Section 250-RICR-150-10-5.4 - DefinitionsA. "Assistant superintendent" means the individual who is an Operator who is assigned the full-time direct responsibility for the management, operation and maintenance of an entire Wastewater Treatment Facility in the absence of the Superintendent and who shall have a Certificate equal to the grade or classification of the Wastewater Treatment Facility. This person is the next person in line of authority in the absence of the Superintendent and, therefore, there can be only one (1) Assistant Superintendent for each facility.B. "Board" means the Board of Certification of Operators of Wastewater Treatment Facilities established by R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-17.4-1 to ensure the proper management, operation and maintenance of Wastewater Treatment Facilities by certifying an individual to be qualified to be an Operator.C. "Certificate" or "License" means an authorizing document issued by the Board to an individual to operate one (1) or more specified grades of Wastewater Treatment Facilities.D. "Direct responsible charge" means the authority exercised by a Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Operations Supervisor or Shift Supervisor.E. "Full time" or "Full-time" means the assigned duties at a single wastewater treatment facility of at least thirty-five (35) hours/week or more unless otherwise determined by the Board.F. "In good standing" means the status of any employee of a Wastewater Treatment Facility who has exhibited continued reasonable care, judgment and the application of his/her knowledge and ability. Any certified employee of a Wastewater Treatment Facility will not be considered to be In Good Standing if he/she has been found, after such an individual has been granted a hearing, to have performed his/her duties in a negligent manner or that he/she has practiced fraud or deception.G. "Laboratory technician" means any Full-Time employee of and at a Wastewater Treatment Facility who is not an Operator but whose Full-Time employment is directly involved with the day-to-day process control of the facility due to their duties either collecting samples and/or performing, analyzing, and ensuring quality control for the testing of chemical, physical and biological parameters.H. "Licensee" means any individual who has rightfully obtained an Operator's Certificate from the Rhode Island Board of Certification of Operators of Wastewater Treatment Facilities.I. "Maintenance technician" means any Full-Time employee at a Wastewater Treatment Facility who is not an Operator but whose employment has been determined by the Board to be directly involved in the day-to-day maintenance of major process equipment.J. "Operations supervisor" means an individual who is an Operator who works under the Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent and is in Full-Time Direct Responsible Charge. This person must be responsible for one (1) or more Shift Supervisors.K. "Operator" means an individual who is so employed and assigned the Full-Time responsibility on one (1) or more mechanical treatment units, processes, or other process functions at a Wastewater Treatment Facility.L. "Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, association, joint venture, public or private corporation, trust estate, commission, board, public or private institution, utility, cooperative, municipality or any other political subdivision of this state, any interstate body, or any other legal entity.M. "Shift supervisor" means an individual who is an Operator who works Full Time under the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, or Operations Supervisor who is assigned Full-Time direct responsibility of a shift operation of a specific process or collection of processes, such as sludge dewatering, etc. This person must be in Full-Time responsible charge for one (1) or more Operators.N. "Superintendent" means the individual who is an Operator who is assigned the Full-Time direct responsibility for the management, operation and maintenance of an entire Wastewater Treatment Facility during all work shifts at the facility and who shall hold a Certificate equal to the grade or classification of the Wastewater Treatment Facility. It does not apply to any official who does not work at the Wastewater Treatment Facility as an Operator.O. "Wastewater" means used water delivered to a Wastewater Treatment Facility. From the standpoint of source, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water, and/or storm water that may be present.P. "Wastewater treatment facility" means an arrangement of devices and structures, excluding septic tanks, constructed and installed for the purpose of treatment of Wastewater from domestic, commercial or industrial sources or combinations thereof, and which discharge its treated effluent into any surface water. Privately owned Wastewater Treatment Facilities that treat predominantly industrial wastes, or Wastewater Treatment Facilities that have sub-surface disposal, shall be excluded from the provisions of these Regulations.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-150-10-5.4
Amended effective 10/28/2021