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Operator Certification—Will You Be Qualified?
Author(s) -
Leiby Vanessa M.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1997.tb08316.x
Subject(s) - certification , agency (philosophy) , business , publication , state (computer science) , operator (biology) , computer science , risk analysis (engineering) , computer security , environmental economics , law , political science , economics , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , epistemology , algorithm , repressor , advertising , transcription factor , gene
Every state has its own operator certification program. But during reauthorization of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), concern arose about certification of small system operators, many of which may be exempt from state requirements. To improve small system compliance with regulations and to enhance public health protection, Congress required the US Environmental Protection Agency to develop and publish information for states on recommended operator certification requirements. This information is to be available February 6, 1998. Guidelines specifying minimum standards of certification (and recertification) of operators of community water systems and nontransient‐noncommunity water systems must be published (in cooperation with the states) no later than February 6, 1999. The guidelines are to take into account existing state programs, system size and complexity, and other factors aimed at providing an effective program at reasonable costs to states and public water systems.