(1) The board may exempt wastewater facilities or classes of facilities from the requirement to operate under the supervision of a certified operator if the exemption does not endanger the public health or the environment. In determining whether to provide such an exemption, the board may consider the following criteria: (a) Discharges of limited duration;(b) The sensitivity of the receiving waters;(c) The level of toxic pollutants in the discharge; and(d) Situations where chemical, mechanical, or biological treatment techniques are not required to meet permit limits, including sedimentation ponds at mining operations for construction materials, as defined by section 34-32.5-103(3), C.R.S.(2) The board may exempt water facilities or classes of facilities from the requirement to operate under the supervision of a certified operator if the exemption does not endanger public health or the environment. In determining whether to provide such an exemption, the board may consider:(a) The classification of the facility as public or nonpublic under the Colorado primary drinking water regulation;(b) The applicability of the Colorado primary drinking water regulation to the facility or class sification of the facility as public or nonpublic under the Colorado primary drinking water regulation;(b) The applicability of the Colorado primary drinking water regulation to the facility or class of facilities; and(c) A distribution system having a minimal number of connections.Added by 2013 Ch. 391,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2013.L. 2013: Entire section added, (SB 13-150), ch. 391, p. 2274, § 5, effective July 1.
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