The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Chief operator--An individual who has overall responsibility for the operation of a public water system.
2. (2) Honorary license--License converted from a perpetual license that has been discontinued by the commission.
3. (3) Operator-in-charge--An individual who has overall responsibility for the operation of a public water system in the absence of the chief operator.
4. (4) Operator-in-training--An individual entering the field of public water system operation for the first time who has less than one year of experience and is in training to perform process control duties in production or distribution of public drinking water.
5. (5) Process control duties--Activities that directly affect the potability of public drinking water, including: making decisions regarding the day-to-day operations and maintenance of public water system production and distribution; maintaining system pressures; determining the adequacy of disinfection and disinfection procedures; taking routine microbiological samples; taking chlorine residuals and microbiological samples after repairs or installation of lines or appurtenances; and operating chemical feed systems, filtration, disinfection, or pressure maintenance equipment; or performing other duties approved by the executive director.
6. (6) Public water system operations company--A person or other nongovernmental entity that provides operations services to one or more public water systems on a contract basis.
7. (7) Public water system operator--Licensed operator who performs process control duties in production or distribution of drinking water.

Source Note:The provisions of this §30.387 adopted to be effective December 17, 2001, 26 TexReg 10330.