§ 109.704. Operator certification.

 (a)  Community water systems shall have personnel certified under the Sewage Treatment Plant and Waterworks Operators’ Certification Act (63 P. S. § §  1001—1015) and qualified by experience and education to operate and maintain a public water system.

 (b)  Noncommunity water systems shall have competent personnel qualified to operate and maintain the system’s facilities.

 (c)  Beginning July 21, 2004, nontransient noncommunity water systems that provide water that contains a chemical disinfectant shall be operated by qualified personnel certified under the Sewage Treatment Plant and Waterworks Operators’ Certification Act (63 P. S. § §  1001—1015). The minimum certification to oper-ate these facilities shall be a certificate to operate plants with disinfection only, under §  303.2 (relating to waterworks operators certificates).

   The provisions of this §  109.704 adopted December 7, 1984, effective December 8, 1984, 14 Pa.B. 4479; amended May 15, 1992, effective May 16, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 2621; amended July 20, 2001, effective July 21, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 3895. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (254823) to (254824).

   This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §  109.304 (relating to analytical requirements); 25 Pa. Code §  109.504 (relating to public water system operation permits); and 25 Pa. Code §  252.6 (relating to accreditation-by-rule).