Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
Chapter 26 - REVISED TOTAL COLIFORM RULE
Section 179-26-012 - REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING

Current through September 17, 2024

012.01 Reporting

26-012.01A E. coli
26-012.01A1 A system must notify the Department by the end of the day when the system learns of an E. coli MCL violation, unless the system learns of the violation after the Department office is closed and the Department does not have either an after-hours phone line or an alternative notification procedure, in which case the system must notify the Department before the end of the next business day, and notify the public in accordance with 179 NAC 4.

26-012.01A2 A system must notify the Department by the end of the day when the system is notified of an E. coli-positive routine sample, unless the system is notified of the result after the Department office is closed and the Department does not have either an after-hours phone line or an alternative notification procedure, in which case the system must notify the Department before the end of the next business day.

26-012.01B A system that has violated the treatment technique for coliforms in 26-010 must report the violation to the Department no later than the end of the next business day after it learns of the violation, and notify the public in accordance with 179 NAC 4.

26-012.01C A system required to conduct an assessment under the provisions of 26-010 must submit the assessment report within 30 days. The system must notify the Department in accordance with 26-010.03 when each scheduled corrective action is completed for corrections not completed by the time of submission of the assessment form.

26-012.01D A system that has failed to comply with a coliform monitoring requirement must report the monitoring violation to the Department within 10 days after the system discovers the violation, and notify the public in accordance with 179 NAC 4.

26-012.01E A seasonal system must certify, prior to serving water to the public, that it has complied with the Department-approved start-up procedure.

012.02 Recordkeeping

26-012.02A The system must maintain any assessment form, regardless of who conducts the assessment, and documentation of corrective actions completed as a result of those assessments, or other available summary documentation of the sanitary defects and corrective actions taken under 26-010 for Department review. This record must be maintained by the system for a period not less than five years after completion of the assessment or corrective action.

26-012.02B The system must maintain a record of any repeat sample taken that meets Department criteria for an extension of the 24-hour period for collecting repeat samples as provided for under 26-009.01A.

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