(a) A chief operator may not perform the
duties of a chief operator during a single shift at more than one Class IV
facility, at more than one Class I or II facility with a design flow greater
than 0.20 mgd, or at more than one Class III facility with a design flow
greater than 0.15 MGD.
(b) A chief
operator may perform the duties of a chief operator at more than one wastewater
treatment facility only in accordance with the table below and only with the
written approval of the commissioner. To obtain such approval, a chief operator
shall submit a detailed operations and maintenance plan demonstrating to the
commissioner's satisfaction that such chief operator could properly perform his
or her other duties at each of the subject facilities and assure compliance
with all pertinent requirements of chapter 446k of the general statutes if the
approval sought were granted.
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Daytime Shift
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Other Than Daytime Shift
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Class of facility
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Design flow rate (Million
Gallons/Day)
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Minimum number of hours during which the chief
operator shall be present at each facility on each day of a five-day work week
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Number of facilities at which chief operator is
employed
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Number of Class I or II facilities with a design
flow rate of [LESS THAN EQUAL TO] 0.20 MGD and/or Class II facilities at which
a chief operator may be employed during one non-daytime shift
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I
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[LESS THAN EQUAL TO] 0.20
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2
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3
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1
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II
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[LESS THAN EQUAL TO] 0.20
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2
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3
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1
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III
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[LESS THAN EQUAL TO] 0.15
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3
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2
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1
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I,II
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[GREATER THAN] 0.20
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7*
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1
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1
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III
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[GREATER THAN] 0.15
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7*
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1
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1
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IV
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any
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7*
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1
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1
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*The Commissioner may give credit to a chief operator for
hours of on-site operations for reasonable time he or she spends in training,
conferences, meetings, and other administrative duties related to wastewater
treatment, and in activities related to operation and maintenance of the
collection system, if the collection system is under the chief operator's
supervision.
(c) A
chief operator may work at more Class I, Class II, or Class III wastewater
treatment facilities, with design flow rates of =0.15 mgd, than allowed under
subsection (b) of this section only with the commissioner's written approval.
To obtain such approval a chief operator shall demonstrate to the
commissioner's satisfaction that such chief operator could properly perform his
or her duties at each of the subject facilities and assure compliance with all
pertinent requirements of chapter 446k of the general statutes if the approval
sought were granted. A request for approval under this subdivision shall
include, without limitation, a description of each workday during a workweek,
including the times during which the said chief operator is or would be present
at each of the subject facilities, and information about the travel times
between such facilities.
(d) With
the exception of a Class IV chief operator who seeks approval to operate both a
Class IV facility during a daytime shift and operating a Class I or II facility
with a design flow rate of =0.20 mgd or a Class III facility with a design flow
of =0.15 mgd during a non-daytime shift, the commissioner shall not grant
approval under subsections (b) or (c) of this section unless the chief operator
seeking such approval is certified under section
22a-416-4
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies at least one class higher than
the highest class of wastewater treatment facility of which he or she is chief
operator at the time he or she requests such approval.
(e) The commissioner shall not grant a
request for approval under subsections (b) or (c) of this section unless such
request is accompanied by a statement, on a form supplied by the commissioner,
by the owner of each wastewater treatment facility which is the subject of such
request certifying that such owner employs or wants to employ the requester as
a chief operator at such facility.
(f) The commissioner shall review any
approval under this section at least once every five years and may withdraw
such approval at any time if, the chief operator does not properly perform his
or her duties at each of the subject facilities or assure compliance with
pertinent requirements of chapter 446k of the general statutes.
