Section 30.387 - DefinitionsThe following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Chief operator--An individual who has overall responsibility for the operation of a public water system.(2) Honorary license--License converted from a perpetual license that has been discontinued by the commission. This honorary license does not award the licensee the authority to perform process control duties in production or distribution of drinking water for public water systems.(3) Military operator-in-training--An individual who is an active duty member of the military of the United States and has successfully completed the Bioenvironmental Engineering Apprentice (BEA) or equivalent military training, as determined by the executive director, and collects microbiological samples and determines disinfection residuals for military facilities' water distribution systems. This individual may not perform any other process control duties in the water distribution or treatment facilities of a military installation.(4) Operator-in-charge--An individual who has overall responsibility for the operation of a public water system in the absence of the chief operator.(5) Operator-in-training--An unlicensed individual entering the field of public water system operation for the first time who has less than one year of experience and is in training to perform process control duties in production or distribution of public drinking water.(6) Public water system operations company--A person or other nongovernmental entity that provides operations services to one or more public water systems on a contractual basis.(7) Public water system operator--Licensed operator who performs process control duties in production or distribution of drinking water.(8) Work experience--The actual performance of job tasks in a public water supply system that are considered essential for the treatment or distribution of drinking water.30 Tex. Admin. Code § 30.387
The provisions of this §30.387 adopted to be effective December 17, 2001, 26 TexReg 10330; amended to be effective September 27, 2007, 32 TexReg 6523; amended to be effective December 27, 2012, 37 TexReg 9944