For the purpose of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1."Certificate" means a certificate of competency issued by the department stating that
the operator holding the certificate meets the requirements for the specified operator
grade in the certification program.
2."Department" means the department of environmental quality.
3."Ground water under the direct influence of surface water" means water beneath the
surface of the ground with significant occurrence of insects or other macro-organisms,
algae, or large-diameter pathogens such as Giardia lamblia, or significant and
relatively rapid shifts in water characteristics such as turbidity, temperature,
conductivity, or pH which closely correlate to climatological or surface water conditions.
4."Operator" means the perso
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For the purpose of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Certificate" means a certificate of competency issued by the department stating that
the operator holding the certificate meets the requirements for the specified operator
grade in the certification program.
2. "Department" means the department of environmental quality.
3. "Ground water under the direct influence of surface water" means water beneath the
surface of the ground with significant occurrence of insects or other macro-organisms,
algae, or large-diameter pathogens such as Giardia lamblia, or significant and
relatively rapid shifts in water characteristics such as turbidity, temperature,
conductivity, or pH which closely correlate to climatological or surface water conditions.
4. "Operator" means the person in direct responsible charge of the operation of a water
treatment plant, a water distribution system, a wastewater treatment plant, or a
wastewater collection system.
5. "Population equivalent" for a wastewater collection system or treatment plant means
the calculated population that would normally contribute the same amount of
biochemical oxygen demand per day computed on the basis of seventeen hundredths
of one pound [77.11 grams] of five-day, sixty-eight-degree Fahrenheit [20-degree
Celsius] biochemical oxygen demand per capita per day.
6. "Wastewater collection system" means that portion of the wastewater disposal system
in which wastewater is conveyed to a wastewater treatment plant from the premises of
a contributor.
7. "Wastewater disposal system" means the system of pipes, structures, and facilities
through which wastewater from a public sewer system or industry is collected and
treated for final disposal. The system must serve a population equivalent of twenty-five
or more persons.
8. "Wastewater treatment plant" means that portion of the wastewater disposal system
used for the treatment and disposal of wastewater and the solids removed from
wastewater.
9. "Water distribution system" means that portion 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.
10. "Water supply system" means the system of pipes, structures, and facilities through
which a public water supply is obtained, treated, and sold or distributed for human
consumption or household use. The system must have at least fifteen service
connections or regularly serve an average of twenty-five or more persons for at least
sixty days a year.
11. "Water treatment plant" means that portion of the water supply system that in some
way alters the physical, chemical, or bacteriological quality of the water.