Certification of operators: Requirement; exception; operation of multiple systems; presence of operator on site.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person shall not act as an operator of a community water system or noncommunity water system unless he has obtained a certificate to operate such a water system from the Health Division.
2. An operator of a transient water system is not required to obtain a certificate to operate a noncommunity water system if the system is designated by the Health Division as being supplied by ground water that is not under the direct influence of surface water.
3. An operator may be certified to operate more than one community water system or noncommunity water system.
4. This section does not require a certified operator to be on site at a community water system or noncommunity water system during all hours of operation.
Last modified: February 26, 2006