Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Environmental Quality
Title R317 - Water Quality
Rule R317-10 - Certification of Wastewater Works Operators
Section R317-10-5 - Wastewater Works Owner Responsibilities
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
A. The chief operator and supervisors who make process decisions for the system and are designated to be in direct responsible charge must be certified at no less than the level of the facility classification.
B. The facility owner must notify the director within 10 working days after the chief operator considered in DRC has terminated employment, or is otherwise unable to perform those duties. The wastewater works must have an appropriately certified operator, or an operator with a restricted certificate at the appropriate level, designated as DRC within one year from the date the vacancy occurred.
C. For newly constructed wastewater works, an appropriately certified operator, or an operator with a restricted certificate at the appropriate level, must be employed within one year after the system is deemed operable.
D. Those required to be certified may operate a system with a restricted certificate of the required grade for up to one year for a Class I or Class II facility, or up to two years for a Class III or Class IV facility, but may not continue to operate a system if they are unable to obtain an unrestricted certificate at the end of the stipulated period.
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