Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-602 - WATER OR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 62-602.650 - Duties of Operators

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
An operator is responsible for performing treatment plant or
				  water distribution system operation and maintenance duties in a manner
				  consistent with standard operating practices. The duties shall be the
				  following:
(1) Domestic wastewater
				treatment plant operators shall perform responsible and effective on-site
				management of the operation, supervision, and maintenance of domestic
				wastewater treatment plants, including, if applicable, reuse or disposal
				systems within the operator's responsibility. Water treatment plant operators
				shall perform responsible and effective on-site management of the operation,
				supervision, and maintenance of water treatment plants or water distribution
				systems. Water distribution system operators shall perform responsible and
				effective on-site management of the operation, supervision, and maintenance of
				water distribution systems.
(2)
				Domestic wastewater treatment plant operators shall submit to the permittee all
				required reports in the manner required by the Department in Rule
				 62-601.300, F.A.C. Water
				treatment plant operators shall submit to the supplier of water all required
				reports in the manner required by the Department in Rules
				 62-550.730,
				 62-555.325, and
				 62-555.350, F.A.C.
(3) Domestic wastewater treatment plant
				operators shall notify the permittee as soon as possible following the
				discovery of any abnormal event or noncompliance that may endanger health or
				the environment as described in subsection
				 62-604.550(2) 
				or  62-620.610(20),
				F.A.C.; additionally, wastewater plant operators shall report to the State
				Warning Point (SWP) at 1(800)320-0519 and the Department or delegated local
				program in accordance with subsections
				 62-604.550(2) 
				and  62-620.610(20),
				F.A.C., unless the permittee has written procedures designating and directing
				other knowledgeable staff to report on behalf of the permittee to the SWP and
				the Department or delegated local program in accordance with subsections
				 62-604.550(2) 
				and  62-620.610(20),
				F.A.C. Water treatment plant operators and water distribution system operators
				shall notify the supplier of water as soon as possible after discovery of any
				of the circumstances described in subsection
				 62-555.350(10),
				F.A.C.; additionally, water treatment plant operators and water distribution
				system operators shall report to the SWP, the Department or approved county
				health department (ACHD), and water customers in accordance with subsection
				 62-555.350(10),
				F.A.C., unless the supplier of water has written procedures designating and
				directing other knowledgeable staff to report on behalf of the water supplier
				to the SWP, the Department or ACHD, and water customers in accordance with
				subsection  62-555.350(10),
				F.A.C.
(4) Domestic wastewater
				treatment plant operators shall maintain a separate operation and maintenance
				(O&M) log for each domestic wastewater treatment plant, and water treatment
				plant operators shall maintain a separate O&M log for each water treatment
				plant. The plant O&M log shall be maintained on site at the plant in a
				location accessible to 24-hour inspection and protected from weather damage.
				The plant O&M log shall be maintained in a hard-bound book with consecutive
				page numbering, or alternatively, part or all of the plant O&M log may be
				maintained electronically upon written request by the permittee or supplier of
				water and written approval by the appropriate Department district office,
				delegated local program, or approved county health department (ACHD).
				Department district offices, delegated local programs, and ACHDs shall approve
				partial or complete electronic plant O&M logs if the permittee or supplier
				of water demonstrates that required data will remain accessible to 24-hour
				inspection and protected from weather damage; that adequate data storage
				capacity and data backup will be provided; that entries made by recording
				equipment will be date/time stamped; and that entries made by an operator will
				be date/time stamped and accompanied by an electronic signature unique to, and
				under the sole control of, the operator. The plant O&M log shall be
				maintained current to the last operation and maintenance performed and shall
				contain a minimum of the previous three months of data at all times. The plant
				O&M log shall contain the following information, which shall be entered in
				the O&M log during each plant visit before leaving the plant:
(a) Identification of the plant;
(b) The signature and license number of the
				operator making any entries;
(c)
				Date and time in and out of the plant;
(d) Description of specific plant operation
				and maintenance activities, including any preventive maintenance or repairs
				made or requested;
(e) Results of
				tests performed and samples taken, unless documented on a laboratory
				sheet;
(f) Notation of any
				notification or reporting completed in accordance with subsection
				 62-602.650(3),
				F.A.C.