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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XII - Water Supplies › Chapter 13 - Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule › Subchapter D - Monitoring Plans › Section XII-1319 - Monitoring Plan Required

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A.
				  Each public water system required to perform monitoring under the requirements
				  of this Chapter shall submit a monitoring plan to the state health officer for
				  review and approval. Such monitoring plan shall specifically be provided to the
				  OPH district engineering office which has jurisdictional oversight of the
				  public water system no later than the effective date of this rule.
B. The monitoring plan shall include a list
				  of all routine samples required on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and
				  annual basis and identify the sampling location where samples are to be
				  collected.
C. The public water
				  system shall revise and re-submit its monitoring plan if changes to a plant or
				  distribution system require changes to the sampling locations or if any
				  significant changes to the disinfection methods are made. In addition, the
				  public water system shall update and re-submit its monitoring plan when the
				  system's sampling requirements or protocols change.
D. Minor revisions to a system's monitoring
				  plan shall be submitted to the state health officer upon request.
E. The public water system shall maintain a
				  copy of their approved monitoring plan at each treatment plant and at a central
				  location.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:4(A)(8) and
					 40:5(2)(3)(5)(6)(17)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XII - Water Supplies › Chapter 15 - Approved Chemical Laboratories/Drinking Water › Subchapter A - Definitions and General Requirements › Section XII-1501 - Definitions of Terms

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A.
				  Words Not Defined. Words not defined in this Chapter shall have the meanings
				  stated in
				  §101 of this Part or other Parts of the
				  Louisiana state sanitary code. When words not defined in this Chapter are
				  defined in both
				  §101 of this Part and in another Part of
				  the Louisiana state sanitary code, the definition contained within
				  §101 of this Part shall be given
				  preference as it pertains to water supplies. Words not defined in any of these
				  source documents shall have the meanings stated in the Merriam-Webster's
				  Collegiate Dictionary-Tenth Edition, as revised.
B. Definitions. Definitions contained in
				  §101 of this Part shall also apply to
				  this Chapter except where the following special definitions apply.
Analyte
-a particular contaminant or value
					 that one is analyzing a water sample for, e.g., temperature, pH, turbidity,
					 disinfectant residual, chlorite, total organic carbon, or
					 UV254.
Approved Chemical Laboratory/Drinking
					 Water
-a laboratory approved by the state health officer under the
					 requirements of this Chapter to analyze and report compliance monitoring sample
					 results for certain physical and chemical analytes associated with drinking
					 water which are not required to be analyzed in a certified chemical
					 laboratory/drinking water.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:4(A)(8) and
					 40:5(2)(3)(5)(6)(17)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XII - Water Supplies › Chapter 15 - Approved Chemical Laboratories/Drinking Water › Subchapter A - Definitions and General Requirements › Section XII-1503 - General Requirements

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A.
				  Public water systems which provide treatment (other than chlorination) to the
				  water shall provide an approved chemical laboratory/drinking water on-site or
				  make contractual arrangements with an approved chemical laboratory/drinking
				  water off-site to analyze and report results for certain physical and chemical
				  analytes which are not required to be analyzed in a certified chemical
				  laboratory/drinking water.
1. All samples
				  collected for compliance determination shall be either analyzed in a certified
				  chemical laboratory/drinking water or in an approved chemical
				  laboratory/drinking water. Samples collected for compliance determination which
				  are allowed to be analyzed in an approved chemical laboratory/drinking water
				  include the following:
a. daily chlorite
				  levels (at the point of entry to the distribution system when using chlorine
				  dioxide);
b. daily fluoride
				  levels;
c. daily corrosion
				  inhibitor concentrations (orthophosphate and silica);
d. pH;
e. calcium;
f. conductivity;
g. temperature;
h. alkalinity;
i. turbidity;
j. jar test for ACC #6 (as per §1311. B of
				  this Part);
k. jar tests for
				  determining optimum coagulant dose (including Step 2 TOC removal per
				  §1309 of this Part); and
l. other drinking water analytes which are
				  not required to be analyzed in a certified chemical laboratory/drinking water
				  under other requirements of this Part or USEPA requirements.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XII - Water Supplies › Chapter 15 - Approved Chemical Laboratories/Drinking Water › Subchapter A - Definitions and General Requirements › Section XII-1505 - Staffing, Equipment, Quality Control and Records

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A. There shall be sufficient staff to perform
				  the tests required.
B. There shall
				  be sufficient supplies, equipment and space to perform the required volume of
				  work with optimal accuracy, precision, timeliness and safety.
1. All approved chemical
				  laboratories/drinking water for public water systems that use chlorine dioxide
				  shall be provided with an amperometric titrator with platinum-platinum
				  electrodes capable of measuring chlorite to a minimum accuracy of plus or minus
				  0.05 mg/L.
2. pH must be conducted
				  using a pH meter with a minimum accuracy of plus or minus 0.2 pH
				  units.
3. Water temperature must be
				  measured using a thermometer or thermocouple with a minimum accuracy of plus or
				  minus 0.5 degrees Celsius (0.5°C).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XII - Water Supplies › Chapter 15 - Approved Chemical Laboratories/Drinking Water › Subchapter B - Procedures to Become an Approved Chemical Laboratory/Drinking Water › Section XII-1507 - Application and Approval

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A. All
				  public water systems which provide treatment (other than chlorination) to the
				  water shall submit a completed "Request for Approved Chemical
				  Laboratory/Drinking Water" form to the state health officer. If the public
				  water system uses one or more off-site laboratories, it shall be the
				  responsibility of the public water system to notify each such off-site
				  laboratory to submit its own completed "Request for Approved Chemical
				  Laboratory/Drinking Water" form to the state health officer.
B. The "Request for Approved Chemical
				  Laboratory/Drinking Water" form shall list all analytes run by the laboratory
				  as well as the associated laboratory methodology. In addition, laboratories
				  holding the status of an approved chemical laboratory/drinking water shall
				  maintain a readily available list of the names and PWS ID#'s of all public
				  water systems it currently serves.
C. Based upon a satisfactory review of the
				  contents of the submittal (along with a signed statement by any off-site
				  laboratory agreeing to allow unannounced inspections of the laboratory
				  facilities, including any applicable records, by the state health officer), the
				  state health officer shall issue a certificate of approval to the public water
				  system or off-site laboratory granting it the status of a "DHH-OPH Approved
				  Chemical Laboratory/Drinking Water." Each laboratory facility receiving a
				  certificate of approval under this Subsection shall prominently display such
				  certificate.
D. Any correspondence,
				  certificate, advertisement, laboratory results, etc., to or from a "DHH-OPH
				  Approved Chemical Laboratory/Drinking Water" shall state prominently in bold
				  lettering the following statement.
1. This
				  "DHH-OPH Approved Chemical Laboratory/Drinking Water" does not meet the higher
				  criteria required by DHH-OPH to be classified as a "DHH-OPH Certified Chemical
				  Laboratory/Drinking Water;" therefore, any results reported from this
				  laboratory for drinking water parameters which are required to be analyzed in a
				  certified chemical laboratory are officially deemed invalid.
2. Any sample results for a public water
				  system which are officially deemed invalid for failure to have them analyzed in
				  a certified chemical laboratory/drinking water may result in a monitoring
				  violation if replacement samples are not collected and properly analyzed by a
				  certified chemical laboratory/drinking water within the prescribed monitoring
				  period. Any monitoring or analytical violations require public notification as
				  prescribed in
				  §1903 of this Part.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XII - Water Supplies › Chapter 15 - Approved Chemical Laboratories/Drinking Water › Subchapter C - Consequences of Non-Compliance › Section XII-1509 - Public Notification

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A. If
				  it becomes apparent either through laboratory reporting, on-site visits, or any
				  other means that the "DHH-OPH Approved Chemical Laboratory/Drinking Water" is
				  either intentionally or unintentionally not using or improperly using the
				  required analytical methodology to perform an accurate and precise
				  determination of an analyte associated with drinking water, the "DHH-OPH
				  Approved Chemical Laboratory/Drinking Water's" certificate of approval shall be
				  immediately suspended or revoked by the state health officer, and all public
				  water systems utilizing such laboratory shall provide public notification as
				  prescribed in
				  §1903 of this Part.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:4 (A)(8) and
					 R.S.
					 40:5
					 (2)(3)(5)(6)(17)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XII - Water Supplies › Chapter 17 - Lead and Copper Rule › Section XII-1701 - General

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A. Pursuant to a
				revision of the definition of
National Primary Drinking Water
				Regulations
published in the May 20, 1994
Louisiana
				Register
(LR 20:545), the Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH)
				Office of Public Health (OPH) initially adopted by reference the United States
				Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA) federal Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) as
				published in the
Federal Register
dated June 7, 1991 (Volume
				56, Number 110, pages 26547 through 26564), including the federal Lead and
				Copper Rule corrections as published in the
Federal Register
s
				dated July 15, 1991 (Volume 56, Number 135, page 32113) and June 29, 1992
				(Volume 57, Number 125, pages 28788 through 28789). Pursuant to another
				revision of the definition of
National Primary Drinking Water
				Regulations
published in the May 20, 2000
Louisiana
				Register
(LR 26:1037) and the provisions of paragraph 12:026 (now
				§377), further technical corrections [as published in the
Federal
				Register
dated June 30, 1994 (Volume 59, Number 125, page 33862
				through 33864)] to the federal Lead and Copper Rule were adopted by DHH-OPH.
				Pursuant to another DHH-OPH revision of the definition of
National
				Primary Drinking Water Regulations
, published in the October 20, 2004
Louisiana Register
(LR 30:2326), and the provisions of
				§377 of this Part, the DHH-OPH adopted by
				reference the USEPA federal Lead and Copper Rule Minor Revisions (LCRMRs) as
				published in the
Federal Register
dated January 12, 2000
				(Volume 65, Number 8, pages 2003 through 2014) as well as additional technical
				corrections to the Lead and Copper Rule as published in the
Federal
				Register
dated June 29, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 124, pages 38855
				through 38857). Pursuant to yet another DHH-OPH revision of the definition of
				the
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
, published in
				the
Louisiana Register
(LR 38:2374, September 2012), and the
				provisions of
				§
										377 of this Part, the DHH-OPH
				adopted by reference the USEPA federal Lead and Copper Rule Short Term
				Revisions (LCRSTRs) as published in the
Federal Register
dated
				October 10, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 195, pages 57782 through 57820). The
				regulations in this Chapter are promulgated in order to clarify the state's
				discretionary decisions allowed by the federal requirements.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(8) and
				  40:5(2)(3)(5)(6)(17)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XII - Water Supplies › Chapter 17 - Lead and Copper Rule › Section XII-1703 - Certification of Sampling Sites for Compliance Monitoring

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A. Community and non-transient non-community
				water systems shall complete and submit a DHH-OPH certification form listing
				each site selected for compliance monitoring and the site's associated tier
				level (tier 1 sampling site, tier 2 sampling site, or tier 3 sampling site) as
				well as whether or not the site is served by a lead service line. The various
				tier levels are defined in
				40 CFR
				141.86(a). Such systems
				shall additionally certify that a materials evaluation of the system was
				completed as per the requirements of
				40 CFR
				141.86(a) and shall, based
				upon such information, indicate whether or not the system has any lead service
				lines in use. The date of completion of the materials evaluation shall be
				indicated as well on the certification form. If any lead service lines are in
				use, an approximate number shall be indicated on the certification form. The
				certification form referred to in this Section shall be signed by the certified
				operator of the water system and shall be submitted to the state health officer
				at least 14 business days prior to the commencement of compliance monitoring.
				Upon request, a copy of any documents, information, or other data relative to
				the material evaluation or tier selection shall be provided to the state health
				officer.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(8) and
				  40:5(2)(3)(5)(6)(17)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XII - Water Supplies › Chapter 19 - Public Notification Rule › Section XII-1903 - Public Notification

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A. If a
				public water system fails to comply with an applicable maximum contaminant
				level, treatment technique requirement, or analytical requirement as prescribed
				by this Code or fails to comply with the requirements of any schedule
				prescribed pursuant to a variance or exemption, or fails to perform any
				monitoring required by this Code, the public water system shall notify persons
				served by the system of the failure in a manner prescribed by the
national primary drinking water regulations
(as defined in
				this Part), §§358, 913, 1139, 1317, 1507, 1509, and the Public Notification
				Rule (Chapter 19 of this Part), as applicable.
B. In addition, if a public water system
				fails to report required analytical data to the appropriate office designated
				by the state health officer within the applicable time limit(s) stipulated by
				the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (as defined in this Part), the
				Louisiana Total Coliform Rule (Chapter 9 of this Part), the Surface Water
				Treatment Rule (Chapter 11 of this Part), the Disinfectants and Disinfection
				Byproducts Rule (Chapter 13 of this Part), or the Approved Chemical
				Laboratories/Drinking Water Rule (Chapter 15 of this Part), and such data (e.g., turbidity measurements, corrosion control chemical concentrations, etc.) is
				required to determine a maximum contaminant level or treatment technique
				requirement prescribed by this Code, the public water system shall be assessed
				a monitoring violation and must give appropriate public notification.
C. With the exception of Tier 1 public
				notification which requires a more prompt certification response (see §1905 A), the water supply, within 10 days subsequent to the completion of each
				public notification shall submit to the state health officer a completed public
				notification certification form and a representative copy of each type of
				notice distributed, published, posted and/or made available to the persons
				served by the supply and/or to the news media.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(8) and
				  40:5(2)(3)(5)(6)(17)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XII - Water Supplies › Chapter 19 - Public Notification Rule › Section XII-1907 - Tier 2 Public Notice

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A. When
				a Tier 2 public notice is required under the national primary drinking water
				regulations, §358 C of this Part, the public water system shall, unless
				directed otherwise by the Office of Public Health in writing, provide public
				notification in a daily or weekly newspaper serving the area as soon as
				possible but no later than 14 days after the violation or failure. In addition
				to newspaper notice, a notice shall also be provided to the consumers by direct
				mail or hand delivery within 30 days after the violation or failure.
EXCEPTION: When furnishing a notice to a newspaper is deemed
				  not feasible for a non-community water system, continuous posting (in
				  conspicuous places within the area served by the system) and, if available,
				  e-mailing (to students or employees, for example) may be substituted. The
				  notice shall remain posted for a minimum of at least 7 days.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(8) and
				  40:5(2)(3)(5)(6)(17)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XII - Water Supplies › Chapter 19 - Public Notification Rule › Section XII-1909 - Tier 3 Public Notice

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A. When
				a Tier 3 public notice is required under the National Primary Drinking Water
				Regulations, §913, §1139 D, §1507. D.2 or §1509. A of this Part, the public
				water system shall, unless directed otherwise by the Office of Public Health in
				writing, provide public notification in a daily or weekly newspaper serving the
				area as soon as possible but no later than 45 days after the violation or
				failure. In addition to newspaper notice, a notice shall also be provided to
				the consumers by direct mail or hand delivery within 90 days after the
				violation or failure.
EXCEPTION: When furnishing a notice to a newspaper is deemed
				  not feasible for a non-community water system, continuous posting (in
				  conspicuous places within the area served by the system) and, if available,
				  e-mailing (to students or employees, for example) may be substituted. The
				  notice shall remain posted for a minimum of at least 7 days.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(8) and
				  40:5(2)(3)(5)(6)(17)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XII - Water Supplies › Chapter 19 - Public Notification Rule › Section XII-1911 - Public Notice for Certain Violations of Specific Drinking Water Rules

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A. Louisiana Total
				Coliform Rule. Also refer to
				§913 of this Part.
B. Surface Water Treatment Rule. Also refer
				to
				§1139 of this Part.
C. Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts
				Rule. Also refer to
				§1317 of this Part.
D. Approved Chemical Laboratories/Drinking
				Water. Also refer to
				§1507 of this Part.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(8) and
				  40:5(2)(3)(5)(6)(17)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 3 - General Requirements for Sewage Disposal [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart B] › Section XIII-301 - Plumbing Fixtures [formerly paragraph 13:002]

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A. All premises shall be provided with
				plumbing fixtures as prescribed in Part XIV of this Code. Such plumbing
				fixtures shall be connected to a community sewerage system whenever feasible or
				to an individual sewerage system which is specifically approved for the
				premises by the state health officer after it is determined that connection to
				a community sewerage system is unfeasible and that the installation and
				operation of an individual sewerage system is not likely to create a nuisance
				or a public health hazard.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(6) and
				  R.S.
				  40:5(9)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 3 - General Requirements for Sewage Disposal [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart B] › Section XIII-303 - Responsible Parties [formerly paragraph 13:003]

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A. A person who owns, operates, manages, or
				otherwise controls any premises, shall provide for sewage disposal in a manner
				which is in compliance with this Code.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(6) and
				  R.S.
				  40:5(9)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 3 - General Requirements for Sewage Disposal [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart B] › Section XIII-305 - Discharges [formerly paragraph 13:004-1]

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A. A person shall not directly or indirectly
				discharge, or allow to be discharged, the contents or effluent from any
				plumbing fixtures, vault, privy, portable toilet, or septic tank, into any
				road, street, gutter, ditch, water course, body of water, or onto the surface
				of the ground.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(6) and
				  R.S.
				  40:5(9)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 3 - General Requirements for Sewage Disposal [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart B] › Section XIII-307 - Installation [formerly paragraph 13:004-2]

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A. No component part of a sewerage system
				shall be installed wherever contamination of a ground water supply may occur.
				The location of any sewerage facility shall not conflict with the placement
				requirements for a water well which are set forth in Part XII of this
				Code.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(6) and
				  R.S.
				  40:5(9)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 3 - General Requirements for Sewage Disposal [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart B] › Section XIII-308 - Outfall Paths

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A. In
				reviewing plans and specifications for a proposed community sewerage system or
				individual sewerage system, or modifications thereto, the state health officer
				shall require the system owner to provide evidence of appropriate servitudes or
				permissions for any portion of the outfall path lying between the boundaries of
				the system owners property and the first suitable publicly maintained ditch,
				canal, or channel forming part of the outfall path, or the ultimate receiving
				navigable stream or body of water, whichever is encountered first. A publicly
				maintained ditch, canal, or channel shall be deemed suitable for use as an
				outfall path unless the public or governmental body maintaining same has
				explicitly notified the state health officer to the contrary in writing.
				Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the state health officer
				shall not be obligated to review or analyze the suitability or ownership of any
				portion of an outfall path lying downstream of its confluence with the first
				suitable publicly maintained ditch, canal, or channel forming a part thereof.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(6) and
				  R.S.
				  40:5(A)(2)(3)(9)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 3 - General Requirements for Sewage Disposal [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart B] › Section XIII-309 - Previous Permits [formerly paragraph 13:005]

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A. Any permits issued, or approval of plans
				and specifications granted prior to the effective date of the 1998 revisions of
				this Part shall remain in effect as it relates to the design of the sewerage
				system, unless the state health officer determines there exists a need for
				revision of such permits or approvals.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(6) and
				  R.S.
				  40:5(9)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 5 - Community Sewerage Systems [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart C] › Section XIII-501 - Permits [formerly paragraph 13:006]

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A. A person shall not construct or operate a
				community sewerage system, or make a modification of an existing system which
				changes the system's capacity, effluent quality, point of discharge, hydraulic
				or contaminant loadings, or operation of the component units of the system
				without having first obtained a permit from the state health officer. No
				community sewerage system shall be constructed, or modified to the extent
				mentioned above, except in accordance with plans and specifications for
				installation which have been approved as a part of a permit issued by the state
				health officer prior to the start of construction or modification.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(6) and
				  R.S.
				  40:5(9)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 5 - Community Sewerage Systems [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart C] › Section XIII-503 - Plans [formerly paragraph 13:007]

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A. Detailed plans and specifications for the
				construction or modification of a community sewerage system for which a permit
				is requested shall be submitted by the person who is the owner, his legal agent
				or who has responsible charge of the facilities. The review and approval of
				plans and specifications submitted for issuance of a permit will be made in
				accordance with the design standards presented in "Recommended Standards for
				Sewage Works," 1990 Edition, promulgated by the Great Lakes and Upper
				Mississippi River Board of State Sanitary Engineers and available from Health
				Education Service, P.O. Box 7126, Albany, New York 12224. Proposals which
				deviate significantly from the standards must be submitted to the state health
				officer with supporting documentation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(6) and
				  R.S.
				  40:5(9)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 5 - Community Sewerage Systems [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart C] › Section XIII-505 - Operation and Maintenance [formerly paragraph 13:008-1]

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A. All component facilities of a community
				sewerage system shall, at all times, be maintained in the same configuration as
				permitted, in working order and operated efficiently to minimize upsets,
				discharges of excessive pollutants, bypassing of discharges from the system,
				and health hazards and nuisances. Operator staffing and training, laboratory
				and process controls, maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime,
				backup equipment, and spare parts shall be provided as needed to maintain
				continuous compliance with the effluent limitations and standards established
				for the facility by the state health officer and to avoid any bypass or any
				overflow from the system.
B.
				[Formerly paragraph 13:008-2] Community sewerage systems shall be operated and
				maintained so as to consistently produce effluent water quality meeting the
				minimum requirements of the secondary treatment standard. Additional effluent
				standards may be established by the state health officer as needed based upon
				downstream uses of receiving waters.
C. [Formerly paragraph 13:008-3] The bypass
				of any raw or partially treated sewage from a community sewerage system is
				prohibited, except where unavoidable to prevent a potential threat to Public
				Health and Safety or severe property damage, and where no feasible alternatives
				to bypass exist. The use of alternatives to bypassing, such as auxiliary
				treatment facilities, retention of untreated wastes, maintenance during normal
				periods of equipment downtime, or installation of adequate backup equipment
				shall be utilized to the maximum extent feasible to avoid bypassing.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(6) and
				  R.S.
				  40:5(9)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 5 - Community Sewerage Systems [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart C] › Section XIII-507 - Records [formerly paragraph 13:009]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. By request, copies of reports and suitable
				daily analyses and records of daily operations shall be submitted monthly to
				the state health officer.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(6) and
				  R.S.
				  40:5(9)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 5 - Community Sewerage Systems [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart C] › Section XIII-509 - Land Application [formerly paragraph 13:010]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No sewage sludge, or sewage treatment
				effluent shall be applied to land for treatment, disposal, irrigation or other
				purposes without a permit from the state health officer. The Louisiana
				Department of Environmental Quality should also be contacted regarding other
				approvals or permits required by that agency for land application
				projects.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(6) and
				  R.S.
				  40:5(9)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 7 - Individual Sewerage Systems [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart D] › Subchapter A - General Requirements › Section XIII-703 - Plans [formerly paragraph 13:013-1]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The review and approval of plans and
				  specifications for the proposed individual sewerage system shall be made in
				  accordance with the "Regulations Controlling the Design and Construction of
				  Individual Sewage Systems" (See Chapter 7, Subchapter B).
B. [Formerly paragraph 13:013-2] Individual
				  sewerage systems, other than conventional septic tank systems, i.e., septic
				  tanks followed by a subsurface disposal system, including those facilities
				  built in conflict with the state of Louisiana sanitary code, shall comply with
				  all provisions of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Wastewater
				  Discharge Permit. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality should be
				  contacted for information regarding wastewater discharge permits. The state
				  health officer may establish other limitations or standards, as needed, in
				  consideration of the water quality of affected surface water bodies and
				  groundwaters.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:4(A)(6) and
					 R.S.
					 40:5(9)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 7 - Individual Sewerage Systems [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart D] › Subchapter A - General Requirements › Section XIII-705 - Installation of Individual Sewerage Systems [formerly paragraph 13:014-1]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A person who
				  wishes to engage in the business of installing or providing maintenance of
				  individual sewerage systems shall obtain, in accordance with the procedures set
				  forth in
				  §737 of this Part, a license for such
				  activity prior to making any such installations or providing maintenance. Such
				  a license shall not be required, however, for an individual wishing to install
				  an individual sewerage system, other than an individual mechanical plant, for
				  his own private, personal use. Individual mechanical plants shall be installed
				  and maintenance provided by licensed individual sewerage system installers
				  and/or maintenance providers only.
B. [Formerly paragraph 13:014-2] A person
				  installing or providing maintenance of an individual sewerage system and the
				  person who is the owner of the premises shall be responsible for compliance
				  with §701
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:4(A)(6) and
					 R.S.
					 40:5(9)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 7 - Individual Sewerage Systems [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart D] › Subchapter A - General Requirements › Section XIII-707 - Maintenance and Operation [formerly paragraph 13:015]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Individual sewerage systems shall be kept
				  in service and in a serviceable condition sufficient to insure compliance with
				  this code and in order to avoid creating or contributing to a nuisance or a
				  public health hazard.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:4(A)(6) and
					 R.S.
					 40:5(9)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 7 - Individual Sewerage Systems [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart D] › Subchapter A - General Requirements › Section XIII-709 - Septic Tank Systems [formerly paragraph 13:016]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Where a community-type sewerage system is
				  not available, a septic tank system may be used provided that the requirements
				  of §511. B A, and 705 are complied with.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:4(A)(6) and
					 R.S.
					 40:5(9)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 7 - Individual Sewerage Systems [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart D] › Subchapter A - General Requirements › Section XIII-711 - Individual Mechanical Plants [formerly 13:017-1]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An individual mechanical plant may be used
				  where a community-type system is not available, and where the state health
				  officer determines that a conventional septic tank system (septic
				  tank-absorption field) would not be expected to function properly, and where
				  the requirements of §511. B B, and 705 are complied with.
B. [Formerly paragraph 13:017-2] Permits, per
				  the requirements of §701, for the installation of individual mechanical plants,
				  shall not be issued except and unless the manufacturer of the mechanical plant
				  has received a manufacturers license in accordance with the requirements of
				  §735 A, and has received appropriate certification from DHH/OPH.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:4(A)(6) and
					 R.S.
					 40:5(9)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 7 - Individual Sewerage Systems [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart D] › Subchapter A - General Requirements › Section XIII-713 - Other Individual Sewerage Systems [formerly paragraph 13:018-1]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Where a person
				  proposes innovative processes or design features other than those described in
				  Chapter 7 Subchapter B of this Part, a limited number of experimental or
				  developmental installations may be approved where: either failure of the
				  installation or insignificant benefits to performance and cost is not expected,
				  based on current engineering data and literature. The total number of such
				  installations shall not exceed three throughout the state and shall be approved
				  under the following conditions.
B.
				  [Formerly paragraph 13:018-2] Each installation shall be installed only in
				  accordance with plans and specifications and testing procedures which have been
				  specifically approved for each installation as a part of a permit issued by the
				  state health officer prior to the installation.
C. [Formerly paragraph 13:018-3] The permit
				  for each installation shall be for a period of one year and may be renewed
				  under the provisions of §713
D.
				  [Formerly paragraph 13:018-4] Should an innovative process fail, the owner of
				  the premises and the person proposing the innovative process shall upgrade or
				  replace the installation to bring it into compliance with the applicable
				  provisions of this Part.
E.
				  [Formerly paragraph 13:018-5] After the experimental or developmental use of an
				  installation is completed, the permit issued under this Section may be revised
				  to remove the restrictions cited in Subsections 713. B and C if the state
				  health officer determines that the available data show that continued use of
				  the installation will not result in non-compliance with applicable provisions
				  of this Chapter. Such a revision of a permit issued under
				  §713 shall apply only to the individual
				  installation approved under that permit, and should not be construed as being
				  an approval of the system design for other existing or future
				  installations.
F. [Formerly
				  paragraph 13:018-6] Proprietary Devices. Proprietary devices are all devices
				  designed to reduce, process, and treat all or a select portion of wastewater
				  generated within the individual home. This includes water recycle and reuse
				  devices, water conservation devices, composting units, and other devices
				  intended to reduce the volume of waste generated or water consumed. The
				  approval of a proposal to utilize a proprietary device may only be granted by
				  the state health officer.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:4(A)(6) and
					 R.S.
					 40:5(9)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 7 - Individual Sewerage Systems [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart D] › Subchapter B - Design and Construction Regulations [formerly Chapter 13 Appendix A] › Section XIII-715 - Septic Tanks [formerly Section I of Appendix A]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. [Formerly paragraph A:1.1 of Appendix A] A
				  septic tank is a watertight tank made of steel, concrete or other approved
				  materials in which the settleable solids of sewage settle out and are largely
				  changed into liquids or gases by bacterial decomposition. The remaining residue
				  in the tank is a heavy, black semi-liquid sludge which must be removed from the
				  tank periodically. Although the completely digested sludge contains relatively
				  few disease germs, in cleaning the tank it is impossible to remove the digested
				  sludge without removing some undigested material. Therefore, it is particularly
				  important that the removed sludge be disposed of in a safe manner. There are
				  commercial service companies that will contract for septic tank cleaning and
				  sludge disposal. Such commercial services are controlled by a permit system in
				  accordance with
				  §901 of this Part.
B. [Formerly paragraph A:1.2 of Appendix A]
				  Multiple compartment septic tanks or single chamber septic tanks in series
				  provide more effective treatment than single chamber tanks of the same total
				  capacity; therefore, the use of multiple compartment tanks or single tanks in
				  series is encouraged. However, single chamber septic tanks are
				  acceptable.
C. [Formerly paragraph
				  A:1.3 of Appendix A] The velocity of flow through the tanks must be such that
				  maximum solids and scum retention is achieved. Vertical cylindrical tanks must
				  have horizontal (inlet-to-outlet) separation of at least 24 inches.
1. Tees or baffles must be used at the inlet.
				  The outlet must be designed so as to preclude floating solids from escaping
				  from the tank. The inlet tee or baffle diverts the incoming sewage toward the
				  bottom of the tank without disturbing the scum which forms on the surface of
				  the liquid, and the outlet prevents the surface scum from flowing out of the
				  tank.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 7 - Individual Sewerage Systems [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart D] › Subchapter B - Design and Construction Regulations [formerly Chapter 13 Appendix A] › Section XIII-717 - Septic Tank Effluent [formerly Section II of Appendix A]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. [Formerly paragraph A:2.1 of Appendix A]
				  There is a common belief that sewage after treatment in a septic tank is pure
				  water, or very nearly so. This is false. The effluent or liquid flowing from
				  the tank is still foul and dangerous. The septic tank cannot be depended upon
				  to remove disease germs. The discharge of the effluent from septic tanks into
				  street gutters, surface ditches, or streams is prohibited.
B. [Formerly paragraph A:2.2 of Appendix A]
				  The treatment level of a septic tank is referred to as primary
				  treatment.
C. [Formerly paragraph
				  A:2.3 of Appendix A] The preferred method of treatment for septic tank
				  effluents is accomplished through the use of soil absorption trenches. Small
				  oxidation ponds or sand filter beds may be used in lieu of absorption trenches
				  only where soil and drainage conditions or available space prevent the use of
				  absorption trenches. The level of treatment of these units is referred to as
				  secondary treatment.
D. [Formerly
				  paragraph A:2.4 of Appendix A] The use of absorption trenches, oxidation ponds
				  and filter beds for the treatment of septic tank effluents is discussed in
				  detail in the following Paragraphs of these standards.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:4(A)(6) and
					 R.S.
					 40:5(9)(20).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 7 - Individual Sewerage Systems [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart D] › Subchapter B - Design and Construction Regulations [formerly Chapter 13 Appendix A] › Section XIII-719 - Absorption Trenches [formerly Section III of Appendix A]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. [Formerly paragraph A:3.1 of Appendix A]
				  Where soil conditions are satisfactory and sufficient land is available, septic
				  tank effluent shall be disposed of in absorption trenches. This consists of a
				  system of covered gravel (or other approved aggregate) filled trenches into
				  which the septic tank effluent is applied so as to permit the liquid to seep
				  into the soil. By action of microorganisms in the soil, the organic matter is
				  converted into mineral compounds.
B. [Formerly paragraph A.3.2 of Appendix A] A
				  number of variables determine whether an absorption trench is feasible,
				  including: soil porosity (permeability), ground water table, available space,
				  and the rate at which septic tank effluent enters the soil (percolation rate).
				  In general three conditions should be met.
1.
				  The soil percolation rate must be within the acceptable range.
2. The maximum elevation of the ground water
				  table should be at least 2 feet below the bottom of the proposed trench
				  system.
3. Clay formations or other
				  impervious strata should be at a depth greater than 4 feet below the bottom of
				  the trenches.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIII - Sewage Disposal › Chapter 7 - Individual Sewerage Systems [formerly Chapter 13 Subpart D] › Subchapter B - Design and Construction Regulations [formerly Chapter 13 Appendix A] › Section XIII-727 - Sanitary Pit Privy [formerly Section VII of Appendix A]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. [Formerly paragraph A:7.1 of Appendix A]
				  Where a dwelling is not served with water under pressure, water carriage waste
				  systems as covered herein can not be used. In these cases, a pit privy or other
				  non water-borne system is required for excreta disposal.
B. [Formerly paragraph A:7.2 of Appendix A]
				  Pit privies, when used, shall be located so that they will not pollute
				  domestic, private, or public water supplies. To accomplish this, they must be
				  located on the downgrade from water wells and water supply lines and in
				  accordance with the minimum distance requirements as contained in Part XII of
				  this Code. Pit privies must be located at least four feet from any fence, ditch
				  or building to give room for a proper earth mound. They must be housed as
				  separate units and must be located at least 10 feet from the property
				  line.
C. [Formerly paragraph A:7.3
				  of Appendix A] Details of the construction and maintenance of approved pit
				  privies may be obtained by referring to a pamphlet entitled "Louisiana Type
				  Sanitary Pit Privy" which is available through the *Department of Health and
				  Hospitals, Office of Public Health, P.O. Box 60630, New Orleans, LA
				  70160.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:4(A)(6) and
					 R.S.
					 40:5(9)(20).