Technical Brief: Licensing of Staff Conducting Analytical Tests at Waterworks

8 Pages·2000·0.08 MB·English

by  Ontario Ministry of the Environment

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: [phone]
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: [phone]
or toll free at 1-800-565-4923
Fax: [phone]
Ministry of the Environment 'IBS 3977E
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