Definitions

Definitions. 1. Advanced Treatment System – an individual on-site wastewater treatment system that complies with Section 41-67-10. 2. Advanced Treatment Unit Distributor – a person authorized by the registered manufacturer to sell aerobic treatment units to authorized Certified Installer(s) in the State of Mississippi. 3. Advanced Treatment Unit Manufacturer – a person authorized by the American National Standards Institute/National Sanitation Foundation (ANSI/NSF) International Standard Number 40 to construct an aerobic treatment unit that is listed and registered by the State of Mississippi. 4. Alternative techniques/technologies – a technique or technology used to achieve acceptable treatment and dispersal of wastewater through advanced treatment schemes as deemed by the Department. 5. Authorized Representative – an organization, group, individual, or other entity that is authorized by the manufacturer to distribute, sell, install, or service residential wastewater treatment systems. 6. Certification – the act of confirming competency to design, construct, maintain, install, removal and/or disposal of sludge and liquid waste from Individual On-site Wastewater Disposal Systems. 7. Certified Installer – any person who has met the requirements of Section 41-67-25. 8. Certified Maintenance Provider – any person who holds a written certification issued by the Department allowing the person to provide maintenance services associated with approved on-site wastewater treatment and disposal systems. 9. Certified Professional Evaluator – any person who has met the requirements of Section 41-67-35. 10. Certification Training Program – a program developed by the Mississippi State Department of Health to confirm competency to design, construction, installation, repair, maintenance, operation, and removal and disposal of liquid waste of Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal Systems. 11. Certified Pumper – a person engaged in the business or practice of removing and disposing of the sludge and liquid waste from Individual On-site Wastewater Disposal Systems. 12. Cleaning – the removal and transportation of septage or other liquid waste from an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system or Portable Toilet (Self-contained) to an approved disposal location. 13. Components – all physical, mechanical, and electrical components of any wastewater disposal system. 14. Continuing Education Unit (CEU) – an educational course provided through the Department or other entities approved by the Department for the purpose of meeting continuing education. Professional Development Hours (PDH) can be obtained in lieu of the CEU course by performing tasks listed on the PDH table for appropriate certifications. Certified Installers must earn four (4) CEU credits or thirty (30) PDH credits per year and Certified Pumpers must earn four (4) CEU credits or fifteen (15) PDH credits per year. 15. Conventional System – an Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal System consisting of a septic tank and subsurface disposal field. 16. Errors and Omission – coverage protecting the insured against legal liability resulting from negligence, carelessness or a failure to act causing property damage or personal injury to others. Coverage may include burglary and theft. 17. General Business Liability Insurance – coverage protecting the insured against legal liability resulting from negligence, carelessness or a failure to act causing property damage or personal injury to others. Coverage may include burglary and theft. 18. Holding Tank – a vessel used to hold effluent for a limited time as specified in Section 41-67-11. 19. Lime – a dry white powder consisting essentially of calcium hydroxide that is made by treating quicklime with water. 20. Manufacturer – a person operating a business in or doing business in the State of Mississippi that develops, designs and fabricates residential wastewater treatment systems and their components. 21. Maintenance – the inspecting and evaluating of an Advanced Treatment System. The replacement of any component registered with a specific Advanced Treatment System (i.e. aerator, diffuser, control panel, etc.). 22. Monitoring Visit – an inspection performed by the third-party certifier to ensure that the manufacturer, distributor and installer are complying with American National Standards Institute/National Sanitation Foundation (ANSI/NSF) International Standard Number 40 requirements. 23. Person – any individual, trust, firm, joint-stock company, public or private corporation (including a government corporation), partnership, association, state, or any agency or institution thereof, municipality, commission, political subdivision of a state or any interstate body, and includes any officer or governing or managing body of any municipality, political subdivision, or the United States or any officer or employee thereof. 24. Portable Toilet (Self-Contained) – a single or multi-unit toilet and holding tank system combination that is required to be collected, removed, transported and disposed by a Certified Pumper. 25. Qualified Homeowner Maintenance Provider – the current owner of a specific residence where they reside and has met the requirements of the Department of Health regulation. 26. Surety – a three-party agreement where the insurer agrees to pay a second party (the obligee) or make complete an obligation in response to the default, acts or omissions of a third party (the principal). 27. Third-Party Certifier – a certifying program which complies with the following provisions for systems which it has certified to be installed in Mississippi: a. Be accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). b. Have established procedures which send representatives to distributors in Mississippi on a recurring basis to conduct evaluations to assure that distributors of certified advanced treatment systems are providing proper maintenance, have sufficient replacement parts available and are maintaining service records. c. Notify the Department of the results of monitoring visits to manufacturers and distributors within 60 calendar days of the conclusion of the monitoring. d. Submit completion reports on testing and any other information as the Department may require for its review.