A. ADVANCED TREATMENT means the application of physical processes (Some examples are aerators, clarifiers or filters.) to water, for the purposes of improving the quality or condition of the water.

B. BOARD means the Arkansas State Board of Health.

C. COMMITTEE means the Drinking Water Advisory And Operator Licensing Committee.

D. DEPARTMENT means the Arkansas Department of Health.

E. LATE RENEWAL means an application for renewal when the application for renewal or the associated fee is received more than thirty (30) days following the beginning of a renewal period.

F. OPERATE means to make decisions or conduct acts that contribute to the production, treatment, or delivery of potable water by the water system, if such decisions or acts involve process control or system integrity.

G. OPERATING SHIFT means that period of time during which operator decisions that affect public health are necessary for proper operation of the water system.

H. OWNER means any person, firm, corporation, institution, or governmental agency, or their agent, owning, operating, or modifying any public water system, water distribution facility or water treatment facility.

I. PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM or PWS means all sources and their surroundings from which water is derived for drinking or domestic purposes by the public, and all structures, conduits, and appurtenances in connection therewith by which water for such use is obtained, treated, conditioned, stored or delivered to the public, if such system has at least fifteen service connections or serves an average of twenty-five individuals daily at least 60 days per year.

J. SURFACE WATER means water that flows over or rests upon the surface of the earth.

K. SURFACE WATER INFLUENCED SOURCE means any source with significant occurrence of insects or other macro-organisms, algae, or large diameter pathogens such as Giardia lamblia, or which is subject to significant changes in water quality which are determined to be in direct relationship with the climatological or surface water conditions.

L. TREATMENT means the application of physical processes and/or the addition of chemicals to water which a public water system provides to the public, for the purposes of improving the quality of the water, except that the addition of gaseous chlorine, calcium hypochlorite or sodium hypochlorite alone shall not be defined as treatment.

M. WATER DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES shall mean that portion of the public water system in which water is stored and conveyed from the water treatment facilities or other supply point to the premises of a water consumer. This type of facility would also include groundwater sources without treatment.

N. WATER OPERATOR means any person who during the performance of their regular duties, at all community public water system, all non-transient non-community public water system, or any other non-community public water system that utilizes a surface water source or surface water influenced source, exercises individual judgment, whether directly or indirectly, that might affect the safety, quality, or quantity of water delivered from the water system. (The term Operator generally includes, but is not limited to, Managers, Assistant Managers, Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Construction and Maintenance Foremen, treatment plant personnel and other persons responsible for the operation and maintenance of wells, reservoirs, water treatment facilities, water distribution facilities, and pumping facilities.)

O. WATER OPERATOR(S) IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE is defined as the water operator(s) designated by the owner to be the licensed operator(s) who is in direct supervision of the water system regarding the daily operational activities and protocols that an operator(s) follows when operating a public water system, water treatment facility and/or distribution facility.

P. WATER OPERATOR-IN-TRAINING means any Water Operator who has successfully completed the formal license examination, but has not met the experience requirement.

Q. WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES shall mean that portion of the public water system in which water is obtained and treated.