Louisiana § 40:1281.9 Certified operator required; exceptions

Louisiana Statutes

§ 40:1281.9 — Certified operator required; exceptions

Louisiana § 40:1281.9

Title 40Public Health and Safety

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La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1281.9 (2026).

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§1281.9. Certified operator required; exceptions

A.On or after one year following the effective date of this Subpart, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, both municipal and private, operating a water supply system or sewerage system to operate same unless the competency of the operator is duly certified to by the state health officer under the provisions of this Subpart. Furthermore, it shall be unlawful for any person to perform the duties of an operator, as defined herein, without being duly certified under the provisions of this Subpart.

B.Surface water systems shall have a certified operator present at all times while the treatment facility is in operation.

C.The requirements of Subsection B of this Section shall not apply to systems which serve less than ten

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§1281.9. Certified operator required; exceptions
A. On or after one year following the effective date of this Subpart, it shall be
unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, both municipal and private, operating a water
supply system or sewerage system to operate same unless the competency of the operator is
duly certified to by the state health officer under the provisions of this Subpart. Furthermore,
it shall be unlawful for any person to perform the duties of an operator, as defined herein,
without being duly certified under the provisions of this Subpart.
B. Surface water systems shall have a certified operator present at all times while the
treatment facility is in operation.
C. The requirements of Subsection B of this Section shall not apply to systems which
serve less than ten thousand persons and which utilize automated operation systems which
monitor system operation, record all required readings, notify the operator in the event of a
system upset or failure, and allow the operator to remotely control or shut down the system.
D. The requirements of this Section shall not apply to municipal and public works
contractors and other related classifications of contractor properly licensed by the Louisiana
State Licensing Board for Contractors who construct water, sewer, or drainage line work.
Such contractor shall not be required by any public entity to apply for or maintain a Class IV
Certified Water System Operator Certificate or Wastewater Collection Operator Certificate
as a condition of bidding, obtaining permits, or constructing water, sewer, or drainage line
work.
E. The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans shall be allowed to require their
municipal and public works contractors and other related classifications of contractors
properly licensed by the Louisiana State Licensing Board of Contractors who construct,
install or repair water, sewer or drainage line work to successfully complete a course
provided and approved by the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans or the Louisiana
Department of Health, which includes, but is not limited to all of the following:
(1) The practices involved in the installation and the rehabilitation of the wastewater
collection system including gravity sewers, sewer service lines, sewer force mains and
manholes.
(2) Water distribution system including valves, a network of pipes, water service
lines, meters and fire hydrants.

Legislative History

Acts 1972, No. 538, §9; Acts 2005, No. 236, §1; Acts 2008, No. 112, §1; Acts 2008, No. 421, §1, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 551, §1, eff. June 30, 2008; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1149 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.