Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 285 - ON-SITE SEWAGE FACILITIES › Subchapter F - LICENSING AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTALLERS, APPRENTICES, DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES, SITE EVALUATORS, MAINTENANCE PROVIDERS, AND MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS › Section 285.62 - Duties and Responsibilities of Designated Representatives

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A designated representative shall:
(1) possess a current license from the
				  executive director;
(2) be
				  employed, appointed, or contracted by an authorized agent;
(3) enforce the rules and regulations of the
				  Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 366, the Texas Water Code, this chapter,
				  and the permitting authority;
(4)
				  assist the authorized agent in amending the authorized agent's order,
				  ordinance, or resolution when necessary;
(5) conduct subdivision reviews in
				  conformance with this chapter;
(6)
				  review variance requests to ensure compliance with the requirements of the
				  permitting authority;
(7) approve
				  only planning materials that conform with the requirements of this chapter and
				  the requirements of the permitting authority;
(8) issue the authorization to
				  construct;
(9) verify, before the
				  initial inspection, that the installer possesses a current license and has the
				  correct classification for constructing the permitted or planned on-site sewage
				  facility (OSSF);
(10) conduct
				  construction inspections as required under §
										285.3(d)
				  of this title (relating to General Requirements);
(11) approve only construction that conforms
				  with this chapter, the authorized agent's approved order, ordinance, or
				  resolution, and the notice of approval;
(12) issue the notice of approval;
(13) ensure collection of all OSSF related
				  fees;
(14) ensure maintenance of
				  accurate records of permitting, fees, inspections, maintenance reports, and
				  complaints;
(15) investigate
				  complaints and take appropriate and timely action;
(16) record his license number on all plan
				  reviews, complaint investigations, inspection reports, site evaluations, and
				  any other correspondence prepared in performance of the duties of a Designated
				  Representative under this chapter;
(17) record the installer license number in
				  any inspection reports relating to that installer;
(18) receive compensation for OSSF related
				  services within the authorized agent's area of jurisdiction, only from the
				  authorized agent or according to a signed contract with the authorized
				  agent;
(19) while employed by,
				  appointed to, or contracted by the authorized agent, refrain from performing
				  any of the following activities within the authorized agent's area of
				  jurisdiction:
(A) working as an apprentice to
				  an OSSF installer;
(B) working as
				  an OSSF installer;
(C) working for
				  an OSSF maintenance provider;
(D)
				  working as a site evaluator; or
(E)
				  performing any other OSSF-related activities which fall under the authorized
				  agent's regulatory jurisdiction, except those activities directly related to
				  the individual's duties as a designated representative for the authorized
				  agent;