BOARD OF LICENSURE OF WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS

June 16, 2005 Meeting

 

Members Present:                                                                         Others Present:

Trevor Hunt, Chairman                                                                     Carol Champagne

David Beaulieu                                                                     

Lowell Martin                                                                                    

Chris Crovo                                                                                      

David Bartlett

Richard Moffitt

Alan Frasier                                                                                      

Teresa Trott                                                              

 

Called to Order: 

 

The meeting was called to order at 9:10 A.M.

 

General Administration:

 

Meeting Minutes:  David Bartlett made a motion to accept the March 17, 2005 minutes, Alan Frasier 2nd.  The minutes were approved.

 

Financial:

           

            Begin 2005 Fiscal Year       $20,246.73

            Collected                                $46,499.00

            Expenses                               $26,613.82

            End Fiscal Year  2004          $40,131.91

 

Exams:  June 21 – 23, 2005, there are 28 people scheduled for Orono and 50 people scheduled for South Portland.  With the lesser amount of operators taking exams in June, the Board has decided to give the June exam in 2006 in one location only.

 

Old Business:

 

Rule Change Status:  The Rule Change is in the process and will be posted on the web site when ready.

 

ERG Request for Proposals:  The training for this year is going well with 10 classes in all and 3 of them completed.  The Board may join all the funded Drinking Water Program training into one RFP for the 2006 training.  The Drinking Water Program would like to expand the training  class to operators that would like to upgrade their licenses to a class 2 or 3.

 

Sub-Committee Updates on TCHs:   On hold.

 

Position Vacancy:  Terry Trott has received 28 resumes and the interviewing will start the first week of July.  The position is funded by the ERG until 2008.

 

New Business: 

 

            Operator updates: 

 

a)     Systems in compliance:  2004 – 91%, last week 96% were in    compliance.  Designated Operator Forms  (DOF) were sent with the exam results.  27 are NTNC systems and 12 C systems.

 

b)     Contract operations:  liability insurance is necessary for contract   operators.

 

c)      Recent correspondence: 

 

                                                                                                  i.      Operator duties – ABC has a listing of “need to know” in water treatment and distribution and distribution and treatment job analyses.  If anyone needs the listing contact the DWP.

                                                                                                ii.      Minimum Requirements – The classification of the operator depends on the requirements of the system.

                                                                                              iii.      Cost to small systems – One consumer felt the cost was too much.  The Legislature stood behind the rules.  The DWP did a break down of cost and informed him they would work with him.  The cost in just slightly more having a licensed water operator.

 

Alan Frasier made a motion to adjourn and Chris Crovo 2nd it.   Meeting adjourned 11:20 am.