West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 64 - Health › Title 64 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES › Series 64-05 - Wastewater Systems And Operators › Section 64-5-3 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
3.1. Adequate. -- A
				sufficient amount of time, as determined by the Commissioner, considering
				treatment complexity, collection system, and other factors such as personnel
				leave.
3.2. Advanced Operator. --
				An individual holding a valid advanced West Virginia wastewater operator
				designation issued by the Commissioner.
3.3. Certified Operator. -- An individual
				holding a valid West Virginia wastewater operator certification issued by the
				Commissioner.
3.4. Chief Operator.
				-- The certified operator whom the owner designates to be responsible for
				managing the daily operational activities of a wastewater system or a
				collection system in a manner that ensures meeting state and federal Clean
				Water Act rules and regulations.
3.5. Class I Operator. -- An individual
				holding a valid Class I West Virginia wastewater operator certification issued
				by the Commissioner.
3.6. Class II
				Operator. -- An individual holding a valid Class II West Virginia wastewater
				operator certification issued by the Commissioner.
3.7. Class III Operator. -- An individual
				holding a valid Class III West Virginia wastewater operator certification
				issued by the Commissioner.
3.8.
				Class IV Operator. -- An individual holding a valid Class IV West Virginia
				wastewater operator certification issued by the Commissioner.
3.9. Class C Operator. -- An individual
				holding a valid Class C West Virginia wastewater operator certification issued
				by the Commissioner. This classification was previously referred to as
				1C.
3.10. Class H Operator. -- An
				individual holding a valid Class H West Virginia wastewater operator
				certification issued by the Commissioner.
3.11. Class HR Operator. -- An individual
				holding a valid Class H West Virginia wastewater operator certification issued
				by the Commissioner with restricted (R) operations. This certification only
				applies to an individual homeowner who was grandfathered in accordance with
				this rule or has taken the Class H course and passed the Class H exam who is
				limited to operating only his or her individually owned Class H system. Class
				HR certification does not have a certification fee and does not require a high
				school diploma or GED.
3.12. Class
				S Operator. -- An individual holding a valid Class S West Virginia wastewater
				operator certification issued by the Commissioner. This classification was
				previously referred to as 1S.
3.13.
				Collection System. -- Facilities upstream of the wastewater treatment plant
				used to convey wastewater to the treatment plant.
3.14. Commissioner. -- Commissioner of the
				West Virginia Bureau for Public Health or his or her designee.
3.15. Continuing Education Hour (CEH). -- One
				hour of participation in an organized continuing education experience under
				responsible sponsorship approved by the Commissioner for renewal of wastewater
				operator certification.
3.16.
				Continuing Education Unit (CEU). -- 10 CEHs.
3.17. Experience. -- Hands-on work performing
				certified operator duties at a wastewater system.
3.18. GPD. -- Gallons per day.
3.19. Home Aeration Unit (HAU). -- Sewage
				treatment and disposal system of domestic sewage only permitted capability of
				600 gpd or less, serving individual residences and/or certain commercial
				establishments. It is also known as aerobic treatment unit (ATU).
3.20. MGD. -- Million gallons per
				day.
3.21. National Pollutant
				Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). -- The federal wastewater discharge
				permit issued by the WV DEP.
3.22.
				Operate. -- To perform the practical work and apply the technical knowledge and
				operational skills in the treatment and collection of wastewater.
3.23. Operator-in-Training (OIT). -- An
				individual holding a valid operator-in-training certificate, issued by the
				Commissioner, who is training under the responsibility of the Chief Operator at
				a wastewater system while completing the educational and experience
				requirements to become a Class I operator.
3.24. Owner. -- The person legally
				responsible for the operation of a wastewater system.
3.25. Person. -- An individual, partnership,
				association, syndicate, company, firm, trust, corporation, government,
				institution, department, division, bureau, federal agency, or any other entity
				recognized by law.
3.26. Secretary.
				-- Secretary of the WV DEP or his or her designee.
3.27. Wastewater. -- Water containing human,
				animal, or domestic waste, except this definition does not include industrial
				wastewater regulated by the WV DEP.
3.28. Wastewater System. -- A facility
				collecting, treating, and discharging wastewater, except this definition does
				not include industrial wastewater systems regulated by the WV DEP.