Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 20 - Bureau of Public Water Supply › Subpart 72 - Public Water Supply › Chapter 2 - REGULATION GOVERNING THE CERTIFICATION OF MUNICIPAL AND DOMESTIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Rule 15-20-72-2.1.2 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
Available
shall mean a
					 certified waterworks operator or his/her designee employed by the water system
					 holding a waterworks operator certification equivalent to or higher than the
					 class of the public water system
.
The water system must be
					 able to contact the certified operator or his/her designee at all times by
					 telephone, pager or other reliable mode of communication acceptable to the
					 Bureau of Public Water Supply to address system needs and problems as they
					 occur.
2.
Board
shall
					 mean the Mississippi State Board of Health.
3.
Bureau
shall mean the Bureau
					 of Public Water Supply of the Mississippi State Department of Health.
4.
Community Water
					 System
shall mean any water system serving piped water for human
					 consumption to fifteen (15) or more individual service connections used
					 year-round by consumers or regularly serving at least twenty-five (25) or more
					 individual consumers year-round, including, but not limited to, any collection,
					 pretreatment, treatment, storage and/or distribution facilities or equipment
					 used primarily as part of, or in connection with such system, regardless of
					 whether or not such components are under the ownership or control of the
					 operator of such system.
6.
Department
shall mean the Mississippi State Department of Health.
7.
Director
shall
					 mean the director of the Bureau of Public Water Supply or his designated
					 representative.
8.
Distribution System
shall mean all water mains, repumping
					 facilities, and appurtenances past treatment.
9.
Non-transient non-community water
					 system
shall mean a public water system that is not a community water
					 system and that regularly serves at least twenty-five (25) of the same persons.
10.
Operator
shall
					 mean the designated certified waterworks operator who directly supervises and
					 is personally responsible for the daily operation and maintenance of a
					 community or non-transient non-community public water system.
11.
Person
shall mean the state
					 or other agency or institution thereof, any municipality, political
					 subdivision, public or private corporation, individual, partnership,
					 association or other entity, and includes any officer or governing or managing
					 body of any municipality, political subdivision, or public or private
					 corporation, or the United States or any officer or employee thereof.
12.
Responsible
					 Charge
shall mean a waterworks operator, holding a Bureau issued
					 waterworks operator certification at a class equivalent to or higher than the
					 class of the water system, who is officially designated by the owner or
					 responsible official of the water system as the operator responsible for making
					 all decisions regarding the daily operational activities of the public water
					 system including all components of the water system such as treatment plants,
					 water wells, distribution systems, etc. Decisions carried out by the operator
					 in responsible charge shall be performed with reasonable care and ethical
					 judgement. Under special circumstances, the Director may authorize a water
					 system(s) to have more than one operator in responsible charge.
13.
Restricted Certification
shall mean a certified waterworks operator that is given a temporary
					 certification in order to operate a public water system that has received a
					 change in classification or a sudden loss of their certified operator.
					 Operators with this type of Certification are restricted to a specific public
					 water supply temporarily until such time as the operator attends a water
					 operator short course within three years of receiving the Restricted
					 Certification and passes the written examination required by the Bureau. This
					 Restricted Certification is only provided for a period of three years. The
					 Director may extend the restricted period of time of the certification due to
					 the experience requirements of system classification.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												21-27-203