Indiana Administrative Code
Title 327 - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION
Article 8 - PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY
Rule 12 - Classification of Community Public Water System and Nontransient Noncommunity Public Water System Treatment Plants and Distribution Systems; Examination and Certification of Operators
Section 12-3.6 - Certified operator in responsible charge
Universal Citation: 327 IN Admin Code 12-3.6
Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-18-11-1.5; IC 13-18-11-13
Affected: IC 13-18-11
Sec. 3.6.
(a) A certified operator may be in responsible charge of more than one (1) water treatment plant or water distribution system if the following conditions are met:
(1) The certified operator will be able
to provide adequate supervision to all units involved.
(2) Before undertaking multiple operator
positions of responsible charge, a letter signed by the certified operator is
submitted to the owner or governing body of each water treatment plant and
water distribution system to be under the responsible charge of the certified
operator providing the following information:
(A) The name and location of each water
treatment plant and water distribution system to be under the responsible
charge of the certified operator.
(B) The number of hours per week the
certified operator shall work at each water treatment plant and water
distribution system.
(b) The following establishes minimum criteria regarding adequate supervision at each classification of water distribution system and water treatment plant:
(1) DSS must do the following:
(A) Be monitored daily by a dependable person
or automated system.
(B) Meet the
following conditions based on system size and type:
(i) A community water system must have a
certified operator on site for a minimum of two (2) daily visits every
week.
(ii) A nontransient
noncommunity water system serving greater than five hundred (500) individuals
must have a certified operator on site for a minimum of one (1) daily visit
every week.
(iii) A nontransient
noncommunity water system serving five hundred (500) or fewer individuals must
have a certified operator on site for a minimum of one (1) daily site visit
every two (2) weeks.
(2) DSM must do the following:
(A) Be monitored daily by a dependable person
or automated system.
(B) Have a
certified operator on site for a minimum of three (3) daily visits every
week.
(3) DSL must do
the following:
(A) Be monitored daily by a
dependable person or automated system.
(B) Have a certified operator on site for a
minimum of five (5) daily visits every week.
(4) WT 1 must do the following:
(A) Be monitored daily by a dependable person
or automated system.
(B) Have a
certified operator on site for a minimum of three (3) daily visits every
week.
(5) WT 2 must do
the following:
(A) Be monitored daily by a
dependable person or automated system.
(B) Have a certified operator on site for a
minimum of five (5) daily visits every week.
(6) WT 3 must do the following:
(A) Be monitored daily by a dependable person
or automated system.
(B) Have a
certified operator on site for a minimum of five (5) daily visits every
week.
(7) WT 4 must have
a certified operator on site during water treatment plant operation unless the
plant is equipped with an automated system approved by the
commissioner.
(8) WT 5 must have a
certified operator on site during water treatment plant operation unless the
plant is equipped with an automated system approved by the
commissioner.
(c) When requested by the commissioner, the certified operator shall provide written submission documenting the following:
(1) The
name, location, and classification of each water treatment plant and water
distribution system under the responsible charge of a certified
operator.
(2) The amount of time
that a certified operator in responsible charge spends at a facility of
responsibility identified according to subdivision (1).
(d) The commissioner shall evaluate information required by this section and any other information pertinent to a water treatment plant or water distribution system under the supervision of a certified operator in responsible charge and may determine the following:
(1) The time spent on site during a daily
visit is inadequate for the duties required to properly operate the system in
compliance with 327 IAC 8 this article.
(2) An amount of time that the certified
operator in responsible charge shall be required to spend in the operation of
each water treatment plant or water distribution system where the operator is
in charge of more than one (1) system.
(3) A reduction of the number of water
treatment plants or water distribution systems over which the certified
operator may have responsible charge.
(4) The number of daily site visits required
under subsection (b)(1) through (b)(6) may be modified by the commissioner on a
case-by-case basis.
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