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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 7 - SUBMISSION OF ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS › Section 123-7-006

Current through June 17, 2024
A facility plan or engineering report will contain the detailed
	 planning information that is necessary to evaluate the engineer's
	 recommendation. Facility plans will include the following:
006.01 A description of existing facilities,
  the existing service area and population, the current average and peak
  wastewater flows, a description of the wastewater characteristics, an
  infiltration and inflow analysis, a summary of commercial and industrial
  wastewater contributors, a description of existing treatment units and their
  condition, a review of historical problems and non-compliance events, and the
  reasons for considering the proposed project.
006.02 Maps showing the location of the
  existing WWTF and areas available for expansion are to be included.
  Floodplains, wetland areas, existing housing, depth to ground water, and the
  location of wells and water utility structures are to be shown.
006.03 The future service area, design
  population, design flow, and pollutant loading for the projected design life of
  treatment facilities.
006.04 A
  description of regulatory requirements that pertain to the wastewater works,
  including present and proposed draft NPDES permit limits, best management
  practices, sludge disposal requirements, and the name of the receiving
  stream.
006.05 A comparison of
  alternatives that can meet the present and future regulatory requirements will
  be included. Alternatives are to be ranked for treatment effectiveness, energy
  efficiency, land requirements, capital and operational costs, ease and
  flexibility of operation, reliability, environmental impacts, and owner
  preferences, as applicable.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 7 - SUBMISSION OF ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS › Section 123-7-007

Current through June 17, 2024
The plans and specifications for design build projects may be submitted
	 to the Department for review and approval in separate phases only if the
	 Department has reviewed and approved a comprehensive wastewater plan prior to
	 submittal of plans and specifications.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 7 - SUBMISSION OF ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS › Section 123-7-008

Current through June 17, 2024
Projects receiving funding from the Wastewater Treatment Facilities
	 Construction Loan Fund may need to submit additional information and complete
	 other requirements. Refer to Title 131, Rules and Regulations for the
	 Wastewater Treatment Facilities and Drinking Water Construction Assistance
	 Programs.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 8 - CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS › Section 123-8-001

Current through June 17, 2024
Construction plans will include the following information:
001.01 The name or title of the
  project.
001.02 A vicinity map of
  the area around the project, with streets, highways, water bodies, and other
  landmarks shown, as necessary, to identity the location.
001.03 For sanitary sewer additions, the
  latitude/longitude location of the receiving manhole or furthest downstream
  manhole will be provided. For WWTF, the latitude/longitude of the head works or
  first treatment unit will be provided.
001.04 The scale of the drawings and a north
  arrow will be shown. The locations of soil borings, benchmarks, property lines,
  easements, and other datum will be shown.
001.05 The construction plans will include
  elevation, plan, detail, section, and supplemental drawings that, together with
  the specifications, completely describe the design of the proposed wastewater
  works.
001.06 Plans for upgrades to
  WWTF will show how the proposed project relates to the other treatment units in
  the existing facility. Projects to add additional lagoon cells to a lagoon
  system will show the existing and proposed control structures, piping, and
  discharge structures and identify which cells will be used as primary
  cells.
001.07 Plans for WWTF will
  include a hydraulic profile of the facility. Schematic flow diagrams showing
  the flow direction of wastewater, sludge, potable and non-potable water lines,
  chemical feed lines, and air supply lines through the treatment units will be
  provided for mechanical WWTF.
001.08 Plans for WWTF will show the normal
  high and low water levels of the receiving stream, the 100-year flood
  elevation, and the seasonal high ground water level.
001.09 Plans for WWTF will show the natural
  drainage ways around the treatment facility.
001.10 The location of all wells, water
  treatment plants, water storage reservoirs, and water mains in the construction
  area will be shown. Where a wastewater lagoon, lift station, or mechanical WWTF
  is proposed, all wells within 1000 feet will be shown. All wells within 50 feet
  of a proposed sanitary sewer will be shown. Community public water system wells
  will be identified as such.
001.11
  Plans for lift stations will show the seasonal high ground water level and the
  100-year flood elevation at the site.
001.12 Extensions or additions to sanitary
  sewer systems will show the location of the receiving manhole and identify the
  receiving WWTF.
001.13 Plans for
  sanitary sewers will include plan and profile drawings showing the continuous
  elevation of the ground surface, the station numbers, the pipe inverts at each
  manhole, and the diameter, length, pipe material (if specified), and slope of
  each sewer segment.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 8 - CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS › Section 123-8-002

Current through June 17, 2024
The specifications will include the following information:
002.01 The name or title of the
  project.
002.02 Specifications will
  include all information not shown on the drawings needed to describe the
  quality of construction materials, the operating characteristics of mechanical
  equipment, the standards of workmanship, the fabrication of the project, and
  the testing requirements for new construction.
002.03 Where construction on existing
  wastewater works will occur, the specifications will describe the steps that
  the contractor will follow to maintain operation of the wastewater works during
  construction.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 8 - CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS › Section 123-8-003 - Standard Specifications and Plate Drawings

Current through June 17, 2024
003.01
  Municipalities and engineering firms may reference standard specifications and
  plate drawings for the design of sanitary sewers. Municipalities or engineering
  firms that intend to use standard specifications and plate drawings will submit
  copies to the Department for review and receive a notice of approval prior to
  using them for actual projects.
003.02 Where standard specifications and
  plate drawings are used, the construction plans or bidding documents will
  contain a statement that all construction will be in accordance with the
  standard specifications, as adopted or revised on a certain date. No additional
  submittal of specifications will normally be required, although special
  supplements to the standard specifications may be required for specific
  projects.
003.03 Standard
  specifications and standard plate drawings ow ill be properly signed and sealed
  by a professional engineer.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - CONSTRUCTION OF WASTEWATER WORKS › Section 123-9-001

Current through June 17, 2024
Construction will be in accordance with the approved plans and
	 specifications. When changes to the approved plans and specifications are
	 desired, the following types of changes will be submitted to the Department for
	 review and approval:
001.01 Changes
  that affect the hydraulic or treatment capacity of a wastewater
  works.
001.02 Changes to the
  location or elevation of a wastewater works.
001.03 Changes that alter or modify a
  treatment process.
001.04 Changes
  to the method of discharging wastewater, to the discharge location, or that
  increase wastewater seepage into the ground.
001.05 Changes to the number of installed
  appurtenances (for example: manholes, diffusers, valves) from the number
  originally approved in the plans and specifications.
001.06 Changes to the type of mechanical
  equipment or to the materials specified.
001.07 Changes to the construction quality
  acceptance testing requirements for the wastewater works.
001.08 Changes to the pipe material,
  location, slope, or diameter of a sanitary sewer or wastewater piping system or
  the construction of additional sewers or pipes.
001.09 Changes that could increase the health
  or safety risk to utility workers or the public.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - CONSTRUCTION OF WASTEWATER WORKS › Section 123-9-002

Current through June 17, 2024
Projects receiving Wastewater Treatment Facilities Construction Loan
	 Fund (commonly referred to as the State Revolving Fund) financing, under Title
	 131, Rules and Regulations for the Wastewater Treatment Facilities and Drinking
	 Water Construction Assistance Programs will submit all change orders and
	 addenda to the Department for review and approval.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - CONSTRUCTION OF WASTEWATER WORKS › Section 123-9-003

Current through June 17, 2024
Where changes, as listed in Chapter 9, 001, are made to the approved
	 plans and specifications, a set of as-built or record drawings will be
	 submitted for the Department's records.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - CONSTRUCTION OF WASTEWATER WORKS › Section 123-9-004

Current through June 17, 2024
Upon completion of construction, a written statement from the design
	 engineer or another professional engineer knowledgeable about the construction,
	 will be submitted to the Department stating that construction has been
	 completed in accordance with the approved plans and
	 specifications.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 10 - ABANDONMENT OF WASTEWATER WORKS › Section 123-10-002

Current through June 17, 2024
Abandoned sanitary sewers or wastewater piping within an abandoned WWTF
	 will have the pipe ends permanently capped or plugged to prevent small animals,
	 vectors, or water from entering the pipes.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 10 - ABANDONMENT OF WASTEWATER WORKS › Section 123-10-003

Current through June 17, 2024
Abandoned manholes will have the inlet and outlet piping permanently
	 plugged, have at least the upper three feet of the structure removed, and be
	 filled with compacted soil.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 10 - ABANDONMENT OF WASTEWATER WORKS › Section 123-10-004

Current through June 17, 2024
The abandonment of wastewater lagoons will be completed in the
	 following manner:
004.01 Abandoned
  lagoons will have the lagoon site re-graded to restore normal drainage to the
  area and prevent ponding.
004.02
  The lagoons will be drained of water down to the sludge layer. The wastewater
  disposal method will be submitted to the Department and receive approval prior
  to disposal.
004.03 For lagoons
  that have received only domestic wastewater, a sludge layer less than
  six-inches thick may be buried on-site during re-grading of the lagoon dikes
  and the surrounding area. The sludge will be incorporated into the soil or
  receive at least one foot of cover material over the sludge layer.
004.04 Sludge amounts in excess of six inches
  will be removed from the lagoon site and disposed in accordance with applicable
  federal and state regulations.
004.05 Control structures -will be removed to
  a least three feet below grade and filled with compacted soil.
004.06 Synthetic lagoon liners or covers will
  be removed from the site.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 10 - ABANDONMENT OF WASTEWATER WORKS › Section 123-10-005

Current through June 17, 2024
The abandonment of mechanical WWTF and pumping stations will be
	 completed in the following manner:
005.01 The facility will be emptied of
  wastewater, grit, sludge, and other wastewater residues. All wastewater and
  solids will be disposed in accordance with applicable regulations.
005.02 Hazardous chemicals will be removed
  from the site.
005.03 Pumps,
  comminutors, blowers, and other mechanical equipment will be removed from the
  site.
005.04 The structure of
  manholes, wet wells, and other deep confined basins will be removed to at least
  three feet below grade and filled with compacted soil.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 10 - ABANDONMENT OF WASTEWATER WORKS › Section 123-10-006

Current through June 17, 2024
Monitoring wells located at WWTF -will be properly abandoned according
	 to NAC Title 178, Regulations Governing Water Well Construction, Pump
	 Installation and Water Well Decommissioning Standards.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 11 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF WASTEWATER WORKS › Section 123-11-001

Current through June 17, 2024
Wastewater treatment facilities will be maintained in proper operating
	 condition in accordance with this chapter and operated in a manner to meet all
	 NPDES permit requirements and not result in a prohibited bypass or an
	 unauthorized discharge.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 11 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF WASTEWATER WORKS › Section 123-11-002

Current through June 17, 2024
All wastewater works will be operated and maintained by a competent,
	 designated operator. The operator perform operational tests required by the
	 Department. Records of all tests will be kept for three years and made
	 available to the Director or his authorized representative. Facilities
	 requiring certified operators will meet the requirements er-of NAC Title 197,
	 Rules and Regulations for the Certification of Wastewater Treatment Facility
	 Operators in Nebraska.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 11 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF WASTEWATER WORKS › Section 123-11-003

Current through June 17, 2024
Wastewater collection systems will be kept open and free flowing at all
	 times. Adequate sewer cleaning equipment will be kept available within two
	 hours response time.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 11 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF WASTEWATER WORKS › Section 123-11-004

Current through June 17, 2024
All mechanical devices, including standby or backup units, that are
	 designed and installed in the original WWTF or lift station will be promptly
	 repaired or replaced when they become inoperable.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 11 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF WASTEWATER WORKS › Section 123-11-005

Current through June 17, 2024
The owner will maintain an inventory of supplies, chemicals, and spare
	 parts, as necessary to maintain uninterrupted operation of the
	 WWTF.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 11 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF WASTEWATER WORKS › Section 123-11-006

Current through June 17, 2024
An unobstructed, all weather access road will be maintained to WWTFs,
	 lift stations, and to other wastewater structures that could require emergency
	 maintenance.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 11 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF WASTEWATER WORKS › Section 123-11-008

Current through June 17, 2024
The operation and maintenance of wastewater lagoons will be conducted
	 in the following manner:
008.01 Lagoon
  dikes will be maintained with grass to minimize soil erosion, except for areas
  protected by rip rap or other stabilization methods. The grassed dikes will be
  mowed to prevent growth of trees or woody plants. Cattails, reeds and other
  emergent vegetation will be removed from the lagoons promptly as they
  appear.
008.02 At least two feet of
  water will be maintained at all times in active wastewater lagoons unless the
  lagoon has a synthetic liner with an adequate ballast system to prevent uplift
  from the wind.
008.03 A fence will
  be maintained around lagoon systems to keep unauthorized persons, pets, and
  domestic livestock from entering the lagoon. Warning signs will be maintained
  in legible condition. Gates and locks will be maintained in operable
  condition.
008.04 If a new lagoon
  cell is not immediately needed, or if wastewater flow to a lagoon cell is
  interrupted for a period greater than a year, lagoon cells may be allowed to
  dry out. These lagoon cells be mowed, as necessary, to prevent the growth of
  woody plants. When inactive lagoon cells are placed into service, the liner's
  permeability rate will be tested, and if necessary, restored to meet the
  seepage rate established by the Department. Synthetic liners that are being
  placed back into service will be restored to a watertight condition.
008.05 Damage to lagoon dikes and liners
  caused by muskrats or other rodents, erosion, tree roots, animal hooves, or any
  other source will be promptly repaired.
008.06 The liners of wastewater lagoons will
  be maintained so that wastewater seepage does not exceed the rate approved by
  the Department in the construction plans and specifications. Where no record of
  approved plans and specifications exist, the lagoon liner will be maintained to
  meet the seepage rate prescribed by the Department for the specific wastewater
  being treated. The owner will perform seepage testing when requested by the
  Department.
008.07 Wastewater
  lagoons will be operated so that the water level is not maintained in the area
  designed for freeboard.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 11 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF WASTEWATER WORKS › Section 123-11-009

Current through June 17, 2024
Rapid infiltration cells will operate in a two-phase cycle of
	 wastewater application followed by a drying period that is sufficient to
	 restore aerobic conditions to the soil. The application period will not exceed
	 seven days unless written permission is obtained from the
	 Department.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 123 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 12

Current through June 17, 2024
Legal Citation: Title 123, Ch. 12, Nebraska Department of
		Environmental Quality
Enabling Legislation: Neb. Rev. Stat. §
										81-1505(21)(a);
		Neb. Rev. Stat. §§
										81-1505(1)
		and
		84-906;
		Neb. Rev. Stat. §
										81-1509; Neb.
		Rev. Stat. §
										81-1505
		and §§
										84-901
		through
		84-919;
		Neb. Rev. Stat. §§
										84-906
		et seq; Neb. Rev. Stat. §§
										81-1507
		and
		81-1508
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-001 - "Authorized representative"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Authorized representative" means:
001.01 In the case of a corporation, a
  principal executive officer in charge of a principal business function and of
  at least the level of vice president;
001.02 In the case of a limited liability
  company, a manager, or a person as described in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
  21-2606(1)(g), or a principal executive officer;
001.03 In the case of a partnership, a
  general partner;
001.04 In the case
  of a sole proprietorship, the proprietor; or
001.05 In the case of a municipal, state or
  other public entity, a principal executive officer or ranking elected
  official.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-002 - "Baffle"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Baffle" means a partition installed in a septic tank for proper
	 operation of the tank and to provide maximum retention of solids, and includes
	 sanitary tees.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-003 - "Bed or seepage bed"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Bed or seepage bed" means an excavated or below-grade soil absorption
	 system containing treatment media and an effluent distribution system where the
	 treatment media is wider than 36 inches where pipes are used for distribution
	 or wider than five feet where chambers are used for distribution. The maximum
	 width of a bed is limited to 20 feet.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-007 - "Blackwater"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Blackwater" means wastes carried off by toilets, urinals, and kitchen
	 drains. Blackwater is wastewater for the purposes of these
	 regulations.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-008 - "Building drain"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Building drain" means that portion of the lowest horizontal piping of
	 a drainage system which receives the wastewater discharge from within the walls
	 of the building and conveys it to the building sewer beginning 30 inches
	 outside the building footings.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-010 - "Cesspool"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Cesspool" means an underground pit into which raw household wastewater
	 has or can discharge and from which the liquid has or can seep into the
	 surrounding soil. A cesspool is a failed or prohibited system for the purposes
	 of these regulations.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-013 - "Community water supply system"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Community water supply system" means a public water supply system that
	 (a) serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents of the
	 area served by the system or (b) regularly serves at least 25 year-round
	 residents.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-014 - "Construction"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Construction" means the installation of an onsite wastewater treatment
	 system or the replacement, reconstruction, alteration, modification, expansion,
	 or closure of an existing system including the installation of required
	 wastewater lagoon fencing. Construction includes excavation or similar activity
	 related to the installation, replacement, reconstruction, alteration,
	 modification, or expansion of an onsite system, or closure of an onsite system.
	 For the purposes of subdivision review and approval, "construction" means
	 physical activity on a development area including the building of roads, cut
	 and fill, grading, installation of utilities, construction of any foundations,
	 buildings or structures for the development, and construction work on drainage,
	 piping, trenching, lighting, foundations, or other site activities.
	 Construction does not include siting, soil percolation testing, or soil
	 boring.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-015 - "Depth marker" or "depth gauge"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Depth marker" or "depth gauge" means a device used to measure the
	 liquid level present in a septic tank, wastewater lagoon, or other onsite
	 wastewater treatment system.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-016 - "Design flow"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Design flow" means the maximum volume of wastewater estimated to be
	 generated by a dwelling or non-dwelling facility in a twenty-four-hour period.
	 It includes both a typical operating capacity and a surge capacity for the
	 system during periodic heavy use events. The sizing and design of the onsite
	 wastewater treatment system components are based on the design
	 flow.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-017 - "Development Area"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Design flow" means an area of land in the State of Nebraska subdivided
	 into lots where onsite wastewater treatment systems will be used. Such
	 subdivision will include the dividing of an area of land into smaller areas to
	 be sold, transferred, leased, rented, or allowed to be used for the purpose of
	 constructing or locating a dwelling or non-dwelling facility that generates
	 wastewater.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-018 - "Direct supervision"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Direct supervision" means the person overseeing the work of others is
	 physically present on the site where the work is being done and has control
	 over, responsibility for, and professional knowledge of the work being
	 done.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-019 - "Distribution box"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Distribution box" means a watertight box that receives effluent from
	 a wastewater treatment component and distributes the flow by gravity to each
	 individual section of a soil absorption system at a rate proportional to the
	 bottom surface area of that section.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-020 - "Distribution system, distribution piping, or distribution line"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Distribution system, distribution piping, or distribution line" means
	 piping or other devices which distribute effluent within a soil absorption
	 system either by gravity (gravity distribution system) or pressure (pressure
	 distribution system).
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-021 - "Domestic septage or septage"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Distribution system, distribution piping, or distribution line" means
	 the liquid or solid material removed from a septic tank, holding tank,
	 cesspool, portable toilet, Type III marine sanitation device, or similar
	 treatment works that receives only domestic wastewater. Domestic septage does
	 not include liquid or solid material removed from a septic tank, holding tank,
	 cesspool, portable toilet, or similar treatment works that receives either
	 commercial wastewater or industrial wastewater and does not include grease
	 removed from a grease trap at a restaurant. Domestic septage does not include
	 wastewater containing high strength disinfectants, biological inhibitors, or
	 deodorants or similar chemicals such as those used in camper waste tanks,
	 laboratories, medical or veterinary facilities, or industrial
	 facilities.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-022 - "Domestic waste or domestic wastewater"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Domestic waste or domestic wastewater" means human body waste and
	 household type wastes including bath and toilet wastes, household laundry
	 wastes, household kitchen wastes, and other similar wastes from a dwelling or a
	 non-dwelling facility. Domestic waste or wastewater does not include drainage
	 from roofs; footing or foundation drains; process waste from any industrial,
	 agricultural, or commercial establishment; automotive or industrial chemicals
	 or petroleum products; kitchen waste or wastewater from a restaurant or food
	 preparation facility; water carrying animal waste or commercial process water
	 or wastewater; or similar waste.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-023 - "Dose or dosing"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Dose or dosing" means the use of a pump or siphon device to convey
	 intermittent discharges of effluent by gravity or pressure distribution to a
	 soil absorption system. Dosing is characterized by brief periods of high flow
	 followed by long periods of no flow.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-024 - "Dosing chamber or dosing tank"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Dosing chamber or dosing tank" means a watertight receptacle
	 containing a pump or siphon device and that retains effluent until it is
	 intermittently pumped or siphoned to the distribution system or soil absorption
	 system.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-025 - "Drop box"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Drop box" means a watertight box that receives the discharge of
	 effluent from a septic tank and provides serial or sequential distribution of
	 effluent by gravity to each soil absorption system trench where such trenches
	 are installed at progressively lower elevations.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-026 - "Dry well"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Dry well" means an excavation or structure (other than a soil
	 absorption system meeting these regulations) constructed above the water table
	 that has or can receive waste or wastewater, and from which the waste or
	 wastewater has or can seep or discharge into the surrounding soil. A dry well
	 is a prohibited system for the purposes of these regulations.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-027 - "Dwelling"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Dwelling" means a building, structure, or place used or intended to be
	 used for human occupancy as a single family or multi-family residence and which
	 generates domestic wastewater. If any portion of the wastewater generated at
	 such a building, structure or place is a non-domestic wastewater, the facility
	 will be considered a non-dwelling facility.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-031 - "Failed or Failing"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Failed or Failing" means an unauthorized discharge of effluent or
	 wastewater: on the surface of the ground; or to a cesspool, seepage pit, dry
	 well, or leaching pit; or to a soil absorption system with less than four feet
	 to groundwater or other limiting soil characteristics; or which threatens to
	 cause pollution of any air, water, or land of the State; or which threatens
	 public health.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-032 - "Fill"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Fill" means soil, rock, gravel, or waste material which has been
	 placed over the original soil or bedrock and is characterized by a lack of
	 distinct horizons or color patterns as found in naturally developed,
	 undisturbed soils.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-033 - "Filter material or filter media or treatment media"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Filter material or filter media or treatment media" means
	 washed-gravel, rock, crushed stone, slag, clean gravel, or tire chips, any of
	 which that range in size from one-quarter inch to 2½ inches. The filter
	 media will be free of clay, silt, rubber crumbs, and other fine material. Flat
	 slabs of tire are not acceptable for use as tire chips. Crushed stone will be
	 durable and non-calcareous.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-035 - "Gravelless distribution system"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Gravelless distribution system" means a distribution pipe, chamber, or
	 other conduit designed for use in a soil absorption system without filter
	 material.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-036 - "Gravity Distribution or Gravity Dosing"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Gravelless distribution system" means to intermittently discharge
	 effluent using the force of gravity to distribute effluent to a soil absorption
	 system.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-037 - "Graywater"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Graywater" means all domestic waste excluding blackwater and including
	 bath, lavatory, laundry, and sink waste except kitchen sink waste. Graywater is
	 wastewater for the purposes of these regulations.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-038 - "Grease trap or grease trap tank or grease interceptor"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Grease trap or grease trap tank or grease interceptor" means a
	 watertight tank designed for the collection and retention of fats, oils, and
	 grease, and which is accessible for periodic removal of the
	 contents.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-039 - "Groundwater"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Groundwater" means water occurring beneath the surface of the ground
	 that fills available openings in rock or soil materials such that they may be
	 considered saturated.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-042 - "Industrial waste"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Industrial waste" means wastewater not otherwise defined as domestic
	 wastewater, including the runoff and leachate from areas that receive
	 pollutants associated with industrial or commercial storage, handling, or
	 processing.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-044 - "Inspecting"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Inspecting" means the practice of examining the components of an
	 onsite wastewater treatment system, the operational condition of the system, or
	 the site conditions for the purpose of providing verification of compliance
	 with this Title. These practices are not considered inspecting when performed
	 by a Master or Journeyman Pumper for the purpose of pumping an onsite
	 wastewater treatment system or when performed by a Master or Journeyman
	 Installer for the installation, modification, alteration, or repair of an
	 onsite wastewater treatment system or for an evaluation conducted for those
	 purposes.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-046 - "Journeyman Installer"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Journeyman Installer" means a certified professional holding a
	 certificate by examination or a hardship certificate issued by the Department
	 in the category of Journeyman Installer.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-047 - "Journeyman Pumper"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Journeyman Pumper" means a certified professional holding a
	 certificate by examination or a hardship certificate issued by the Department
	 in the category of Journeyman Pumper.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-048 - "Layout"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Layout" means the practice of determining wastewater design flows and
	 loadings, selecting system type, sizing and selecting system components, or
	 locating system components for the purpose of construction, reconstruction,
	 alteration or modification of an onsite wastewater system.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-049 - "Leaching pit"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Leaching pit" means an underground pit into which waste or wastewater
	 has or can discharge and from which the liquid has or can seep into the
	 surrounding soil with little or no treatment. A leaching pit is a prohibited
	 system for the purposes of these regulations.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-050 - "Liner"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Liner" means the material or substance used to line the bottom of a
	 wastewater lagoon, sand filter, wetlands cell, or other onsite wastewater
	 treatment system so that percolation of liquids through the soil is
	 controlled.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-051 - "Loamy sand"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Loamy sand" means a soil material containing 70 to 85 percent sand, up
	 to 30 percent silt, and up to 15 percent clay.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-052 - "Lot size"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Lot size" means the area of a lot excluding all area below the normal
	 high water level of any surface water feature and all area within the
	 right-of-way or easement of a street, road, or access
	 easement.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-054 - "Master Pumper"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Master Pumper" means a certified professional holding a certificate by
	 examination or a hardship certificate issued by the Department in the category
	 of Master Pumper.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-055 - "Mound system"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Mound system" means an onsite wastewater treatment system that
	 includes a septic tank for primary treatment, an effluent pumping system, and a
	 soil absorption system that includes a pressurized effluent distribution system
	 within a prescribed layer of rock or acceptable treatment media that is
	 elevated above the original ground surface by a layer of clean sand. The
	 distribution system is pressure dosed to provide uniform distribution of
	 effluent over the entire layer of treatment media, and treatment media is
	 capped by a protective layer of geotextile fabric (to prevent fine material
	 intrusion from the soil), soil, and grass.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-056 - "Native soil"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Native soil" means soil that is naturally occurring, formed by normal
	 geologic and biological processes, which is characterized by the distinct soil
	 horizons or color patterns found in naturally developed, undisturbed
	 soil.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-058 - "Non-dwelling facility"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Non-dwelling facility" means a building, structure, place of business,
	 place of gathering, or waste collection system which is not a dwelling and
	 which generates wastewater.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-059 - "Onsite wastewater treatment system"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Onsite wastewater treatment system" means any system of piping,
	 treatment devices, or other appurtenances that convey, store, treat, or dispose
	 of domestic or non-domestic wastewater, but not including wastewater from a
	 livestock waste control facility, on the property where it originates, or on
	 nearby property under the control of the user, which system is not connected to
	 a public sewer system. An onsite wastewater treatment system begins at the end
	 of the building drain. A system using a lagoon is limited to a maximum design
	 flow of 1,000 gallons per day to be considered an onsite wastewater treatment
	 system. The word "onsite" used in this Title is equivalent to the word
	 "on-site".
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-060 - "Percolation rate"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Percolation rate" means the rate, usually expressed in minutes per
	 inch or mpi, which is obtained from soil percolation tests conducted to help
	 determine the amount of soil absorption area required for a soil absorption
	 system.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-061 - "Percolation test"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Percolation test" means the determination of the suitability of an
	 area for subsurface wastewater effluent disposal by a standardized test of the
	 rate at which the undisturbed soil in an excavated pit or hole of standard size
	 will absorb liquid per unit of surface area.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-062 - "Plastic limit"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Plastic limit" means the water content where soil transitions between
	 brittle and plastic behavior characterized by the point at which a thread of
	 soil begins to crumble when rolled between hands to a diameter of one-eighth
	 inch.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-065 - "Pressure distribution or pressure dosing"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Pressure distribution or pressure dosing"? means the use of a pump to
	 intermittently discharge effluent under positive pressure through a network of
	 piping designed to evenly distribute the effluent throughout a soil absorption
	 system.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-068 - "Public water supply system"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Public water supply system" means a water supply system for providing
	 the public with water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed
	 conveyances, if such system has at least 15 service connections or regularly
	 serves an average of at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days per year.
	 This definition will include:
068.01
  Any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control
  of the operator of such system and used primarily in connection with such
  system, and
068.02 Any collection
  or pretreatment storage facilities not under such control, which are used
  primarily in connection with such system.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-069 - "Pump tank"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Pump tank" means a watertight container with a capacity over 50
	 gallons which houses a pump or pump unit and associated appurtenances used to
	 convey effluent or sewage. The capacity of a pump tank is measured at the
	 normal high (pump start) operating level. The capacity of a tank housing a pump
	 or used as a pump tank is not considered part of the treatment volume required
	 for a septic tank for the purposes of these regulations.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-070 - "Pump chamber or pump basin"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Pump chamber or pump basin" means a watertight container with a
	 capacity of 50 gallons or less and which houses a float or liquid level
	 activated pump and associated appurtenances used to convey sewage or effluent.
	 The capacity of a pump chamber is measured at the normal high (pump start)
	 operating level. The capacity of a chamber housing a pump or used as a pump
	 basin is not considered part of the treatment volume required for a septic tank
	 and is not subject to tank setbacks for the purposes of these
	 regulations.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-071 - "Pumping"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Pumping" means the practice of maintaining septic tanks, grease trap
	 tanks, holding tanks, and any other components of onsite wastewater systems
	 through the removal, transportation, and disposal of accumulated liquid and
	 solid wastes.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY › Title 124 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 124-1-072 - "Registered Environmental Health Specialist or REHS"

Current through June 17, 2024
"Pumping" means a person who has the educational requirements and has
	 had experience in the field of environmental sanitation required by Nebraska
	 Revised Statutes §
									71-3703
	 and is registered with the Nebraska Board of Registration for Environmental
	 Health Specialists in accordance with Nebraska Revised Statutes §
									71-3702
	 through §
									71-3715.