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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 20 - LABORATORY CERTIFICATION AND AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING DRINKING WATER › Section 179-20-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
For purposes of this chapter, definitions in the Nebraska
				  Safe Drinking Water Act and the following definitions are hereby
				  adopted.
002.01
AGREEMENT.
A binding contract between the Department
				of Health and Human Services (Department) and a laboratory that allows the
				certified, provisionally certified, or interim certified laboratory to perform
				compliance testing.
002.02
CERTIFICATE.
The document issued by the Department
				indicating that the laboratory has fulfilled the requirements for certification
				and is authorized to perform analyses for water intended for human
				consumption.
002.03
COMPLETE APPLICATION.
An initial application or
				renewal application which contains all of the required information, with
				attestation to its truth and completeness, signatures of the applicant(s),
				submitted with all required fees and documentation.
002.04
COMPLIANCE
				SAMPLES.
Those water samples required under the Nebraska Safe
				Drinking Water Act and the regulations adopted thereunder to determine whether
				a public water system meets current drinking water standards.
002.05
DAY.
A
				calendar day unless otherwise specified.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 20 - LABORATORY CERTIFICATION AND AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING DRINKING WATER › Section 179-20-003 - CERTIFICATION FOR LABORATORIES IN NEBRASKA

Current through June 17, 2024
Applicants must submit a complete application provided by
				  the Department and meet all requirements of the statutes and this chapter. All
				  standards and documents referenced in this chapter can be obtained at
				  Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Environmental
				  Laboratory, 3701 S. 14th Street, Lincoln NE 68502 or
				  be viewed on the Department's website.
003.01
FIRST-TIME CERTIFICATION
				OR ADDITIONAL OR NEWLY REGULATED CONTAMINANTS.
An applicant for
				first-time certification for microbiology, chemistry, radiochemistry, or
				additional or newly regulated contaminants must submit a complete application
				and the following information:
(A) A copy of
				the diploma(s) or transcript(s) for the personnel listed on the
				application;
(B) A Quality
				Assurance Manual;
(C) A completed
				checklist from the Environmental Protection Agency
Manual for
				Certification of Laboratories Analyzing Drinking Water
, Fifth Edition
				(January 2005) including Supplement 1 (June 2008) and Supplement 2 (November
				2012) depending on the methods and analytes being requested. A completed
				chemistry checklist form is required when chemistry methods certification is
				being requested, a completed microbiology checklist form is required when
				microbiological methods certification is being requested, and a completed
				radiochemistry checklist form is required when radiochemistry methods
				certification is being requested; and
(D) The most current proficiency testing
				results for each method and analyte, to the Department. The results must be
				sent directly from the proficiency testing provider. If the applicant is
				applying for a new certification for a method and analyte it must have a
				proficiency testing provider send a copy of proficiency testing results
				performed within the last 60 days for each method and analyte. If the applicant
				is applying for recertification, at least one acceptable proficiency testing
				result must be received for each method and analyte in every 12-month
				period.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 20 - LABORATORY CERTIFICATION AND AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING DRINKING WATER › Section 179-20-004 - APPROVED CERTIFICATION BODIES AND ACCREDITATION BODIES

Current through June 17, 2024
The Department will accept certification or accreditation
				  from the following organizations for the purposes of certification in
				  Nebraska:
(A) An Environmental
				Protection Agency Certified Laboratory;
(B) A state laboratory certified by the
				Environmental Protection Agency;
(C) A laboratory certified by a state
				certification program; or
(D) A
				laboratory accredited by the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation
				Program.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 20 - LABORATORY CERTIFICATION AND AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING DRINKING WATER › Section 179-20-005 - CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR LABORATORIES IN NEBRASKA THAT ARE CERTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT

Current through June 17, 2024
To be certified and maintain certification by the Department,
				  an applicant must meet the following requirements:
(A) The regulatory performance criteria as
				explained in the Environmental Protection Agency
Manual for the
				Certification of Laboratories Analyzing Drinking Water
, Fifth Edition,
				(January 2005) including Supplement 1 (June 2008) and Supplement 2 (November
				2012) and all other applicable regulatory requirements. The manual,
				Environmental Protection Agency 815-R-05-004, is incorporated herein by
				reference
(B) Use the methods set
				out in the regulations adopted under the Nebraska Safe Drinking Water
				Act
(C) Comply with a current
				laboratory quality assurance plan, as specified in the Environmental Protection
				Agency
Manual for the Certification of Laboratories Analyzing Drinking
				Water,
Fifth Edition, (January 2005) including Supplement 1 (June
				2008) and Supplement 2 (November 2012)
(D) Maintain current administrative and
				analytical standard operating procedures that follow the format set out in
Guidance for the Preparation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
				for Quality Related Documents, April
2007, (Environmental Protection
				Agency QA/G-6), published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
				Quality Assurance Division, Washington, DC 20460, which is incorporated herein
				by this reference
(E) Employ both a
				laboratory director and a quality assurance manager having the following
				qualifications:
(i) The laboratory director
				must be a qualified professional with the technical education and experience,
				and managerial capability commensurate with the size and type of the
				laboratory. The laboratory director is ultimately responsible for ensuring that
				all laboratory personnel have demonstrated proficiency for their assigned
				functions and that all data reported by the laboratory meet the required
				quality assurance criteria and regulatory requirements; and
(ii) The quality assurance manager must be
				independent from the laboratory management, if possible, and have direct access
				to the highest level of management and meet the following:
(1) Have a bachelor's degree in science or
				the equivalent work experience, training in quality assurance principles
				commensurate with the size and sophistication of the laboratory, and at least 1
				year of experience in quality assurance; and
(2) Have a working knowledge of the
				statistics involved in quality control of laboratory analysis and a basic
				understanding of the methods which the laboratory
				employs;
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 20 - LABORATORY CERTIFICATION AND AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING DRINKING WATER › Section 179-20-006 - EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF CERTIFICATION

Current through June 17, 2024
All certifications are valid for not more than 36 months and
				  expire on December 31 of the third year, except certification based on
				  reciprocity, which expire on the expiration date of the certifying body's
				  certification. No reciprocity certification can exceed 36
				  months.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 20 - LABORATORY CERTIFICATION AND AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING DRINKING WATER › Section 179-20-007 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
007.01
GROUNDS FOR DOWNGRADING TO PROVISIONALLY CERTIFIED
				STATUS.
A laboratory will be downgraded to provisionally certified
				status for a contaminant or group of contaminants for any of the following
				reasons:
(A) Failure to analyze a proficiency
				testing sample at least every 12 months within the acceptance limits specified
				by the proficiency testing provider;
(B) Failure of a certified laboratory to
				notify the Department within 30 days of major changes (e.g., in personnel,
				equipment, or laboratory location);
(C) Failure to satisfy the Department that
				the laboratory is maintaining the required standard of quality, based upon an
				on-site evaluation; or
(D) Failure
				to report compliance data to the public water system and to the Department of
				Environment and Energy, Drinking Water Monitoring and Compliance Program, in a
				timely manner as determined by it and set out in the regulations adopted under
				the Nebraska Safe Drinking Water Act. Data which may cause a system to exceed a
				maximum contaminant or action level must be reported to the public water system
				and to the Department of Environment and Energy, Drinking Water Monitoring and
				Compliance Program, immediately upon discovery.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 20 - LABORATORY CERTIFICATION AND AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING DRINKING WATER › Section 179-20-008 - RECORD KEEPING

Current through June 17, 2024
The laboratory must ensure that records for on-site
				  laboratory assessments and certification program reviews are maintained in an
				  easily accessible central location for a period of 6 years to include the last
				  2 on-site audits. This includes records and correspondence used to determine
				  compliance with the requirements in 179 NAC 20 and checklists, corrective
				  action reports, final reports, certificates, proficiency testing study results,
				  and related documents.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 20 - LABORATORY CERTIFICATION AND AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING DRINKING WATER › Section 179-20-009 - FEES

Current through June 17, 2024
The fees for inspection of a laboratory are as
				  follows:
(A) Bacteriological
				examination $150
(B) Inorganic
				chemical analyses $100
(C) Heavy
				metal analyses $200
(D) Organic
				chemical analyses $200
(E)
				Radiochemical analyses $200
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 21 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-21-001 - SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations establish minimum requirements for the
				  operation and maintenance of existing transient non-community (TNC) public
				  water systems. The authority is found in
Neb. Rev.
				  Stat
. §§
									71-5301
				  to
				  71-5313.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 21 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-21-002 - COMPLIANCE DATE

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations are effective for the purpose of
				  compliance beginning May 1, 2004. Until that date, operation and maintenance
				  requirements for public water systems are found in 179 NAC
				  2-008.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 21 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-21-003 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
Department
means the Department of
				  Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure.
Director
means the Director of
				  Regulation and Licensure or his/her authorized representative.
Encroachment
means a potential
				  source of contamination located less than a specified minimum horizontal
				  separation distance from a public water supply source or any other likely
				  hazards to the safety of the drinking water quality, pressure, or economies
				  delivered by the system. Examples applicable to transient water systems include
				  but are not limited to those potential sources of contamination and minimum
				  horizontal separation distances identified in 178 NAC
				  12-003.01B.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 21 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-21-004 - GENERAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
All transient public water systems must:
1. Be operated and supervised by competent
				personnel possessing a minimum Grade V certificate of competency issued by the
				Director.
2. Assure an adequate
				supply of safe drinking water on a continuous basis during periods of
				operation.
3. Notify the Director
				of any situation with the water system which presents or may present an
				imminent and substantial hazard to health;
4. Maintain an emergency contact list that
				includes a list of individuals who may be called for help in times of disaster,
				their titles and their phone numbers. This list must be updated annually with a
				copy sent to the Department.
5.
				Ensure that there are no unprotected physical connections between the public
				water system and any pipes, pumps, hydrants, tanks, steam condensate returns,
				engine jackets, heat exchangers, or other system components whereby potentially
				unsafe water or contaminating materials may be discharged or drawn into the
				public water system unless first approved by the public water system and then
				by the Director.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 21 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-21-005 - GENERAL MAINTENANCE

Current through June 17, 2024
All transient public water systems must adopt and carry out
				  a preventive maintenance program incorporating the following elements:
1. Secure all water system facilities in a
				manner that protects the supply from contamination and prevents unauthorized
				entry and vandalism.
2. Inspection,
				servicing, replacement, and record keeping of all mechanical equipment in
				accordance with manufacturer's recommendations for such maintenance. An
				operation and maintenance manual must be maintained and updated when facility
				equipment changes occur. The operation and maintenance manual must include
				specification of equipment and recommended maintenance practices of that
				equipment as specified by the manufacturers.
3. Prevention of rust and corrosion by
				application of paint, protective coatings, or cathodic protection or other
				treatment capable of prolonging the useful life of the system.
4. Take all available action as necessary to
				protect the system and its components from encroachments which are likely
				hazards to the safety of the drinking water quality, or which could have a
				substantial impact on the system pressure or economies delivered by the system.
				Such action includes the adoption of ordinances, regulations, contracts, or
				other enforceable instruments necessary to ensure adequate protection from
				encroachments.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 21 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-21-006 - WELLS AND PUMPING FACILITIES

Current through June 17, 2024
All transient public water systems must:
1. Maintain a sanitary seal on each
				wellhead.
2. Seal cracks and
				crevices to prevent entry of vermin, flooding, or other contaminants.
3. Maintain well casing vents, and where
				applicable, air release/vacuum relief valves, in a down-turned position and
				screened with corrosion resistant materials which have openings no larger than
				24 mesh.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 21 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-21-007 - DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

Current through June 17, 2024
All transient public water systems must operate to maintain
				  a minimum positive pressure of 20 psi throughout the distribution system except
				  under extraordinary conditions such as unusual peak fire flow demand or major
				  distribution system breaks.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 21 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-21-008 - POTABLE WATER STORAGE FACILITIES

Current through June 17, 2024
All transient public water systems must:
1. Inspect, and clean if necessary, water
				storage facilities equipped for accessibility, no less than once every five
				years.
2. Secure the storage
				facility by use of locks on access manholes and hatches, and take other
				necessary precautions to prevent trespassing, vandalism, and
				sabotage.
3. Where applicable,
				provide and maintain corrosion resistant screen of an effective mesh size on
				water storage structure vents. Screen mesh size must be proper for the vent
				design. Replace when necessary with in-kind screen.
4. Where applicable, maintain water tightness
				as designed, of walls, floor, and roof to prevent the entrance of nonpotable
				water, birds, and other contaminant sources.
5. Where applicable, provide and maintain a
				corrosion resistant screen of effective mesh size and/or a self-closing flap
				valve installed near or at the termination of all overflow lines on water
				storage structures. Screen mesh size and flap valves must be proper for the
				overflow line design. Replace when necessary with in-kind screen and/or flap
				valve. The termination point of the overflow lines must be maintained so that
				overflow discharge does not create, or contribute to, an erosion
				problem.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 21 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-21-009 - TREATMENT

Current through June 17, 2024
Transient public water systems that use ion exchange
				  softeners are not subject to the following requirements. All other transient
				  public water systems that use a process for removal of a primary or secondary
				  contaminant, or apply chemicals for the purpose of conditioning, continuous
				  disinfection, or adjustment of drinking water must do the following:
1. Maintain and record accurate measurement
				of chemical use no less often than five days per week.
2. Provide an ammonia solution for use in
				detecting chlorine leaks when gas chlorination is used,.
3. Store chemicals in accordance with
				manufacturer's recommendations for chemical compatibility.
4. Maintain color coding in accordance with
				the following color scheme, or utilize other identification to easily
				differentiate between pipes.
Water
								Lines
Raw
Olive Green
Settled or Clarified
Aqua
Finished or Potable
Dark Blue
Chemical
								Lines
Alum or Primary Coagulant
Orange
Ammonia
White
Carbon Slurry
Black
Caustic
Yellow with green band
Chlorine (gas and solution)
Yellow
Fluoride
Light blue with red band
Lime Slurry
Light green
Ozone
Yellow with orange band
Phosphate Compounds
Light green with red band
Polymers or Coagulant Aids
Orange with green band
Potassium Permanganate
Violet
Soda Ash
Light green with orange band
Sulfuric Acid
Yellow with red band
Sulfur Dioxide
Light green with yellow band
Water
								Lines
Backwash Waste
Light brown
Sludge
Dark brown
Sewer (sanitary or other)
Dark gray
Other
Compressed Air
Dark green
Gas
Red
Other Lines
Light gray
5.
				Where applicable, maintain operational records and filtration log used in
				conjunction with treatment processes used for removal or inactivation of
				regulated contaminants for a minimum of five years.
6. If disinfecting, provide approved
				methodology equipment for accurate measurement of disinfectant
				residual.
7. When treating to
				remove or inactivate regulated contaminants, provide proper test equipment to
				determine process control changes.
8. For systems that are required to disinfect
				on a continuous basis and have treatment facilities that are not staffed 24
				hours per day, the system must provide a means by which a disinfectant is
				applied accurately on a continuous basis. This does not apply to systems under
				an Administrative Order that require chlorination for only six
				months.
9. Record accurate
				measurement of gallons of water pumped per minute (gpm) and the total time
				pumped or total gallons pumped of each treatment plant not less than once per
				week.
10. Provide functional
				operational controls for each filter used in conjunction with treatment
				processes consisting of removal of regulated contaminants.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 21 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-21-010 - RECORDS

Current through June 17, 2024
1. All transient public water systems must
				maintain the following records where applicable, for a minimum of five years:
a. Written public health-oriented customer
				complaints related to water quality, quantity, pressure and system
				integrity.
b. Water main repair and
				replacement records, including results of special samples collected for
				microbiological water quality analysis, and disinfection method associated with
				repair and replacement.
c. Chemical
				use, where applicable.
d. Records
				of process control test results, test equipment quality assurance, and quality
				control.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 22 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITY AND NON-TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-22-001 - SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations establish minimum requirements for the
				  operation and maintenance of existing community and non-transient non-community
				  (NTNC) public water systems. The authority is found in
Neb. Rev.
				  Stat
. §§
									71-5301
				  to
				  71-5313. These
				  regulations are effective for the purpose of compliance on May 1,
				  2004.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 22 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITY AND NON-TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-22-002 - COMPLIANCE DATE

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations are effective for the purpose of
				  compliance beginning May 1, 2004. Until that date, operation and maintenance
				  requirements for public water systems are found in 179 NAC
				  2-008.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 22 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITY AND NON-TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-22-003 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
Department
means the Department of
				  Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure.
Director
means the Director of
				  Regulation and Licensure or his/her authorized representative.
Encroachment
means a potential
				  source of contamination located less than a specified minimum horizontal
				  separation distance from a public water supply source or any other likely
				  hazards to the safety of the drinking water quality, pressure, or economies
				  delivered by the system. Examples applicable to community water systems include
				  but are not limited to those potential sources of contamination and minimum
				  horizontal separation distances identified in Attachment 1 of 179 NAC 2-007.
				  Examples applicable to NTNC water systems include but are not limited to those
				  potential sources of contamination and minimum horizontal separation distances
				  identified in 178 NAC
				  12-003.01B.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 22 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITY AND NON-TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-22-004 - GENERAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
All community and NTNC public water systems must:
1. Be operated and supervised by competent
				personnel possessing a certificate of competency issued by the
				Director.
2. Assure an adequate
				supply of safe drinking water on a continuous basis.
3. Notify the Director of any situation with
				the water system which presents or may present an imminent and substantial
				hazard to health.
4. Flush and
				disinfect all newly constructed or serviced storage facilities, wells, and
				water mains not subject to the requirements of 179 NAC 2-007.02 or 2-007.04.
Disinfection must be accomplished prior to placing the new or
				  repaired portion of the system into service. Disinfection must be accomplished
				  in accordance with the following methods which are incorporated herein by
				  reference. They are available for viewing at the Department of Health and Human
				  Services Regulation and Licensure, Public Health Assurance Division, 301
				  Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, NE 68509, or they can be obtained from the
				  American Water Works Association, 6666 West Quincey Ave., Denver, CO 80235.
				  Alternate methods may be approved by the Director after consultation.
a. Water wells
(1) Community - C 654-97
(2) NTNC - C 654-97 or requirements of 178
				NAC
				12-004.05A
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 22 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITY AND NON-TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-22-005 - GENERAL MAINTENANCE

Current through June 17, 2024
All community and NTNC public water systems must adopt and
				  carry out a preventive maintenance program incorporating the following
				  elements:
1. Secure all water system
				facilities in a manner that protects the supply from contamination and prevents
				unauthorized entry and vandalism.
2. Inspection, servicing, replacement, and
				record keeping of all mechanical equipment in accordance with manufacturer's
				recommendations for such maintenance. An operation and maintenance manual must
				be maintained and updated when facility equipment changes occur. The operation
				and maintenance manual must include specification of equipment and recommended
				maintenance practices of that equipment as specified by the
				manufacturers.
3. Prevention of
				rust and corrosion by application of paint, protective coatings, cathodic
				protection, or other treatment capable of prolonging the useful life of the
				system.
4. Maintaining a system of
				records for the owner's annual review of the capability of the source of
				supply, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities to provide for future
				service demands both short-term and long-term (2 and 10 year plans);
5. Take all available action as necessary to
				protect the system and its components from encroachments which are likely
				hazards to the safety of the drinking water quality, or which could have a
				substantial impact on the system pressure or economies delivered by the system.
				Such action includes the adoption of ordinances, regulations, contracts, or
				other enforceable instruments necessary to ensure adequate protection from such
				encroachments. This may include issues such as zoning, water rights,
				condemnation, land purchases, easements, abandonment of old wells, and
				establishing lakes, lagoons, drainage ways, special use areas, and sanitary and
				water districts.
6. Have
				arrangements made for obtaining disinfection equipment to apply emergency
				disinfection within 24 hours of an incident that potentially impacts the
				microbiological quality of the drinking water.
7. If the system disinfects, have available
				equipment for accurate measurement of disinfectant residual.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 22 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITY AND NON-TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-22-006 - WELLS AND PUMPING FACILITIES

Current through June 17, 2024
All NTNC public water systems must comply with the first
				  four of the following items. All community public water systems must comply
				  with all the following items.
1.
				Maintain a sanitary seal on each wellhead.
2. Seal cracks and crevices to prevent entry
				of vermin, flooding, or other contaminants.
3. Maintain down-turned well casing vents,
				and where applicable, air release/vacuum relief valves, with 24-mesh corrosion
				resistant screens.
4. Tightly seal
				all penetrations into the upper terminus of the well casing.
5. Maintain a means to pump each well to
				waste.
6. Provide a labeled,
				dedicated electrical outlet, in each appropriate location for chemical feed
				equipment.
7. Have a chemical tap
				available on the finished water discharge line located downstream from the
				check valve.
8. For systems that
				are required to disinfect on a continuous basis and have treatment facilities
				that are not staffed 24 hours per day, the system must provide a means by which
				a disinfectant is applied accurately on a continuous basis. This does not apply
				to systems under an Administrative Order that require chlorination for only six
				months.
9. Record accurate
				measurement of gallons of water pumped per minute (gpm) and the time pumped or
				total gallons pumped, for each well not less than once per week.
10. Measure and record static water levels
				and pumping water levels, and calculate available drawdown in each active well
				at a frequency of no less than once every three months from October 1 through
				April 30 of each year, and at a frequency of no less than once per month from
				May 1 through September 30 of each year. Static and pumping levels must be
				expressed as the distance in feet from the measuring point at the upper
				terminus of the well to the water level in the well. Available drawdown must be
				expressed as the distance in feet between the static water level and the top of
				the well screen or pump intake whichever is located nearer to the static water
				level.
11. Have a readily
				accessible auxiliary power source to provide a supply of safe drinking water
				for emergency use within 24 hours.
12. Provide and maintain on the premises
				signage for emergencies and chemical hazards in accordance with 179 NAC 22
				Attachment 1.
13. Maintain clean
				well houses and pumping facilities for the purpose of producing safe drinking
				water with the emphasis on easy access to those system components requiring
				periodic attention.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 22 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITY AND NON-TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-22-007 - DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

Current through June 17, 2024
All community and NTNC public water systems must:
1. Operate to maintain a minimum positive
				pressure of 20 psi throughout the distribution system except under
				extraordinary conditions such as unusual peak fire flow demand or major
				distribution system breaks.
2.
				Maintain an up-to-date map of the distribution system showing locations, sizes
				and materials of underground lines and appurtenances.
3. Following a drop in system pressure to
				less than 20 psi, but maintaining a positive pressure, collect a minimum of two
				water samples at least 24 hours apart from each affected zone on the sample
				site plan. All samples must be collected within five working days of the
				recorded drop in system pressure and submitted for analysis to the Department
				Laboratory or to a laboratory that has entered into an agreement with the
				Department pursuant to 179 NAC
				3-009. If any samples collected
				pursuant to the requirements of 179 NAC
				22-006 item 3 show the presence of
				coliform organisms, disinfection procedures must be accomplished in accordance
				with AWWA Standard C 651-99. Alternate disinfection procedures may be used
				after consultation with and approval by the Director. If used, alternate
				disinfection procedures must continue until collection of water samples as
				prescribed in 179 NAC
				22-006 item 3 show the complete
				absence of coliform organisms.
4.
				When system pressure is completely lost, collect a minimum of two sets of five
				samples from each affected zone on the sample site plan. Each set must be
				collected at least 24 hours apart. All samples must be collected within five
				working days of the recorded complete loss in system pressure and submitted for
				analysis to the Department Laboratory or a laboratory that has entered into an
				agreement with the Department pursuant to 179 NAC
				3-009. If any samples collected
				pursuant to the requirements of 179 NAC
				22-006 item 4 show the presence of
				coliform organisms, disinfection procedures must be accomplished in accordance
				with AWWA Standard C 651-99. Alternate disinfection procedures may be used
				after consultation with and approval by the Director. If used, emergency
				disinfection procedures must continue until collection of water samples as
				prescribed in 179 NAC
				22-006 item 4 show the complete
				absence of coliform organisms.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 22 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITY AND NON-TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-22-008 - POTABLE WATER STORAGE FACILITIES

Current through June 17, 2024
All community and NTNC public water systems must:
1. Inspect, and clean if necessary, water
				storage facilities equipped for accessibility, no less than once every five
				years.
2. Secure the storage
				facility by use of locks on access manholes and hatches, and take other
				necessary precautions to prevent trespassing, vandalism, and
				sabotage.
3. Provide and maintain
				corrosion resistant screen of an effective mesh size on water storage structure
				vents. Screen mesh size must be proper for the vent design. Replace when
				necessary with in-kind screen.
4.
				Maintain water tightness, as designed, of walls, floor, and roof to prevent the
				entrance of nonpotable water, birds, and other contaminant sources.
5. Provide and maintain a corrosion resistant
				screen of effective mesh size and/or a self-closing flap valve installed near
				or at the termination of all overflow lines on water storage structures. Screen
				mesh size and flap valves must be proper for the overflow line design. Replace
				when necessary with in-kind screen and/or flap valve. The termination point of
				the overflow lines must be maintained so that overflow discharge does not
				create, or contribute to, an erosion problem.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 22 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITY AND NON-TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-22-009 - TREATMENT

Current through June 17, 2024
All community and NTNC public water systems that use a
				  process for removal of a primary or secondary contaminant, or apply chemicals
				  for the purpose of conditioning, continuous disinfection, or adjustment of
				  drinking water must:
1. Maintain and
				record accurate measurement of chemical use no less often than five days per
				week.
2. Provide an ammonia
				solution for use in detecting chlorine leaks when gas chlorination is
				used,.
3. Store chemicals in
				accordance with manufacturer's recommendations for chemical
				compatibility.
4. Maintain color
				coding in accordance with the following color scheme, or utilize other
				identification to easily differentiate between pipes.
Water
								Lines
Raw
Olive Green
Settled or Clarified
Aqua
Finished or Potable
Dark Blue
Chemical
								Lines
Alum or Primary Coagulant
Orange
Ammonia
White
Carbon Slurry
Black
Caustic
Yellow with green band
Chlorine (gas and solution)
Yellow
Fluoride
Light blue with red band
Lime Slurry
Light green
Ozone
Yellow with orange band
Phosphate Compounds
Light green with red band
Polymers or Coagulant Aids
Orange with green band
Potassium Permanganate
Violet
Soda Ash
Light green with orange band
Sulfuric Acid
Yellow with red band
Sulfur Dioxide
Light green with yellow band
Water
								Lines
Backwash Waste
Light brown
Sludge
Dark brown
Sewer (sanitary or other)
Dark gray
Other
Compressed Air
Dark green
Gas
Red
Other Lines
Light gray
5.
				Where applicable, maintain operational records and filtration log used in
				conjunction with treatment processes used for removal or inactivation of
				regulated contaminants for a minimum of five years.
6. If disinfecting, provide approved
				methodology equipment for accurate measurement of disinfectant
				residual.
7. When treating to
				remove or inactivate regulated contaminants, provide proper test equipment to
				determine process control changes.
8. For systems that are required to disinfect
				on a continuous basis and have treatment facilities that are not staffed 24
				hours per day, the system must provide a means by which a disinfectant is
				applied accurately on a continuous basis. This does not apply to systems under
				an Administrative Order that require chlorination for only six
				months.
9. Record accurate
				measurement of gallons of water pumped per minute (gpm) and the total time
				pumped or total gallons pumped of each treatment plant not less than once per
				week.
10. Provide functional
				operational controls for each filter used in conjunction with treatment
				processes consisting of removal of regulated contaminants.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 22 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITY AND NON-TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 179-22-010 - RECORDS

Current through June 17, 2024
1. All community and NTNC public water
				systems must maintain the following records for a minimum of five years:
a. Written public health-oriented customer
				complaints related to water quality, quantity, pressure and system
				integrity.
b. Water main repair and
				replacement records, including results of special samples collected for
				microbiological water quality analysis, and disinfection method associated with
				repair and replacement.
c. Chemical
				use, where applicable.
d. Records
				of process control test results, test equipment quality assurance, and quality
				control.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 22 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITY AND NON-TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Attachment 179-22-1

Current through June 17, 2024
This attachment prescribes the minimum hazardous
				  material signage that water system facilities must place on entrances to
				  chemical storage facilities as well as on bulk chemical storage containers and
				  chemical day tanks.
I.
Entrances to water system facilities and/ or rooms within water system
				facilities that store or use hazardous chemicals as part of the treatment
				process:
Precautionary entrance labeling identifying the hazardous
				  chemical: This labeling shall contain the following.
A. Common name of the chemical
B. A signal word such as "WARNING" or
				"DANGER" as described below.
1. Signs
				depicting "WARNING" must be yellow with black lettering to identify a
				potentially hazardous situation.
2. Signs depicting "DANGER" must have the
				word "DANGER" highlighted on a bright red background and be used for conditions
				that indicate an immediately hazardous situation.
C. Identification of the key hazard such as
				flammable or vapor harmful, etc.
D. A statement of precaution to avoid the
				hazards.
E. A color-coded diamond
				that readily distinguishes the degree of emergency health hazard (blue), fire
				hazard (red), reactivity hazard (yellow), and any other special hazards the
				chemical may represent. The following describes the appropriate labeling
				conditions.
FIRE HAZARD ---------RED
0 --- WILL NOT BURN
1 --- WILL IGNITE IF PREHEATED
2 --- WILL IGNITE IF MODERATELY HEATED
3 --- WILL IGNITE AT MOST AMBIENT CONDITIONS
4 -- BURNS READILY AT AMBIENT CONDITIONS
HEALTH HAZARD ------BLUE
0 --- MINIMAL HAZARD
1 --- SLIGHTLY HAZARDOUS
2 --- HAZARDOUS
3 - EXTREME DANGER
4 - DEADLY
REACTIVITY HAZARD ---- YELLOW
0 - STABLE AND DOES NOT REACT WITH WATER
1 - UNSTABLE IF HEATED
2 - VIOLENT CHEMICAL CHANGE
3 - SHOCK AND HEAT MAY DETONATE
4 - READILY CAPABLE OF DETONATION AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND
				  PRESSURE
SPECIFIC HAZARDS - WHITE
OX --- OXIDIZER
ACID --- ACID
ALK --- ALKALINE
COR - CORROSIVE
W - REACTIVE WITH WATER
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F. All the above information can be obtained
				from the chemical Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for each chemical. The
				public water system must retain the most current copy of all MSDS(s) for all
				chemicals used in the treatment of potable water and have the MSDS located in
				an area so that they are available and accessible to all water operators and
				facility personnel.
G. All signage
				installed on entrances to water treatment facilities or rooms within the
				facilities must be located so that signage is readily visible to individuals
				entering the facility or rooms within the facility.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 23 - INITIAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM EVALUATION (IDSE) › Section 179-23-001 - SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations establish monitoring and other requirements
				  for identifying 179 NAC 24 compliance monitoring locations for determining
				  compliance with maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for total trihalomethanes
				  (TTHMs) and haloacetic acids (five) (HAA5s). These regulations apply to
				  community water systems that use a primary or residual disinfectant other than
				  ultraviolet light or deliver water that has been treated with a primary or
				  residual disinfectant other than ultraviolet light; and non-transient
				  non-community water systems that serve at least 10,000 people and use a primary
				  or residual disinfectant other than ultraviolet light or deliver water that has
				  been treated with a primary or residual disinfectant other than ultraviolet
				  light and systems that have not complied with the requirements of 40 CFR 141
				  Subpart U prior to the effective date of these regulations, that are identified
				  by the Department after conducting compliance monitoring under 179 NAC 24 as
				  requiring additional assessment. If a system began to comply with 40 CFR 141
				  Subpart U before the effective date of these regulations the system must
				  complete the requirements under 179 NAC 23 upon its effective date. The
				  statutory authority is found in
Neb. Rev. Stat.
§§
									71-5301
				  to
				  71-5313.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 23 - INITIAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM EVALUATION (IDSE) › Section 179-23-003 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
003.01 Compliance
				Schedule
23-003.01A Systems (including those
				that are part of a combined distribution system) that have been notified by the
				Department to complete an IDSE must:
1.
				Submit a standard monitoring plan or system specific study plan within 3 months
				of notification by the Department of the requirement to comply.
a. If, within 12 months after the system
				submits a standard monitoring plan or a system specific study plan, the
				Department does not approve a system's plan or notify the system that it has
				not yet completed its review, the system may consider the submitted plan as
				approved. The plan must be implemented and standard monitoring or a system
				specific study must be completed no later than the time frame identified in 179
				NAC
				23-003.01A item
				2.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 23 - INITIAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM EVALUATION (IDSE) › Section 179-23-004 - STANDARD MONITORING

Current through June 17, 2024
004.01 Standard
				Monitoring Plan
A system's standard monitoring plan must comply with 179 NAC
				  23-004.01A through
				  23-004.01D. The
				  system must prepare and submit its standard monitoring plan to the Department
				  according to the time frame in 179 NAC 23-003.01.
23-004.01A A system's standard monitoring
				plan must include a schematic of the system's distribution system (including
				distribution system entry points and their sources, and storage facilities),
				with notes indicating locations and dates of all projected standard monitoring,
				and all projected compliance monitoring.
23-004.01B A system's standard monitoring
				plan must include justification of standard monitoring location selection and a
				summary of data the system relied on to justify standard monitoring location
				selection.
23-004.01C A system's
				standard monitoring plan must specify the population served and system type:
				surface water/GWUDI, or ground water.
23-004.01D A system must retain a complete
				copy of its standard monitoring plan including any Department modification of
				the system's standard monitoring plan, for as long as the system is required to
				retain its IDSE.