Title 10 — Health and Safety

This Chapter shall be known as the Water and Waste Water Operator’s Mandatory Certification Act. SOURCE: GC § 57230.

It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the territory of Guam, in order to conserve and protect our water resources and to prevent pollution of waters of the Territory, to classify all public and private potable water supply systems and public and private waste water fac…

(a) Person means any individual, partnership, firm, association, joint venture, public or private corporation, trust, estate, commission, board, public or private institution, utility, cooperative, municipality or any other political subdivision of this Territory, any interstate …

The Administrator, as per the standards and guidelines approved by the Board of Certification shall classify all potable water systems used or intended for use by the public or private individuals and all waste water facilities whether public or private. The classification shall …

The Administrator, as per the standards and guidelines approved by the Board of Certification shall issue certification entitling qualified persons to supervise the operation of potable water supply systems and waste water facilities. SOURCE: GC § 57234.

The Board of Certification shall develop minimum standards and guidelines for classification of potable water supply systems and waste water facilities and for certification of operators, facilitate reciprocity between certification programs, supervise the Administrator in the ad…

COL120106 The Administrator is authorized when taking action pursuant to §§ 52104, 52105 and 52109 of this Act to consider generally applicable criteria and guidelines developed by the Association of Boards of Certification for Operating Personnel in Water and Waste Water Utiliti…

All potable water supply systems and waste water facilities whether publicly or privately owned, used or intended for use by the public or pri- vate persons, must at all times be under the direct supervision of an operator whose competency is certified to by the Administrator in …

The Administrator, with the approval of the Board of Certification, shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the administration of this Act, and which shall include at least the following provisions: (a) The basis for classification of potable water sup…

COL120106 On or after two (2) years following the effective date of this Act, it shall be unlawful: (a) For any potable water supply system or waste water facility to be operated unless the operator is duly certified under the provisions of this Act; (b) For any person to perform…

Any person who violates or is about to violate any provision of this Act, or any rule, regulation, criterion, procedure or certificate issued hereun- der may, in a legal action commenced by the Administrator, with the approval of the Board of Certification: (a) be enjoined from c…

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this Section, any person who knowingly and willfully violates § 52110 of this Act shall upon convic- tion be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) per day of violation or imprisonment for not more than six (6…

To carry out the provisions and purposes of this Act, the Administrator is authorized and empowered to: COL120106 (a) Perform any and all acts and adopt, revise, promulgate and rescind such rules and regulations as he may find necessary or appropriate, with the consent of the Boa…

(a) On or after the effective date of this Act, certification of operators by any State which, as determined by the Administrator, accepts certification made or certification requirement, deemed satisfied pursuant to the provisions of this Act, shall be accorded reciprocal treatm…

The provisions of this Act are intended to supersede existing laws of this Territory insofar as they relate to the matters included in this Act. SOURCE: GC § 57244.

The provisions of this Act are severable. If any provisions of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not effect other provisions or applications of this Act which can be given effect without regard to the invalid p…

On the effective date of this Act, all employees engaged in the operation of public and private water and waste water facilities shall be certified by the Administrator to perform the level of plant operations, as established by this Act, that they are performing on such effectiv…