John Bel Edwards Rebekah E.

Gee MD, MPH

GOVERNOR SECRETARY
SECRETARY

State of Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Health
Office of Public Health

CERTIFIED MAIL (7016 3560 0000 0461 8933) RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

July 31, 2017

Mayor Tommy Evans

Village of Clarence
PO Box 309
Clarence, LA 71414

Re: NOTICE OF VIOLATION:

Failure to Have a Certified Operator
Village of Clarence
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

Dear Mayor Evans:

It has come to the attention of this office that the Village of Clarence Sewer System may not be
operated by a certified operator.

VIOLATION

LAC 48:V.7303 A certified operator for the sewer system was not currently employed or contracted by
the sewer system.

REQUIRED ACTION

The operator of any community sewerage system must hold current and valid professional
certification(s) of the required category(s) at or above the level required for the total system and
individual facility. Additionally (unless the system operates multiple shifts wherein a certified operator is
required to be present on each shift), an operator shall demonstrate that when not actually on site at
the facility, he is capable of responding to that location within one hour of being notified that his
presence is needed.

Required certification categories and levels for your system are Class 1 in Wastewater Treatment and
Class 1 in Wastewater Collection.

Your sewer system has ninety (90) days from the date of receipt of this letter to have your system
operated under the supervision and control of a properly certified sewer system operator(s).

Office of Public Health Northwest Region VII

1525 Fairfield Avenue, Room 569 Shreveport, Louisiana 71101
Phone #: 318/676-7470 Fax #: 318/676-7485 WWW.LDH.LA.GOV
An Equal Opportunity Employer
The State Certification Office may be contacted at 225-342-7512 for additional information including
study materials, exam sites and dates.

Failure to timely correct this violation may result in further enforcement actions including, but not
limited to, issuance of an Administrative Order. Failure to comply with the terms of an Administrative
Order may lead to penalties of up to $3,000 per day.

If we can be of assistance, please feel free to call our office at 318-676-7434 or zahira.tieso@la.gov.

Sincerely,

Zahira Tieso, E.I.

Regional Engineer
LDH/OPH Region VII

ec: Natchitoches Parish Health Unit

Operator Certification
Enforcement Unit