Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC
13-18-11-13
Affected: IC 13-18-11
Sec. 10.5.
(a) A
certified operator may be designated as being in responsible charge of more
than one (1) wastewater treatment plant if the following requirements are met:
(1) The certified operator gives adequate
supervision to each wastewater treatment plant under his or her responsible
charge. As used in this section, "adequate supervision" means that time is
spent on a regular basis, either on site at or through remote monitoring of the
wastewater treatment plant to assure that:
(A)
the certified operator is knowledgeable of the actual operations; and
(B) test reports and results are
representative of the actual operational and compliance
conditions.
(2) The
certified operator in responsible charge ensures the proper:
(A) operation;
(B) maintenance;
(C) management; and
(D) supervision; to each wastewater treatment
plant under his or her responsible charge.
(3) Each wastewater treatment plant under the
responsible charge of a single certified operator must be achieving the
performance requirements and limits in the:
(A) assigned permit;
(B) local ordinances; and
(C) other applicable regulatory
requirements.
(b) If adequate supervision and achievement
of the performance requirements described in subsection (a)(3) are not
achieved, the commissioner may initiate enforcement action that could result in
the following:
(1) Restrictions on the number
of wastewater treatment plants under that certified operator's responsible
charge.
(2) The suspension or
revocation of the wastewater treatment plant operator's
certificate.
(c) The
commissioner may request submission of documentation of the following:
(1) The:
(A) name;
(B) location; and
(C) classification; of each wastewater
treatment plant under the responsible charge of the certified
operator.
(2) The amount
of time that the certified operator in responsible charge spends at each
wastewater treatment plant of responsibility identified under subdivision
(1).
(d) The commissioner
shall evaluate information required by this section and any other information
pertinent to one (1) or more of the wastewater treatment plants under the
supervision of a certified operator in responsible charge of multiple
wastewater treatment plants and may determine the following for each evaluated
wastewater treatment plant:
(1) Whether the
time provided for supervision is adequate.
(2) An amount of time that the certified
operator in responsible charge shall be required to spend in the operation of
each wastewater treatment plant.
(3) A reduction of the number of wastewater
treatment plants over which the certified operator may have responsible
charge.
