 |
Wisconsin Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
 |
Agency NR. Department of Natural Resources |
|
Chapters 100-199. Environmental Protection – General |
|
Chapter 114. Certification Requirements For Waterworks, Wastewater Treatment Plant, Septage Servicing And Water System Operators |
|
SubChapter IV. Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators |
Section 114.53. General requirements.
Latest version.
- (1) Every WPDES permitted treatment plant shall have a designated operator-in-charge holding a current and valid certificate pursuant to this subchapter. The designated operator-in-charge shall be certified at the level and in all subclasses of the treatment plant, except laboratory. Treatment plant owners shall notify the department of any changes in the operator-in-charge within 30 days.(2) Owners of treatment plants, which includes both the treatment plant and sanitary sewage collection system to it, shall have a designated collection system operator-in-charge for sanitary sewage collection systems. The designated operator-in-charge shall have passed and be certified in the sanitary sewage collection system subclass. For owners of satellite sanitary sewage collections systems, collection system operator certification is voluntary.(3) All wastewater treatment plants holding a WPDES permit that have a registered or certified laboratory shall have at least one operator that works in the laboratory certified at the basic level in the laboratory subclass.(4) Upon a change in a wastewater treatment plant's classifications caused by the addition of a new subclass listed in s. NR 114.56 (4) , the operator-in-charge shall have 12 months to pass the necessary subclass examinations and to gain the one year of subclass specific experience.(5) Upon a change in a wastewater treatment plant's level of operations from basic to advanced, the operator-in-charge shall have 36 months to obtain advanced certification, provided the person is making earnest efforts towards advanced certification and that the treatment plant is in compliance with all terms and conditions of its WPDES permit.(6) Owners of basic wastewater treatment plants, in the event of the unexpected loss of the operator-in-charge, may designate an operator-in-training certified in all subclasses of the plant as the operator-in-charge for a period up to twelve months.(7) Owners of advanced wastewater treatment plants, in the event of the unexpected loss of the designated operator-in-charge, shall ensure the continued proper operation and maintenance of the treatment plant by another advanced certified operator in all subclasses of the plant.