Section 13627.3 Of Chapter 9. Waste Water Treatment Plant Classification And Operator Certification From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 9.
13627.3
. (a) Any person or entity that contracts with the owner of
a wastewater treatment plant to operate that plant shall register
with the state board, and shall, within a year after the registration
or the renewal of the registration, and annually thereafter, prepare
and submit to the state board a report with all of the following
information:
(1) The name and address of the person or entity.
(2) The name and address of the wastewater treatment plants which
the person or entity operates, or has operated during the preceding
year, and the name of the applicable regional board which oversees
each wastewater treatment plant.
(3) The name and grade of each wastewater treatment plant operator
employed at each plant.
(4) Other information which the state board requires.
(b) The state board shall, by regulation, prescribe the
procedures, and requirements for, registration pursuant to
subdivision (a).
(c) The state board may refuse to grant, and may suspend or
revoke, any registration issued by the state board pursuant to this
section for good cause, including, but not limited to, any of the
following reasons:
(1) The submission of false or misleading information on an
application for registration.
(2) Employment of a person to operate a wastewater treatment plant
who does not hold a valid, unexpired certificate of the appropriate
grade.
(3) Willfully or negligently causing or allowing a violation of
waste discharge requirements or permits issued pursuant to the Clean
Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.).
(4) Failure to meet the registration requirements prescribed by
the state board pursuant to subdivision (b).
(5) Failure to use reasonable care in the management or operation
of the wastewater treatment plant.
(d) The state board shall conduct all proceedings relating to the
refusal to grant, or the suspension or revocation of, registration
pursuant to subdivision (c) in accordance with the rules adopted
pursuant to Section 185.
(e) The state board shall establish a fee schedule to pay for its
costs to implement this section.
(f) Any person or entity that fails to comply with subdivision (a)
is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be civilly liable in an amount
not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day of the
violation.