Section 0400-49-01-.04 - GENERAL(1) Certification under T.C.A. §§ 68-221-901 et seq., being the "Water and Wastewater Operator Certification Act," is available to any operator of a water treatment plant, a wastewater treatment plant, a water distribution system, or a wastewater collection system who meets the minimum qualifications of a given classification.(2) Each person in direct charge at a water treatment plant, a wastewater treatment plant, a water distribution system, or a wastewater collection system shall hold a certificate in a grade equal to or higher than the grade of the treatment plant, distribution system, or collection system he/she operates. The grade of a facility will be established by the criteria set forth in this chapter of rules.(3) All operating personnel making process control/system integrity decisions about water quality or quantity that affect public health must be certified. A designated certified operator must be available for each operating shift.(4) Each water supply system and wastewater system required to have a certified operator shall, no later than the first day of August annually, inform the Board, through its designated agent, the Division of Water Resources, in writing of the name of each person who is a certified operator in direct charge of any water treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant, water distribution system or wastewater collection system it operates. A system shall notify the Division of Water Resources in writing within thirty (30) days of its loss of the services of a certified operator in direct charge.(5) A certified operator shall be responsible for keeping the Board Secretary informed of his/her current address.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-49-01-.04
Original rule filed May 21, 2014; effective August 19, 2014. Rule renumbered from 1200-05-03.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201, et seq. and 68-221-901, et seq.