New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter I - State Sanitary Code › Part 5 - Drinking Water Supplies › Subpart 5-4 - Classification And Certification Of Community And Nontransient Noncommunity Water System Operators › Section 5-4.2 - Certification required

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
Certification required.
(1)
				  Sections 5-4.1 through
				  5-4.8  of this Subpart shall be
				  applicable to all CWS and NTNC, provided the system serves 15 or more service
				  connections or serves 25 or more persons.
(2) Owners of all CWS and NTNC are required
				  to place the direct supervision of their water system, including each treatment
				  plant and/or the distribution system, under the responsible charge of a water
				  treatment operator(s) holding a valid certification equal to or greater than
				  that required for the classification of the treatment plant and/or distribution
				  system as set forth in Table 5-4.2 of this section. (Population figures will be
				  based on an average of four residents per dwelling unit, unless otherwise
				  demonstrated by the supplier of water.) The owner is required to indicate to
				  the State, within three months of the effective date of this regulation, who
				  the operator(s) in responsible charge is for their facility. If this
				  designation changes, the owner is required to submit written notification to
				  the State within a period not to exceed one month with the information
				  regarding the new operator(s) in responsible charge.
(3) All operating personnel making process
				  control/system integrity decisions about water quality or quantity that effect
				  public health must be appropriately certified as set forth below and be under
				  the direction of an operator in responsible charge.
Table 5-4.2-Plant Classification/Operator
					 Requirements-
All water treatment processes must be in accordance with
					 the acceptable methods of treatment outlined in sections
					 5-1.22 and
					 5-1.30  of this Part.
Plant type
System
								  complexity
System
								  classification
Required minimum grade
								  operator Assistant operator
Water treatment plant with facilities for filtration
								which is designed to treat over 2.5 MGD (million gallons per day)
Surface water or ground water systems under the
								direct influence of surface water that provides filtration.
IA
IA IIA
Water treatment plant with facilities for filtration
								which is designed to treat 2.5 MGD or less
Surface water or ground water systems under the
								direct influence of surface water that provides filtration.
IIA
IIA IIA
Water treatment plant which is designed to treat over
								2.5 MGD
Ground water (excluding ground water under the direct
								influence of surface water) or surface water systems with filtration avoidance
								without facilities for clarification.
IB
IB IIB
Water treatment plant which is designed to treat 2.5
								MGD or less
Ground water (excluding ground water under the direct
								influence of surface water) or surface water systems with filtration avoidance
								without facilities for clarification.
IIB
IIB C
Water treatment plant and/or distribution system that
								is designed to serve 1,000 people or less
Systems with facilities for basic treatment
								(including bag, cartridge, pressure and/or other basic filtration as outlined
								in sections
								5-1.22 and
								5-1.30  of this Part), and/or
								pressure zones, booster stations, storage tanks, fire protection, disinfection,
								non-residential consumers, cross-connection potential, demand variations,
								etc.
C
C none required
Distribution system serving greater than 1,000 people
								and/or purchasing water system.
Pressure zones, booster stations, storage tanks, fire
								protection, disinfection, non-residential consumers, cross-connection
								potential, demand variations, etc.
D
D none required
(4) A designated certified operator must be
				  available during plant operation.
(5) The only grades certified to operate
				  distribution systems are grade C for a distribution system that serves 1,000
				  people or less and grade D for distribution systems that serve greater than
				  1,000 people and/or purchasing water systems with responsibility for
				  distribution of water only.