Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-5-104 - General Requirements
A. A
facility owner shall ensure that at all times:
1. A facility has an operator in direct
responsible charge who is certified for the class of the facility and at or
above the grade of the facility;
2.
An operator makes all decisions about process control or system integrity
regarding water quality or water quantity that affects public health; however,
an administrator who is not a certified operator may make a planning decision
regarding water quality or water quantity if the decision is not a direct
operational process control or system integrity decision that affects public
health;
3. An operator who is in
direct responsible charge of more than one facility is certified for the class
of each facility and at or above the grade of the facility with the highest
grade;
4. An operator who replaces
the operator in direct responsible charge does not begin operation of the
facility before being certified for the applicable class and at or above the
grade of the facility;
5. In the
absence of the operator in direct responsible charge, the operator in charge of
the facility is certified for the applicable class of facility and at a grade
no lower than one grade below the grade of the facility; and
6. The names of all current operators are on
file with the Department.
B. If the owner of a facility replaces an
operator in direct responsible charge with another operator, the facility owner
shall notify the Department in writing within 10 days of the
replacement.
C. An operator shall
notify the Department in writing within 10 days of the date the operator either
ceases operation of a facility or commences operation of another
facility.
D. An operator shall
operate each facility in compliance with applicable state and federal
law.
E. A facility owner shall
ensure that a Grade 3 or Grade 4 facility has an onsite operator.
F. An operator holding certification in a
particular class and grade may operate one or more Grade 1 or Grade 2
facilities as a remote operator if the facility owner ensures that the
following requirements are met:
1. The remote
operator is certified for the class of each facility and at or above the grade
of each facility operated by the remote operator.
2. There is an onsite representative on the
premises of each Grade 1 or Grade 2 facility, except for a Grade 1 water
distribution system that serves fewer than 100 people, which is not required to
have an onsite representative if the conditions of subsection (F)(8) are met.
The onsite representative is not required to be an operator if the facility has
a remote operator who is certified at or above the grade of the
facility.
3. The remote operator
instructs, supervises, and provides written instructions to the onsite
representative in the proper operation and maintenance of each facility and
ensures that adequate records are kept.
4. The remote operator provides the onsite
representative with a telephone number at which the remote operator can be
reached at all times. If the remote operator is not available for any reason,
the remote operator shall provide the onsite representative with the name and
telephone number of a qualified substitute operator who will be available while
the remote operator is not available.
5. The remote operator resides no more than
200 miles by ground travel from any facility that the remote operator
serves.
6. The remote operator
operates each facility in compliance with applicable state and federal
laws.
7. The remote operator
inspects a facility as often as necessary to ensure proper operation and
maintenance, but in no case less than:
a.
Monthly for a Grade 1 or Grade 2 water treatment plant or distribution system
that produces and distributes groundwater;
b. Monthly for a Grade 1 wastewater treatment
plant;
c. Twice a month for a
collection system that serves fewer than 2,500 people; and
d. Weekly for a Grade 2 wastewater treatment
plant or collection system that serves fewer than 1,000 people.
8. For a Grade 1 water
distribution system that does not have an onsite representative and serves
fewer than 100 people, the following conditions are met:
a. The name and telephone number at which the
remote operator can be reached is posted at the facility, enclosed with water
bills, or otherwise made readily available to water users. If the remote
operator is not available for any reason, the remote operator shall post at the
facility the name and telephone number of a substitute operator of the
applicable facility class and grade who will be available while the remote
operator is not available;
b. The
remote operator or substitute operator resides no more than 200 miles by ground
travel from the facility; and
c.
The remote operator inspects the facility weekly.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.