It is unlawful to operate or allow the operation of a public water supply system or public wastewater facility unless the system or facility is operated by or under the supervision of a certified operator who meets or exceeds the appropriate certification level. History: 1953 Comp., § 67-40-6, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 394, § 6; recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 61-33-6; Laws 1992, ch. 44, § 6; 2005, ch. 285, § 5. ANNOTATIONSThe 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, deletes former references to public water supply system and public wastewater facility; provides that it is unlawful to allow the operation of a system or facility unless it is operated or supervised by a certified operator who meets or exceeds the appropriate certification level. The 1992 amendment, effective March 6, 1992, deleted 'present plant operators' at the end of the section catchline, deleted the former Subsection A designation at the beginning of the section, substituted 'it is' for 'it shall be', substituted 'public water supply system' for 'water system' several times throughout the section, inserted 'public' preceding 'wastewater facility' several times throughout the section, deleted 'for public or ed 'public water supply system' for 'water system' several times throughout the section, inserted 'public' preceding 'wastewater facility' several times throughout the section, deleted 'for public or commercial use serving twenty-five hundred persons or more after July 1, 1976' preceding 'unless', and deleted former Subsection B relating to present plant operators. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 51 Am. Jur. 2d Licenses and Permits §§ 1, 4. 53 C.J.S. Licenses § 30.
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