1. (a) “Advanced treatment” means a process for treating wastewater after secondary treatment to achieve effluent standards that are more stringent than conventional secondary standards, such as by removal of nutrients or metals, or both.
2. (b) "Authorized representative" means an individual authorized by the wastewater treatment plant owner to submit reports, respond to inquiries, and oversee the OIRC and the back-up OIRC.
3. (c) “Certificate” means “certificate” as defined in RSA 485-A:2, I-a, as reprinted in Appendix B.
4. (d) “Certification committee” means “certification committee” as defined in RSA 485-A:2, I-b, as reprinted in Appendix B.
5. (e) “Department” means the department of environmental services.
6. (f) “Operating experience” means satisfactory performance or supervision of operation duties at a wastewater treatment plant, or equivalent related qualifying experience as described in Env-Wq 304.07(e)-(f), as appropriate for the level of certification sought.
7. (g) “Operator” means “operator” as defined in RSA 485-A:2, VII-a, as reprinted in Appendix B.
8. (h) “Operator in responsible charge (OIRC)” means the operator who oversees the daily operation of the wastewater treatment plant, or a significant portion of a grade III or IV plant, and is ultimately accountable for decisions involving all plant operational duties, including maintenance of process equipment, laboratory work, equipment operation, administration, process control, record keeping, and reporting necessary for the wastewater treatment plant to comply with applicable federal and state requirements.
9. (i) “Operator-in-training (OIT)” means an applicant who has met the written examination and education requirements for a particular grade but who has not had sufficient operating experience to meet the full requirements for that grade.
10. (j) “Population equivalent” means the calculated number of people that would normally contribute an equal amount of 0.2 pound of 5 day, 20°C, biochemical oxygen demand per capita per day.
11. (k) “Primary treatment” means a process for treating wastewater that is intended to remove settleable and floatable materials.
12. (l) “Secondary treatment” means a process for treating wastewater that is intended to remove dissolved and suspended biodegradable matter to attain conventional secondary effluent discharge criteria.
13. (m) "Training credit hour (TCH)" means one hour of participation on an organized continuing education experience that qualifies under Env-Wq 304.17.
14. (n) “Wastewater facilities” means “wastewater facilities” as defined in RSA 485-A:2, XIX, as reprinted in Appendix B.
15. (o) “Wastewater residuals” means “septage” as defined in RSA 485-A:2, IX-a and “sludge” as defined in RSA 485-A:2, XI-a, both as reprinted in Appendix B.
16. (p) “Wastewater treatment plant (plant)” means “wastewater treatment plant” as defined by RSA 485-A:2, XVI-a, as reprinted in Appendix B.

Source. (See Revision Note #1 at part heading for Env-Wq 304) #10392, eff 8-1-13; ss by #13755, eff 9-27-23 (see Revision Note #2 at part heading for Env-Wq 304)