Certified Operator Requirement

Section 681.215  Certified Operator Requirement a) Every community water supply shall employ on its operational staff at least one natural person certified as competent as a water supply operator under the provisions of the Law and this Part. [415 ILCS 45/1] b) All portions of a community water supply system shall be under the direct supervision of a properly certified community water supply operator. [415 ILCS 45/1] c)         Certified operators must be of the required class or higher: 1)         A Class A facility must employ and be supervised by a Class A certified operator. 2)         A Class B facility must employ and be supervised by either a Class A or Class B certified operator. 3)         A Class C facility must employ and be supervised by a Class A, Class B or Class C certified operator. 4)         A Class D facility must employ and be supervised a certified operator of any class. d)         A community water supply that meets all of the following is exempt from the requirements of this Section: 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 community water supply that is required to employ a Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D community water supply operator; 3) does not sell water to any person; and 4) is not a carrier that conveys passengers in interstate commerce. [415 ILCS 45/9.1] e) A community water supply may satisfy the requirements of this Section by contracting the services of a properly qualified certified operator . [415 ILCS 45/1(3)]  The contract between the community water supply and the contract operator must be approved by the Agency and meet the requirements of Subpart J and the Law .