Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 401 - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT CABINET - DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 11 - Certified Operators › Section 401 KAR 11:040 - Water treatment and distribution system operators; classification and qualifications

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				223.160 - 223.220, 224.10-100, 224.10-110
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				224.10-100 authorizes the cabinet to
				promulgate administrative regulations concerning the certification of water
				operators.
				KRS
				224.10-110 requires the cabinet to establish
				programs and enforce cabinet administrative regulations for the certification
				of water plant operators.
				KRS
				223.160 through
				223.220
				authorizes the cabinet to establish qualifications and examinations, and issue
				certificates for, water plant operators. This administrative regulation
				establishes classification of water treatment and distribution operator
				certifications and establishes the qualifications for certification.
Section 1. Classification of Water Operator
			 Certifications.
(1) Water treatment
			 certifications.
(a) Limited certification. An
			 operator issued a limited certificate may have primary responsibility for a
			 water treatment facility for a school and for a semipublic water supply as
			 established in
			 KRS
			 223.160.
(b) Class IA-D treatment certification. A
			 Class IA-D treatment operator:
1. May be in
			 direct responsible charge for a Class IA-D or Class IB-D water treatment plant
			 as established in
			 401
			 KAR 8:030; and
2. Shall not be in direct responsible charge
			 for a water treatment plant with a larger design capacity.
(c) Class IB-D treatment certification. A
			 Class IB-D treatment operator:
1. May be in
			 direct responsible charge for a Class IB-D water treatment plant as established
			 in
			 401
			 KAR 8:030; and
2. Shall not be in direct responsible charge
			 for a water treatment plant with a larger design capacity.
(d) Class IIA treatment certification. A
			 Class IIA treatment operator:
1. May be in
			 direct responsible charge for a Class IIA water treatment plant or a Subclass A
			 or B water treatment plant of an equal to or smaller design capacity as
			 established in
			 401
			 KAR 8:030; and
2. Shall not be in direct responsible charge
			 for a water treatment plant with a larger design capacity.
(e) Class IIB-D treatment certification. A
			 Class IIB-D treatment operator:
1. May be in
			 direct responsible charge for a Class IIB-D water treatment plant or a Subclass
			 B water treatment plant of a smaller design capacity as established in
			 401
			 KAR 8:030; and
2. Shall not be in direct responsible charge
			 for a water treatment plant with a larger design capacity.
(f) Class IIIA treatment certification. A
			 Class IIIA treatment operator:
1. May be in
			 direct responsible charge for a Class IIIA water treatment plant or a Subclass
			 A or B water treatment plant of an equal to or smaller design capacity as
			 established in
			 401
			 KAR 8:030; and
2. Shall not be in direct responsible charge
			 for a water treatment plant with a larger design capacity.
(g) Class IIIB treatment certification. A
			 Class IIIB treatment operator:
1. May be in
			 direct responsible charge for a Class IIIB water treatment plant or a Subclass
			 B water treatment plant of a smaller design capacity as established in
			 401
			 KAR 8:030; and
2. Shall not be in direct responsible charge
			 for a water treatment plant with a larger design capacity.
(h) Class IVA treatment certification. A
			 Class IVA treatment operator may be in direct responsible charge of any
			 Subclass A or B water treatment plant as established in
			 401
			 KAR 8:030.
(i) Class IVB treatment certification. A
			 Class IVB treatment operator may be in direct responsible charge of any
			 Subclass B water treatment plant, as established in
			 401
			 KAR 8:030.