Section 13625.

As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions apply:

(a) "Certificate" means a certificate of competency issued by the state board stating that the supervisor or operator has met the requirements for a specific classification in the certification program.

(b) "Wastewater treatment plant" means any of the following:

(1) Any facility owned by a state, local, or federal agency and used in the treatment or reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes.

(2) Any privately owned facility used in the treatment or reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes, and regulated by the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Sections 216 and 230.6 of, and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 701) of Part 1 of Division 1 of, the Public Utilities Code.

(3) Any privately owned facility used primarily in the treatment or reclamation of sewage for which the state board or a regional board has issued waste discharge requirements.

(c) "Operator" means any person who operates a wastewater treatment plant.

(d) "Supervisor" means any person who has direct responsibility for the operation of a wastewater treatment plant or who supervises any operators of a wastewater treatment plant.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 422, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)