Section 34A. There shall be within the department of environmental protection a board of certification of operators of wastewater treatment facilities. The purpose of the board shall be to insure the proper management, operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment systems and facilities. The board shall consist of nine members, as follows: the commissioner of environmental protection or his designee, the commissioner of public health or his designee, and seven members appointed by the governor. Of the members appointed by the governor, one shall be a faculty member of an accredited school of engineering, one a registered professional engineer engaged in the practice of sanitary engineering, one a member of the Massachusetts State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, one to be appointed from a list of qualified operators of wastewater treatment facilities in the commonwealth which has been recommended by the executive committee of the New England Water Pollution Control Association, one a member of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, one to be appointed from a list of qualified persons recommended by the Massachusetts Waste Water Treatment Plan Operators Association, and one who shall be a representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B of chapter thirteen. The commissioner of environmental protection or his designee shall be chairman of the board. The board shall meet at the call of the chairman. Each appointive member of the board shall receive his necessary traveling expenses incurred in the performance of official duties; provided, however, that the expenses of the members of the board, including those of such employees as it may appoint, shall not in any one year exceed its receipts. Each appointive member shall serve for a term of four years, except for persons appointed to fill vacancies who shall serve for the unexpired term. Any appointive member shall be eligible for reappointment. The division shall provide professional, technical and clerical assistance necessary for the administration and enforcement of the board's programs.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management
Section 1 - Department; Natural Resources Defined; Duties; Divisions
Section 2 - Stewardship Council
Section 2a - Members of the Council
Section 2c - Meetings of Council; Joint Meetings With Advisory Board
Section 2d - Members of Council; Holding Other Positions in Department
Section 2e - Compensation of Council Members; Expenses
Section 2g - Oversight Strategy Plans
Section 3 - Commissioner; Directors
Section 3a - Acting Commissioner; Commissioner's Salary
Section 3b - Experts and Other Employees
Section 3c - Annual Budget; Report
Section 3e - Open Space Land Acquisition; Loans to Cities and Towns
Section 3f - Rehabilitation and Improvement of Olmsted Parks
Section 3g - Olmsted Park Improvement Fund
Section 8 - Division of Water Supply Protection
Section 8b - Definitions Applicable to This Section and Secs. 8c and 8d
Section 8c - Increase in Interbasin Transfers of Surface and Groundwater; Approval; Exemption
Section 8d - Rules and Regulations; Criteria for Approval; Hearings; Procedure
Section 9 - Federal Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act; Programs
Section 9a - Acquisition of Lands and Waters
Section 9b - Groundwater Survey Program
Section 11 - Employees; Rules and Regulations
Section 12 - Federal Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act; Applications for Assistance
Section 13 - Works of Improvement; Assistance From Commonwealth; Conditions
Section 14 - Works of Improvement; Contracting Authority; Agents; Costs
Section 15 - Works of Improvement; Appropriations; Federal, State or Local Funds
Section 17d - Public Removal of Fuel Wood; Landowner's Liability for Injuries
Section 18 - Division of Conservation Services
Section 19 - State Commission for Conservation of Soil, Water and Related Resources; Establishment
Section 22 - Conservation Districts; Supervisors of Districts
Section 23 - Conservation Districts; Supervisors as Governing Body
Section 24 - Conservation Districts; Supervisors' Powers and Duties
Section 25 - Conservation Districts; Inter-District Cooperation
Section 25a - Conservation Districts; Powers
Section 26 - Division of Water Pollution Control
Section 26a - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 26 to 53
Section 27 - Division of Water Pollution Control; Powers and Duties
Section 27a - Water Pollution Abatement Projects; Certification; Financial Assistance; Eligibility
Section 30 - Powers of District Commission
Section 30a - Grants for Construction of Collection Systems
Section 32 - Presentation of Plan to Division; Contents; Approval
Section 33 - Financial Assistance
Section 33a - Financial Assistance in Towns of More Than 20,000 Inhabitants
Section 33c - Action by Director Pursuant to Sec. 33b; Contract for Engineering Reports Authorized
Section 33d - Director Authorized to Order Governmental Units to Construct Facilities
Section 33e - Water Pollution Abatement Projects; Grants
Section 34 - Supervision of Operation and Maintenance of Treatment Works
Section 34b - Evaluation and Certification Program; Application; Certification; Fees
Section 34c - Certification Requirement; Violation; Penalty
Section 35 - General Obligation Serial Bonds or Notes; Temporary Notes; Indebtedness
Section 37 - Reimbursement for Costs of Water Pollution Abatement Project
Section 37a - Program for Preservation and Restoration of Publicly-Owned Lakes and Great Ponds
Section 37b - Aquatic Nuisance Control Program
Section 37c - State Assistance to Municipalities or Agencies for Aquatic Nuisance Control
Section 37d - Priority of Projects
Section 38a - Clean Waters Scholarship Intern Program
Section 40 - Entry Upon Property; Investigation or Inspection; Examination of Records
Section 41 - Recommendations by Water Resources Commission
Section 43 - Permit Proceedings; Regulations; Requirements of Permit; Application; Forms; Fees
Section 43a - Public Notification of Sewage Discharge
Section 44 - Discharge Violations; Orders to Comply
Section 45 - Proposals to Suspend or Revoke Permit; Cease and Desist Orders; Request for Hearing
Section 46 - Injunctive Relief; Jurisdiction
Section 46a - Judicial Review; Jurisdiction
Section 48 - Annual Estimates and Reports
Section 50 - Terminals; Licenses; Inspections
Section 50a - Oil Terminals; Pollution Prevention; Revocation of License
Section 50b - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 50c to 50e
Section 50c - Vessel; Certificate of Financial Assurance
Section 50d - Maritime Spill Incident; Hazardous Materials; Environmental Police Officers
Section 50e - Waters of the Commonwealth; Areas of Special Interest
Section 51 - Coordination With Federal Government and Local Authorities; Agreements
Section 52a - Waste Oil Retention Facilities; Installation and Maintenance
Section 53 - Short Title; Investigation and Prosecution of Violations
Section 53a - Sewer Charges; Base Rate
Section 54 - Division of Mineral Resources
Section 55 - Cooperation With Other Governmental Units; Agreements; Federal and Private Grants
Section 56 - License and Lease Requirements; Violations; Penalties; Enforcement
Section 59 - Watershed Preservation Restrictions Program
Section 60 - Watershed Lands Preservation Committee
Section 61 - Watershed Preservation Restrictions Program; Annual Report
Section 62 - Watershed Preservation Restrictions; Tax Assessment
Section 63 - Surveys, Soundings, Drillings or Examinations
Section 64 - Annual Report on Dams
Section 66 - Interagency Support for Duties Under Secs. 64 and 65 and Secs. 44 to 48b of Chapter 253