Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 902 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES - DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 10 - Sanitation › Section 902 KAR 10:140 - On-site sewage disposal system installer certification program standards

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				211.015,
				211.360,
				211.375,
				211.970,
				211.990(2)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				211.350 requires the cabinet to regulate the
				construction, installation, or alteration of on-site sewage disposal systems
				except for systems with a surface discharge.
				KRS
				211.357 requires the cabinet to establish a
				program of certification for installers of on-site sewage disposal systems.
				This administrative regulation establishes the certification program including
				competency testing, training, continuing education, and enforcement procedures
				relative to maintenance of an acceptable standard of competency for
				installers.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Approved" is defined by
			 KRS
			 211.970(1).
(2) "Cabinet" is defined by
			 KRS
			 211.015(1)(a).
(3) "Certification level" means the level of
			 technical skills and knowledge attained by an installer as categorized below:
(a) "Provisional" or "Probationary level"
			 means the certification entry level for an installer as specified in
			 KRS
			 211.357(2) and Section 2(3)
			 of this administrative regulation;
(b) "Full level" means the certification
			 level attained by an installer as specified in
			 KRS
			 211.357(2) and Section 2(4)
			 of this administrative regulation;
(c) "Advanced level" means the certification
			 level attained by an installer as specified in Section 2(5) of this
			 administrative regulation; and
(d)
			 "Master level" means the certification level attained by an installer as
			 specified in Section 2(6) of this administrative regulation.
(4) "Certified inspector" means a
			 person employed by the cabinet or by a local health department who has met the
			 requirements for certification contained in
			 KRS
			 211.360.
(5) "Certified installer" means a specific
			 individual person who has met the requirements for certification contained in
			 KRS
			 211.357 and the certification maintenance
			 requirements contained in this administrative regulation.
(6) "Competency" means an acceptable level of
			 professional conduct, workmanship, and technical knowledge in the design and
			 installation of on-site sewage disposal systems.
(7) "On-site sewage disposal system",
			 "on-site sewage system", or "on-site system" means a complete system installed
			 on a parcel of land, under the control or ownership of any person, that accepts
			 sewage for treatment and ultimate disposal under the surface of the ground,
			 including:
(a) A conventional system
			 consisting of a sewage pretreatment unit or units, distribution devices, and
			 lateral piping within rock-filled trenches or beds;
(b) A modified system consisting of a
			 conventional system enhanced by shallower trench or bed placement, artificial
			 drainage systems, dosing, alternating lateral fields, fill soil over the
			 lateral field, or other necessary modifications to the site, system, or
			 wasteload to overcome site limitations;
(c) An alternative system consisting of a
			 sewage pretreatment unit or units, necessary site modifications, wasteload
			 modifications, and a subsurface soil treatment and dispersal system using other
			 methods and technologies than a conventional or modified system to overcome
			 site limitations;
(d) A cluster
			 system; and
(e) A holding tank that
			 provides limited pretreatment and storage for off-site disposal where site
			 limitations preclude immediate installation of a subsurface soil treatment and
			 dispersal system, or connection to a municipal sewer.
(8) "Person" is defined by
			 KRS
			 211.970(6).