Title 124 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 15 - MAINTENANCE OF SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND LAGOONS
001 The owner of any septic tank or his agent shall regularly inspect and arrange for the removal and sanitary disposal of septage from the tank whenever the top of the sludge layer is less than 12 inches below the bottom of the outlet baffles or whenever the bottom of the scum layer is less than three inches above the bottom of the outlet baffle.
002 Disposal of septage shall be in accordance with Federal, State and local rules and regulations.
003 The owner of a lagoon shall inspect, operate and maintain the lagoon in the following manner:
003.01 The lagoon shall be maintained with a minimum of two feet of liquid depth. Care shall be taken to pump additional water to offset evaporation loss during hot weather.
003.02 The lagoon area shall be mowed to keep grass and other plants at 6 inches or less in height on the lagoon slopes and top of dike.
003.03 The lagoon shall be operated to prevent the liquid level from encroaching on the one foot freeboard requirement of the lagoon.
003.04 Solids will be removed from the lagoon if needed and disposed of in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations.
004 To prevent soil erosion, all areas above the planned waterline and outside the lagoon which were disturbed during construction shall be seeded or sodded. Short grasses, such as blue grass are preferred and shall be mowed frequently to prevent overhanging vegetation. Alfalfa or similarly long rooted grasses which might damage the integrity of the lagoon shall not be used. No vegetation shall extend above the top of the dike within a fifty foot radius of the lagoon, including trees, weeds and brush.
Enabling Legislation: Neb. Rev. Stat. §81-1505(8).
Legal Citation: Title 124, Ch. 15, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
1200 "N" Street, Suite 400
P.O. Box 98922
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
(402) 471-2186