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

1. (1) Certificate of competency--The certificate issued by the Texas Water Commission to treatment plant and collection system operators and wastewater treatment facility operations companies to operate or assist in the operation of a wastewater treatment facility and/or collection system.
2. (2) Commission--The Texas Water Commission.
3. (3) Executive director--The executive director of the Texas Water Commission.
4. (4) Permit--A wastewater disposal permit issued by the Texas Water Commission pursuant to the Texas Water Code, Chapter 26.
5. (5) Wastewater--Waterborne human waste and waste from domestic activities, such as washing, bathing, and food preparation.
6. (6) Wastewater collection system--The trunks, arterials, channels, conduits, manholes, pumps, pumping stations, piping, and other appurtenances necessary to collect wastewater from a community, water district, corporation, company, or other entity which produces domestic sewage or a majority of domestic sewage with other liquid wastes treatable in a wastewater treatment facility.
7. (7) Wastewater collection system operator--Any person, in active field supervision, who provides frequent on-site inspection and supervision of collection system operation and/or maintenance activities.
8. (8) Wastewater treatment facility--Any plant, disposal field, lagoon or other facility installed for the purpose of treating, neutralizing, or stabilizing wastewater, the operation of which requires a wastewater disposal permit from the Texas Water Commission.
9. (9) Wastewater treatment facility operations company--Any business, company, corporation, firm, partnership, or other nongovernmental entity that employs one or more wastewater treatment plant operators for the purpose of providing operations services, on a contractual basis, to one or more holders of permit.
10. (10) Wastewater treatment plant operator--Any person who operates a domestic wastewater treatment facility, including those who perform day-to-day maintenance work so long as the primary function of the operator involves process control, but excluding such persons as directors of public works, city engineers, city managers, or other persons whose duties do not include actual operation or direct supervision of wastewater disposal facilities.

Source Note:The provisions of this §325.1 adopted to be effective July 8, 1986, 11 TexReg 2984; amended to be effective December 29, 1987, 12 TexReg 4699; amended to be effective March 16, 1990, 15 TexReg 1174.