49-361. Sewage treatment plants; operator
certification
The department shall adopt and enforce rules to classify sewage collection systems
and treatment plants and to certify operating personnel according to the skill, knowledge
and experience necessary within the classification. The rules shall provide that
operating personnel may be certified on the basis of training and supervision at the
place of employment. The department may assess and collect reasonable certification fees
to reimburse the cost of certification services, and the fees shall be deposited,
pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the state general fund. The rules apply to
all sewage treatment plants that receive and treat wastes from common collection sewers
and industrial plants but do not apply to septic tanks, to devices that serve a single
home or to industrial treatment devices that are used to perform or allow recycling or
impounding wastes within the boundaries of the industry's property.
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