Current through Register 1527, August 2, 2024
Section 12.07 - Qualification Process(1) When a community's leak detection survey is to be conducted by a contractor, each individual used by the contractor for the survey must possess a minimum of one year of experience in conducting leak detection surveys.(2) When a community's leak detection surveyis to be conducted by the community's employees, it shall be performed only by personnel qualified by the Authority to be proficient in leak detection methods. Community personnel will be qualified by the Authority by attending and successfully completingan Authority leak detection training program, which shall be offered at least once each year. A community may have personnel participate in its leak detection program prior to completing an Authority leak detection training program if such personnel work under the supervision of community personnel with at least three years of experience in leak detection. This qualification shall be retained indefinitely provided that the community's employee actively continues to perform leak surveys within the community's leak detection program. If two years pass during which the community's employee does not engage in leak detection activities, the qualification will lapse and will need to be re-obtained.