Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-18-11-13
Affected: IC 13-18-11-8
Sec. 7.
(a) A
certified operator in responsible charge shall do the following:
(1) Spend sufficient time at each facility
for which the certified operator in responsible charge is required to
accomplish all expectations as described in this section.
(2) Make process control or system integrity
decisions about the overall daily operation, maintenance, management, and
supervision of the wastewater treatment plant necessary to meet the performance
requirements and limits of:
(A) the
permit;
(B) local ordinances;
and
(C) other applicable regulatory
requirements.
(3)
Provide direction or supervision to ensure written and electronic monitoring
reports are prepared in accordance with a system designed to:
(A) assure that qualified personnel properly
gather and evaluate the information submitted; and
(B) certify that the information submitted is
true, accurate, and complete, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the
certified operator, based on inquiry of:
(i)
the person who manages the system; or
(ii) the person directly responsible for
gathering the information.
(b) 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 provides adequate supervision to each wastewater treatment
plant under the certified operator's responsible charge by spending sufficient
time on a regular basis, either onsite or through remote monitoring of the
wastewater treatment plant, to ensure that:
(A) the certified operator is knowledgeable
of the actual operations;
(B) test
reports and results are representative of the actual operational and compliance
conditions; and
(C) the certified
operator is fulfilling the duties described in subsection (a).
(2) For each affected wastewater
treatment plant, the certified operator in responsible charge ensures proper:
(A) operation;
(B) maintenance;
(C) management; and
(D) supervision.
(3) Each wastewater treatment plant under the
responsible charge of a single certified operator is achieving the performance
requirements and limits in the:
(A) assigned
permit;
(B) local ordinances;
and
(C) other applicable regulatory
requirements.
(c) An apprentice must not be designated as
the certified operator in responsible charge of a wastewater treatment
plant.
(d) The commissioner may
request submission of documentation of the following:
(1) Information about each wastewater
treatment plant under the responsible charge of a certified operator, including
the:
(A) name;
(B) location; and
(C) classification.
(2) The amount of time that the certified
operator in responsible charge spends at each wastewater treatment plant
identified in subdivision (1).
(3)
The duties and responsibilities of the certified operator in responsible charge
at each wastewater treatment plant.
(e) If a certified operator in responsible
charge of a wastewater treatment plant does not meet the requirements of this
section, or if the commissioner identifies concerns with the operation of the
wastewater treatment plant under the supervision of the certified operator, the
commissioner may initiate an action, including an enforcement action to:
(1) restrict the number of wastewater
treatment plants under that certified operator's responsible charge;
(2) specify the amount of time that the
certified operator in responsible charge shall be required to spend in the
operation of each wastewater treatment plant;
(3) suspend or revoke the wastewater
treatment plant operator's certificate in accordance with section 19 of this
rule and IC 13-18-11-8; or
(4)
require the certified operator to take specific action to correct violations of
this section.
