Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 231 - Qualifications of Operators and Inspectors of Resources Recovery Facilities › Section 22a-231-1 - Qualifications of operators of resources recovery facilities

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
"Certificate" means certificate of competency issued by the
				Commissioner stating that the operator has met the requirements for the
				specified operator classification of the certification program.
"Chief operator" means an individual who is in direct charge of
				the operation of a resources recovery facility and who is responsible for
				on-site, overall supervision, technical direction, management and performance
				of the facility.
"Owner" means the person in possession of or having legal
				ownership of the resources recovery facility.
"Permitted capacity" means the capacity of a resources recovery
				facility permitted pursuant to section
				22a-208
				of the General Statutes.
"Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association,
				syndicate, company, trust, corporation, municipality, agency or political or
				administrative subdivision of the state, or administrative subdivision of the
				state, or other legal entity of any kind.
"Resources recovery facility" means a facility utilizing
				processes aimed at reclaiming the material or energy values from municipal
				solid wastes: A Type 1 resources recovery facility is a facility permitted
				pursuant to section
				22a-208
				of the General Statutes which reduces the volume of solid waste by material
				reclamation; a Type 2 resources recovery facility is a facility permitted
				pursuant to section
				22a-208
				of the General Statutes which reduces the volume of solid waste by energy value
				reclamation; and a Type 3 resources recovery facility is a facility permitted
				pursuant to section
				22a-208
				of the General Statutes which reduces the volume of solid waste by both
				material and energy value reclamation.
"Shift operator" means the individual who is in direct charge
				of the operation of a shift of a resources recovery facility and who is
				responsible for on-site supervision, technical direction, management, and
				overall performance of the facility during a shift.
(b)
Applicability.
(1) The owner and operators of Type 1
			 resources recovery facilities shall be subject to the requirements of
			 subsections
			 22a-209-6(a),
			 (b) and (c), inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and
			 the owner and chief and shift operators of Type 2 resources recovery facilities
			 shall be subject to this section. For a Type 3 resources recovery facility the
			 owner and operators of the materials reclamation operation shall be subject to
			 the requirements of subsections (a), (b) and (c) of section
			 22a-209-6
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and the owner and chief and
			 shift operators of the energy value reclamation operation shall be subject to
			 this section.
(2) Any operator
			 certified pursuant to subsections (a), (b) and (c) of section
			 22a-209-6
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies for a Type 2 resources
			 recovery facility or an operation which reduces the volume of solid waste by
			 energy reclamation shall be subject to this section and shall apply for
			 certification within ten days of the effective date of this section.
			 Certification pursuant to subsection
			 22a-209-6(b)
			 shall be valid for no more than ninety days following the effective date of
			 this section. Failure to apply shall cause forfeiture of certification pursuant
			 to subdivision (4) of subsection
			 22a-209-6(b).