Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 18 - Division of On-site Wastewater › Subpart 77 - On-site Wastewater Regulations › Chapter 2 - CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 1 - Introduction › Rule 15-18-77-2.1.3 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Advanced Treatment System - an individual
					 on-site wastewater treatment system that complies with Section
					 41-67-10.
2. Advanced Treatment Unit
					 Distributor - a person authorized by the registered manufacturer to sell
					 aerobic treatment units to authorized Certified Installer(s) in the State of
					 Mississippi.
3. Advanced Treatment
					 Unit Manufacturer - a person authorized by the
American National
					 Standards Institute/National Sanitation Foundation
(
ANSI/NSF)
					 International Standard Number 40
to construct an aerobic treatment
					 unit that is listed and registered by the State of Mississippi.
4. Alternative techniques/technologies - a
					 technique or technology used to achieve acceptable treatment and dispersal of
					 wastewater through advanced treatment schemes as deemed by the Department.
5. Authorized Representative - an
					 organization, group, individual, or other entity that is authorized by the
					 manufacturer to distribute, sell, install, or service residential wastewater
					 treatment systems.
6.
					 Certification - the act of confirming competency to design, construct,
					 maintain, install, removal and/or disposal of sludge and liquid waste from
					 Individual On-site Wastewater Disposal Systems.
7. Certified Installer - any person who has
					 met the requirements of Section
					 41-67-25.
8. Certified Maintenance Provider
					 - any person who holds a written certification issued by the Department
					 allowing the person to provide maintenance services associated with approved
					 on-site wastewater treatment and disposal systems.
9. Certified Professional Evaluator - any
					 person who has met the requirements of Section
41-67-35
.
10. Certification Training Program
					 - a program developed by the Mississippi State Department of Health to confirm
					 competency to design, construction, installation, repair, maintenance,
					 operation, and removal and disposal of liquid waste of Individual On-Site
					 Wastewater Disposal Systems.
11.
					 Certified Pumper - a person engaged in the business or practice of removing and
					 disposing of the sludge and liquid waste from Individual On-site Wastewater
					 Disposal Systems.
12. Cleaning -
					 the removal and transportation of septage or other liquid waste from an onsite
					 sewage treatment and disposal system or Portable Toilet (Self-contained) to an
					 approved disposal location.
13.
					 Components - all physical, mechanical, and electrical components of any
					 wastewater disposal system.
14.
					 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) - an educational course provided through the
					 Department or other entities approved by the Department for the purpose of
					 meeting continuing education. Professional Development Hours (PDH) can be
					 obtained in lieu of the CEU course by performing tasks listed in the on the PDH
					 table for appropriate certifications. Certified Installers must earn four (4)
					 CEU credits or thrity (30) PDH credits per year and Certified Pumpers must earn
					 four (4) CEU credits or fifteen (15) PDH credits per year.
15. Conventional System - an Individual
					 On-Site Wastewater Disposal System consisting of a septic tank and subsurface
					 disposal field.
16. Errors and
					 Omission - coverage protecting the insured against legal liability resulting
					 from negligence, carelessness or a failure to act causing property damage or
					 personal injury to others. Coverage may include burglary and theft.
17. General Business Liability Insurance -
					 coverage protecting the insured against legal liability resulting from
					 negligence, carelessness or a failure to act causing property damage or
					 personal injury to others. Coverage may include burglary and theft.
18. Holding Tank - a vessel used to hold
					 effluent for a limited time as specified in Section
41-67-11
.
19. Lime - a dry white powder
					 consisting essentially of calcium hydroxide that is made by treating quicklime
					 with water.
20. Manufacturer - a
					 person operating a business in or doing business in the State of Mississippi
					 that develops, designs and fabricates residential wastewater treatment systems
					 and their components.
21.
					 Maintenance - the inspecting and evaluating of an Advanced Treatment System.
					 The replacement of any component registered with a specific Advanced Treatment
					 System (i.e. aerator, diffuser, control panel, etc.).
22. Monitoring Visit - an inspection
					 performed by the third party certifier to ensure that the manufacturer,
					 distributor and installer are complying with
American National
					 Standards Institute/National Sanitation Foundation
(
ANSI/NSF)
					 International Standard Number 40
requirements.
23. Person - any individual, trust, firm,
					 joint-stock company, public or private corporation (including a government
					 corporation), partnership, association, state, or any agency or institution
					 thereof, municipality, commission, political subdivision of a state or any
					 interstate body, and includes any officer or governing or managing body of any
					 municipality, political subdivision, or the United States or any officer or
					 employee thereof.
24. Portable
					 Toilet (Self-Contained) - a single or multi-unit toilet and holding tank system
					 combination that is required to be collected, removed, transported and disposed
					 by a Certified Pumper.
25.
					 Qualified Homeowner Maintenance Provider - the current owner of a specific
					 residence where they resides and has met the requirements of the Department of
					 Health regulation.
26. Surety - a
					 three-party agreement where the insurer agrees to pay a second party (the
					 obligee) or make complete an obligation in response to the default, acts or
					 omissions of a third party (the principal).
27. Third Party Certifier - a certifying
					 program which complies with the following provisions for systems which it has
					 certified to be installed in Mississippi:
a.
					 Be accredited by the
American National Standards Institute
(
ANSI)
.
b. Have
					 established procedures which send representatives to distributors in
					 Mississippi on a recurring basis to conduct evaluations to assure that
					 distributors of certified advanced treatment systems are providing proper
					 maintenance, have sufficient replacement parts available and are maintaining
					 service records.
c. Notify the
					 Department of the results of monitoring visits to manufacturers and
					 distributors within 60 calendar days of the conclusion of the monitoring.
d. Submit completion reports on
					 testing and any other information as the Department may require for its review.