Committee of Certification of Waterworks and Sewerage Works Operators public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Committee of Certification of Waterworks and Sewerage Works Operators
The Louisiana Committee of Certification will meet Oct. 17, 2023, in Alexandria to discuss operator certification matters, including a Shreveport surface-water requirement and two operator complaints. The agenda also includes reports from the chair, program administrator, and training officer, plus approval of prior minutes.
The Committee dismissed a request to require the City of Shreveport to increase its number of certified operators. It also approved moving an operator complaint against Bernard Daniels to an administrative hearing following allegations of fraud and record-keeping failures.
- Approved July 18, 2023 meeting minutes
- Dismissed request to require City of Shreveport to have more operators on staff
- Approved motion to bring Bernard Daniels to an Administrative hearing
- Resolved Indian Hills complaint (data submitted prior to meeting)
Committee of Certification of Waterworks and Sewerage Works Operators
The committee held a hearing regarding a complaint that an operator was not on-site during a chemical change-out. The committee determined negligence occurred and mandated specific training for the operator to resolve the probationary status of his license.
- Approved minutes from December 6, 2022 meeting
- Determined negligence occurred in May 2022 regarding operator Christopher Hughes
- Placed Christopher Hughes' license on probationary status
- Required Christopher Hughes to complete 8 hours of technical training and on-site training with an LDH engineer by December 2023
Committee of Certification of Waterworks and Sewerage Works Operators
The Louisiana Committee of Certification will meet to discuss and approve minutes, receive reports from the chairman, administrator, training officer, and secretary, and hear association reports. Old business includes falsification of records regarding chlorine residuals and a proposed operator certification rule change. The meeting is largely procedural with one substantive policy discussion.
- Falsification of records – chlorine residuals (old business)
- Operator certification rule change (old business)
The Committee held a hearing regarding a complaint that operator Christopher Hughes was not on-site during a chemical change-out. The Committee determined negligence occurred and mandated technical and on-site training to resolve the probationary status of his license.
- Approved December 6, 2022 meeting minutes
- Determined negligence occurred regarding Christopher Hughes's conduct in May 2022
- Placed Christopher Hughes's license on probationary status
- Required Christopher Hughes to complete 8 hours of technical training and on-site training with an LDH engineer by December 2023