West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 64 - Health › Title 64 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES › Series 64-04 - Public Water Systems Operators Regulations › Section 64-4-3 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
3.1. 1D Operator.
				-- An individual holding a valid 1D West Virginia PWS operator certification
				issued by the Commissioner.
3.2.
				Adequate. -- A sufficient amount the Commissioner determines, considering hours
				of operation of the treatment plant, treatment complexity, distribution extent,
				source of water, and other factors such as personnel leave.
3.3. Certified Operator. -- An individual
				holding a valid West Virginia PWS operator certification issued by the
				Commissioner.
3.4. Chief Operator.
				-- The certified operator, designated by the owner, who is responsible for
				managing the daily operational activities of an entire PWS or a water treatment
				facility, or a distribution system in a manner that ensures meeting state and
				federal safe drinking water regulations.
3.5. Class I Operator. -- An individual
				holding a valid Class I West Virginia PWS operator certification issued by the
				Commissioner.
3.6. Class II
				Operator. -- An individual holding a valid Class II West Virginia PWS operator
				certification issued by the Commissioner.
3.7. Class III Operator. -- An individual
				holding a valid Class III West Virginia PWS operator certification issued by
				the Commissioner.
3.8. Class IV
				Operator. -- An individual holding a valid Class IV West Virginia PWS operator
				certification issued by the Commissioner.
3.9. Class R Operator. -- An individual
				holding a valid Class R West Virginia PWS operator certification issued by the
				Commissioner.
3.10. Commissioner.
				-- Commissioner of the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health or his or her
				designee.
3.11. Community Water
				System. -- A PWS that serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round
				residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.
3.12. Consecutive System. -- A PWS that
				receives some or all of its finished water from one or more other
				PWSs.
3.13. Continuing Education
				Hour (CEH). -- One hour of participation in an organized continuing education
				experience under responsible sponsorship approved by the Commissioner for
				renewal of a PWS operator certification.
3.14. Continuing Education Unit (CEU). -- 10
				CEHs.
3.15. Distribution System. --
				Facilities downstream of the water treatment plant used to convey water for
				human consumption, which may include storage tanks, disinfection mechanisms,
				pumps, valves, hydrants, meters, and other appurtenances.
3.16. Drinking Water. -- Water produced by a
				PWS that conforms to the requirements of Bureau for Public Health legislative
				rule, Public Water Systems, 64CSR3.
3.17. Experience. -- Hands-on work performing
				certified operator duties at a Public Water System.
3.18. Groundwater (GW). -- A source of water
				under the ground, typically from a well, that is not open to the atmosphere
				(surface water) or under the direct influence of surface water (groundwater
				under the direct influence).
3.19.
				Groundwater Under the Direct Influence (GUDI). -- A source of groundwater
				determined to be under the influence of a surface water source.
3.20. Non-Transient Non-Community Water
				System. -- A PWS that is not a community water system and that regularly serves
				at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year.
3.21. Operating Shift. -- That period of time
				during which operator decisions that affect public health are necessary for
				proper operation of the PWS.
3.22.
				Operate. -- To perform the practical work and apply the technical knowledge and
				operational skills in the treatment, testing, and distribution of drinking
				water.
3.23. Operator-in-Training
				(OIT). -- An individual who holds a valid operator-in-training certificate
				issued by the Commissioner, and who is training under the responsibility of the
				Chief Operator at a PWS while completing the educational and experience
				requirements to become a Water Distribution System (WDS) or Class I
				operator.
3.24. Owner. -- The
				person legally responsible for the operation of a PWS.
3.25. Person. -- An individual, partnership,
				association, syndicate, company, firm, trust, corporation, government,
				institution, department, division, bureau, agency, federal agency, or any other
				entity recognized by law.
3.26.
				Population. -- Population served by a PWS as determined by the
				Commissioner.
3.27. Present. -- To
				be readily available to perform tasks at the water treatment plant and intake
				by physically being located on-site unless otherwise determined by the
				Commissioner in advance in writing.
3.28. Primary Contaminant. -- Any
				contaminant, other than disinfection for microbiological, that has a maximum
				contaminant level (MCL) or treatment technique in accordance with Bureau for
				Public Health legislative rule, Public Water Systems, 64CSR3.
3.29. Public Water System (PWS). -- Any water
				supply or system that regularly supplies or offers to supply water for human
				consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances, if serving at least
				an average of 25 individuals per day for at least 60 days per year, or which
				has at least 15 service connections, and shall include:
(1) Any collection, treatment, storage, and
				distribution facilities under the control of the owner or operator of the
				system which are used primarily in connection with the system; and
(2) Any collection or pretreatment storage
				facilities not under the control of the owner or operator of the PWS which are
				used primarily in connection with the system. A PWS does not include a system
				which meets all of the following conditions:
(1) Consists only of distribution and storage
				facilities and does not have any collection and treatment facilities;
(2) Obtains all of its water from, but is not
				owned or operated by, a PWS that otherwise meets the definition;
(3) Does not sell water to any person;
				and
(4) Is not a carrier conveying
				passengers in interstate commerce.