30 Tex. Admin. Code § 30.337 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Chief
operator--The licensed operator with overall responsibility for the operation
of a wastewater treatment facility.
(2) Designated courses--Courses or their
equivalent which are required to obtain a wastewater operator
license.
(3) Domestic
wastewater--Waste and wastewater from humans or household operations that are
discharged to a wastewater collection system or otherwise enters a wastewater
facility.
(4) Honorary
license--License converted from a perpetual license which has been discontinued
by the commission.
(5)
Operator-in-charge--Licensed operator who has been charged with the on-site
supervision and operation of the wastewater facility in the absence of the
chief operator.
(6)
Operator-in-training--An individual entering the field of wastewater treatment
or collection for the first time who has less than one year of experience and
is in training to operate a wastewater treatment facility, or supervise a
wastewater collection system.
(7)
Wastewater collection system--Lines, manholes, pumps, pumping stations, and
other components necessary to collect and transport domestic
wastewater.
(8) Wastewater
collection system operator--Any individual, in active field supervision, who
provides daily on-site inspection and supervision of wastewater collection
system operation or maintenance activities.
(9) Wastewater disposal permit--A domestic
wastewater disposal permit issued by the commission in accordance with Texas
Water Code, Chapter 26.
(10)
Wastewater treatment facility--Any facility installed for the purpose of
treating, neutralizing, or stabilizing wastewater, the operation of which
requires a wastewater disposal permit from the commission.
(11) Wastewater system operations
company--Any person or other nongovernmental entity that provides operations
services, on a contract basis, to one or more wastewater treatment facilities
or collection systems.
(12)
Wastewater treatment facility operator--An individual who performs process
control tasks or makes performance control decisions at a wastewater treatment
facility.
(13) Work experience--The
actual performance of job tasks in domestic wastewater, considered essential
for the treatment or collection of domestic wastewater.
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