Section 681.215  Certified Operator Requirement

a)         Every community water supply shall employ on its operational staff at least one natural person certified as competent as a water supply operator under the provisions of the Law and this Part. [415 ILCS 45/1]

b)         All portions of a community water supply system shall be under the direct supervision of a properly certified community water supply operator. [415 ILCS 45/1]

c)         Certified operators must be of the required class or higher:

1)         A Class A facility must employ and be supervised by a Class A certified operator.

2)         A Class B facility must employ and be supervised by either a Class A or Class B certified operator.

3)         A Class C facility must employ and be supervised by a Class A, Class B or Class C certified operator.

4)         A Class D facility must employ and be supervised a certified operator of any class.

d)         A community water supply that meets all of the following is exempt from the requirements of this Section:

1)         consists only of distribution and storage facilities and does not have any collection and treatment facilities;

2)         obtains all of its water from, but is not owned or operated by, a community water supply that is required to employ a Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D community water supply operator;

3)         does not sell water to any person; and

4)         is not a carrier that conveys passengers in interstate commerce. [415 ILCS 45/9.1]

e)         A community water supply may satisfy the requirements of this Section by contracting the services of a properly qualified certified operator. [415 ILCS 45/1(3)]  The contract between the community water supply and the contract operator must be approved by the Agency and meet the requirements of Subpart J and the Law.