Code of Massachusetts Regulations
257 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF OPERATORS OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
Title 257 CMR 2.00 - Certification Of Operators Of Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Section 2.02 - Definitions

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is an index of the amount of oxygen that will be consumed by the decomposition of the organic matter in wastewater.

Board shall mean the Board of Certification of Operators of Wastewater Treatment Facilities established in M.G.L. c. 21, § 34A.

Certificate means a certificate of competency issued by the Board stating that the holder has met the requirements for a specified grade and status of wastewater treatment plant operator through the Board's certification program. Each certification issued by the Board shall be valid only for the individual to whom it is issued and may not be transferred.

Continuing Education Unit (CEU) refers to a certain number of training contact hours. One CEU equals ten TCH's. Some seminars, workshops, training courses, and college courses have official CEU values.

Contract Operations means the operation, and/or management and/or maintenance of a wastewater treatment facility by someone other than the permittee of the facility.

Inactive Operators refers to retired operators or operators with "when and if" status.

Reciprocity means the certification of a person who has passed a written examination in another state and meets the experience requirements of Massachusetts or a person who meets the requirements of a reciprocity registry accepted by the Board.

Reciprocity Registry refers an organization which grants reciprocity to its members across state and international borders.

Training Contact Hours (TCH) refers to the hours of training an operator has had in the last calendar year. Each seminar, workshop, training course, or college course will have a specific training hour value as rated by the Board. Each CEU equals ten TCH per year.

Wastewater Treatment Facility - means any and all devices, processes, and properties, real or personal, used in the storage, treatment, disposal, recycling, reclamation or reuse of waterborne pollutants, but not including any sewer system.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator (WTP0) means the person who is in responsible charge of operations during all working shifts of a wastewater treatment facility. A WTP0 cannot be an official who does not spend his working hours at the treatment facility. In any wastewater treatment facility requiring more than one shift, a certified operator shall be present who shall have a grade commensurate with the duties required during that shift, as determined by the Board.