Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 416 - Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator Certification › Section 22a-416-8 - Requirements for chief operators of wastewater treatment facilities

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A chief operator may not perform the
			 duties of a chief operator during a single shift at more than one Class IV
			 facility, at more than one Class I or II facility with a design flow greater
			 than 0.20 mgd, or at more than one Class III facility with a design flow
			 greater than 0.15 MGD.
(b) A chief
			 operator may perform the duties of a chief operator at more than one wastewater
			 treatment facility only in accordance with the table below and only with the
			 written approval of the commissioner. To obtain such approval, a chief operator
			 shall submit a detailed operations and maintenance plan demonstrating to the
			 commissioner's satisfaction that such chief operator could properly perform his
			 or her other duties at each of the subject facilities and assure compliance
			 with all pertinent requirements of chapter 446k of the general statutes if the
			 approval sought were granted.
Daytime Shift
Other Than Daytime Shift
Class of facility
Design flow rate (Million
						  Gallons/Day)
Minimum number of hours during which the chief
						  operator shall be present at each facility on each day of a five-day work week
Number of facilities at which chief operator is
						  employed
Number of Class I or II facilities with a design
						  flow rate of [LESS THAN EQUAL TO] 0.20 MGD and/or Class II facilities at which
						  a chief operator may be employed during one non-daytime shift
I
[LESS THAN EQUAL TO] 0.20
2
3
1
II
[LESS THAN EQUAL TO] 0.20
2
3
1
III
[LESS THAN EQUAL TO] 0.15
3
2
1
I,II
[GREATER THAN] 0.20
7*
1
1
III
[GREATER THAN] 0.15
7*
1
1
IV
any
7*
1
1
*The Commissioner may give credit to a chief operator for
				hours of on-site operations for reasonable time he or she spends in training,
				conferences, meetings, and other administrative duties related to wastewater
				treatment, and in activities related to operation and maintenance of the
				collection system, if the collection system is under the chief operator's
				supervision.
(c) A
			 chief operator may work at more Class I, Class II, or Class III wastewater
			 treatment facilities, with design flow rates of =0.15 mgd, than allowed under
			 subsection (b) of this section only with the commissioner's written approval.
			 To obtain such approval a chief operator shall demonstrate to the
			 commissioner's satisfaction that such chief operator could properly perform his
			 or her duties at each of the subject facilities and assure compliance with all
			 pertinent requirements of chapter 446k of the general statutes if the approval
			 sought were granted. A request for approval under this subdivision shall
			 include, without limitation, a description of each workday during a workweek,
			 including the times during which the said chief operator is or would be present
			 at each of the subject facilities, and information about the travel times
			 between such facilities.
(d) With
			 the exception of a Class IV chief operator who seeks approval to operate both a
			 Class IV facility during a daytime shift and operating a Class I or II facility
			 with a design flow rate of =0.20 mgd or a Class III facility with a design flow
			 of =0.15 mgd during a non-daytime shift, the commissioner shall not grant
			 approval under subsections (b) or (c) of this section unless the chief operator
			 seeking such approval is certified under section
			 22a-416-4
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies at least one class higher than
			 the highest class of wastewater treatment facility of which he or she is chief
			 operator at the time he or she requests such approval.
(e) The commissioner shall not grant a
			 request for approval under subsections (b) or (c) of this section unless such
			 request is accompanied by a statement, on a form supplied by the commissioner,
			 by the owner of each wastewater treatment facility which is the subject of such
			 request certifying that such owner employs or wants to employ the requester as
			 a chief operator at such facility.
(f) The commissioner shall review any
			 approval under this section at least once every five years and may withdraw
			 such approval at any time if, the chief operator does not properly perform his
			 or her duties at each of the subject facilities or assure compliance with
			 pertinent requirements of chapter 446k of the general statutes.