327 IAC 8-12-0.3 Purpose

Sec. 0.3. (a) The purpose of this rule is to establish the following: (1) A classification system for community public water system and nontransient noncommunity public water system treatment plants and distribution systems. (2) The criteria by which a person may become a water treatment plant and water distribution system certified operator. (b) The intended result of this rule is to ensure that the water treatment plant and water distribution system operators of: (1) community public water systems; (2) nontransient noncommunity public water systems; (3) transient noncommunity public water systems using surface water or ground water under the direct influence of surface water; and (4) transient noncommunity public water systems that employ complex treatment; are trained, certified, and have knowledge of the public health reasons for drinking water standards thereby providing consumers with a safe drinking water supply.