Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS › Section 5-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
The following definitions supplement those contained in W.
				  S.
										35-11-103 of the
				  Wyoming Environmental Quality Act.
(a)
				"Administrator" means, for the purposes of this rule, the administrator of the
				Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Water Quality Division (WQD)
				or their authorized agents.
(b)
				"Certificate" means the document showing the level and area of competency of an
				operator, the operator's identification number, issue date, certificate number,
				and expiration date.
(c)
				"Certification" means the level and area of competency of an
				operator.
(d) "Certified operator"
				means an individual who has met the requirements of this rule and has been
				certified by DEQ to hold at least one certificate as defined by this rule and
				who is directly involved in the on-site operational and technical actions of a
				publicly owned wastewater treatment or collection system and/or public water
				supply. "Certified operator" shall not include an individual whose duties are
				limited to laboratory testing, general facility maintenance, or who exercises
				general or indirect supervision only.
(e) "Contract operator" means a certified
				water, distribution, collection, or wastewater operator who is offering to
				provide services to a facility on a contractual basis.
(f) "Distribution system" means all parts of
				a public water supply system except collection, treatment, or wells.
(g) "Equivalent" means experience and
				education determined in written policy, by the Administrator, to be comparable
				to a high school diploma.
(h)
				"Facility" means the components of any public water supply, publicly owned
				sewerage, or publicly owned wastewater treatment works, including all
				infrastructure associated with the water/wastewater system.
(i) "Facility classification" means the level
				of operational complexity of a water treatment, water distribution, wastewater
				collection, or wastewater treatment system based on a nationally recognized
				point rating system.
(j) "Lagoon
				system" means a publicly owned wastewater collection and treatment system where
				the primary method of treatment is a lagoon.
(k) "Letter of good standing" means a letter
				from the regulatory agency that issued a certificate to an applicant applying
				for reciprocity, stating the certification is current and has no violations
				against it.
(l) "Operating shift"
				means the period of time during which certified operator decisions that affect
				public health are necessary for proper operation of the facility.
(m) "Operator Certification Program" means
				the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division,
				Operator Certification Program.
(n)
				"Owner" means the entity who owns the real estate, easement, or
				facility.
(o) "Pertinent continuing
				education" means training that pertains to, or is consistent with, what an
				operator needs to understand in order to successfully perform a water or
				wastewater job.
(p) "Pertinent
				experience" means employment as an operator or employment in other
				Administrator-recognized professions closely related to the operation of a
				public water supply, sewerage, or treatment works.
(q) " Publicly owned wastewater treatment or
				collection system" means any federal, state, or local government system
				collecting or treating greater than 2,000 gallons a day average flow of
				wastewaters containing human waste. This definition includes improvement and
				service districts and homeowner associations. Underground Injection Control
				(UIC) facilities permitted in accordance with DEQ Water Quality Rules and
				Regulations Chapter 27 and utilizing septic tanks as primary treatment are
				excluded.
(r) "Responsible charge
				operator" means the person(s) designated by the facility owner to be the
				certified operator who makes decisions regarding the daily operational and
				technical actions of a water treatment facility, distribution system,
				wastewater treatment facility, or collection system that will directly impact
				the quality or quantity of drinking water or wastewater treatment.
(s) "Well system" means a public water system
				consisting of a well or wells, disinfection equipment, and a distribution
				system.
(t) "Water treatment" means
				all parts of a water supply that collect or treat water. All disinfection
				equipment and wells are considered part of water treatment.