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| Background |
DEQ's
drinking water rules require all community and nontransient
noncommunity public drinking water systems and distribution
facilities to be classified based on indicators of potential
health risk. Criteria used to determine the potential
health risks include the system's complexity, size,
and source water for treatment facilities; complexity
and size of distribution systems; and other criteria
deemed appropriate. |
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| Types
of System Classifications |
| Public drinking water systems are classified by type and class. There are nine (9) different types and classes of drinking water systems and eleven (11) different types and classes of individual drinking water operator classes for which licenses are issued as shown in the table below.
Drinking Water System Classifications and
Correlating Operator Classes++ |
SYSTEM CLASSIFICATION |
Type of System |
|
OPERATOR
LICENSURE CLASSES++ |
Type of System |
Treatment |
Distribution |
Treatment |
Distribution |
*See Note
Below |
|
|
|
Operator in Training* |
x |
x |
Very Small System |
|
x |
|
Very Small System |
|
x |
Class I |
x |
x |
|
Class I |
x |
x |
Class II |
x |
x |
|
Class II |
x |
x |
Class III |
x |
x |
|
Class III |
x |
x |
Class IV |
x |
x |
|
Class IV |
x |
x |
* An individual may obtain an operator-in-training permit with no prior experience or when beginning to work at any type and class of drinking water system. There is no one system classification that matches this operator class. The purpose for obtaining an operator-in-training permit is to gain supervised on-the-job experience.
++ Link to http://www.ibol.idaho.gov/wwp.htm for operator license applications and rule requirements for qualifications for each operator class. |
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| For
drinking water, individual operator licenses mirror the
type and class structure seen above for the drinking water
systems. The only exception is that an individual
may obtain an operator-in-training permit for which there
is no matching system classification. |
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| Determining
a System's Classification |
| The
owner of each system must determine its classification
to ensure its operators, and in particular, the responsible
and substitute responsible charge operators, have the
appropriate level of certification. A worksheet has
been developed for both treatment and distribution systems
to assist in
determining system classification. The worksheet must
be filled out and submitted to DEQ for verification
of the official system classification. Classification
worksheets must be submitted every five (5) years or anytime a substantive change or upgrade is made to the treatment or distribution system.
>
Link to Drinking
Water Treatment System Classification Worksheet.
>
Link to Drinking Water
Distribution System Classification Worksheet. |
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| Current
Drinking Water System Classification Ratings |
A
current listing of drinking water treatment systems
and drinking water distribution systems that have submitted
classification worksheets and received verification
of the official system classification from DEQ is available
on this Web site. Click
here to link to list (PDF
format: updated 01/04/10).
Note:
This list is a snapshot in time according to the
date shown on the list. |
