N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Ws 901.03
(a) "Certificate" means a certificate of competency issued pursuant to these rules stating that the operator has met the particular requirements of the operator classification grade specified on the document.
(b) "Certification committee" (committee) means the committee responsible for certification of wastewater plant operators, as described in Env-Ws 901.22.
(c) "Continuing education unit" (CEU) means 10 hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience that qualifies under Env-Ws 901.14.
(d) "Department" means the department of environmental services.
(e) "Operating experience" means time spent at a wastewater treatment plant in satisfactory performance or supervision of operation duties, as appropriate for the level of certification sought.
(f) "Operator in responsible charge" means the individual who oversees the daily operation of the wastewater treatment facility and is ultimately accountable for decisions involving all plant operational duties, including maintenance of process equipment, laboratory work, equipment operation, administration, process control, record keeping, and reporting necessary for the wastewater treatment plant to comply with applicable federal and state requirements.
(g) "Operator-in-training" (OIT) means an applicant who has met the written examination and education requirements for a particular grade but who has not had sufficient operating experience to meet the full requirements for that grade.
(h) "Population equivalent" (p.e.) means the calculated number of people that would normally contribute an equal amount of 0.2 pound of 5 day, 20°C, biochemical oxygen demand per capita per day.
(i) "Wastewater treatment plant" (plant) means "wastewater treatment plant" as defined by RSA 485-A:2, XVI-a, namely "the treatment facility or group of treatment devices which treats domestic or combined domestic and industrial wastewater through alteration, alone or in combination, of the physical, chemical, or bacteriological quality of the wastewater and which dewaters and handles sludge removed from such wastewater."
(j) "Wastewater treatment plant operator" (operator) means "operator" as defined by RSA 485-A:2, VII-a, namely:
(a) The individual who has full responsibility for the daily operation of a wastewater treatment plant or a pollution control facility;
(b) The individual normally responsible for the operations shift; or
(c) Individuals who perform important operating functions."
N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Ws 901.03
#1774, eff 7-15-81; ss by #2352, eff 4-26-83; ss by #2851, eff 9-21-84, EXPIRED: 9-21-90
New. #6326, INTERIM, eff 9-3-96, EXPIRED: 1-1-97
New. #6502, eff 4-25-97; ss and moved by #8327, eff 4-23-05 (from Env-Ws 901.02 )