Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 25 - RULES RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 11-25-2 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this chapter:
"Association of boards of certification for operating
				  personnel in water and wastewater utilities" or "ABC" means that organization
				  which serves as an information center for certification activities, recommends
				  minimum standards and guidelines for the classification of potable water supply
				  and wastewater systems and facilities and for certification of operators,
				  facilitates reciprocity between state programs, and assists authorities in
				  establishing new certification programs and upgrading existing programs.
"Available" means, based on system size, complexity, and
				  source water quality, a certified operator must be on site or able to be
				  contacted as needed to initiate the appropriate action in a timely
				  manner.
"Board" means the board of certification of public water
				  system operators, established by section
				  340F-4,
				  HRS.
"Certification" means the approval by the board of, and the
				  issuance of a certificate and identification card to, a person who meets the
				  requirements of this chapter.
"Community water system" means a public water system
				  providing water to at least fifteen service connections used by year-round
				  residents or regularly serving at least twenty-five year-round
				  residents.
"Continuing education unit" or "CEU" means a nationally
				  recognized unit of measurement similar to college credits. One CEU is awarded
				  for every ten contact lecture hours of participation in, and successful
				  completion of, an organized continuing education experience approved by the
				  board.
"Director" means the director of health.
"Distribution system" or "DS" means that portion of a public
				  water system in which water is stored and conveyed from the water treatment
				  plant or other source, and distributed to consumers. Chlorination facilities
				  for sources other than surface water or groundwater under the direct influence
				  of surface water, and fluoridation facilities may be considered to be part of a
				  distribution system.
"Distribution system operator" or "DS operator" or "DSO"
				  means any individual who operates a distribution system, or a major segment of
				  a distribution system.
"Nontransient Noncommunity" or "NTNC" water system means a
				  public water system that is not a community water system and that regularly
				  serves at least twenty-five of the same persons over six months per year.
				  Common types of NTNC water systems are those serving schools, day care centers,
				  factories, restaurants, and hospitals.
"Person" means any individual, partnership, firm,
				  association, joint venture, public or private corporation, trust, estate,
				  commission, board, public or private institution, utility, cooperative,
				  municipality, or any other private, county, state, or federal legal
				  entity.
"Responsible charge": The operator(s) in responsible charge
				  is the person(s) designated by the purveyor to be the certified operator(s) who
				  makes decisions regarding the daily operational activities of a public water
				  system, water treatment facility, or distribution system, that will directly
				  impact the quality or quantity of drinking water.
"Water treatment plant" or "WTP" means the various facilities
				  used in the treatment of water serving a public water system. Facilities for
				  chemical addition to control pH or inhibit corrosion shall be considered to be
				  part of a water treatment plant. Chlorination or fluoridation facilities may be
				  considered to be part of a water treatment plant.
"Water treatment plant operator" or "WTP operator" or "WTPO"
				  means any individual who operates a WTP, or a major segment of a WTP.
"Work experience" is experience in the operation of a WTP for
				  WTPO certification, or experience in the operation of a DS for DSO
				  certification, as defined in section
				  11-25-4(e).