Utah Admin. Code R317-10-5 - Wastewater Works Owner Responsibilities
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.
1. All other operators in
direct responsible charge must be certified at no less than one grade lower
than the facility classification, or at the lowest required facility
classification except as provided in Subsection R317-10-5.
2. All facilities must have an operator
certified at the facility level on duty or on call.
3. If a facility or system undergoes a
re-rating, all operators considered to be in DRC must be certified at the
appropriate level within one year after the date of the notification by the
division of the new rating.
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.
E. Contracts
1. General. In lieu of employing a DRC
operator as part of its workforce, a facility owner may enter into a contract
for DRC services with an operator certified at the appropriate level, or with
another public or private entity with operators certified at the appropriate
level.
2. Any such contract must be
reviewed and approved by the director.
3. If there is a contract, it must include
the names of the certified individuals who will be in direct responsible charge
of the operation of the facility. At a minimum the contract must contain the
following elements:
a. a clear description of
the overall duties and responsibilities of the facility owner, and the
responsibilities of any contracted DRC operator related to the supervision of
the facility's operation, including the frequency of visits and the duties to
be performed;
b. identification of
the contract period and effective date of the contract;
c. consideration;
d. termination clause; and
e. execution by authorized
signatories.
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