WAC 246-292-055. Minimum requirements for contract operators

(1) A contract operator must: (a) Be certified, at a minimum, as a CCS and a WDM 1; (b) Be certified at a level determined by the highest classification of the water treatment plant or distribution system operated as required in WAC 246-292-050 in Tables 3 and 4; (c) For each public water system under contract with the operator: (i) Be available on-site or able to be contacted immediately by telephone or other electronic communication twenty-four hours per day, every day; and (ii) Be able to initiate appropriate action within two hours of contact, as required for certified operators in responsible charge under WAC 246-292-032 (2), for every public water system that the contract operator is under contract; (d) Submit one copy of each public water system operations contract to the department within thirty days of the effective date of the contract. An operations contract must include the following: (i) Contract operator name and certification number; (ii) List of the duties that must be performed; (iii) Duration of the contract term; (iv) Signature of the public water system representative; (v) Signature of the contract operator; and (vi) Effective date of the contract. (e) Notify the department within thirty days when starting operation of a public water system, or ending operation of a public water system. (2) A contract operator who is an approved SMA shall comply with chapter 246-295 WAC.