Indiana Administrative Code
Title 327 - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION
Article 5 - INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT PROGRAMS AND NPDES
Rule 22 - Classification of Wastewater Treatment Plants; Examination and Certification of Operators
Section 22-10 - Responsibilities of owner or governing body of a wastewater treatment plant

Universal Citation: 327 IN Admin Code 22-10

Current through September 18, 2024

Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-18-11-13

Affected: IC 13-18-11

Sec. 10.

The owner or governing body of a wastewater treatment plant shall be responsible for accomplishing the following:

(1) Provide adequate funding and oversight to ensure the proper:

(A) operation;

(B) maintenance;

(D) supervision; of the designated facilities.

(2) Place each wastewater treatment plant under the direct supervision of one (1) certified operator to be in responsible charge who:

(A) holds a current certification of a classification eligible for operation at the classification of wastewater treatment plant;

(B) makes process control or system integrity decisions about the overall daily operation, maintenance, management, and supervision of each wastewater treatment plant necessary to meet the performance requirements and limits of:

(i) the assigned permit;

(ii) local ordinances; and

(iii) other applicable regulatory requirements; and

(C) is responsible that written and electronic monitoring reports are prepared under his or her direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. The responsible charge operator certifies that based on his or her inquiry of the persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, that the information submitted is, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete.

(3) Notify the commissioner of the name of the person designated according to subdivision (2) to be the certified operator in responsible charge.

(4) Submit written notification to the commissioner not later than thirty (30) days after the occurrence of a change in one (1) of the following:

(A) The person serving as the certified operator in responsible charge of the wastewater treatment plant.

(B) Conditions or circumstances that were used as the basis for the original classification of the wastewater treatment plant.

(5) The responsibilities of the owner or governing body described in this section may not be delegated.

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