Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4173 – Certification
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4173
- 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
The department shall certify persons as to their competency to successfully manage and supervise the operation of wastewater treatment plants of each classification established pursuant to section 4172. All operators and operators in responsible charge must be certified, except that a certification is not required for an operator or operator in responsible charge who is a licensed professional engineer in good standing. [PL 2021, c. 173, §5 (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, §5 (AMD).