Technical Brief: Licensing of Staff Conducting Analytical Tests at Waterworks PDF
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Ontario Technical Brief Ministry of the Environment Water Initiatives August 2000 Licensing of staff conducting waterworks analytical tests at The new Drinking Water Protection Regulation Do I need to get a licence if I work in a Staffwhoperform requires licensing of personnel who perform laboratory accredited by the Standards analytical tests at analytical tests at the waterworks that require Council of Canada? waterworks must be approval. No. Some municipal laboratories have received accreditation for analysis of drinking water licensed. Who is affected? samples. If your laboratory has received such Owners and operators ofwaterworkswho perform accreditation for the required analysis, you do laboratory tests on site. not need to be a licenced operator or water quality analyst. What are the new requirements in the What do need to do and by when regulation? I must comply? Anyone who performs analytical tests at a water- I works that require approval for certain Starting on the day the regulation becomes law. parameters cited in the regulation must be hold people who conduct on site water tests must a Class I. II. Ill or IV water treatment or water hold one ofthe following licences: distribution operator's license or be licensed as a 1 Water Treatment Class I, II. Ill or IV water quality analyst. 2 Water Distribution Class I. II. Ill or IV A new license for water quality analyst will be 3. Water Quality Analyst (new type oflicense). established under Regulation 435/93. Licensing ensures that all staff who perform tests A water quality analyst licence can be obtained in the waterworks have the knowledge, skills and by meeting the following requirements experience to conduct the tests competenUy 1 Grade 12 or equivalent and 2 successful completion ofthe water lab analyst What types of water quality testing exam or one year laboratory experience, or can a water quality analyst or licensed two years operating experience or 18 hours operator perform? approved training in dnnkmg water analysis methods To meet the sampling requirements ofa water- works that require approval, the following tests Laboratory personnel must write an exam, and can be performed by a licensed operator or submit proofof Grade 12 or equivalent and veri- water quality analyst fluoride, colour, aluminum. fied evidence of their experience pH. turbidity hardness, temperature, odour / taste, alkalinity, methane, chloramme and chlo- rine residual Ministry of the Environment Technical Brief More details can be found at www.oetc.on.ca. This technical brief, along with others listed Exams can be written in London. Thunder Bay. below, can be found on the ministry's Web site Sudbury, Kingston or Toronto during August and at www.enegov.onca. at 14 locations across the province in the fall. • Ontario Drinking Water Standards (ODWS) • Engineers' reports for waterworks For further information contact: New sampling requirements for waterworks Human Resources Branch • Watersampling and testing for microbiologi- Organizational Development and Learning cal parameters Ministry of the Environment • Laboratory accreditation requirements 5th floor, 40 St Clair Avenue West Minimum treatment requirements Toronto ON M4V 1M2 Adverse drinking water quality - corrective actions Tel: 416-3149300 Notification requirements • Posting a public notice • Waterworks quarterly reports for consumers For additional copies contact: Public Information Centre Ministry of the Environment 135 St. Clair Avenue West Toronto ON M4V 1P5 Tel: (416) 325-4000 or toll free at 1-800-565-4923 Fax: (416) 325-3159 Ministry of the Environment 'IBS 3977E ©Queen'sPnnlorforOntario.2000
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