§ 302.1204. Standard operating procedures.
(a) Standard operating procedures are written documents outlining the actions necessary to make process control decisions given established operational quantitative and qualitative parameters for the system or treatment units within the system.
(b) Standard operating procedures must:
(1) Include the name of the operator in responsible charge.
(2) Identify the operators that may utilize the standard operating procedures to make process control decisions.
(3) State which treatment processes are covered by the standard operating procedures. For treatment processes that are not covered by the standard operating procedures, the operator must be instructed to contact the operator in responsible charge to make any necessary process control decisions.
(4) Identify the trigger parameters for the treatment processes and the appropriate actions to be taken for each treatment process.
(c) Standard operating procedures shall be approved in writing and dated by the operators in responsible charge, and available at the system for review.
(d) The use of standard operating procedures is an optional method, available to the operator in responsible charge, to allow operators under the operator in responsible charge’s direct supervision to implement process control decisions. The decision to use standard operating procedures depends on the complexity and personnel of the system.
(e) An operator in responsible charge using standard operating procedures shall notify the system owner that these standard operating procedures are in use.
(f) The Department may request a copy of a system’s standard operating procedures to determine the use of the procedures by the operators or the effectiveness of the procedures to insure compliance with Federal or State law or rules and regulations promulgated thereto or permit conditions and requirements applicable to the operation of water or wastewater systems.
(g) Standard operating procedures may be in an electronic form to facilitate searching for, and retrieval of, information by an operator. These standard operating procedures must be in an electronic form that cannot be changed without evidence of tampering. The standard operating procedures must also indicate where the original signed paper copy or copies are maintained and the name of the operator in responsible charge who signed them. The content of the electronic version of the standard operating procedures must be identical to the current signed paper standard operating procedures. If differences are found between the electronic form and the original signed paper copy of the standard operating procedures, the original signed paper copy will be considered the official version of the standard operating procedures.
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