Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4172 – Classification
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4172
- Department: means the Department of Environmental Protection. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4171
- Operator: means a person who is certified by the department as being competent to supervise, manage or operate a wastewater treatment plant and to ensure that a wastewater treatment plant is operated in accordance with state law, rules and licenses. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4171
- Operator in responsible charge: means an operator certified by the department, with a certificate in good standing, at or above the classification for the wastewater treatment plant in which the operator is designated by the wastewater treatment plant owner to be the operator responsible for supervising, managing or operating the wastewater treatment plant and ensuring that the wastewater treatment plant is operated in accordance with state law, rules and licenses. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4171
- Wastewater treatment plant: means the facility or group of units provided for the treatment of wastewater to meet the requirements of a state pollutant discharge elimination system permit or a waste discharge license under Title 38, section 413. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4171
The department shall establish the classifications for all wastewater treatment plants with due regard to the size, type, character of wastewater to be treated and other physical conditions affecting those treatment plants and shall specify whether each classification requires the employment of an operator and the qualifications the operator must have to successfully manage and supervise the operation of those facilities so as to protect the public health or prevent nuisance conditions or unlawful conditions. A wastewater treatment plant required by its classification to employ an operator may employ more than one operator but must designate one operator as the operator in responsible charge for the facility. [PL 2021, c. 173, §4 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 237 (NEW). PL 1969, c. 282 (NEW). PL 1969, c. 590, §64 (RP). PL 1971, c. 618, §12 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §4 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF). PL 2021, c. 173, §4 (AMD).