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
Universal Citation: 179 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 26 ยง 012
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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