface waters such as lakes and streams.(n) "Technical contact hour (TCH)" means 60 minutes of training in the technical aspects of operating, designing, or maintaining a water treatment plant or water distribution system or in the development of professional skills necessary to managing a water treatment plant or water distribution system, or any combination thereof.(o) "Water distribution system" means "water distribution system" as defined in RSA 332-E:1, V, as reprinted in Appendix B. The term includes "distribution system".(p) "Water treatment plant" means "water treatment plant" as defined in RSA 332-E:1, VI, as reprinted in Appendix B. The term includes "treatment plant".N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Dw 502.03
(See Revision Note at part heading for Env-Dw 502) #9410, eff 3-12-09 (formerly Env-Ws 367.03 ); amd by #9910, eff 4-19-11
Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 37, Filed September 14, 2017, Proposed by #12363, Effective 8/19/2017, Expires 8/19/2027.