§ 12-501. Employing superintendents, operators, and industrial operators

   (a) Employing superintendents. -- A person or municipal or private corporation may not operate a waterworks, wastewater works, or industrial wastewater works unless the facility is under the responsible charge of a certified superintendent or certified operator as provided under § 12-402 of this title.

(b) Employing operators. -- After July 1, 1982, a person or municipal or private corporation may not operate a waterworks or wastewater works unless all operators in the waterworks or wastewater works are certified operators.

(c) Employing industrial operators. -- After July 1, 1982, a person or municipal or private corporation may not operate an industrial wastewater works unless all industrial operators in the industrial wastewater works are certified industrial operators.

(d) Enforcement. -- The Department shall enforce this section.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 406A; 1981, ch. 237, § 2; 1987, ch. 306, § 3; 2010, ch. 416; 2012, ch. 23.