North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Subchapter D - WATER TREATMENT FACILITY OPERATORS › Section .0100 - GENERAL POLICIES › Section 18D .0105 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The following definitions shall apply throughout this
					 Subchapter:
(1) "Acceptable
				  Experience"
(a) For all surface grade
				  certifications, the term shall mean at least 50 percent of the duties consist
				  of active on-site performance of operational duties, including on-site water
				  facility laboratory duties, at a surface water treatment facility. This
				  experience shall be based on the use of mathematics, equipment, materials,
				  maintenance, installation and repair techniques, cross-connection control, and
				  other skills necessary for maintaining and operating a surface water treatment
				  facility. The remaining duties shall be in related fields, such as wastewater
				  facility operation, a water or wastewater laboratory, water pumping stations,
				  water system design and engineering, wells, distribution systems, or
				  cross-connection control. The experience of Public Water Supply Section
				  personnel shall be acceptable if at least 50 percent of their job duties
				  include inspection or on-site technical assistance of public water
				  systems.
(b) For all well grade
				  certifications, the term shall mean at least 50 percent of the duties consist
				  of active on-site performance of operational duties for public water systems
				  with chemical treatment having one or more wells. This experience shall be
				  based on the use of mathematics, equipment, materials, maintenance,
				  installation and repair techniques, cross-connection control, and other skills
				  necessary for maintaining and operating a treated well water system. The
				  remaining duties shall be in related fields, such as wastewater facility
				  operation, a water or wastewater laboratory, water pumping stations, water
				  system design and engineering, surface facilities, distribution systems, or
				  cross-connection control. The experience of Public Water Supply Section
				  personnel shall be acceptable if at least 50 percent of their job duties
				  include inspection or on-site technical assistance of public water
				  systems.
(c) For all distribution
				  grade certifications, the term shall mean at least 50 percent of the duties
				  consist of active on-site performance of operational duties for distribution
				  systems within public water systems. This experience shall be based on the use
				  of mathematics, equipment, materials, maintenance, installation and repair
				  techniques, cross-connection control, and other skills necessary for
				  maintaining and operating a water distribution system. The remaining duties
				  shall be in related fields, such as wastewater facility operation, a water or
				  wastewater laboratory, water pumping stations, water system design and
				  engineering, surface facilities, wells, or cross-connection control. The
				  experience of Public Water Supply Section personnel shall be acceptable if at
				  least 50 percent of their job duties include inspection or on-site technical
				  assistance of public water systems.
(d) For all cross-connection control grade
				  certifications, the term shall mean the duties consist of on-site performance
				  of cross-connection control duties for a public water system. This experience
				  shall be based on the use of mathematics, equipment, materials, maintenance,
				  installation and repair techniques, back flow prevention, and other skills
				  necessary for maintaining and operating a cross-connection control program for
				  a public water system. The remaining duties shall be in related fields, such as
				  wastewater facility operation, a water or wastewater laboratory, water pumping
				  stations, water system design and engineering, surface facilities, or wells.
				  The experience of Public Water Supply Section personnel shall be acceptable if
				  at least 50 percent of their job duties include inspection or on-site technical
				  assistance of public water systems.