| #R001 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Application for Subsystem Classification | drinking water | The owner of a municipal residential subsystem shall file an application with the Director for the determination of the type and class of the subsystem. | | high |
| #R002 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Display of Classification Certificate | drinking water | The owner or operating authority of a subsystem shall ensure that the certificate of classification of the subsystem is conspicuously displayed at the operator’s workplace or at the premises from which the subsystem is managed. | | high |
| #R003 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Verification of Operator Certification | drinking water | The owner or operating authority of a subsystem shall ensure that every operator employed in the subsystem holds, (a) a certificate applicable to that type of subsystem; or (b) a certificate applicable to that subsystem, in the case of an operator who holds a conditional certificate issued or renewed under section 10. | | high |
| #R004 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Designation of Overall Responsible Operator | drinking water | The owner or operating authority of a municipal residential subsystem shall designate as overall responsible operator of the subsystem an operator who holds a certificate for that type of subsystem and that is of the same class as or higher than the class of that subsystem. | | high |
| #R005 | operational | operational | mandatory | Duties of Operator-in-Charge | drinking water | An operator-in-charge shall, (a) take all steps reasonably necessary to operate the processes within his or her responsibility in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with the relevant operations manuals; (b) ensure that the processes within his or her responsibility are measured, monitored, sampled and tested in a manner that permits them to be adjusted when necessary; (c) ensure that records are maintained of all adjustments made to the processes within his or her responsibility; and (d) ensure that all equipment used in the processes within his or her responsibility is properly monitored, inspected, tested and evaluated and that records of equipment operating status are prepared and available at the end of every operating shift. | | high |
| #R006 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Provision of Operational Logs | drinking water | The owner or operating authority of a subsystem shall ensure that logs or other record-keeping mechanisms are provided to record information concerning the operation of the subsystem. | | high |
| #R007 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Maintenance of Training Records | drinking water | The owner or operating authority shall ensure that records are maintained for at least five years of all on-the-job practical training completed by the operators employed in the subsystem, including the names of the operators who attend training, the dates of the training, the method used for training, the instructor, the duration of each training session and the subjects covered. | | high |
| #R008 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Application for Redetermination of Classification | drinking water | If a subsystem is to be replaced or altered, the owner of the subsystem shall apply for a redetermination of the type and class of the subsystem when approval of the alteration is applied for under subsection 32 (1) or (2) of the Act. | When a subsystem is to be replaced or altered | high |
| #R009 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Display of Operator Certificates | drinking water | The owner or operating authority of a subsystem shall ensure that a copy of the certificate of every certified operator who is employed in the subsystem is conspicuously displayed at the operator’s workplace or at the premises from which the subsystem is managed. | | high |
| #R010 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Display of Water Quality Analyst Certificates | drinking water | The owner or operating authority of a subsystem shall ensure that a copy of the certificate of every certified water quality analyst who is employed in the subsystem is conspicuously displayed at the analyst’s workplace or at the premises from which the subsystem is managed. | | high |
| #R011 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Designation of Overall Responsible Operator (Limited Subsystems) | drinking water | The owner or operating authority of a limited subsystem shall designate as overall responsible operator of the subsystem an operator who holds a limited subsystem operator’s certificate for that type of subsystem. | Applicable to limited subsystems | high |
| #R012 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Strike and Lock-out Plan Submission | drinking water | At least 14 days prior to the legal strike or lock-out date, the owner or operating authority of the subsystem referred to in subsections (1) and (2) shall prepare and submit to the Director, in a format approved by the Director, a strike and lock-out plan for the continued safe and efficient operation of the subsystem that includes, at a minimum, (a) a list of all persons proposed to be employed temporarily... and (b) a plan for how the subsystem will be operated during the strike or lock-out... | Prior to a legal strike or lock-out date | high |
| #R013 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Designation of Operators-in-Charge | drinking water | The owner or operating authority of a subsystem or a person authorized by the owner or operating authority shall designate one or more operators as operators-in-charge of the subsystem. | | high |
| #R014 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Maintenance of OIC Work Records | drinking water | The owner or operating authority or a person authorized by the owner or operating authority shall ensure that records are maintained of the amount of time each operator works as an operator-in-charge. | | high |
| #R015 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on OIT as Operator-in-Charge | drinking water | A person who holds an operator-in-training’s certificate shall not be designated as an operator-in-charge. | | high |
| #R016 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Standard for Operational Log Entries | drinking water | Entries in the logs or other record-keeping mechanisms shall be made chronologically. | | high |
| #R017 | prohibition | reporting | mandatory | Authorization for Log Entries | drinking water | No person shall make an entry in a log or other record-keeping mechanism unless the person is an overall responsible operator, an operator-in-charge or is authorized to make an entry by the owner, the operating authority, the overall responsible operator or an operator-in-charge. | | high |
| #R018 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Identification of Log Entry Makers | drinking water | A person who makes an entry in a log or other record-keeping mechanism shall do so in a manner that permits the person to be unambiguously identified as the maker of the entry. | | high |
| #R019 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Record-keeping of Operating Shifts | drinking water | An operator-in-charge or a person authorized by an operator-in-charge shall record the following information in the logs or other record-keeping mechanisms in respect of each operating shift: 1. The date, time, and shift designation. 2. Names of operators on duty. 3. Departures from normal procedures. 4. Special instructions for departures. 5. Unusual or abnormal conditions. 6. Equipment out of service or repaired. | | high |
| #R020 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Accessibility and Retention of Operational Records | drinking water | The owner or operating authority shall ensure that logs and other record-keeping mechanisms are accessible at the subsystem, (a) for at least five years after the last entry in it was made, in the case of a log or record-keeping mechanism that is kept in a book or document form or kept on a similarly fixed basis; or (b) for at least five years after each entry in it was made, in the case of a log or record-keeping mechanism that is kept on a loose-leaf or electronic basis or kept on a similarly continuous basis. | | high |
| #R021 | operational | operational | mandatory | Provision of Operations and Maintenance Manuals | drinking water | The owner or operating authority of a subsystem shall ensure that operators and maintenance personnel in the subsystem have ready access to the comprehensive operations and maintenance manuals that contain plans, drawings and process descriptions sufficient for the safe and efficient operation of the subsystem. | | high |
| #R022 | operational | operational | mandatory | Operator Training Compliance | drinking water | Subject to subsection (2), the owner or operating authority of a subsystem shall take reasonable steps to ensure that every operator employed in the subsystem completes the annual number of hours of training set out in the Table to this section in each of the three years for which the operator’s certificate is valid. | | high |
| #R023 | operational | operational | mandatory | Water Quality Analyst Training Compliance | drinking water | Subject to subsection (2), the owner or operating authority of a subsystem shall take reasonable steps to ensure that every water quality analyst employed in the subsystem completes the annual number of hours of training set out in the Table to this section in each of the three years for which the water quality analyst’s certificate is valid. | | high |
| #R024 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Maintenance of Water Quality Analyst Training Records | drinking water | The owner or operating authority shall ensure that records are maintained for at least five years of the on-the-job practical training completed by the water quality analysts employed in the subsystem, including the names... dates... method... instructor... duration... and subjects covered. | | high |
| #R025 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Notification of Emergency Personnel Employment | drinking water | Within seven days of employing the first of one or more persons described in subsection (1), the owner or operating authority of the subsystem shall submit in writing to the Director, in the manner and form approved by the Director, information about the circumstances leading to the person’s or persons’ employment in the subsystem. | When employing non-certified personnel during emergency/strike situations under section 33 | high |
| #R026 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Post-Emergency Reporting of Personnel | drinking water | An owner or operating authority that employs a person under subsection (1) shall provide a written report to the Director within 90 days of the end of the circumstances described in clause 32 (1) (a) or (b) that includes... [specific person and duty details]. | After the conclusion of emergency personnel employment | high |