Section 325.1009 - Classification of water treatment and distribution systems; advisory board of examiners; certificates of competency; supervision of public water supply; individuals eligible for cer
SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 399 of 1976
325.1009 Classification of water treatment and distribution systems; advisory board of examiners; certificates of competency; supervision of public water supply; individuals eligible for certificate; certificate renewal.
Sec. 9.
(1) The department shall classify public water supplies, including water treatment and distribution systems at community supplies with regard to size, type, location, and other physical conditions for the purpose of establishing the skill, knowledge, and experience that individuals need to maintain and operate the systems effectively.
(2) The director shall appoint an advisory board of examiners which shall assist the department in the examination of individuals as to their competency to operate water treatment systems and water distribution systems. The advisory board shall make recommendations to the department relative to the certification of those individuals.
(3) The membership of the advisory board shall consist of 2 certified water treatment operators, 2 certified water distribution operators, 1 superintendent or manager of a supplier of water, 1 representative of the administrative branch of a local governmental agency, 2 members of the public at large, and 1 professor of sanitary or environmental engineering at a university in the state. A representative of the department shall be the nonvoting secretary for the board.
(4) For individuals meeting the requirements, the department shall issue certificates acknowledging their competency to operate a specified class of waterworks system or portion of waterworks system. The department may suspend or revoke a certificate as specified by rule.
(5) A public water supply shall be under the supervision of a properly certified operator as specified in the rules.
(6) Those individuals now certified to operate water treatment systems under certification rules promulgated under this act, and those meeting the requirements of the voluntary distribution system operator certification program administered by the department, shall be considered to meet the requirements of this section and shall be issued a certificate in an appropriate class in accordance with the certifications system established under this act.
(7) Those individuals who are superintendents of distribution systems shall be considered to meet the requirements of this section only for the waterworks system by which they are now employed, and shall be issued a certificate for continuing operation of that distribution system upon receipt by the department of a completed application by January 4, 1978.
(8) Operators certified under this act shall be required to renew their certificates in accordance with rules promulgated under this act, including mandatory continuing education or competency demonstration.
History: 1976, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1977 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 165, Imd. Eff. Sept. 16, 1993 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 56, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1998
Admin Rule: R 325.10101 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.