Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND CERTIFICATION › Article 1 - CLASSIFICATION OF WATER AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES AND CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS › Section R18-5-101 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The terms in this Article have the following meanings:
"Certified operator" or "operator" means an individual who
				  holds a current certificate issued by the Department in the field of water or
				  wastewater treatment, water distribution, or wastewater collection.
"Collection system" means a pipeline or conduit, a pumping
				  station, a force main, or any other device or appurtenance used to collect and
				  conduct wastewater to a central point for treatment and disposal.
"Department" means the Department of Environmental Quality or
				  its designated representative.
"Director" means the Director of the Department of
				  Environmental Quality or the Director's designated representative.
"Direct responsible charge" means day-to-day decision making
				  responsibility for a facility or a major portion of a facility.
"Distribution system" means a pipeline, appurtenance, or
				  device of a public water system that conducts water from a water source or
				  treatment plant to consumers for domestic or potable use.
"Facility" means a water treatment plant, wastewater
				  treatment plant, distribution system, or collection system.
"Industrial waste" means the liquid, gaseous, or solid waste
				  produced at an industrial operation.
"Onsite operator" means an operator who visits a facility at
				  least daily to ensure that the facility is operating properly.
"Onsite representative" means an individual located at a
				  facility who monitors the daily operation at the facility and maintains contact
				  with the remote operator regarding the facility.
"Operator" has the same meaning as certified operator, as
				  defined in this Section.
"PDH" means professional development hour, as defined in this
				  Section.
"Population equivalent" means the population that would
				  contribute an equal amount of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) computed on the
				  basis of 0.17 pounds of five-day, 20-degree centigrade BOD per capita per
				  day.
"Professional development hour" or "PDH" means one hour of
				  participation in an organized educational activity related to engineering,
				  biological or chemical sciences, a closely related technical or scientific
				  discipline, or operations management.
"Public water system" has the same meaning prescribed in
				  A.R.S. §
									49-352.
"Qualifying discipline" means engineering, biology,
				  chemistry, or a closely related technical or scientific discipline.
"Qualifying experience" means experience, skill, or knowledge
				  obtained through employment that is applicable to the technical or operational
				  control of all or part of a facility.
"Remote operator" means an operator who is not an onsite
				  operator.
"Validated examination" means an examination that is approved
				  by the Department after being reviewed to ensure that the examination is based
				  on the class and grade of a system or facility.
"Wastewater" means sewage, industrial waste, and all other
				  waterborne waste that may pollute any lands or waters of the state.
"Wastewater treatment plant" means a process, device, or
				  structure used to treat or stabilize wastewater or industrial waste and dispose
				  of the effluent.
"Water treatment plant" means a process, device, or structure
				  used to improve the physical, chemical, or biological quality of the water in a
				  public water system.