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 September 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.
