327 IAC 8-12-3.6 Certified operator in responsible charge

Sec. 3.6. (a) A certified operator may be in responsible charge of more than one (1) water treatment plant or water distribution system if the following conditions are met: (1) The certified operator will be able to provide adequate supervision to all units involved. (2) Before undertaking multiple operator positions of responsible charge, a letter signed by the certified operator is submitted to the owner or governing body of each water treatment plant and water distribution system to be under the responsible charge of the certified operator providing the following information: (A) The name and location of each water treatment plant and water distribution system to be under the responsible charge of the certified operator. (B) The number of hours per week the certified operator shall work at each water treatment plant and water distribution system. (b) The following establishes minimum criteria regarding adequate supervision at each classification of water distribution system and water treatment plant: (1) DSS must do the following: (A) Be monitored daily by a dependable person or automated system. (B) Meet the following conditions based on system size and type: (i) A community water system must have a certified operator on site for a minimum of two (2) daily visits every week. (ii) A nontransient noncommunity water system serving greater than five hundred (500) individuals must have a certified operator on site for a minimum of one (1) daily visit every week. (iii) A nontransient noncommunity water system serving five hundred (500) or fewer individuals must have a certified operator on site for a minimum of one (1) daily site visit every two (2) weeks. (2) DSM must do the following: (A) Be monitored daily by a dependable person or automated system. (B) Have a certified operator on site for a minimum of three (3) daily visits every week. (3) DSL must do the following: (A) Be monitored daily by a dependable person or automated system. (B) Have a certified operator on site for a minimum of five (5) daily visits every week. (4) WT 1 must do the following: (A) Be monitored daily by a dependable person or automated system. (B) Have a certified operator on site for a minimum of three (3) daily visits every week. (5) WT 2 must do the following: (A) Be monitored daily by a dependable person or automated system. (B) Have a certified operator on site for a minimum of five (5) daily visits every week. (6) WT 3 must do the following: (A) Be monitored daily by a dependable person or automated system. (B) Have a certified operator on site for a minimum of five (5) daily visits every week. (7) WT 4 must have a certified operator on site during water treatment plant operation unless the plant is equipped with an automated system approved by the commissioner. (8) WT 5 must have a certified operator on site during water treatment plant operation unless the plant is equipped with an automated system approved by the commissioner. (c) When requested by the commissioner, the certified operator shall provide written submission documenting the following: (1) The name, location, and classification of each water treatment plant and water distribution system under the responsible charge of a certified operator. (2) The amount of time that a certified operator in responsible charge spends at a facility of responsibility identified according to subdivision (1). (d) The commissioner shall evaluate information required by this section and any other information pertinent to a water treatment plant or water distribution system under the supervision of a certified operator in responsible charge and may determine the following: (1) The time spent on site during a daily visit is inadequate for the duties required to properly operate the system in compliance with 327 IAC 8 this article. (2) An amount of time that the certified operator in responsible charge shall be required to spend in the operation of each water treatment plant or water distribution system where the operator is in charge of more than one (1) system. (3) A reduction of the number of water treatment plants or water distribution systems over which the certified operator may have responsible charge. (4) The number of daily site visits required under subsection (b)(1) through (b)(6) may be modified by the commissioner on a case-by-case basis.