SECTION .0200 - DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
15A NCAC 08G .0201 RESPONSIBILITY OF SYSTEM OWNERS TO
DESIGNATE CERTIFIED OPERATORS
Owners of classified water pollution control systems must
designate operators, certified by the Water Pollution Control System Operators
Certification Commission (WPCSOCC), of the appropriate type and grade for the
system, and, for each classification must:
(1) designate one Operator In Responsible Charge (ORC)
who possesses a valid certificate of the type and grade at least equivalent to
the type and grade of the system;
(2) designate one or more Back-up Operator(s) in
Responsible Charge (Back-up ORCs) who possesses a valid certificate of the
type of the system and no more than one grade less than the grade of the
system, with the exception of no backup operator in responsible charge is
required for systems whose minimum visitation requirements are twice per year;
and
(3) submit a signed completed "Water Pollution
Control System Operator Designation Form" to the Commission (or to the
local health department for owners of subsurface systems) countersigned by the
designated certified operators, designating the Operator in Responsible Charge
(ORC) and the Back-up Operator in Responsible Charge (Back-up ORC):
(a) 60 calendar days prior to wastewater or
residuals being introduced into a new system; or
(b) within 120 calendar days following:
(i) receiving notification of a change in the
classification of the system requiring the designation of a new Operator in
Responsible Charge (ORC) and Back-up Operator in Responsible Charge (Back-up
ORC) of the proper type and grade; or
(ii) a vacancy in the position of Operator in
Responsible Charge (ORC) or Back-up Operator in Responsible Charge (Back-up
ORC).
(c) within seven calendar days of vacancies in
both ORC and Back-up ORC positions replacing or designating at least one of the
responsibilities.
History Note: Authority G.S. 90A-37; 90A-38; 90A-39;
90A-40; 90A-41; 90A-42; 90A-43; 90A-44; 90A-45;
Eff. April 1, 1999;
Amended Eff. December 1, 2006.