National Assessment of First Nations Water and Wastewater Systems - Saskatchewan Regional Roll-Up Report

Figure 3.12 – Operator Risk Drivers (Treatment)

This graph illustrates the frequency of the main drivers that contribute to the operator risk for water systems in First Nations communities in Saskatchewan.

There are 5 key risk drivers:

• No Primary Operator and/or Primary Operator Not Certified to the Treatment System Classification;
• Primary Operator Uncertified and/or Has Insufficient Experience/Training for the Distribution System;
• Primary Operator Not Enrolled in Training;
• No Backup Operator and/or Backup Operator Not Certified to the Treatment System Classification; and
• No Access to Fully Trained Operator.

• For 10 percent of the water systems, there is no primary operator and/or the primary operator is not certified to the required level of the treatment system classification.
• For 2 percent of the water systems, the primary operator is uncertified and/or has insufficient experience/training for the distribution system.
• For 20 percent of the water systems, the primary operator is not enrolled in training.
• 54 percent of the water systems have no backup operator or they have a backup operator who is not certified to the treatment system classification.
• 12 percent of the water systems have no access to a fully trained operator.

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