Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4176

• Certificate: means a certificate of competency issued by the department stating that an applicant has met the requirements for the specified operator classification. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4171
• 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
• United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72