LAC 48:V.7305. Categories of Certification

A. Certifications are offered in each of the following areas (categories), of qualification: 1. water production; 2. water distribution; 3. water treatment; 4. wastewater collection; 5. wastewater treatment. B. Water production certifications are required on all facilities. For those systems which use groundwater as a source of raw water and which do not alter the physical, chemical or bacteriological quality of the water other than simple disinfection, operators will not be required to hold certificates for treatment in addition to production. C. Water distribution certifications are required on all portions of the water supply system in which water is conveyed from the water treatment plant or other supply point to the premises of the consumer. D. Water treatment certifications are required for all operators of facilities which use surface water as a source of raw water, as well as those groundwater systems that involve complex treatment and/or which in some way alters the physical, chemical or bacteriological quality of the water. Water Treatment certification shall not be required for groundwater systems for which the only type of treatment employed is simple disinfection, and where the well(s) has been determined to be not under the direct influence of surface water. E. Wastewater treatment certifications are required on all facilities which provide for the treatment of wastewater and the reduction and/or handling of sludge removed from such wastewater. F. Wastewater collection certifications are required on all components of a sewerage system except for the sewage treatment plant.